Exam 4 (Ch. 18-20, 22, 23) Flashcards
Euphoria
Exaggerated feeling of physical and emotional well-being, usually of psychological origin
Extrapyramidal syndrome
Symptoms: rigidity, tremors, drooling, shuffling gait, restlessness, unusual involuntary postures, motor inertia, and many other neurological disturbances
May occur as a reversible side effect of certain conventional antipsychotic drugs
Failure to thrive
A common problem in peds in which infants or young children show delayed physical growth, often with impaired social and motor development. Nonorganic failure to thrive is thought to be associated with lack of adequate emotional nurturing.
Family therapy
Tx of more than one member of a family in the same session. The tx may be supportive, directive, or interpretive. The assumption is that a mental disorder in family member may be a manifestation of disorders or problems in other family members and may affect interrelationships and functioning.
Fixation
The arrest of psychosocial development. This condition may be considered pathological, depending on the degree of intensity, and is often a consequence of early trauma.
Flight of ideas
A nearly continuous flow of accelerated speech with abrupt changes from one topic to another, usually based on understandable associations, distracting stimuli, or playing on words. When severe, however, this may lead to disorganized and incoherent speech.
Characteristic of manic episodes. Also may occur in dementia, schizophrenia, other psychoses, and rarely, acute reactions to stress.
Group dynamics
The interactions and interrelationships among members of a therapy group and between members and the therapist. The effective use of group dynamics is essential in group tx.
Hallucinations
A sensory perception in the absence of an actual external stimulus; to be distinguished from an illusion, which is a misperception or misinterpretation of an external stimulus. Hallucinations may involve any of the senses (auditory, olfactory, somatic, tactile, or visual hallucinations).
Psychotherapy
A form of tx in which a person who wishes to relieve symptoms or resolve problems through verbal interaction seeks help from a qualified mental health professional and enters into an implicit or explicit contract to interact in a prescribed way with a psychotherapist.
Rapport
The feeling of harmonious accord and mutual responsiveness that contributes to the patient’s confidence in the therapist and willingness to work cooperatively.
Regression
Partial or symbolic return to earlier patterns of reacting or thinking. Manifested in a wide variety of circumstances such as normal sleep, play, physical illness, many mental disorders.
Thought disorder
A disturbance of speech, communication, or content of thought, such as delusions, ideas of reference, poverty of thought, flight of ideas, perseveration, and loosening of associations.
Tranquilizer
A medication that decreases anxiety and agitation.
Knowledge
Acquired information (facts about reality)
Skills
Actions or behaviors that are learned
