Psychiatric Disorders: Vocabulary

Question 1

Delirium

Answer 1

Relatively rapid onset of widespread disorganized thought.

Question 2

Dementia

Answer 2

Gradual development of memory impairment and cognitive disturbances
Common Causes: Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s

Question 3

Apraxia

Answer 3

Motor impairment

Question 4

Agnosia

Answer 4

Failure to recognize objects or stimuli despite intact sensory function

Question 5

Schizophrenia

Answer 5

Signs and Symptoms:
Behavior changes
Loss of contact with reality
Delusions
Depression

Question 6

Delusions

Answer 6

Fixed, false beliefs not widely held within the individual’s cultural or religious group

Question 7

Hallucinations

Answer 7

Sensory perceptions with no basis in reality

Question 8

Catatonia

Answer 8

Immobility and stupor, often a sign of Schizophrenia

Question 9

Flat Affect

Answer 9

Appearance of being disinterested, often lacking facial expression.

Question 10

What does the pneumonic INSADCAGES stand for?

Answer 10

Interest
Sleep
Appetite
Depressed mood
Concentration
Activity
Guilt
Energy
Suicide

Question 11

Somatoform Disorder

Answer 11

Physical symptoms that have no apparent physiological cause and are attributable to psychological factors

Question 12

Somatization disorder

Answer 12

PT preoccupied with physical symptoms

Question 13

Conversion disorder

Answer 13

PT sustains loss of function, usually involving the nervous system (blindness of paralysis) with no explainable medical condition.

Question 14

Trichotillomania

Answer 14

A recurrent impulse to pull out one’s own hair