Psych SnapShots

Question 1

Abulia

Answer 1

an absence of willpower or an inability to act decisively, as a symptom of mental illness.

Question 2

Circadian rhythm sleep disorders

Answer 2

disruptions of normal sleep patterns

Question 3

Psychomotor retardation

Answer 3

a slowing-down of thought and a reduction of physical movements in an individual.

Question 4

Hoarding disorder

Answer 4

persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions because of a perceived need to save them

Question 5

Irritable mood

Answer 5

person is not easy-going and often not very easy to be around.

Question 6

Lack of self care

Answer 6

Poor grooming skills

Question 7

Psychological projection

Answer 7

also known as blame shifting. defend themselves against their own unpleasant impulses by denying their existence while attributing them to others

Question 8

Concrete thinking

Answer 8

literal thinking that is focused on the physical world

Question 9

suicidal ideation

Answer 9

thoughts about how to kill oneself

Question 10

Flat affect:

Answer 10

A severe reduction in emotional expressiveness.

Question 11

Labile affect

Answer 11

involuntary crying or uncontrollable episodes of crying and/or laughing, or other emotional displays

Question 12

Selective Mutism

Answer 12

normally capable of speech does not speak in specific situations or to specific people

Question 13

Depersonalization

Answer 13

a state in which one’s thoughts and feelings seem unreal or not to belong to oneself, or in which one loses all sense of identity.

Question 14

Agoraphobia

Answer 14

extreme or irrational fear of crowded spaces or enclosed public places.

Question 15

Inappropriate Affect

Answer 15

emotional tone or outward emotional reaction out of harmony with the idea, object, or thought accompanying it.

Question 16

Verbal aggressiveness

Answer 16

is an assault on another’s self concept, rather than his/her position

Question 17

Cutting and Picking Self Harm

Answer 17

deliberate, repetitive, impulsive, non-lethal harming of one’s self

Question 18

Tardive Dyskinesia

Answer 18

a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary movements of the face and jaw.

Question 19

Loosening of Associations

Answer 19

is a thought disorder characterized by discourse consisting of a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas

Question 20

Passive Aggressive Personality Traits

Answer 20

is the indirect expression of hostility, such as through procrastination, stubbornness, sullenness, or deliberate or repeated failure to accomplish requested tasks

Question 21

Flight of ideas

Answer 21

a rapid flow of thought, manifested by accelerated speech with abrupt changes from topic to topic

Question 22

Negative Self

Answer 22

Internal self talk of negativity

Question 23

Anhedonia

Answer 23

inability to feel pleasure.

Question 24

Pressure of speech

Answer 24

is a tendency to speak rapidly and frenziedly, as if motivated by an urgency not apparent to the listener

Question 25

Catatonia

Answer 25

a state of immobility and stupor

Question 26

Trichotillomania

Answer 26

pulling out strands of hair due to stress or boredom

Question 27

Echolalia

Answer 27

meaningless repetition of another person's spoken words as a symptom of psychiatric disorder.