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Mental Health Terms
Question | Answer |
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The improper use of something; cruel and violent treatment of a person is termed | Abuse |
Addiction | A psychological craving for alcohol or drugs with the presence of withdrawal symptoms the substance cannot be otained |
What is termed by The behavioral expression of emotion | Affect |
Aggression is termed | Harsh physical or verbal actions intended either consciously or unconsciously to harm to injure another |
Muscular weakness; or a loss or partial loss of muscle movement is termed as | Akinesia |
Two feelings together toward a person, object or idea is termed as | Ambivalence |
Anxiety is termed as | Vague diffuse apprehension that is associated with feelings of uncertainty and helpless |
Lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern is termed as | Apathy |
Assault is termed | An act that results in a person's genuine fear and apprehension that he/she will be touched without consent |
Independence; Self-governance is termed as | Autonomy |
Battery is termed as | The nonconsensual touching of another person |
Any observable, recordable act, movement or response of an individual is termed as | Behavior |
Binge is termed | Over indulging in an activity |
Interruption of flow of speech owing to distracting thoughts is termed as | Blocking |
Body Language is termed as | transmission of a message by body movement |
State of immobilized stupor that can quickly swing to extreme agitation is known as | Catatonia |
Release that occurs when patient's talk openly is termed as | Catharsis |
Claustrophobia is termed as | Fear of closed places |
Needing to be controlled or manipulated is termed as | Codependent |
Compensation is termed as | covering up a real or perceived weakness by emphasizing a trait one considers more desirable |
Compulsion is termed as | Irresistible urge to perform some act |
Filling in memory gaps with made-up facts and experiences is termed as | Confabulation |
Verbal communication that matches nonverbal communication is termed as | Congruent |
A change in character, form or function is termed as | Conversion |
Coping is termed as | Facing and dealing with responsibilities or a situation a calm or adequate manner |
Counter-Transference is termed as | Caregiver's displacement of emotion onto the patient |
Decompensate is termed as | Deterioration of a previously working structure or system |
Defense Mechanism is termed as | Automatic psychological process that protects the individual against anxiety and from awareness of internal or external stressors |
Delirium is termed as | Rapidly occurring onset of confusion |
Delusion is termed as | Fixed false belief |
Global impairment of cognitive functioning that is progressive and interferes with social and occupational abilities is termed as | Dementia |
Refusing to acknowledge the existence of a real situation or the feelings associated with it is termed as | Denial |
Depression is termed as | Can be a sign, symptom, disease or reaction of sadness of grief |
Detoxification is termed as | The process of withdrawal from a substance to which one has become dependent |
Displacement is termed as | The transfer of feelings from one target to another that is considered less threatening or that is neutral |
Separation of mental processes from a person's consciousness is termed as | Dissociation |
Changes in mood because of time of day is known as | Diurnal Mood |
Involuntary muscle movements of the face, arms, legs and neck is termed as | Dystonia |
Imitation of another's words is termed as | Echolalia |
Echopraxia is termed as | Imitation of another's body position |
Understanding the meaning and relevance in the thoughts and feelings of another is termed as | Empathy |
To make possible is termed as | Enabling |
Ethnocentrism is termed as | Imposing one's beliefs and values on other cultural groups |
Delving further into a subject, idea, experience or relationship is termed as | Exploring |
The deliberate and unauthorized confinement of a person against their will is termed as | False Imprisonment |
False Reassurance is termed as | Inappropriate optimism |
Fetish it termed as | A strong need or desire for an object, body part or activity for sexual excitment |
Flight of Ideas is termed as | Rapid shift of ideas while speaking with no connection between subjects |
Focusing is termed as | Taking notice of a single idea or even a single word |
A sudden unexpected travel away from home or customary work locale with the assumption of anew identity and an inability to recall one's previous identity is termed as | Fugue |
Ideas of fame, wealth or important that are unfounded or untrue is termed as | Grandiose |
Hallucination is termed as | Seeing, hearing, smelling or feeling something that is not a result of external stimuli |
Severe alteration in mood is termed as | Hypermania |
Hypomania is termed as | Less than severe alteration in mood |
Illusion is termed as | Misinterpretation of sensory input |
Body language and verbal communication does not match is termed as | Incongruent |
Awareness and understanding of behavior is termed as | Insight |
Integrating the beliefs and values of another individual into one's own ego structure is termed as | Introjection |
Frequent and rapid change of emotions is termed as | Labile |
Communication the rights, responsibilities and expectations to a person so that expected normal limits and rules can be identified is termed as | Limit Setting |
Disordered thinking with little connection between thoughts is termed as | Loose Association |
Failure of the body to return to homeostasis after responding to stress is termed as | Maladaptation |
Mania is termed as | A state in which the mood is elevated, expansive or irritable |
Milieu is termed as | Surroundings; environment |
Modeling is termed as | Learning new behaviors by imitating the behaviors of others |
Having an excessive interest in oneself is termed as | Narcisistic |
Invention of a new word is termed as | Neologism |
Neurotic is termed as | Behavior or dysfunction that is characterized by anxiety but no distortion of reality |
Recurring, unstoppable thought is termed as | Obsession |
Making oneself available on an unconditional basis thus increasing patient's feelings of self-worth is termed as | Offering Self |
Extreme anxiety that involves dread and loss of rational thought is termed as | Panic |
Suspiciousness is termed as | Paranoia |
Restating another's message using the caregiver's own words is termed as | Paraphrasing |
Extreme persistent fear that is out of proportion to reality | Phobia |
Persistent questioning of the patient; pushing for answers to issues the patient does not wish to discuss is termed as | Probing |
Attributing feelings or impulses unacceptable to one's self to another person is termed as | Projection |
Out of touch with reality is termed as | Psychosis |
To get rid of something is termed as | Purge |
Attempts to justify via logical or acceptable explanations, acts or feelings that are not logical or acceptable is termed as | Rationalization |
Questions and feelings are referred back to the patient so that they may be recognized and accepted and so that the patient may recognize that his/her point of view has value is termed as | Reflecting |
A retreat to an earlier level of comfort measures is termed as | Regression |
Rejecting is termed as | Refusing to consider or showing contempt for the patient's ideas or behavior |
Reminiscence is termed as | Systematic review of life experiences |
Repression is termed as | Involuntary exclusion of painful memories |
Restating is termed as | Repeating the main idea on what the patient has said using the words of the patient |
Somnambulism is termed as | Sleepwalking |
Splitting is termed as | A defense mechanism in which the person is unable to integrate and accept both positive and negative feelings |
Channeling unacceptance drives or impulses into activities that are more tolerable and constructive is termed as | Sublimation |
Suppression is termed as | The voluntary blocking of one's awareness of unpleasant feelings and experiences |
Syndrome of symptoms characterized by bizarre facial and tongue movements, a stiff neck and difficulty swallowing is termed as | Tardive Dyskinesia |
A period or point marked by specific attributes or events is termed as | Time & Sequence |
Substance dependence that may be shown by the need for markedly increases amounts of the substances to achieve intoxication or the desired effect is termed as | Tolerance |
Response of a patient to a nurse that was originally associated with an important figure in early life is termed as | Transference |
Expressing uncertainty as to the reality of the patient's perceptions is termed as | Voicing Doubt |
The act or process of ceasing to use a drug or substance; to retreat or abstain from use, interest or involvement is termed as | Withdrawl |
Jumbled disconnected words; made-up words is termed as | Word Salad |