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1
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Use of dance, movement and rhythmic activity as a medium for treatment or rehabilitation. It is a nonverbal means of expression employed with both individuals and groups

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dance therapy

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Information

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data

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Information obtained about a client’s past or present level of health during the assessment phase

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database

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4
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Psychiatric facility that offers therapeutic programs during daytime hours

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day hospital

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Generalized weakness and lack of strength

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debilitation

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Analysis following an activity which permits clients to think about their participation, to examine their feelings, and to discuss how they may use insights gained from the activity

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debriefing

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Bedsore or pressure sore

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decubitus ulcer

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Amount that the client must pay directly to the provider (usually each year) before the insurance plan begins to pay benefits

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deductible

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Strategies that take place unconsciously to protect oneself from a threat to the integrity of the ego or to protect oneself against painful negative feelings. Examples include denial, sublimation and rationalization

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defense mechanisms

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To remove water

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dehydrate

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Excessive loss of water from body tissues

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dehydration

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12
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Change in mental health care from traditional, institutional care to the provision of community based services

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deinstitutionalization

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Sensation or illusion that one is experiencing what one has experienced before

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déjà vu

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Confused state of consciousness often characterized by delusions, hallucinations and illusions

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delirium

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Delirium characterized by intense tremors, anxiety, hallucinations, and delusions suffered by alcoholics after withdrawal of alcohol but also occurring as a result of brain inflammation and senile psychosis.

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delirium tremens

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Fixed false belief or conviction without foundation; often regarding one’s status (false belief of grandeur), persecution (false belief of persecution) or oversuspiciousness (paranoid false belief)

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delusion

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17
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Nonspecific but lasting deterioration of intellectual functioning characterized by failing memory, distractibility, impairment in judgment and abstraction, reduced language facility, alterations in mood and affect, and disturbance of orientation. Accompanied by changes in personality and ways of relating to others

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dementia

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18
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Defense mechanism by which a person avoids emotional conflicts or anxiety by refusing to acknowledge thoughts, feelings, desires, impulses and other factors that would cause intolerable pain

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denial

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Organizational unit within an agency that may function as an independent unit or may be an aspect of another unit, division or service area

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department

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Cabinet-level department of the U.S. government that contains units such as the Public Health Service, Administration on Aging, Social Security Administration, and National Institutes of Health

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Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)

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21
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Reliance on another (usually a helping professional) for psychological support

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dependency

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22
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Feelings of unreality or strangeness concerning either the environment, the self, or both

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depersonalization

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23
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Wide-range feeling running from unhappiness to extreme dejection. As a clinical syndrome it involves deep sadness or despair, feelings of worthlessness, morbid thinking and greatly reduced psychomotor activity

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depression

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24
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Perception of distance between the stimulus and the subject

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depth perception

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25
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Inflammation of the skin

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dermatitis

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26
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Process of the removal of the toxic effects of a drug from the body

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detoxification

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27
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Progressive increase in skill and capacity

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development

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Disability originating before age 18 that may be expected to continue for an indefinite period and that constitutes a substantial impairment. Include epilepsy, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and autism

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developmental disability

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29
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Syndrome arising from an absolute or relative lack of body insulin; symptoms stem from excess glucose and include thirst, frequent urination and fatigue. In Type I (previously known as juvenile diabetes) there is little, if any, insulin being made by the body. In Type II there may be sufficient endogenous insulin but the body is unable to use it properly

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diabetes mellitus

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30
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A person with diabetes caused by a deficiency of insulin being secreted by the islands of Langerhans

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diabetic

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31
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Excessively high level of sugar in the blood resulting from insufficient insulin in the body

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diabetic coma

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32
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American Psychiatric Association’s official classification of mental disorders, first published in 1952. DSM-IV was published in 1994. A revised version, DSM-IV-TR, with new statistical information, was published in 2000.

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

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33
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Classification representing 23 major diagnostic categories that aggregates patients into case types based on diagnosis, age, sex, treatment procedures, and discharge status, predicting use of hospital resources and length of stay. It has been used as a basis for system of prospective payment under Medicare

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diagnostic related groups (DRGs)

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34
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Process of separating or removing certain substances from the blood when the kidneys fail to perform their normal function

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dialysis

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35
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Paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body (i.e., both arms or both legs)

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diplegia

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36
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Double vision

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diplopia

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37
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Awareness of and distinction between and among left, right, up, down, front, back, etc., in the world around one. Awareness of directional relationship in space

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directionality

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38
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Physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of an individual’s life activities

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disability

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39
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Outcome to be exhibited by the client upon discharge from the service or agency

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discharge goal

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40
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Plan that summarizes the treatment or rehabilitation provided, the client’s response, current level of functioning, and recommendations for continued services or aftercare as necessary; used when client is discharged or services are discontinued

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discharge plan

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41
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Literally, the lack of ease; a pathological condition in which physiologic or psychologic functions of the body deviate from what is considered to be normal

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disease

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42
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Confused as to time, place, and person (the position of the self in relation to other persons); characteristic of organic mental disorders

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disoriented

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43
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Defense mechanism in which emotions are transferred from the original person or object to a less formidable, or safer, target. It is the “kick the cat” defense

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displacement

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44
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Farthest from the center, from the medial line, or from the trunk; opposed to proximal; far or distant from the origin or point of attachment

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distal

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45
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Program of activities designed to divert attention from the client’s problems or concerns. Term may refer to activities to alleviate the boredom of the institutional routine, or to alleviate fear of hospitalization and illness, and to stimulate interest in getting well

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diversional program

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46
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(1802-1887) Social reformer known for her work in improving prison conditions and care of persons with mental illness

