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2/23, Psych Term 954
PSYCH TERMS PG 954
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AFFECT | External expression of emotion, or emotional response |
| AGORAPHOBIA | Fear of leaving home or a safe place |
| AMNESIA | Loss of memory |
| AMPHETAMINES | Central nervous therapy stimulants that may be used to treat attention deficit- hyperactivity disorder and depression |
| ANOREXIA NERVOSA | Eating disorder with excessive dieting and refusal to maintain a normal body weight |
| ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY | No loyalty to or concern for others, and without moral standards. Blames others when it is their fault |
| ANXIETY DISORDERS | Characterized by unpleasant tension, distress and avoidance behaviors. |
| ANXIOLYTIC | This type of drug relieves anxiety |
| APATHY | Absence of emotions, lack of interest or emotional involvement |
| ASPERGER SYNDROME | Less severe type of autism, normal language skills and normal intelligence. They wants interaction with others, but don't know how to do it. |
| ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS | Drugs that treat psychotic symptoms and behavior used for schizophrenia, bipolar and other mental illness |
| AUTISM | Pervasive developmental disorder characterized by inhibited social interaction and communication, restricted, repetitive behavior |
| BENZODIAZEPINES | Drugs that lessen anxiety, tension, agitation and panic attacks |
| BIPOLAR DISORDER | Mood disorder with alternating periods of mania and depression |
| BORDERLINE PERSONALITY | Instability in interpersonal relationships and sense of self, characterized by alternating involvement with and rejection of people |
| BULIMIA NERVOSA | Eating disorder with binge eating followed by vomiting , purging, and depression |
| CANNABIS | Substance (cannis plant) from which marijuana is made |
| CATATONIA | A state of psychologically induced immobility with muscular rigidity |
| CLAUSTROPHOBIA | A fear of closed in places |
| COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY | Short term focus psychotherapy. Focus on how the person is experiencing difficulty in thinking, behaving and communicating today. |
| COMPULSION | Uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly |
| CONVERSION DISORDER | Condition marked by physical symptoms with no organic basis, appearing as a result of anxiety and unconscious inner conflict |
| CYCLOTHYMIA | Alternating periods of hypomania and depression; lesser intensity than in bipolar disorder |
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