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Psych Terminology Flashcards

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abstract thinking

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ability to separate a quality from an object to think symbolically

opposite = concrete thinking

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affect

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pattern of observable behaviors that is an expression of subjective feeling

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flat affect

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dull, unresponsive emotions where the client has difficulty expressing feelings

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blunted affect

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disturbance of affects manifested by a severe reduction in the intensity of externalized feeling tone, not as severe as flat affect

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Incongruent affect

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affect not matching expressed emotions

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constricted affect

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reduction in intensity of feeling tone; less severe than blunted affect but clearly reduced

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ambivalence

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coexistence of opposite attitudes or emotions (love-hate)

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anhedonia

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absence of pleasure in acts that are normally pleasurable

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anxiety

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feeling of dread or impending doom, thought process

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catatonia

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agitated, purposeless activity (excitement);
markedly slower activity (stupor);
voluntary assumption of bizarre posture for long periods of time (posturing)

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catharsis

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therapeutic release of tension & anxiety

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compulsion

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Having to do something constantly;
Uncontrollable impulse to perform an act repeatedly, this is the behavior paired with obsession which is the thought process

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Concrete thinking

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inability to abstract, factual thinking

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dyskinesia

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difficulty performing voluntary movements; motor incoordination

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formal thought disorder

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disturbance of speech, communication, or content of thought

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illusion

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misperception of real stimuli

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insight

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a person’s ability to understand the meaning and reality of their disease

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judgment

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ability to assess a situation correctly and act appropriately, not impulsive, safe, good decision making

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malingering

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faking or embellishing symptoms intentionally for secondary gain

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mood

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pervasive and sustained emotion subjectively experienced and reported by a patient and observed by others

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euphoria

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intense elation with feelings of grandeur

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euthymic

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normal range of mood implying absence of depressed or elevated mood

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elated

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feelings of joy, euphoria, triumph, intense self-satisfaction, or optimism

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depressed

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psychopathological feelings of sadness

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dysphoria

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unpleasant mood

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dysthymia

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abnormal range of mood

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obsession

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pathological persistence of an irresistible thought or feeling that can’t be eliminated from consciousness by logical effort

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orientation

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awareness to person, place, & time;
who they are?
where they are?
time of day/year?

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panic

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acute, episodic, intense attack of anxiety associated with feelings of dread & autonomic discharge;
The physical symptoms of anxiety

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perceptual disturbances

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depersonalization
derealization
illusion
hallucination

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depersonalization

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feel like one is not a person; no sense of self

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derealization

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feeling that things happening around you aren’t real or that you’re not a part of them

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illusion

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misperception of a real sensory event

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hallucination

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false sensory perception not associated with real external stimuli; may or may not be a delusional interpretation of the hallucinatory stimulus

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visual hallucination

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false perception involving sight consisting of formed images (people) and unformed images (flashes of light)

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auditory hallucination

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false perception of sound

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somatic hallucination

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false sensitization of things occurring in or on the body

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hypnagogic hallucination

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false sensory perception while falling asleep; non pathological

39
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hypnopompic hallucination

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false perception while awakening from sleep; nonpathological

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olfactory hallucination

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false perception of smell

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phobia

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persistent, irrational, exaggerated & invariably pathological dread of a specific stimulus or situation resulting in a compelling desire to avoid the stimulus

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psychomotor agitation

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tension state in which anxiety in manifested in psychomotor hyperactivity

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psychomotor retardation

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slowed psychic activity, motor activity or both often seen in depression

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psychosis

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disturbance in thinking or perception

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pressured speech

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rapid speech that is increased in amount and difficult to interrupt

46
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latent speech

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slow, difficult speech

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echolalia

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speaking in echo, echoing another person

48
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rate & rhythm

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speed & timing of speech

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dysarthria

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difficulty in articulation, not in word finding or grammar

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poverty of speech

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speech that is adequate in amount, but conveys little info because of vagueness, emptiness, or stereotyped phases

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thought processes

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changes in perception and thinking

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flight of ideas

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rapid, continuous verbalizations or plays on words producing constant shifting from one idea to another;
ideas tends to be connected & may be followed

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loosening of associations

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flow of thought in which ideas shift from one subject to another in a completely unrelated way; speech may be incoherent

54
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blocking

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Abrupt interruption in train of thinking before a thought or idea is finished;
After a brief pause, person indicates no recall of what was being said or was going to be said

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Circumstantiality

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indirect speech that is delayed in reaching the point but eventually gets from original point to desired goal; overly detailed

56
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tangentiality

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inability to have goal directed associations of thought, speaker never gets from original thought to desired goal

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perseveration

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persisting response to a previous stimuli after a new stimulus has been presented;
repeating a word over & over again

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clang association

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rhyming or punning words that have no association other than sound

59
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neologisms

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new word created by a patient

60
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word salad

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incoherent mixture of words and phrases

61
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thought content

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quality of speech, not quantity

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thought broadcasting

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think other people can hear your thoughts

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thought insertion

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belief that someone is putting thoughts into your head

64
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idea of reference

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thinks something has special meaning just for them

65
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delusion

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false belief, based on incorrect inference about external reality, not consistent with patient’s intelligence and cultural background, cannot be corrected

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grandiosity

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feelings of great importance; absurd exaggeration

67
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magical thinking

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false belief that one’s behaviors or thoughts can influence a situation

68
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SPMI

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  • severe & persistent mentally ill

- Person has been in the hospital over a year and has had repeated illness

69
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MICA

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Mentally Ill & Chemically Addicted

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Premorbid

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persons functioning prior to the onset of the disease; helps physicians make diagnosis and important in determining severity of disease

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prodromal

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what the person looked like when they first got sick

72
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etiology

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cause of illness

73
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Axis 1

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Clinical disorders —> NEED MEDICATION

74
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AXIS 2

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NOT MEDICATION DEPENDENT

  • Mental retardation
  • Personality disorders (clusters abc)
75
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Cluster A personality disorders

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paranoid
schizoid
schizotypal

76
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cluster b personality disorders

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antisocial
borderline
histrionic
narcissistic

77
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cluster c personality disorder

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avoidance
dependence
obsessive compulsive personality

78
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axis 3

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diabetes, MS etc

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axis 4

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psychosocial & environmental problems

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axis 5

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global assessment of functioning – scale 0 - 100

in DSM 5 - WHODAS scale —- survey & check box = less subject – still daily function

  • understanding communication, getting around, self-care, getting along with others, life activities

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