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AKATHISIA Restlessness, inability to sit still, urgent need to move
ALZHEIMER DISEASE Progressive disease that is characterized by memory loss and inability to carry through on thought process
ADHD Disease found most frequently in children that is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsiveness
BiPOLAR DISORDER pyschiatric condition characterized by alternating periods of mania and depressive states
DELUSION false belief that can not be changed with reason
HALLUCINATIONS perceptions that have no basis in reality, may be visual, auditory, tactile, or olfactory
NEUROSIS abnormal behavior from increased anxiety, tension, or emotional imbalance
PARKINSON DISEASE chronic nervous system disease characterized by fine, slowly spreading tremors and muscular weakness and ridgity accompanied by characteristic shuffling gait
PYSCHOSIS mental illness accompanied by bizarre behavior and altered personality with failure to percieve reality
SCHIZOPHRENIA group of mental disorders of unknown etiology that affect thinking, affect and behavior
AFFECT emotion or emotional response
ANXIOLYTIC medication to relieve anxiety, minor tranquilization
COMPULSION irrational need to perform some action
DRUG HOLIDAY period during which drug dosages are withheld to allow reversal of side effects or adverse reaction
DYSTONIA weak, slow body movements caused by lack of muscle coordination or impaired muscle tone
NEUROLEPTIC another name for medication used to treat psychosis
PSYCHOTHERAPY treatment of mental illness through mental means rather physical or chemical therapy
TARDIVE DYSKINESIA slow, rhythmical, involuntary movement as a result of the use of psychotropic drugs
TOURETTES SYNDROME Rare disease of unknown etiology characterised by lack of muscle control, tics, purposeless movements, and incoherant grunts and barks
TRANQUILIZATION state of reduced mental tension characterized by calmness, but without significant sedation or mental confusion.
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