Vocabulary words - aa

Question 1

brief episodes of sudden bilateral loss of muscle tone, most often in association with intense emotion, associated with narcolepsy

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cataplexy

Question 2

inability to sit still, often a side effect of antipsychotic meds

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akathisia

Question 3

in response to a question, patient adds in many irrelevant details but eventually gets to the point

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circumstantiality

Question 4

in response to a question, patient digresses from the original topic and never answers the question

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tangentiality

Question 5

repeating the words of others

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echolalia

Question 6

a pattern of speech in which words are selected because of sound rather than meaning, resulting in rhyming and punning instead of logic

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clanging

Question 7

interruption in speech or train of thought by discussing something of personal significance/ emotional factors

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blocking

Question 8

incomprehensible speech in an imaginary language occurring with trances or certain schizophrenic syndromes (like speaking in tongues)

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glossolalia

Question 9

A delusion typical of schizophrenia, in which the patient believes that his thoughts have been removed by a hallucinated external force

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thought withdrawal

Question 10

Belief that one’s thoughts are being broadcast from one’s head to the external world. Delusion that people can read one’s mind.

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thought broadcasting

Question 11

The uncontrolled or involuntary use of obscene language that may accompany certain mental disorders, such as schizophrenia or Tourette’s syndrome.

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coprolalia (copro- means ‘feces’)

Question 12

What’s the difference between dysarthria and Broca’s aphasia?

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~dysarthria is a problem with the motor part of the circuit (e.g. the muscles of speech)
~Broca’s aphasia is a problem with the cortical part of the circuit

Question 13

When a person cannot appreciate that they have a serious psychiatric illness; often a main cause of why schizophrenics don’t seek treatment

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anosognosia

Question 14

inability to identify various shapes or textures by touch without visual input

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astereognosia

Question 15

the sense that one is distanced from the environment or is a spectator of one’s own actions

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depersonalization

Question 16

-“photographic memory” is the ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with extraordinary accuracy

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eidetic memory

Question 17

Psychiatric diseases may mimic dementia. Severely depressed or anxious individuals may appear demented, Memory and language are usually intact. Onset is more abrupt and patients respond to treatment of the underlying psychiatric illness

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pseudodementia

Question 18

Thinking characterized by a predominance of actual objects and events and the absence of concepts and generalizations.

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concrete thinking

Question 19

~Most used/researched personality inventory in clinical practice for age 18 and older
~567 True/False questions
~10 clinical scales to help with diagnosis: hypochondriasis, depression, hysteria, psychopathic deviate, masculinity-femininity, paranoia, psychasthenia, schizophrenia, hypomania, social introversion.
~Takes 60-90 minutes.

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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)

Question 20

~Most widely used intelligence tests; used to assess intelligence and are available in different ages across the lifespan.
~Often serve as a major portion of most neuropsychological assessments.
~100= mean, standard deviation=15. 70= intellectually disabled margin.

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS)

Question 21

~One of the most widely used rating scales
~Often used to aid in diagnosing depression, its major use is in measuring the severity of self-reported depressive symptoms, and in describing the particular manifestation of depression.
~Tells you the overall severity of the symptoms, and whether they are more physiological, cognitive, or mood-oriented in nature.

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Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)

Question 22

SIG E CAPS

What is it for? How is it used? What does it stand for?

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~Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) patient assessment
Sleep problems*
Interest deficit
Guilt/worthlessness/hopelessness/regret
Energy deficit/fatigue
Concentration deficit
Appetite disorder (increased or decreased)*
Psychomotor retardation or agitation
Suicidality
~To meet the diagnosis of MDD a patient must have 4 of the symptoms + depressed mood or anhedonia for at least 2 weeks.
~To meet diagnosis of dysthymic disorder, must have 2/6 symptoms marked with an asterisk plus depressed mood for 2 years.

Question 23

o A doctorate in Clinical Psychology

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PsyD

Question 24

o A medical doctor who completes a residency training in mental health
o Can prescribe medications

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psychiatrist

Question 25

What is this and what are the indications for this therapy?
~An extensive (1-5 years) and intensive (3-5 x week) form of exploratory therapy in which a radical resolution of unconscious conflicts is sought through the exploration of a transference relationship between patient and analyst

Answer 25

Psychoanalysis
~Anxiety disorders, trauma spectrum disorders, and borderline personality disorder (mild-moderate only)
• Not very helpful for those w somatoform disorders