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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
unpleasant mood
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dysthymia
abnormal range of mood
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obsession
pathological persistence of an irresistible thought or feeling that can't be eliminated from consciousness by logical effort
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orientation
awareness to person, place, & time; who they are? where they are? time of day/year?
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panic
acute, episodic, intense attack of anxiety associated with feelings of dread & autonomic discharge; The physical symptoms of anxiety
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perceptual disturbances
depersonalization derealization illusion hallucination
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depersonalization
feel like one is not a person; no sense of self
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derealization
feeling that things happening around you aren't real or that you're not a part of them
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illusion
misperception of a real sensory event
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hallucination
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
false perception involving sight consisting of formed images (people) and unformed images (flashes of light)
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auditory hallucination
false perception of sound
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somatic hallucination
false sensitization of things occurring in or on the body
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hypnagogic hallucination
false sensory perception while falling asleep; non pathological
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hypnopompic hallucination
false perception while awakening from sleep; nonpathological
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olfactory hallucination
false perception of smell
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phobia
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
tension state in which anxiety in manifested in psychomotor hyperactivity
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psychomotor retardation
slowed psychic activity, motor activity or both often seen in depression
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psychosis
disturbance in thinking or perception
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pressured speech
rapid speech that is increased in amount and difficult to interrupt
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latent speech
slow, difficult speech
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echolalia
speaking in echo, echoing another person
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rate & rhythm
speed & timing of speech
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dysarthria
difficulty in articulation, not in word finding or grammar
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poverty of speech
speech that is adequate in amount, but conveys little info because of vagueness, emptiness, or stereotyped phases
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thought processes
changes in perception and thinking
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flight of ideas
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
flow of thought in which ideas shift from one subject to another in a completely unrelated way; speech may be incoherent
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blocking
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
indirect speech that is delayed in reaching the point but eventually gets from original point to desired goal; overly detailed
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tangentiality
inability to have goal directed associations of thought, speaker never gets from original thought to desired goal
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perseveration
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
rhyming or punning words that have no association other than sound
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neologisms
new word created by a patient
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word salad
incoherent mixture of words and phrases
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thought content
quality of speech, not quantity
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thought broadcasting
think other people can hear your thoughts
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thought insertion
belief that someone is putting thoughts into your head
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idea of reference
thinks something has special meaning just for them
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delusion
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
feelings of great importance; absurd exaggeration
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magical thinking
false belief that one's behaviors or thoughts can influence a situation
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SPMI
- severe & persistent mentally ill | - Person has been in the hospital over a year and has had repeated illness
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MICA
Mentally Ill & Chemically Addicted
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Premorbid
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
what the person looked like when they first got sick
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etiology
cause of illness
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Axis 1
Clinical disorders ---> NEED MEDICATION
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AXIS 2
NOT MEDICATION DEPENDENT - Mental retardation - Personality disorders (clusters abc)
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Cluster A personality disorders
paranoid schizoid schizotypal
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cluster b personality disorders
antisocial borderline histrionic narcissistic
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cluster c personality disorder
avoidance dependence obsessive compulsive personality
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axis 3
diabetes, MS etc
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axis 4
psychosocial & environmental problems
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axis 5
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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