Medical Terminology for Social Work Flashcards
acute
current, currently visible, related to present/recent past
agnosia
inability to recognize/name objects
akinesia
lack of movement
alogia
lack of thought content, inferred from lack of verbal productions
anergia
loss of strength/energy, feeling loss of strength
anhedonia
inability to experience pleasure
apathy
marked lack of interest/motivation
aphasia
inability to understand/produce language, not related to sensory/motor deficit
aphonia
inability to speak/produce normal speech sounds
apraxia
loss of motor skill not explained by simple weakness/previous incoordination
ataxia
muscle incoordination, specifically impacting gait
avolition
lack of initiative, especially for goal directed activity
blocking
interruption of communication before a thought/idea completed, unconscious
blunting
reduction in normal intensity of affect
catatonic
several striking motor anomalies, described as related to psychosis
chronic
long persisting, not acute/limited to present
comorbid
2+ conditions existing at the same time
compulsion
powerful impulse to specific purposeful behavior, repetitive/unwanted, often in response to an obsession
concrete
refers to literal thought
confabulation
creation of inaccurate memories, unconsciously to substitute for unrecalled events
delirium
acute, organically caused brain disorder, confusion and altered consciousness
delusion
fixed, false belief not ordinarily accepted by others
dementia
organically caused mental disorder, loss of previously held mental activities
for exam; be careful with aging questions and differentiating delirium, dementia, and depression
read these ?s carefully
differential diagnosis
considering and ruling our other diagnosis that may fit symptoms to determine best option
dissociation
disturbance/change in usually integrative function of memory/identity/perception/consciousness, often seen in trauma
dyskinesia
movement disorder with involuntary muscle contractions
dysphonia
difficulty in speaking due to a physical disorder of the mouth, tongue, throat, or vocal cords.
dysthymia
chronic depression, mood low over extended period of time, not as severe as major depression
empathy
being aware of feelings of another through their eyes
encopresis
soiling, voluntary/involuntary pooping of potty trained person (4+)
endogenous
caused by biochemical imbalance rather than psychosocial/external factors
-endogenous depression-more severe symptoms and consist of “classic” or neurovegitative like loss of appetite, fatigue, sleep disturbance, decrease in libido, weight loss
enuresis
inability to control urination; noctural enuresis-involuntary bedwetting when sleeping
etiology
cause
euphoria
extreme happiness
euthymia
normal, non-depressed, reasonably positive mood
exogenous
caused by external events, psychosocial stressors
-exogenous depressive symptoms tend to be less severe
folie a deux
shared psychosis, develop delusional system due to close relationship with someone who has a delusion
grandiose
refers to size/importance greatly out of proportion to reality
hallucination
sensory experience in the absence of external stimulation of the sensory organ; separate from thoughts/feelings/obsessions, experienced as if real
hypnotic
medication to induce sleep
hypomanic
elevated/expansive/irritable mood, less severe than mania, don’t impact function, don’t have psychotic symptoms
identity
sense of self, provide unity of personality over time
labile
rapidly shifting, unstable
idiosyncratic
characteristic of 1 person, limited to 1 person
incontinence
inability to control urination
incidence
number of new cases over a period of time
magical thinking
belief that thoughts/behavior will effect environment in way separate from natural cause and effect
malingering
faking/producing symptoms to obtain external reward/achieve a goal
medical necessity
services provided because they’re deemed reasonable/necessary
mood
breadth of sustained emotion; pervasive, sustained emotion
narcissism
focus on/regard for oneself, to unhealthy or abnormal extent
negative symptom
prominent with schizophrenia, diminished emotions, avolition, alogia, anhedonia
neurotic
internal, unconscious conflict
neurovegetative symptoms of depression (classic)
appetite/weight changes, sleep disturbance, fatigue, lower energy and decreased libido, motivation
obsession
persistent, intrusive thought
pervasive
broadly and comprehensively found, involving all/almost all things
postmorbid
after illness onset
premorbid
before illness onset
prevalence
number of cases in population at or during a particular time
prodromal
period of time before the onset of serious illness that may have subtle symptoms (before psychotic episode, may become guarded, suspicious, disorganized thoughts)
remission
abatement of symptoms, to the point of no indication of illness (not cured)
rumination
obsessive repeating of a thought/idea
somatic
refers to body/human biology
vertigo
feelings of dizziness, sensation that environment is spinning
