PHYSIOLOGICAL DISTRUBANCES ASSOCIATED WITH MOOD Flashcards
Signs that refer to the somatic (usually autonomic)
dysfunction of a person, which are most often associated
with depression; also known as vegetative signs.
Physiological disturbances associated with mood
loss of or decrease in appetite.
Anorexia
increase in appetite and food intake.
Hyperphagia
excessive sleeping
Hypersomnia
difficulty or lack the lack of ability to fall asleep.
Insomnia
– difficulty in falling asleep. (early onset)
Initial
difficulty in sleeping through the night without waking up;
difficulty in going back to sleep if awaken in the middle of
the night. (middle onset)
Middle
– early morning awakening. (late onset)
TerminaL
Diurnal variation
mood is regularly worst in morning, immediately after
awakening, and improves as the day progresses.
decreased sexual interest, drive, and performance.
– Increased libido is usually associated with manic states.
Diminished libido
inability or difficulty in defecating
Constipation
the person’s pathological imitation of movements of
another person.
Echopraxia
motor anomalies in non-organic disorders (as opposed to
disturbances of consciousness and motor activity
secondary to organic pathology)
Catatonia
motiveless resistance to all instructions or to all attempts to
be moved
Negativism
general term used to describe an immobile position that is
constantly maintained.
Catalepsy
