Words Flashcards
Affect
Objective assessment of how they are right now
e.g. the weather right now
Mood
How they feel as a whole
e.g. the season
What is a reactive affect?
Normal variation in mood
What is an unreactive affect?
Some variation but never really happy
Usually in depression
What is a blunted affect?
Some variation around baseline however fluctuation is small.
What is insight?
Does the patient realise they are unwell?
Do they accept the need for treatment?
Euthymic
Normal mood
Hyperthymic
Elevated
Clyclothymic
Variable mood
Anhedonia
loss of pleasure
Anergia
Lack of energy
Diurnal variation
Mood varies throughout the day
Stupor
Absence of relational function e.g. speaking or action
Amotivation
Lack of motivation
Early morning awakening
Rising at least 2 hours before normal
Hallucinations
Perception which occurs in the absence of external stimuli.
Not subject to conscious control
Occurs in any sensory modality
Ideas of reference
Coincidental events will be ascribed meaning
Paranoia
A form of idea of reference where sense that external events are related to oneself
Delusions
A fixed falsely held belief with unshakeable conviction
Impervious to logical argument
Out-with social and cultural norms
