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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| delirium | confusion in thinking; marked by faulty perceptions and irrational behaviour |
| delirium tremens | an acute psychotic state that occurs during alcohol or drug withdrawal |
| delusional disorder | persistent false belief that is not due to any other mental disorder |
| dementia | loss of highter mental functioning, memory and judgment. senile dementia occurs in old age and can include personality changes |
| deperssion | a major mood disorder noted by chronic sadness,loss of energy,slowness in thinking, and possible psychotic features |
| dissociative disorder | a condition where mental symptoms hide anxiety or unconscious conflicts (i.e. multiple personality disorder, psychogenic fugue) |
| dysthymia | depressive episodes, but not of the same intensity or duration as major depression |
| ego | the executive and co-coordinating aspect of the mind; it interrelates the id, superego,and reality to promote compromises between them |
| electroconvulsive therapy | a form of psychiatric treatment in which an electric current produces a convulsive seizure and unconsciousness |
| family therapy | the entire family meets regularly with a therapist to reslove and understand conflicts |
| group therapy | psychotherapy in which a group is used as the principal therapeutic agent |
| hallucination | false sensory perception |
| hypochondriasis | exaggerated concern with one's health |
| hypomania | a mood disorder resembling mania, but of lesser intensity, mild form of mania |
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