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MENTAL STATUS TERMS Flashcards

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CONFLICT

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FREQUENT ARGUMENTS AND CONFLICTS WITH ONE OR MORE PERSONS

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ENMESHMENT

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NOT ALLOWING FOR SIGNIFICANT SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE, BOUNDARIES WITH ONE OR MORE PERSONS ARE DIFFUSE

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ISOLATION/AVOIDANCE

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AVOIDS SOCIAL CONTACT TO MANAGE DIFFICULT FEELINGS, REPORTS ACTIVE ISOLATION AND FEW SOCIAL CONTACTS.

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EMOTIONAL DISENGAGEMENT

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CL IN A RELATIONSHIP BUT LACK MEANINGFU EMOTIONAL CONNECTIONS

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MOOD VS AFFECT

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MOOD IS HOW A PERSON FEELS INSIDE

AFFECT IS THE OUTER EXPRESSION OF EMOTION

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DEPRESSED

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FEELINGS OF SADNESS AND UNHAPPINESS

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HOPELESS

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FEELING AS THOUGH THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY OF A GOOD FUTURE

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FEARFUL

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CONCERNS ABOUT A SPECIFIC NEGATIVE EVENT HAPPENING

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ANXIETY

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GENERALIZED WORRY ABOUT UNSPECIFIED OR VAGUE NEGATIVE EVENTS HAPPENING

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ANGRY

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FEELING INDIGNANT OR WRONGED ABOUT A SPECIFIC HAPPENING

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IRRITABILITY

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GENERALIZED FEELINGS OF ANGER OR UPSET WITHOUT A SPECIFIC OBJECT OF ANGER, EASILY TRIGGERED

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MANIC

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UNUSUALLY ENERGETIC FEELINGS OF ELATION, EUPHORIA, OR IRRITABILITY

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CONSTRICTED OR RESTRICTED

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EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION IS RESTRAINED BUT EMOTIONS ARE PRESENT

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BLUNT OR BLUNTED

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EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION IS SEVERELY RESTRAINED; LITTLE EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY

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FLAT

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ASSOCIATED WITH PSYCHOSIS AND SEVERE PATHOLOGY; EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION IS VIRTUALLY NONEXISTENT

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LABILE

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MOOD VACILLATES FREQUENTLY, RAPIDLY, AND ABRUPTLY

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DRAMATIC

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EXPRESSIONS OF EMOTION IS GENERALLY OVERDRAMATIZED

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HYPERSOMNIA

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SLEEPING MORE THAN USUAL

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INSOMNIA

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UNABLE TO GET USUAL AMOUNTS OF SLEEP DUE TO DIFFICULTY FALLING OR STAYING ASLEEP

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DISRUPTED SLEEP

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SLEEP DISTURBED BY NIGHTMARES, NIGHT TERRORS, OR OTHER ISSUES

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NIGHTMARES

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DREAMS THAT FRIGHTEN THE DREAMER; OCCUR DURING REM SLEEP

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NIGHT TERRORS

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A GENERAL SENSE OF PANIC OR TERROR IS EXPERIENCED WHILE SLEEPING WITHOUT DREAM CONTENT; UNABLE TO WAKE SLEEPER; OCCUR DURING SLOW-WAVE SLEEP

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ANORECTIC RESTRICTION

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RESTRICTIVE EATING THAT CHARACTERIZES ANOREXIA

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BINGEING

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EPISODES OF UNCONTROLLED OVEREATING

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PURGING

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FOLLOWING A BINGE EPISODE, AN ATTEMPT TO RID THE BODY OF FOOD BY VOMITING, OVER EXERCISING, FASTING, OR ABUSING LAXATIVES

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BODY IMAGE DISTORTION

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IMAGE OF BODY, PARTICULARLY RELATED TO WEIGHT, IS GROSSLY INCONSISTENT WITH OTHERS’ PERCEPTION AND MEDICAL WEIGHT NORMS

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ANXIETY

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ANTICIPATION OF DANGER, PROBLEMS, OR MISFORTUNE THAT CREATES UNEASINESS, TENSION AND/OR SOMATIC SYMPTOMS

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CHRONIC WORRY

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SPECIFIC FORM OF ANXIETY THAT INVOLVES DWELLING ON ANTICIPATED PROBLEMS

