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HSII Chpt. 17 (Pt.2)
Chapter 17: Psychiatry (Important terms to know)
| 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 thoughts and a sense of self and the environment |
| dopamine | neurotransmitter in the brain; responsible for 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 objects, rather than a person |
| fornix | an area along the floor of each lateral ventricle, connecting the hippocampus to the thalamus and amygdaloid bodies |
| fugue | impulsive flight from one’s life and familiar surroundings after a traumatic event |
| gyrus | any of the prominent, rounded, elevated convolutions on the surfaces 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 (drugs, money) |
| 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 |
| milieu | the social setting of a mental patient |
| mood | a person’s prevailing, predominant emotion |
| Munchausen syndrome | exhibiting factitious 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 | a person who believes that other people are trying to hurt him/her |
| proxy | a person authorized to act on behalf of someone else |
| rape | obtaining power, control, and sexual arousal through forced sexual intercourse with a nonconsenting adult |
| Rorschach test | a set of cards with abstract shapes; patients are asked to describe what the shape represents |
| 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 which forms the walls of the third ventricle |
| therapy | the treatment 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 |
| ADD | attention deficit disorder |
| ADHD | attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| BDI | Beck Depression Inventory |
| CBT | cognitive-behavioral therapy |
| CNS | central nervous system |
| DT | delirium tremens |
| ECT | electroconvulsive therapy |
| ETOH | ethyl alcohol (liquor) |
| LSD | lysergic acid diethylamide (a street drug) |
| MAG | monoamine oxidase (inhibitor drug) |
| OCD | obsessive-compulsive disorder |
| OD | overdose |
| PCP | phencyclidine (angel dust, a street drug) |
| PMDD | premenstrual dysphoric disorder |
| PTSD | posttraumatic stress disorder |
| Psy | psychiatry, psychology |
| Psych | psychiatry, psychology |
| SAD | seasonal affective disorder |
| SSRI | selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (drug) |
| TAT | Thematic Apperception Test |
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