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Mental Health

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Affect   Emotional tone, feeling, or the outward manifestation of subjective emotions; also called affectivity.  
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Akathisia   Complete or partial loss of muscle control.  
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Anhedonia   Markedly diminished or lost interest or pleasure in all of most activities.  
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Anxiety   Apprehensive uneasiness or dread (may be marked by physiologic signs; such as sweating, tension, or increased pulse).  
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Assaultive   Threatening to hurt others or actually striking someone.  
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Athetoid   Involuntary writhing movements of fingers, toes or extremities.  
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Benzodiazepine   Class of common anti-anxiety medication.  
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Bipolar disorder   Severe disorder in which behavior alternates between over-activity and depression.  
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Catalepsy   State in which a person maintains the body position in which he or she is placed.  
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Catatonia   Stupor and muscle rigidity common in schizophrenia.  
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Cogwheeling (Movement)   Abnormal muscular rigor that manifests as jerky movements when the muscle is passively stretched; can be a side effect of psychotropic medications.  
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Compulsion   A repetitive behavior or mental act that a person feels driven to perform, sometimes constantly.  
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Cyclothymic   Mild form of bipolar disorder(ie. characterized by less extreme periods of over-activity & depression.  
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Decanoate/depot (medications)   Injectable long lasting psychotropic medications  
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Delusion   A false belief that cannot be corrected by reason.  
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Dual Diagnosis   Two separate chronic conditions at the same time; has commonly come to mean mental illness, combined with chemical dependency.  
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Dyskinesia   Involuntary, coordinated rhythmic movements.  
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Dysthymia   Depressive disorder, chronic clinical depression over a long period.  
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Dystonia   Difficulty in speaking  
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Echolalia   Automatic repeating of what has been said  
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Echopraxia   Involuntary imitation of the movements of other people  
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Entitlement   Psychological condition in which an individual feels that everyone should wait on him or her and often makes other unreasonable demands  
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Euthymia   Normal mood  
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Factitious   Physical or mental disorder that is artificial or made up with no organic basis  
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Forensic   Pertaining to legal matters  
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Functional disorder   Type of mental illness that has no organic causes  
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Grandiosity   Having delusions of grandeur  
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Hallucination   Seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting or feeling something that has no objective stimulus  
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Hypersomnia   Excessive sleep  
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Hypervigilance   A state of increased watchfulness  
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Hypomania   Hyperactive individual who has not reached the level of mania; does not require hospitalization  
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Intrusive   In Psychiatry, a client who interrupts or constantly interferes with others or who invades their personal space  
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Lability   Unstable fluctuating as a libile fever. In psychiatry; rapid mood swings and marked behavior changes.  
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Malingering   Faling illness to stay in the hospital or otherwise receive desired attention  
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Mania   Disordered mental state of extreme excitement; extreme and exaggerated hyperactivity as a phase of bi-polar disorder; expansiveness, increased speed of speech and thoughts, grandiosity.  
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Milieu/Milieu Therapy   Environment, surroundings, therapy in a comfortable, therapeutic environment  
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Mutism   Refusal or inability to speak  
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Neologism   New word created by an individual that is not actually a word  
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Neuroleptic   An agent that modifies psychotic behavior  
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Obsession   A recurrent, persistent, intrusive thought or belief that the person cannot ignore  
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Oculogyric Crisis   Involuntary backward rolling of the eyes  
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Opisthotonos   A spasm in which the head and heels are close and the body is bowed forward  
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Organic Disorder   Mental illness that is caused by an actual physical disorder  
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Paranoia   Mental disorder in which one has delusions of persecution or thinks others will harm him/her.  
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Perseverate   To dwell on one subject  
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Phobia   A persistent, abnormal fear or dread. (claustrophobia is fear of small, enclosed places)  
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Polydipsia   Excessive thirst  
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Psychiatrist   A physician who specializes in the treatment of mental disorders  
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Psychometric   Type of testing for mental disorders that includes an in-depth interview and various other tests; also called neuropsychiatric testing.  
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Psychosis   A mental disturbance in which personality disintegrates and the person escapes into unreality (more serious than neurosis)  
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Psychotropic   Types of medications that modify moods  
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Rapport   A state of harmony or good relationship between two individuals, particularly emphasized in mental health.  
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Regression   Return to a former state, as a child regresses when ill. Regression of a disease process refers to its relief or subsiding.  
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Schizophrenia   Psychological condition in which the person loses contact with reality.  
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Tardive Dyskinesia   A condition that results from long-term use of neuroleptics. A common symptom is obvious mouth and tongue movements.  
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Vulnerable Adult   An adult who is intellectually impaired, mentally ill, or otherwise unable to protect himself or herself.  
