signs and symptoms of psychopathology Flashcards
patient’s orientation is disturbed
regarding time, place, or person
disorientation
exhibits confusion, restlessness,
bewilderment, and a disoriented reaction
associated with hallucinations and fear
delirium
“incomplete
clearmindedness with disturbance in perception
and attitudes”
clouding of consciousness
unaware and lacks reaction to the
environment
stupor
disturbance in consciousness with hallucinations
twilight state
another term used for
psychomotor epilepsy or complex partial seizure
dreamlike state
usually displayed in organic processes; abnormal drowsiness
somnolence
shows appearance of sleeping but is aroused readily
coma vigil / akinetic mutism
profound level of consciousness
coma
inability to concentrate; drawn to
irrelevant or unimportant external stimuli
distractibility
only things that give anxiety are blocked out
selective attention
excessive focus and attention
on all internal and external stimuli due to paranoia
hypervigilance
emotional
illness that is communicated between two (or three)
persons
folie a deux (folie a trois)
consciousness that is induced artificially, characterized by a heightened suggestibility
hypnosis
the normal condition in
which emotional tone is in harmony with the
accompanying idea, thought, or speech (broad/ full affect)
appropriate affect
disharmony between the emotional feeling tone and the idea, thought, or speech accompanying it
inappropriate affect
severe reduction in the intensity of externalized feeling tone
blunted affect
reduction in
intensity of feeling tone; less severe than blunted
affect but clearly reduced
restricted or constricted affect
absence or near absence of any signs of affective expression; an immobile face and monotonous voice
flat affect
rapid and abrupt changes in emotional feeling tone, unrelated to external stimuli
labile affect
an unpleasant mood
dysphoric mood
a normal range of mood
euthymic mood
expression of one’s feelings w/o restraint, frequently w/ an overestimation of one’s significance or importance
expansive mood
easily provoked to anger and annoyed
irritable mood
oscillations between euphoric and depressive or anxious state
mood swings (labile mood)
possessing an air of enjoyment and confidence; a mood more cheerful than normal but not necessarily pathological
elevated mood
intense elation w/ feelings of grandeur
euphoria
feeling of intense rapture
ecstasy
psychopathological feeling of sadness
depression
loss of interest in and withdrawal from all regular and pleasurable activities, often associated w/ depression
anhedonia
sadness appropriate to a real loss
grief / mourning
inability or difficulty in being aware or describing one’s moods or emotions
alexithymia