Quiz 4 Flashcards
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
dance therapy
Information
data
Information obtained about a client’s past or present level of health during the assessment phase
database
Psychiatric facility that offers therapeutic programs during daytime hours
day hospital
Generalized weakness and lack of strength
debilitation
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
debriefing
Bedsore or pressure sore
decubitus ulcer
Amount that the client must pay directly to the provider (usually each year) before the insurance plan begins to pay benefits
deductible
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
defense mechanisms
To remove water
dehydrate
Excessive loss of water from body tissues
dehydration
Change in mental health care from traditional, institutional care to the provision of community based services
deinstitutionalization
Sensation or illusion that one is experiencing what one has experienced before
déjà vu
Confused state of consciousness often characterized by delusions, hallucinations and illusions
delirium
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.
delirium tremens
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)
delusion
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
dementia
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
denial
Organizational unit within an agency that may function as an independent unit or may be an aspect of another unit, division or service area
department
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
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
Reliance on another (usually a helping professional) for psychological support
dependency
Feelings of unreality or strangeness concerning either the environment, the self, or both
depersonalization
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
depression
Perception of distance between the stimulus and the subject
depth perception
Inflammation of the skin
dermatitis
Process of the removal of the toxic effects of a drug from the body
detoxification
Progressive increase in skill and capacity
development
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
developmental disability
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
diabetes mellitus
A person with diabetes caused by a deficiency of insulin being secreted by the islands of Langerhans
diabetic
Excessively high level of sugar in the blood resulting from insufficient insulin in the body
diabetic coma
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.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
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
diagnostic related groups (DRGs)
Process of separating or removing certain substances from the blood when the kidneys fail to perform their normal function
dialysis
Paralysis of corresponding parts on both sides of the body (i.e., both arms or both legs)
diplegia
Double vision
diplopia
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
directionality
Physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of an individual’s life activities
disability
Outcome to be exhibited by the client upon discharge from the service or agency
discharge goal
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
discharge plan
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
disease
Confused as to time, place, and person (the position of the self in relation to other persons); characteristic of organic mental disorders
disoriented
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
displacement
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
distal
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
diversional program
(1802-1887) Social reformer known for her work in improving prison conditions and care of persons with mental illness
Dix, Dorothea
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
documentation
Pertaining to the back or posterior; directed toward or situated on the back surface
dorsal
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
Down’s syndrome
Diagnostic related groups
DRGs
Use of a drug to obtain effects for which it is not prescribed
drug abuse
Condition characterized by an over-whelming desire to continue taking a drug to which one has become habituated through repeated use
drug addiction
Psychological or physiological reliance on a chemical agent
drug dependence
Delirium tremens
DTs
To indicate a client or patient has more than one major diagnosis; the most common is mental illness and substance abuse
dual diagnosis
Length of treatment or rehabilitation services, e.g., services will be provided for three weeks or until client goals are reached
duration
Two-person relationship
dyad
Unable to function normally
dysfunctional
Impairment in the ability to read
dyslexia
Difficulty in swallowing
dysphagia
Difficulty in comprehending oral language or in trying to express verbal language; the older term for aphasia
dysphasia
Behavior of persons who are not classifiable as antisocial personalities, but who are predatory and follow criminal pursuits. Formally termed sociopathic personalities
dyssocial behavior
Marked disturbances in eating behavior including anorexia nervosa and bulimia
eating disorders
Electrocardiogram or electrocardiograph
ECG or EKG
Automatic repetition of another person’s words or phrases
echolalia
Utilization of therapeutic approaches and techniques selected from various sources or theoretical orientations
eclectic approach
Study of the mutual relationship between people and their environment
ecology
Electroconvulsive therapy
ECT
Skin condition in which fluid is excreted through the skin
eczema
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in intercel- lular spaces in the tissues
edema
Electroencephalogram
EEG
Active process that can be used in any interpersonal transaction. It involves four major skills: attending, paraphrasing, clarifying, and perception checking
effective listening
Conveying away from a center
efferent
Having the desired influence or outcome
efficacy
Part of the psychoanalytic personality (along with the id and superego). It is the rational part that mediates between the id and superego
ego
Self-centered
egocentric
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)
egogram
Selfish person who seeks to satisfy his or her own interests at the expense of others
egoist
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)
ego states
Electrocardiogram or electrocardiograph
EKG or ECG
Tracing showing changes in electric potential produced by contractions of the heart and used to diagnose heart disease
electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)
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)
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Means of producing sperm by electrical stimulation from men with ejaculatory dysfunction
electro-ejaculation
Graphic record of the electrical activity of the brain
electroencephalogram (EEG)
“Running” (unauthorized departure) from a psychiatric treatment facility
elopement
State of being extremely thin
emaciation
Obstruction in a blood vessel caused by the presence of an embolus too large to pass through it (e.g., blood clot)
embolism
Any foreign matter, such as a blood clot or air bubble, carried in the blood stream
embolus
Vomiting
emesis
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
empathy
Based on facts and experience rather than theory or philosophical principles; systematic observation and experiment
empirical
Inflammation of the brain
encephalitis
Involuntary passage of feces, usually during sleep at night
encopresis
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
encounter group
Functional Assessment of Characteristics in Therapeutic Recreation
FACTR
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FAS
Fast blood sugar
FBS
Family history
FHx
Flexion; flexor
flex
Failure to thrive
FTT
Fracture
Fx
Global Assessment of Functioning
GAF
Gallon; gallons
gal
Gastrointestinal
GI
Gram
gm
Group
grp.
Galvanic skin response
GSR
Genitourinary
GU
Gynecology
Gyn
Hour
h., hr.
Hemoglobin
Hb or Hgb
High blood pressure
HBP
Health Care Financing Administration
HCFA
Hematocrit
HCT
Head, ears, eyes, nose, throat
HEENT
Hemiplegia
hemi
Hemoglobin/Hematocrit
H/H
Home health care
HHC
Human immunodeficiency virus
HIV
Health maintenance organization
HMO
Hospital
hosp.
History present illness
HPI
Heart rate
HR
Height
ht.
History
Hx
