quiz 17- psychiatry

affect

external expression of emotion or emotional response

amnesia

loss of memory

anorexia nervosa

eating disorder with excessive dieting; refusal to maintain a normal body weight

anxiety disorder

characterized by unpleasant tension, distress, and avoidance behavior

apathy

absence of emotions; lack of interest or emotional involvement

autism

neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inhibited social interaction and communication and by restricted, repetitive behavior

bipolar disorder

disorders marked by alternating periods of mania and depression

bulimia nervosa

eating disorder with binge eating followed by vomiting, purging, and depression

cannabis

plant substance from which marijuana is obtained

compulsion

uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly and reduce anxiety

delirium

acute episodes of confused thinking, disorientation, agitation, and fearfulness. this usually is a reversible impairment

delusion

fixed, false belief that cannot be changed by logical reasoning or evidence

dementia

progressive loss of intellectual abilities such as memory, judgment, and reasoning as well as changes in personality

ego

central coordinating branch of the personality or mind

hallucination

false sensory perception(hearing voices and seeing things)

Id

major unconscious part of the personality; instinctual drives and desires

mania

elevated expansive state(euphoria) with hyperactivity, talkativeness, and racing thought

obsessive compulsive disorders

recurrent thoughts and repetitive acts dominate behavior

paranoia

overly suspicious system of thinking with fixed delusions of being harassed, persecuted, or unfairly treated

phobia

irrational or disabling fear(avoidance) of an object or situation

post traumatic stress disorder

anxiety-related symptoms appear after personal experience of a traumatic event

psychiatrist

physician with medical training in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders

psychologist

nonmedical professional specializing in mental processes and how the brain functions in health and disease

psychosis

marked by loss of contact with reality, often associated with delusions and hallucinations

schizophrenia spectrum disorder

group of chronic psychotic disorders that may include hallucinations, disorganized speech and behavior, flat affect, and lack of initiative

superego

internalized conscience and moral aspect of the personality

electroconvulsive therapy

electrical current is used to produce convulsions and loss of consciousness; effective in the treatment of major depression

hypnosis

induced trance(state of altered consciousness)

anxi/o

uneasy, anxious, distressed

iatr/o

treatment

phren/o

mind

schiz/o

split

hematophobia, hemophobia

blood or bleeding

necrophobia

corpses

nyctophobia, scotophobia

darkness

thanatophobia

death

pharmacophobia

drugs

phagophobia

eating

claustrophobia

enclosed places

photophobia

light

belonephobia

needles

algophobia

pain

hypnophobia

sleep

emetophobia

vomiting

ADHD

attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

ECT

electroconvulsive therapy

OCD

obsessive-compulsive disorder

OCPD

obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

PTSD

post-traumatic stress disorder