psychiatry vocab

Question 1

affect

Answer 1

External expression of emotion, or emotional response

Question 2

amneisa

Answer 2

loss of memory

Question 3

Apathy

Answer 3

absence of emotions ; lack of interest or emotional involvement

Question 4

Autism

Answer 4

neurodevelopment disorder characterized by inhibited social interaction and communication and by restricted, repetitive behavior

Question 5

Biopolar disorder

Answer 5

disorders marked by alterenating period of mania and depression

Question 6

compulsion

Answer 6

uncontrolled urge to preform an act repeatedly and reduce anxiety

Question 7

delirium

Answer 7

Acute episodes of confused thinking, disorientation agitation and fearfulness thi is usuaslly and reversable imparedment ;Delirium tremens is associated with alcohole withdraws

Question 8

fugue

Answer 8

flight from customary surroundings; sign of dissociative disorder

Question 9

id

Answer 9

major unconscious part of personality; instinctual drives and desires

Question 10

labile

Answer 10

unstable; undergone rapid emotional change

Question 11

mania

Answer 11

elevated expansive state (euphoria)with hyperactivity, talkativness and racing thought

Question 12

neurodevelopment disorders

Answer 12

group of childhood disorders characterized by delayed insocialization and communication skills; autism spectrum disorder is an example

Question 13

paraphilic disorders

Answer 13

recurrent intense sex urge, Fantasy