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mental health terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abuse | the improper use of something, cruel and violent treatment of a person |
| addiction | a psychological craving for alcohol or drugs with the presence of withdrawal symptoms the substance cannot be obtain |
| Affect | the behavioral expression of emotion |
| aggression | harsh physical or verbal action intended either consciously or unconsciously to hard to injure another |
| akinesia | muscular weakness; or a loss or patrial loss of muscle movement |
| ambivalence | two feelings together toward a person, object or idea |
| anxiety | Vague diffuse apprehension that is associated with feelings of uncertainty and helplessness |
| Apathy | Lack of interest, enthusiasm or concern |
| Assault | An act that results in a person’s genuine fear and apprehension that he/she will be touched without consent |
| Autonomy | Independence; self-governance |
| Battery | The nonconsensual touching of another person |
| Behavior | Any observable, recordable act, movement or response of an individual |
| Binge | Over indulging in an activity |
| Blocking | Interruption of flow of speech owing to distracting thoughts |
| Body Language | Transmission of a message by body movement |
| Catatonia | State of immobilized stupor that can quickly swing to extreme agitation |
| Catharsis | Release that occurs when patient’s talk openly |
| Claustrophobia | Fear of closed places |
| Codependent | Needing to be controlled or manipulated |
| Compensation | Covering up a real or perceived weakness by emphasizing a trait one considers more desirable |
| Compulsion | Irresistible urge to perform some act |
| Confabulation | Filling in memory gaps with made-up facts and experiences |
| Congruent | Verbal communication that matches nonverbal communication |
| Conversion | A change in character, form or function |
| Coping | Facing and dealing with responsibilities or a situation in a calm or adequate manner |
| Counter-Transference | Caregiver’s displacement of emotion onto the patient |
| Decompensate | Deterioration of a previously working structure or system |
| Defense Mechanism | Automatic psychological process that protects the individual against anxiety and from awareness of internal or external stressors |
| Delirium | Rapidly occurring onset of confusion |
| Delusion | Fixed false belief |
| Dementia | Global impairment of cognitive functioning that is progressive and interferes with social and occupational abilities |
| Denial | Refusing to acknowledge the existence of a real situation or the feelings associated with it |
| Depression | Can be a sign, symptom, disease or reaction of sadness or grief |
| Detoxification | The process of withdrawal from a substance to which one has become dependent |
| Displacement | The transfer of feelings from one target to another that is considered less threatening or that is neutral |
| Dissociation | Separation of mental processes from a person’s consciousness |
| Diurnal Mood | Changes in mood because of time of day |
| Dystonia | Involuntary muscle movements of the face, arms, legs and neck |
| Echolalia | Imitation of another’s words |
| Echopraxia | Imitation of another’s body position |
| Empathy | Understanding the meaning and relevance in the thoughts and feelings of another |
| Enabling | To make possible |
| Ethnocentrism | Imposing one’s beliefs and values on other cultural groups |
| Exploring | Delving further into a subject, idea, experience or relationship |
| False Imprisonment | The deliberate and unauthorized confinement of a person against their will |
| False Reassurance | Inappropriate optimism |
| Fetish | A strong need or desire for an object, body part or activity for sexual excitement |
| Flight of Ideas | Rapid shift of ideas while speaking with no connection between subjects |
| Focusing | Taking notice of a single idea or even a single word |
| Fugue | A sudden unexpected travel away from home or customary work locale with the assumption of a new identity and an inability to recall one’s previous identity |
| Grandiose | Ideas of fame, wealth or important that are unfounded or untrue |
| Hallucination | Seeing, hearing, smelling or feeling something that is not a result of external stimuli |
| Hypermania | Severe alteration in mood |
| Hypomania | Less than severe alteration in mood |
| illusion | Misinterpretation of sensory input |
| Incongruent | Body language and verbal communication does not match |
| Insight | Awareness and understanding of behavior |
| Introjection | Integrating the beliefs and values of another individual into one’s own ego structure |
| Labile | Frequent and rapid change of emotions |
| Limit Setting | Communicating the rights, responsibilities and expectations to a person so that expected normal limits and rules can be identified |
