Psychiatry

Question 1

refers to the degree to which an illness or disease has the ability to make one sick

Answer 1

morbidity

Question 2

refers to the degree to which an illness or disease has the ability to cause death

Answer 2

mortality

Question 3

a disordered belief or thought process e.g. “There is someone out to kill me” “I am Jesus Christ come back to earth”

Answer 3

delusion

Question 4

a sensory episode experienced only by the person affected, experience may be tactile, visual, auditory, gustatory or olfactory in nature e.g. “There are pink elephants dancing on the wall”
“I can see the music”

Answer 4

hallucination

Question 5

ECT

Answer 5

electroconvulsive therapy, “shock therapy”

Question 6

DSM (-III, -IV, etc.)

Answer 6

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Question 7

ADD

Answer 7

attention deficit disorder

Question 8

ADHD

Answer 8

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Question 9

CAMH

Answer 9

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Question 10

EAP

Answer 10

employee assistance program

Question 11

LOC

Answer 11

level of consciousness

Question 12

AFM

Answer 12

Addictions Foundation of Manitoba

Question 13

MMSE

Answer 13

mini-mental status exam

Question 14

RPN

Answer 14

registered psychiatric nurse

Question 15

FASD

Answer 15

fetal alcohol spectrum disorder