Classification and Management of Psychiatric Disorders

These flashcards cover key terms and concepts related to the classification and management of psychiatric disorders, focusing on neurosis, anxiety disorders, psychosis, and various treatment approaches.

Neurosis

A class of functional mental disorders involving distress but neither delusions nor hallucinations.

Anxiety

A state of apprehension, uncertainty or tension stemming from the anticipation of an imagined or unreal threat.

Panic State

The worst form of anxiety where self-awareness is completely absent and complete assistance is needed to function.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

A disorder characterized by obsessional thinking, compulsive behavior, and varying degrees of anxiety.

Primary Gain

The advantage that a patient gains by developing symptoms that allow avoidance of unbearable anxiety.

Dissociative Amnesia

An inability to recall long periods of life or knowledge of previous identity.

Catatonic Schizophrenia

Characterized by motor symptoms, changes in activity between excitement and stupor, and the patient often appears motionless.

Reactive Depression

A mood disorder where the mood and vitality are lowered due to external traumatic experiences.

Psychosis

An impairment of mental functioning that significantly interferes with an individual's ability to meet ordinary life demands.

Antipsychotic Drugs

Medications such as Haloperidol used to manage severe psychiatric conditions like mania and schizophrenia.

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

A treatment method that can be used for severe depressive symptoms and when symptoms have not responded to antipsychotic medications.

Cognitive Therapy

A therapeutic method that attributes emotional difficulties to faulty thinking or beliefs leading to counterproductive behavior.

Obsessive Rituals

Compulsions where the patient feels compelled to perform tasks in a specific order or number of times.

Mania

An affective disorder presenting with an elated mood and increased psychomotor activities.

Dissociative Stupor

A condition in which patients are motionless and mute while being aware of their surroundings.