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MOD B - WEEK 3
CH. 31 TERMS
| WORD | DEFINITION |
|---|---|
| AFFECT | emotion or emotional response |
| AFFECTIVE DISORDERS | group of disorders characterized by disturbances in mood, from partial to full mania or depression |
| AKATHISIA | restlessness, inability to sit still, urgent need to move |
| ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE | progressive disease that is characterized by memory loss and inability to carry through on thought process |
| ANXIOLYTIC | medication to relieve anxiety; minor tranquilizer |
| ADHD | disease found most frequently in children that is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness |
| BIPOLAR DISORDER | psychiatric condition characterized by alternating period of mania and depressive state |
| COMPULSIONS | irrational act or ritual |
| DELUSION | false belief that cannot be changed with reason |
| DRUG HOLIDAY | period during which drug dosages are with held to allow reversal of side effects or adverse reactions |
| DYSTONIA | weak, slow body movements caused by lack of muscle coordination or impaired muscle tone |
| EXTRAPYRAMIDAL EFFECTS | tremors, dystonia, or slow irregular, involuntary movements of the upper extremities, especially hands and fingers |
| HALLUCINATIONS | perception(s) that have no basis in reality; may be visual, auditory, tactile, or olfactory |
| NEUROLEPTIC | another name for medication used to treat psychosis |
| NEUROSIS | abnormal behavior from increased anxiety, tension, or emotional imbalance |
| OBSESSION | compulsive preoccupation |
| PARKINSON'S DISEASE | chronic nervous system disease characterized by fine, slowly spreading tremors and muscular weakness and rigidity, accompanied by a characteristic shuffling gate |
| PSYCHOANALYSIS | method of obtaining mental and emotional history of past experiance that are currently affecting mental disorders |
| PSYCHOSIS | mental illness accompanied by bizarre behavior and altered personality with failure to perceive reality |
| PSYCHOTHERAPY | treatment of mental illness through mental means rather than physical or chemical therapy |
| SCHIZOPHRENIA | group of mental disorders of unknown etiology that affect thinking, affect, and behavior |
| TARDIVE DYSKINESIA | slow, rhythmical, involuntary movement as a result of the use of psychotropic drugs |
| TOURETTE'S SYNDROME | rare disease of unknown etiology characterized by lack of muscle control, tics, purposeless movements, and incoherent grunts and barks |
| TRANQUILIZATION | state of reduced mental tension characterized by calmness, but without significant sedation or mental confusion |
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