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CH 17 Study Guide

CH 17 REVIEW (Additional Medical Terms)

TermDefinition
affect an outward display on the face reflecting an emotional thought
bulimia people gorging on excessive amounts of food, then purging to rid themselves of the food
delirium acute confusion, disorientation, and agitation due to chemicals, drugs, or alcohol in the blood
delirium tremens (DT) caused by withdrawal from alcoholic intoxication with restlessness, tremors, hallucinations, sweating and increased heart rate
depersonalization loss of connection between personal thoguhts and a sence of self and the environment
dopamine neurotransmitter in the brain ; responsible for the euphoria and excitement, but also schizophrenia and depression
epinephrine neurotransmitter of the sympathetic division of the nervous system ; prepares body for "fight or flight" response
fetishism obtaining sexual arousal from objexts, rather than a person
fornix an area along the floor of each lateral ventricle, connecting the hippocampus and amygdaloid bodies
fugue impulsive flight from one's life and familiar surroundings after a traumatic event
gyrus any of the prominent, rounded, elevated convulations on the surgaces of the cerebral hemispheres
hippocampus an elongated, curving structure with two heads, one located in each of the temporal lobes
histrionic excessively dramatic, insincere, or artificial
hypothalamus an area of the brain located below the thalamus which forms the floor and part of the walls of the third ventricle
ideation the formation of ideas or mental images
malingering exhibiting factitious medical or psychiatric symptoms to get a tangible reward
manic frenzied, agitated or frantic (Greek for "inclined to madness")
masochism obtaining sexual arousal through abuse, pain, humiliation, or bondage that is done deliberately by another person
millieu the social setting of a mental patient
mood a person's prevailing, predominant emotion
Munchausen syndrome exhibiting fictitious medical or psychiatric symptoms ; motivation is for assistance, attention, compassion, pity, or being excused from normal expectations of life
narcissism a person with an exaggerated sense of self-worth and importance
norepinephrine neurotransmitter of the sympathetic division of the nervous system ; controls heart and respiratory rate and blood pressure when the body is active or exercising
panic severe, overwhelming anxiety without an identifiable cause
paranoia aa person who believes that other people are trying to hurt them
proxy a person authorized to act on behalf of someone else
rape nonconsenting adult
Rorschach test a set of cards with abstract shapes ; patients are asked to describe what the shape represent
sadism obtaining power, control, and sexual arousal by deliberately causing abuse, pain, humiliation, or bondage to another person
serotonin neurotransmitter in the brain and spinal cord ; can cause depression or violent behavior
thalamus an area in the center of the cerebrum whcih forms the walls of the third ventricle
therapy the treatmnet of illness or disability
Tourette's syndrome frequent, spontaneous, involuntary muscle tics, vocal tics or comments that are socially inappropriate, vulgar, obscene, or racist
voyeurism obtaining power, control, and sexual arousal by secretively viewing other people who are naked or having sexual relations
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