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Dix, Dorothea

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47
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Act of recording client assessments and in- terventions in the client’s chart. The chart is a permanent record that is considered a legal document and is audited to evaluate changes and quality of care

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documentation

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48
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Pertaining to the back or posterior; directed toward or situated on the back surface

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dorsal

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49
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Common type of mental retardation brought on by a congenital condition resulting from a chromosomal abnormality. At one time referred to as mongolism. Children are characterized by widely spaced and slanted eyes, a flat face, small ears and congenital anomalies of the heart

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Down’s syndrome

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50
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Diagnostic related groups

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DRGs

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51
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Use of a drug to obtain effects for which it is not prescribed

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drug abuse

52
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Condition characterized by an over-whelming desire to continue taking a drug to which one has become habituated through repeated use

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drug addiction

53
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Psychological or physiological reliance on a chemical agent

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drug dependence

54
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Delirium tremens

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DTs

55
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To indicate a client or patient has more than one major diagnosis; the most common is mental illness and substance abuse

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dual diagnosis

56
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Length of treatment or rehabilitation services, e.g., services will be provided for three weeks or until client goals are reached

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duration

57
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Two-person relationship

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dyad

58
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Unable to function normally

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dysfunctional

59
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Impairment in the ability to read

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dyslexia

60
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Difficulty in swallowing

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dysphagia

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Difficulty in comprehending oral language or in trying to express verbal language; the older term for aphasia

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dysphasia

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Behavior of persons who are not classifiable as antisocial personalities, but who are predatory and follow criminal pursuits. Formally termed sociopathic personalities

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dyssocial behavior

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Marked disturbances in eating behavior including anorexia nervosa and bulimia

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eating disorders

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Electrocardiogram or electrocardiograph

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ECG or EKG

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Automatic repetition of another person’s words or phrases

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echolalia

66
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Utilization of therapeutic approaches and techniques selected from various sources or theoretical orientations

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eclectic approach

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Study of the mutual relationship between people and their environment

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ecology

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Electroconvulsive therapy

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ECT

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Skin condition in which fluid is excreted through the skin

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eczema

70
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Abnormal accumulation of fluid in intercel- lular spaces in the tissues

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edema

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Electroencephalogram

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EEG

72
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Active process that can be used in any interpersonal transaction. It involves four major skills: attending, paraphrasing, clarifying, and perception checking

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effective listening

73
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Conveying away from a center

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efferent

74
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Having the desired influence or outcome

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efficacy

75
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Part of the psychoanalytic personality (along with the id and superego). It is the rational part that mediates between the id and superego

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ego

76
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Self-centered

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egocentric

77
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Concept from transactional analysis. The egogram is a visual representation of one’s personality using a bar graph to display the amount of energy emanating from the five functional ego states (Critical Parent, Nurturing Parent, Adult, Free Child, and Adapted Child)

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egogram

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Selfish person who seeks to satisfy his or her own interests at the expense of others

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egoist

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Concept of transactional analysis that states there are three structural ego states that represent distinct and independent levels of psychological functioning (the Parent, Adult, and Child)

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ego states

80
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Electrocardiogram or electrocardiograph

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EKG or ECG

81
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Tracing showing changes in electric potential produced by contractions of the heart and used to diagnose heart disease

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electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)

82
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Treatment used to combat depression and schizophrenia in psychiatric patients. An electric current is applied to the brain through electrodes on the scalp, causing convulsions. Sometimes termed electro- shock treatment (EST)

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electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

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Means of producing sperm by electrical stimulation from men with ejaculatory dysfunction

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electro-ejaculation

84
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Graphic record of the electrical activity of the brain

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electroencephalogram (EEG)

85
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“Running” (unauthorized departure) from a psychiatric treatment facility

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elopement

86
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State of being extremely thin

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emaciation

87
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Obstruction in a blood vessel caused by the presence of an embolus too large to pass through it (e.g., blood clot)

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embolism

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Any foreign matter, such as a blood clot or air bubble, carried in the blood stream

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embolus

89
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Vomiting

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emesis

90
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Ability to perceive the world from the client’s frame of reference or to put oneself in another’s place and understand his or her feelings and behaviors

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empathy

91
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Based on facts and experience rather than theory or philosophical principles; systematic observation and experiment

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empirical

92
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Inflammation of the brain

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encephalitis

93
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Involuntary passage of feces, usually during sleep at night

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encopresis

94
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Group whose major goals are awareness and genuineness. Concern is not so much with the transfer of learning but with the encounters among members. Sessions tend to be emotionally charged, dealing with feelings of love and aggression

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encounter group

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Functional Assessment of Characteristics in Therapeutic Recreation

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FACTR

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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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FAS

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Fast blood sugar

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FBS

98
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Family history

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FHx

99
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Flexion; flexor

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flex

100
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Failure to thrive

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FTT

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Fracture

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Fx

102
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Global Assessment of Functioning

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GAF

103
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Gallon; gallons

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gal

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Gastrointestinal

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GI

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Gram

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gm

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Group

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grp.

107
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Galvanic skin response

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GSR

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Genitourinary

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GU

109
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Gynecology

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Gyn

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Hour

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h., hr.

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Hemoglobin

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Hb or Hgb

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High blood pressure

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HBP

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Health Care Financing Administration

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HCFA

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Hematocrit

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HCT

115
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Head, ears, eyes, nose, throat

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HEENT

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Hemiplegia

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hemi

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Hemoglobin/Hematocrit

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H/H

118
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Home health care

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HHC

119
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Human immunodeficiency virus

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HIV

120
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Health maintenance organization

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HMO

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Hospital

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hosp.

122
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History present illness

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HPI

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Heart rate

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HR

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Height

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ht.

125
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History

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Hx

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