DSM V Glossary of Technical Terms

affect

A short-term observable pattern of behavior tied to an emotion

blunted affect

Significantly less observable emotional expressions

flat affect

Absence of any emotional expression

Inappropriate affect

Misalignment between emotional expression and stimuli or thoughts or speech

Labile affect

Abnormally sudden, unpredictable and rapid changes in emotional expression

Restricted affect

Slightly less observable emotional expressions

Agnosia

Impairment in one or more senses

Alogia

Noticeable errors in thinking observable in amount of speech or amount of content in speaking

Amnesia

Abnormal forgetting experiences

Anhedonia

Lack of pleasure in life's experiences

Anosognosia

A sick person doesn't know they're sick

antidepressant discontinuation syndrome

Symptoms after discontinuing an antidepressent

Asociality

Lack of desire for interaction with people

Attention

The ability to concentrate on one thing

Attention seeking

Behavior designed to draw attention to oneself

autogynephilia

A AMAB being sexually attracted to presenting as a woman

avoidance

Staying away from stress-related circumstances

avolition

Inability to participate in goal-driven activities

bereavement

The state of having lost someone recently

callousness

Apathy regarding the feelings of other people

catalepsy

Muscle stiffening

cataplexy

Sudden loss in strength leading to a physical, literal collapse

circadian rhythms

Variations in neurochemistry and emotions over approximately 24 hours

ultradian rhythms

biological rhythms with a period of less than 24 hours

infradian rhythms

biological rhythems with a period of over 24 hours

cognitive and perceptual dysregulation

Odd and unusual thought processes and experiences

coma

Completely loss of consciousness

compulsion

Repeated acts that a person feels like they must do, usually as a response to a stimulus, and which the repeated acts is not directly related to

conversion symptom

An unexplainable loss of motor or sensory functioning

deceitfulness

Lying

defense mechanism

Behaviors designed to protect or distance a person from stressors

delusion

an individual's belief that is not founded in reality

bizarre delusion

A belief not founded in reality that is physically impossible

delusional jealousy

An irrational belief that an intimate partner is unfaithful

érotomanic delusion

The irrational belief that someone is in love with the individual

grandiose delusion

The irrational belief that the individual is more important than realistic

mixed type delusion

Irrational beliefs that fit into more than one category

delusion of being controlled

Irrational belief that someone other that the individual is controlling the individual's actions

delusion of reference

Irrational beliefs assigning inappropriate importance to certain items or events

persecutory delusion

Irrational belief that the individual is being oppressed, attacked, or conspired against

somatic delusion

An irrational belief about the individual's body

thought broadcasting

The irrational belief that the individual's thoughts are being broadcasted to everyone

thought insertion

The irrational belief that someone's thoughts are not one's own, but have been artificially added into their head

depersonalization

The feeling of detachment from oneself, as if in a dream or emotionally numb

depressivity

Intense sadness and hopelessness

derealization

Avoidance of socioemotional experience

disinhibition

Behaviors seeking immediate rewards, regardless of the long term consequences

disorder of sex development

Sex that does not reflect traditionally male or female characteristics

disorientation

Confusion about basic facts, like identity or location

dissociation

Separating a concept from the consciousness

distractibility

Difficulty concentrating on a single stimuli

dysarthria

A speech disorder affecting the mouth

dyskinesia

Disorder of movement, where voluntary movement is confused with involuntary movement

dysphoria

Depressed and discontent move

dyssomnia

A disorder of sleep

dysthymia

Depression and two or more:1) poor appetite or overeating, 2) insomnia or hypersonnnia, 3) low energy or fatigue, 4) low self-esteem, 5) poor concentration or difficulty making decisions, or 6) feelings of hopelessness.

dystonia

Disordered muscle tone

eccentricity

Odd or bizarre behavior or speech

echolalia

Compulsion to repeat what another has said (like a parrot)

echopraxia

Copying someone else's movements

emotional lability

Instability of emotions, especially out of proportion responses

empathy

Understanding others' emotions and being able to anticipate them

episode

A period of time where someone is displaying symptoms of a mental health condition

euphoria

Intense feelings of happiness

fatigability

Easily becoming tired

fatigue

A state of tiredness or lethargy

fear

An emotional response to danger

flashback

Dissociation where a traumatic event is re-experienced

flight of ideas

a smooth flow from one idea to another based on understandable stimuli

gender

The public perception of an individual's role as man or woman

gender assignment

The initial assignment of gender at birth, usually refered to as the natal gender

gender dysphoria

Distress about the differences between one's experienced gender and one's assigned gender

gender experience

The unique way an individual lives their gender identity

gender expression

The way an individual expresses their role as man or woman or both or neither

gender identity

A social role as how the individual considers themselves, as man or woman or something else

gender reassignment

A change of gender from natal gender to experienced gender

grandiosity

Believing that one is more important than reality indicates

grimace

Inappropriate facial expressions

hallucination

A perception that the individual has, in a certain sense (sight, hearing, etc) but without the relevant stimulus for the sense

auditory hallucination

An experience that an individual hears without a relevant stimulus

geometric hallucination

An experience where an individual sees shapes without the relevant stimulus

gustatory hallucination

An experience that an individual tastes something without a relevant stimulus

olfactory hallucination

An experience that an individual smells something without a relevant stimulus

somatic hallucination

An experience that an individual feels something inside their body without a relevant stimulus

tactile hallucination

An experience that an individual feels something external without a relevant stimulus. Includes feelings of things under the skin

visual hallucination

An experience that an individual sees something without a relevant stimulus

hostility

Easily triggered anger and irritability

hyperacusis

Increased auditory perception

hyperorality

Putting things in your mouth that shouldn't be in your mouth

hypersexuality

Compulsion to have sex

hypersomnia

Excessive sleepiness

hypervigilance

enhanced state of alertness and increased searching for threats, especially with anxiety

hypomania

Almost mania, but not quite

hypopnea

Times of very low breathing

ideas of reference

The idea that certain items or concepts are more important than reality would indiciate

identity

How one experiences oneself

illusion

A misinterpretation of a real external stimulus

impulsivity

Acting on the spur of the moment without regard to future consequences

incoherence

Speech or thought that is incomprehensible to others

insomnia

Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep