Vocab Flashcards
Affect
patients immediate expression of emotion. way carry self and come across
mania
extremely elevated mood, high energy, impulsiveness, delusions
blunting
flat affect, mono tone speech
euthymia
a normal, tranquil mental state or mood
anhedonia
lack of interest, enjoyment, or please from life experiences
anergia
lack energy
vegetative signs
sleep, eat, elimination, sexual activity?
dyskinesia
involuntary, erratic, writhing movements of the face, arms, legs or trunk
rhabdomyolysis
a serious medical condition that can be fatal or result in permanent disability. Rhabdo occurs when damaged muscle tissue releases its proteins and electrolytes into the blood. These substances can damage the heart and kidneys and cause permanent disability or even death.
hypersomnia
excessive sleepiness
comorbidities
the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient.
neuroplasticity
brains ability to change and adapt due to experience
mood
the way a person feels
affective instability
abrupt shifts in mood, unstable state, crying followed by rage
functional status
ability to perform ADLs
meloncholy
sadness or gloominess
positive symptoms
excess of normal function, addition of things (hallucination, catatonia, delusion, agitation, disorganized thoughts
negative symptoms
hypo, deficit in normal behavior: alogia, anhedonia, avolition, blunted affect
hallucination
an experience involving the apparent perception of something not present.
delusion
a false belief or judgment about external reality, held despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary, occurring especially in mental conditions.
disorganized thinking
disrupted structure or form of thought, word salad
disorganized behaviors
unpredictable, odd, bizarre behavior such as smiling, laughing, or talking to oneself or being preoccupied/responding to internal stimuli. It can include purposeless, ambivalent behavior or movements.
