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Diseases and Conditions of the Psychiatry

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affect   external expression of emotion. or emotional response.  
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amnesia   loss of memory.  
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anorexia nervosa   eating disorder with excessive dieting and refusal to maintain a normal body weight.  
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anxiety diorders   Characterized by unpleasant tension, distress, and avoidance behavior; examples are phobias, obesssive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder.  
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apathy   absence of emotions; lack of interest or emotional involvement.  
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autistic thought   thinking is internally stimulated and ideas have a private meaning; fantasy thought of as reality.  
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bipolar disorder   mood disorder with alternating periods of mania and depression.  
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bulimia nervosa   eating disorder with binge eating followed by vomiting, purging, and depression.  
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cannabis   active substance in marijuana; THC  
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compulsion   uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly.  
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conversion disorder   condition marked by physical symptoms with no organic basis, appearing as a result of anxiety and unconscious inner conflict.  
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defense mechanism   unconscious technique (coping mechanism) a person uses to resolve or conceal conflicts and anxiety. It protects the individual against anxiety and stress; examples are acting out and denial.  
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delirium   confusion in thinking; faulty perceptions and irrational behavior. Delirium tremens is associated with alcohol withdrawal.  
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delusion   fixed, false belief that cannot be changed by logical reasoning or evidence.  
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dementia   loss of intellectual abilities with impairment of memory, judgement, and reasoning as well as changes in personality.  
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depression   major mood disorder with chronic sadness, loss of energy, hopelessness, worry, and discouragement and, commonly, suicidal impulses and thoughts.  
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dissociative disorder   chronic or sudden disturbance in memory, idenity, or consciousness; examples are multiple personality disorder, psychogenic disorders,amnesia, and fugue.  
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ego   central coordinating branch of the personality or mind.  
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fugue   flight from customary surroundings; dissociative disorder.  
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gender idenity disorder   strong and persistent cross-gender identification with the opposite sex.  
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hallucination   false sensory perception (hearing voices and seeing things)  
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id   major unconscious part of the personality; energy from instinctual drives and desires.  
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labile   unstable, undergoing rapid emotional change.  
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mania   extreme excitement, hyperactive elation, and agitation. Don't confuse with the suffix-mania (see pg 912), meaning obsession.  
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mood disorders   prolonged emotion dominates a persons life; examples are bipolar and depressive disorders  
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mutism   nonreactive state; stupor  
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neurosis   repressed conflicts lead to mental symptoms such as anxiety and fears that disturb ability to function; less severe than a psychosis.  
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obsessive-compulsive disorder   anxiety disorder in which recurrent thoughts and repetitive acts dominate behavior.  
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paranoia   overly suspicious system of thinking; fixed delusions that one is being harassed, persecuted, or unfairly treated.  
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paraphilia   recurrent intense sexual urge, fantasy, or behavior that involves unusual objects, activities, or situations.  
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personality disorders   lifelong personality patterns marked by inflexibility and impairment of socal functioning.  
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pervasive developmental disorders   group of childhood disorders chartacterized by delays in socialization and communication skills; autism and Asperger syndrome are examples.  
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phobia   irrational or disabling fear (avoidance) of an object or situation.  
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post-traumatic stress disorder   anxiety-related symptoms appear after personal experience of a traumatic event.  
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projective (personality) test   diagnostic personality test using unstructured stimuli (inkblots, pictures, abstract patterns, incomplete sentences) to evoke responses that reflect aspects of an individual's personality.  
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psychiatrist   physician (MD) with medical training in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. Ex: child psychiatrist and a forensic psychiatrist  
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psychologist   nonmedical prefessional (often PhD or an EdD) specializing in mental processes and how the brain functions in health and disease.  
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psychosis   a disorder marked by loss of contact with reality; often with delusions and hallucinations.  
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reality testing   ability to percieve fact from fantasy; severely impaired in psychoses.  
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repression   defense mechanism by which unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and impulses are automatically pushed into the unconscious.  
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schizophrenia   a phychosis marked by withdrawal (split) from reality into an inner world of disorganized thinking and conflict.  
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sexual disorders   disorders or paraphilias and sexual dysfunctions.  
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somatoform disorders   having physical symptoms that connot be explained by any actual physical disorder or other well-described mental disorders such as depression.  
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substance-related disorders   regular overuse of psychoactive substnce (alcohol, amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, hallucinogens, opioids, and sedative) that affect the central nervous system.  
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superego   internalized conscience and moral part of the personality.  
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amphetamines   central nervous system stimulants that may be used to treat depression and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.  
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atypical antipsychotics   drugs that treat psychotic symptoms and behavior  
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benzodiazepines   drugs that lessen anxiety, tension, agitation, and panic attacks.  
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cognitive behavioral therapy   conditioning is used to relieve anxiety and improve symptoms of illness.  
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electroconvulsive therapy   electric current is used to produce changes in brain wave patterns with resulting convulsions and loss of consciousness; effective in the treatment of major depression. Modern techniques use anesthesia, so the convulsion is not observable.  
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family therapy   treatment of an entire family to resolve and shed light on conflicts.  
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free association   psychoanalytic technique in which the patient verbalizes, without censorship, the passing contents of his or her mind.  
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group therapy   group of patients with similar problems gain insight into their personalities through discussion and interaction with each other.  
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hypnosis   trance is used to increase the pace of psychotherapy.  
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insight-oriented therapy   face-to-face discussion of life problems and assocaited feelings.  
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lithium   medication used to treat the manic stage of manic-depressive illness.  
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neuroleptic drug   any drug that favorably modifies psychotic symptoms. examples are atypical antipsychotics.  
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phenothiazines   antipsychotic drugs  
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play therapy   treatment in which a child, through use of toys in a playroom setting, expresses conflicts and feelings unable to be communicated in a direct manner.  
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psychoanalysis   treatment that allows that patient to explore inner emotions and conflicts so as to understand and change current behavior.  
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psychodrama   group therapy in which a patient expresses feelings by acting out family and socal roles with other patients.  
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psychopharmacology   treatment of psychiatric diorders with drugs.  
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sedatives   drugs that lessen anxiety  
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supportive psychotherapy   offering encouragement support, and hope to patients facing difficult life transitions and events.  
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transference   Psychoanalytic process in which that patient relates to the therapist as though the therapist were a prominent childhood figure.  
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tricyclic antidepressants   drugs used to treat severe depression; three-ringed fused structure  
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