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72 degrees    
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AH   Auditory Hallucination  
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AIMS   Abnormal involuntary movement scale  
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ALC   Acute lethal catatonia  
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AMSIT   Appearance, mood, sensorium, intelligence, thought process  
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ANAD    
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AP   Apical pulse or anteroposterior; anterior-posterior (repair); assault (attack) precautions  
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APE   Acute psychotic episode  
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AWOL   Absent without leave  
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BPD/BPAD   Bipolar disorder/bipolar affective disorder  
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BPRS   Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale  
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CHI   Closed head injury  
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CHT   Closed head trauma  
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CMHC   Community mental health center  
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CPMI   Chronic and persistent mental illness  
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DISCUS   Dyskinesia Identification System - Condensed User Scale  
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DSM   Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders  
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ECT   Electroconvulsive therapy  
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EP   Escape (elopement) precautions  
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EPSE   Extrapyramidal side effects  
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ETOH,EtOH   Alcohol withdrawal  
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FOI   Flight of ideas  
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GP   General (suicide) precautions  
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HI   Homicidal ideation  
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Li+   Lithium  
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LQR/LSR   Locked quiet room/Locked seclusion room  
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MDD   Major depressive disorder  
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MI/CD   Mentally ill and chemically dependent  
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MI   Myocardial infarction; mental illness  
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MMPI   Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory  
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MMSE   Mini mental status exam  
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NMS   Neuroleptic malignant syndrome  
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NOS   Not otherwise specified  
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OCD   Obsessive-compulsive disorder  
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OD   Overdose; right eye (oculus dexter) (not recommended for use)  
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ODT   Orally disintegrating tablet  
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PADS   Preventive aggression device system  
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PD   Provisional discharge  
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PPS   Prospective payment system  
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PTSD   Post-traumatic stress disorder  
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REBT   Rational emotive behavioral therapy  
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SI/SA   Suicidal ideation/Status asthmaticus  
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SIB/SIW   Self injurious behavior/Self inflicted wound  
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SP   Suprapubic (catheter)  
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TA   Transactional analysis; temporal artery (forehead)  
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TD/TDK   Tardive dyskinesia; transdermal/  
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TR   Therapeutic recreation  
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U-ToX   Urine toxicology screen (for drugs)  
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VH   Visual hallucinations  
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W/D   Withdrawal  
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Patients with chronic or progressive illness are more prone to   Suicide/depression  
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REBT therapy states that people are accepted   Unconditionally  
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Reality Therapy   Enforces that we can't change the past and need to develop socially acceptable behavior  
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The major concern for psychiatric patients is   Safety  
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____ & ____ and having flash backs are common in PTSD   Hyper vigilance and being easily startled  
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Agoraphobia   The phobia of open spaces  
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Borderline Personality   Disorder is frequently associated with self-injury  
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Patients with Narcissistic personality   Disorder lack empathy, have a need for admiration and have a sense of entitlement.  
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Those with Schizoid personality   Disorder lack social relationships and a range of emotions  
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Mania could include forced speech and   Racing thoughts  
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The patient with dysthymia must display depressed mood for   2 years for diagnosis  
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Patients with disturbed sleep, depressed mood and thoughts of death may be suffering from   Major depressive episode  
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Axis I: Clinical   Psychiatric syndromes  
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Axis II: Personality   Disorders and mental retardation  
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Axis III: General   Medical conditions  
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Axis IV: Psychosocial   And environmental problems  
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Axis V: Global   Assessment of functioning  
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A patient refusing to discuss an issue is using   Repression as a defense mechanism  
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Patients taking neuroleptics may develop ticks such as lip smacking. This is know as   Tardive dyskinesia  
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A paranoid patient need the nurse to   Explain procedures before intervening  
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A patient with Histrionic   Personality disorder engages in attention seeking behaviors  
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A patient with Borderline   Personality disorder has a history of unstable relationships  
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Schizoid personality disorders characterized by   discomfort with interpersonal relationships  
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A patient with social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation may be diagnosed with   Avoidant personality disorder  
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Compulsions are ritualistic or repetitive behaviors   that a person carries out continuously  
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Munchousens by proxy   occurs when a person inflicts illness or injury on someone else to gain attention  
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Manic patients may benefit from a reduction of environmental   stumuli  
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NMS (neuroleptic malignant syndrome)   is a life threatening reaction to neuroleptic medication,exhibited by rigidity, fever, diaphoresis, and sudden altered LOC  
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Reaction formation involves using   opposite behavior from what would be expected for a a given situation  
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Clients suffering from mental illness have a higher incidence of   Substance abuse and the nurse should watch for withdrawal symptoms upon addmission  
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Tweaking   Rapid eye movement  
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Formication   Crawling skin - bugs, snakes  
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Hallucinations   seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting or feeling something that has no objective stimulus  
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Delirium tremens   symptoms that appear in the third  
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Enablers   usually family or spouse, may have difficulty accepting that the disease of abuse is bad but not the addict, himself, is bad  
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Tremors are part of the autonomic   Hyperactivity process during withdrawl  
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0.08   is the legal limit for alcohol blood level  
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Always position patients on their side   due to possible n/v associated with withdrawal  
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