Medical Terms Flashcards
acrophobia
fear of high places
Alexithymia
difficulty in describing/being aware of one’s emotions or moods
anosognia
denial of illness
asterognosia
inability to recognize objects by touch
automatism
auto performance of acts representative of unconscious symbolic activity
autopagnosia
denial of body part
catalepsy
immobile position that is that is constantly held
cataplexy
temp loss of muscle tone precipitated by emotional states
circumstantiality
indeirect speech that is delayed in reaching the point but eventually gets there; over-inclusion of detail
clang associations
association of words similar in sound but not similar in meaning. Skipping from one idea to another, connecting ideas to puns.
clear sensorium
normal functioning
Clouding of consciousness
Incomplete clear-mindedness, disturbance in perception & attitude
Coma Vigio (akinetic mutism)
Coma, pt appears to be asleep but ready to be aroused
Command automatism
automatic following of suggestions
Concrete thinking
literal thinking; little understanding if nuance
condensation
fusion of various concepts into one
Confabulation
fabrication of stories in response to questions about situations or events that are not recalled. “filling in the gaps”
Conversion and Dissociative Phenomenon
Somatization of repressed material or the development of physical symptoms and distortions involving the voluntary muscles or special organs; not explained by any physical disorder
Decompensation
The deterioration of existing defenses, leading to an exacerbation of pathologic behavior
Deja pense
A new thought that is recognized as being previously felt or expressed
Delirium
Bewildered, restless, disoriented reaction associated with fear and associations
Depersonalization
Extreme feelings of detachment from oneself
Derailment
Gradual or sudden deprivation in train of thought
Derealization
Extreme feeling of detachment form one’s environment
Dereism
Mental activity not concordant with logic or experience
Dysprosody
Loss of normal speech melody
Dystartria
Difficulty in articulation
Echolalia
Repeating of words or phrases, staccato
Echopraxia
Pathological imitation of movements
Ego-dystonic
Aspects of another persons behavior, thoughts, and attitudes viewed as repugnant or inconsistent with their personality
Ego-syntonic
Aspects of a person’s behavior, thoughts, and attitudes viewed as consistent with their personality
Eidetic images
visual memories of almost hallucinatory vividness
Erotomania
Delusinal belief that a man is in love with person (in women)
Euthymic
Normal range of mood
Expansive mood
Expression of feelings w/o restraint, overestimating of one’s significance or importance
Fausse rexonnaissance
false recognition
Formication
tactile hallucination that insects are crawling on the body or under the skin
Glossolalia
speaking in tongues
Gustatory hallucinations
false perception of taste
Hallucinosis
Auditory hallucinations associated w alcohol/drug abuse
Hypermnesia
Exaggerrated degree of retention and recall
Hypnogogic hallucination
Hallucinations that appear in a semi-conscious state, right before sleep
Hypnopompic hallucinations
hallucination experienced while awakening from sleep
Ideas of influence
one’s actions/thoughts are being controlled by an outside entity
IDeas of reference
the actions or thoughts of other are referring to oneself
Jamais Vu
False feeling of unfamiliarity with a real situation one has experienced
La Belle Indifference
inappropriate lack of concern about one’s disabilities
Labile affect
Rapid and abrupt changes in emotional feeling tone
Macopsia
objects are larger than they appear
Motor aphasia
Understanding remains but ability to speak is lost
Neologism
new word used to express a highly complex ideal not readily understood by others; (schizophrenia)
Noesis
Revelation in which immense illumination occurs in association with a sense that one has been chosen to lead and command
Nominal aphasia
difficulty in finding the correct name for an object
Paramnesia
Falsification of memory by distortion of recall
Paucity of ideas (poverty of thought)
attempt to convey info using many words w/ little idea being transmitted
Prosopagnosia
Inability to recognize faces
Reality testing
Ability to evaluate the external world objectively and to differentiate adequately btw it and the internal world
Satyriasis
Excessive need for coitus in a male
Sensory Anesthesia
Loss of sensory modalities resulting from emotional conflicts
Sterotypy
Repetitive fixed pattern of speech or physical action
Verbigeneration
Meaningless repetition of words or sentences
