symptoms Flashcards
lack of interest, inability to experience pleasure from previously enjoyable activities
anhedonia
lack of motivation, inability to initiate tasks
avolition
lack of self-control, restraint, impulsive
disinhibition
state of opposition or hostility, argumentative, confrontational
antagonism
a natural or synthesized product that has psychoactive effects
substance
the physiological effect of nicotine
resembles fight-or-flight response
damage in thalamus, classified as an amnesic disorder
Korsakoff’s syndrome
The person diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at age 45 would be considered to have an
premature-onset
difference between “normal” memory lapses and dementia
in dementia, memory does not return spontaneously, may not respond to memory cues
Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia
avolition
a range of unusual and extreme motor behaviors or disturbances in voluntary movement
catatonia
a disruption in a person’s speech or thinking where they shift topics or ideas
derailment
expression of behaviors and characteristics associated with psychosis
psychoticism
a sense of emotional numbness, disinterest, or a feeling of being disconnected from one’s surroundings or experiences
detachment