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PANIC ATTACKS

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DISCRETE PERIODS OF INTENSE ANXIETY OR TERROR THAT MAY BE CHARACTERIZED BY SHORTNESS OF BREATH, POUNDING HEART, SENSE OF LOSING CONTROL, OR SENSE OF DOOM; MAY BE UNEXPECTED OR SITUATIONALLY BOUND

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DISSOCIATION

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DISRUPTION IN INTEGRATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS, MEMORY, IDENTITY, AND/OR PERCEPTION; MAY COME ON SUDDENLY OR GRADUALLY

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PHOBIAS

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PERSISTENT, IRRATIONAL FEARS OF SPECIFIC OBJECTS OR SITUATIONS

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OBSESSIONS

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INTRUSIVE AND RECURRENT THOUGHTS, IMPULSES, OR IMAGES THAT CAUSE MARKED DISTRESS.

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COMPULSIONS

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REPETITIVE BEHAVIOR OR MENTAL ACTS THAT ONE IS DRIVEN TO PERFORM TO REDUCE SOME FORM OF DISTRESS; GENERALLY THE ACT IS NOT REALISTICALLY RELATED TO THE DISTRESS

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HALLUCINATIONS

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SENSORY PERCEPTIONS THAT HAVE NO EXTERNAL STIMULI; PERCEPTIONS ARE EXPERIENCED AS REAL

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DELUSIONS

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FALSE BELIEFS BASED ON AN INCORRECT INFERENCE ABOUT EXTERNAL REALITY THAT IS RIGIDLY MAINTAINED DESPITE SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY. MAY BE BIZARRE OR NONBIZARRE.

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PARANOIA

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SUSPICION THAT ONE IS BEING HARASSED OR PERSECUTED WITH LITTLE CORROBORATING EVIDENCE, LESS SEVERE THAN DELUSION

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LOOS ASSOCIATIONS

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THOUGHT DISORDER CHARACTERIZED BY FREQUENT DERAILMENT FROM TOPIC OF CONVERSATION. JUMPING FROM THOUGHT TO THOUGHT OFTEN TRIGGERED BY A “LOOSE” CONNECTION TO A WORD OR PHRASE.

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LOW ENERGY

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LITTLE MOVEMENT OR ENERGY BEHIND MOVEMENT

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RESTLESS

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EXCESSIVE MOVEMENT ASSOCIATED WITH EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL DISCOMFORT

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AGITATED

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EXCESSIVE ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH INNER TENSION OR FRUSTRATION

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HYPERACTIVE

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EXCESSIVE MOTOR ACTIVITY, SUCH AS FIDGETING OR MOVING ABOUT; NOT NECESSARILY ASSOCIATED WITH TENSION OR DISCOMFORT

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POOR CONCENTRATION OR ATTENTION

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UNABLE TO SUSTAIN THE ATTENTION EXPECTED FOR THE DEVELOPMENTAL LEVEL

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DENIAL

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UNABLE OR REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE CLEARLY EVIDENT PROBLEMS THAT MOST OTHERS IN THE SITUATION IDENTIFY AS THE PROBLEM

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SELF-BLAME

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TENDENCY TO BLAME SELF FOR THINGS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF PERSONAL CONTROL AND/OR THAT OTHERS HOLD GREATER RESPONSIBILITY FOR.

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OTHER-BLAME

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TENDENCY TO BLAME OTHERS FOR THINGS THAT ARE PRIMARILY A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.

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INSIGHTFUL

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ABLE TO ARTICULATE INSIGHT INTO PERSONAL BEHAVIORS AND EMOTIONS EVEN IF UNABLE TO BEHAVE CONSISTENTLY WITH INSIGHT.

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POOR INSIGHT

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UNUSUALLY GREAT DIFFICULTY IDENTIFYING ONE’S OWN THOUGHTS, FEELING, AND MOTIVATIONS.

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IMPAIRED DECISION MAKING

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PATTERN OF MAKING DECISION THAT RESULT IN NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES FOR SELF AND OTHERS.

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TANGENTIAL

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TENDENCY TO MAKE COMMENTS THAT MOVE CONVERSATION AWAY FROM ORIGINAL TOPIC TO A TANGENTIALLY OR LOOSELY RELATED TOPIC; TYPICALLY DONE WHEN DISCUSSING A DIFFICULT SUBJECT

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