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NA CH. 31 KEY TERMS
Stack #39176
| NA CH. 31 | DEFINITIONS |
|---|---|
| affect | feelings and emotions |
| anxiety | a vague, uneasy feeling that occurs in response to stress |
| compulsion | the uncontrolled performance of an act |
| conscious | awareness of the environment and experiences; the person knows what is happening and can control thoughts and behaviors |
| defense mechanism | an unconscious reaction that blocks unpleasant or threatening feelings |
| delusion | a false belief |
| delusion of grandeur | an exaggerated belief about one's own importance, wealth, power, or talents |
| delusion of persecution | a false belief that one is being mistreated, abused, or harassed |
| ego | the part of the personality dealing with reality; deals with thoughts, feelings, good sense, and problem solving |
| emotional illness | mental illness, mental disorder, psychiatric disorder |
| hallucination | seeing, hearing, or feeling something that is not real |
| id | the part of the personality at the unconscious level; concerned with pleasure |
| mental | relating to the mind; something that exists in the mind or is performed by the mind |
| mental disorder | mental illness; emotional disorder, psychiatric disorder |
| mental health | a state of mind in which the person copes with and adjusts to the stresses of everyday living in ways accepted by society |
| mental illness | a disturbance in the person's ability to cope or adjust to stress; behavior and functioning are impaired; mental disorder, emotional illness, psychiatric disorder |
| obsession | a persistent thought or idea |
| panic | an intense and sudden feeling of fear, anxiety, terror, or dread |
| paranoia | a disorder (para) of the mind (noia); false beliefs (delusions) and suspicion about a person or situation |
| personality | the set of attitudes, values, behaviors, and traits of a particular person |
| phobia | fear, panic, or dread |
| psychiatric disorder | mental illness, mental disorder, emotional disorder |
| psychosis | a serious mental disorder; the person does not view or interpret reality correctly |
| schizophrenia | split (schizo) mind (phrenia) |
| stress | the response or change in the body caused by any emotional, physical, social, or economic factor` |
| stressor | any emotional, physical, social, or economic factor that causes stress |
| subconscious | memory, past experiences, and thoughts of which the person is not aware; they are easily recalled |
| superego | the part of the personality concerned with what is right and wrong |
| unconscious | experiences and feelings that cannot be remembered |
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