| Loose Association | Disordered thinking with little connection between thoughts |
| Maladaptation | Failure of the body to return to homeostasis after responding to stress |
| Mania | A state in which the mood is elevated, expansive or irritable |
| Milieu | Surroundings; environment |
| Modeling | Learning new behaviors by imitating the behaviors of others |
| Narcissistic | Having an excessive interest in oneself |
| Neologism | invention of a new word |
| Neurotic Behavior | or dysfunction that is characterized by anxiety but no distortion of reality |
| Obsession Recurring | , unstoppable thought |
| Offering Self | Making oneself available on an unconditional basis thus increasing patient’s feelings of self -worth |
| Panic | Extreme anxiety that involves dread and loss of rational thought |
| Paranoia | Suspiciousness |
| Paraphrasing | Restating another’s message using the caregiver’s own words |
| Phobia | Extreme persistent fear that is out of proportion to reality |
| Probing | Persistent questioning of the patient; pushing for answers to issues the patient does not wish to discuss |
| Projection | Attributing feelings or impulses unacceptable to one’s self to another person |
| Psychosis | Out of touch with reality |
| Purge | To get rid of something |
| Rationalization | Attempts to justify via logical or acceptable explanations, acts or feelings that are not logical or acceptable |
| Reflecting | Questions and feelings are referred back to the patient so that they may be recognized and accepted and so that the patient may recognize that his/her point of view has value |
| Regression | A retreat to an earlier level of comfort measures Rejecting Refusing to consider or showing contempt for the patient’s ideas or behavior |
| Reminiscence | Systematic review of life experiences |
| Repression | Involuntary exclusion of painful memories |
| Restating | Repeating the main idea on what the patient has said using the words of the patient |
| Somnambulism | Sleepwalking |
| Splitting | A defense mechanism in which the person is unable to integrate and accept both positive and negative feelings |
| Sublimation | Channeling unacceptable drives or impulses into activities that are more tolerable and constructive |
| Suppression | The voluntary blocking of one’s awareness of unpleasant feelings and experiences |
| Tardive Dyskinesia | Syndrome of symptoms characterized by bizarre facial and tongue movements, a stiff neck and difficulty swallowing |
| Time & Sequence | A period or point marked by specific attributes or events |
| Tolerance Substance | dependence that may be shown by the need for markedly increased amounts of the substance to achieve intoxication or the desired effect |
| Transference | Response of a patient to a nurse that was originally associated with an important figure in early life |
| Voicing Doubt | Expressing uncertainty as to the reality of the patient’s perceptions |
| Withdrawal | The act or process of ceasing to use a drug or substance; to retreat or abstain from use, interest or involvement |
| Word Salad | Jumbled disconnected words; made-up words |
| Psychomotor retardation | is a slowing down of thoughts and physical movements |
| Waxy flexibility | is a psychomotor symptom associated with catatonia, characterized by a patient's limbs resisting movement as if made of wax. When the limbs are moved, they may resist briefly but then return to their original position |
| Tactile hallucinations | are false perceptions of touch or physical sensations on or under the skin without any actual external stimulus. |
| pervasive emotional state | refers to a long-lasting and sustained emotional tone |
| Automatism | is the performance of actions unconsciously and without intention, where the individual has no awareness or control over their behavior. |
| Command hallucinations | are a type of auditory hallucination where individuals hear voices instructing them to perform specific actions, which can range from harmless to potentially dangerous. |
| restricted affect | Restricted Affect: This refers to a reduced range of emotional expression, where individuals may find it difficult to reach the extreme ends of positive and negative emotions. |
| Blunted Affect: | This involves a significant reduction in the intensity of emotional responses |
| visual hallucinations | are vivid sensory experiences of seeing things that are not present, often linked to various psychological and neurological conditions. |
| flight of ideas | Flight of ideas is a another in an incoherent or fragmented manner. |
| Ideas of reference | are a psychological phenomenon where individuals believe that random events or comments in their environment have specific personal significance, often leading to misinterpretations of reality. |
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