phychiatric clinical symptoms Flashcards
amnesia
loss of memory
anxiety
varying degrees of uneasiness, apprehension, or dread often accompanied by palpatations, tightness in the chest, breathlessness, and choking sensations
apathy
absence of emotions, lack of interest, emotional involvement, or motivation
compulsion
uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly
conversion
anxiety becomes a bodily symptom blindness deafness paralysis
delusion
fixed false belief that can not be changed
dissociation
uncomfortable feelings separated from real object the feelings are redirected
dysphoria
feeling low sadness hopelessness
euphoria
well being feeling high
hallucination
false perception - hearing voices
labile
variable undergoing rapid emotional change
mania
irritability racing thoughts
mutism
nonreactive state with inability to speak
obsession (think hair straighteners)
involuntary persistent idea/emotion
paranoid
overly suspicious thinking of one being harassed