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LOM 22 vocab

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external expression of emotion, or emotional response   affect  
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loss of memory   amnesia  
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eating disorder with excessive dieting and refusal to maintain a normal body weight   anorexia nervosa  
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characterized by unpleasant tension, distress, and avoidance behavior   anxiety disorder  
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absence of emotions; lack of interest or emotional involvement   apathy  
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thinking is internally stimulated and ideas have a private meaning; fantasy thought of as reality   autistic thought  
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mood disorder with alternating periods of mania and depression   bipolar disorder  
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eating disorder with binge eating followed by vomiting, purging, and depression   bulemia nervosa  
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active substance in marijuana; THC   cannabis  
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uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly   compulsion  
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condition marked by physical symptoms with no organic basis, appearing as a result of anxiety and unconsious inner conflict   conversion disorder  
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unconscious technique (coping mechanism) a person uses to resolve or conceal conflicts and anxiety. it protects the individual against anxiety and stress   defense mechanism  
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confusion in thinking; faulty perceptions and irrational behavior   delirium  
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fixed, false belief that cannot be changed by logical reasoning or evidence   delusion  
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loss of intellectual abilities with impairment of memory, judgment, and reasoning as well as changes in personality   dementia  
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major mood disorder with chronic sadness, loss of energy, hopelessness, worry, and discouragement, and, commonly, suicidal impulses and thoughts   depression  
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chronic or sudden disturbance in memory, identity, or consciousness   dissociative disorder  
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central coordinating branch of the personality or mind   ego  
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flight from customary surroundings   fugue (aka: dissociative disorder)  
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strong and persistant cross-gender identification with the opposite sex   gender identity disorder  
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false sensory perception (hearing voices and seeing things)   hallucination  
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major unconsciousness part of the personality; energy from the instictual drives and desires   id  
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unstable; undergoing rapid emotional change   labile  
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extreme excitement, hyperactive elation, and agitation   mania  
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prolonged emotion dominates a person's life   mood disorders  
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nonreactive state; stupor   mutism  
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repressed conflicts lead to mental symptoms such as anxiety and fears that disturb ability to function; less severe than a psychosis   neurosis  
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anxiety disorder in which recurrent thoughts and repetitive acts dominate behavior   obsessive-compulsive disorder  
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overly suspicious system of thinking; fixed delusions that one is being harassed, persecuted, or unfairly treated   paranoia  
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recurrent intense sexual urge, fantasym or behavior that involves unusual objects, activities or situations   paraphilia  
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lifelong personality patterns marked by inflexibility and impairment of social functioning   personality disorders  
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group of childhood disorders characterized by delays in socialization and communication skills   pervasive developmental disorders  
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irrational or disabling fear (avoidance) of an object or situation   phobia  
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anxiety-related symptoms appear after personal experience of a traumatic event   post-traumatic stress disorder  
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diagnostic personality test using unstructured stimuli to evoke responses that reflect aspects of an individual's personality   projective (personality) test  
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physician (MD) with medical training in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders   psychiatrist  
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nonmedical professional (often a PhD or an EhD) specializing in mental process and how the brain functions in health and disease   psychologist  
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a disorder marked by loss of contact with reality; often with delusions and hallucinations   psychosis  
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ability to perceive fact from fantasy; severely impaired in psychoses   reality testing  
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defense mechanism by which unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and impulses are automatically pushed into the unconsciousness   repression  
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a psychosis marked by withdrawal from reality into an inner world of disorganized thinking and conflict   schizophrenia  
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disorders of paraphilias and sexual dysfunctions   sexual disorders  
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having physical symptoms that connot be explained by any actual physical disorder or other well-described mental disorder such as depression   somatoform disorders  
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regular overuse of pyschoactive substances (alcohol, amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, hallucinogens, opioids, and sedatives) that affect the central nervous system   substance related disorders  
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internalized conscience and moral part of the personality   superego  
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central nervous system stimulants that may be used to treat depression and attention-deficit disorder   amphetamines  
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drugs that treat psychotic symptoms and behavior   atypical antipsychotics  
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drugs that lessen anxiety, tension, agitation, and panic attacks   benzodiazepins  
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conditioning (changing behavior patterns by training and repitition) is used to relieve anxiety and improve symptoms of illness   cognitive behavioral therapy  
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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   electroconvulsive therapy  
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treatment of an entire family to resolve and shed light on conflicts   family therapy  
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phycoanalytic technique in which the patient verbalizes, without censorship, the passing contents of his or her mind   free association  
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group of patients with similar problems gain insight into their personalities through discussion and interaction with each other   group therapy  
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trance (state of altered consciousness) is used to increase the pace of psychotherapy   hypnosis  
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face-to-face discussion of life problems and associated feelings   insight-oriented therapy  
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medication used to treat the manic stage of manic-depressive illness   lithium  
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any drug that favorably modifies psychotic symptoms   neuroleptic drug  
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antipsychotic drugs   phenothiazines  
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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   play therapy  
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treatment that allows the patient to explore inner emotions and conflicts so as to understand and change current behavior   psychoanalysis  
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group therapy in which a patient expresses feelings by acting out family and social roles with other patients   psychodrama  
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treatment of psychiatric disorders with drugs   psychopharmacology  
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drugs that lessen anxiety   sedatives  
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offering encouragement, support, and hope to patients facing difficult life transitions and events   supportive psychotherapy  
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psychoanalytic process in which the patient relates to the terapise as though the therapist were a prominent childhood figure   transference  
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drugs used to treat severe depression; three ringed fused structure   tricyclic antidepressants  
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varying degrees of uneasiness, apprehension, or dread, often accompanied by palpitations, tightness in the chest, breathlessness, and choking sensations   anxiety  
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anxiety becomes a bodily symptom, such as blindness, deafness, or paralysis, that does not have an organic basis   conversion  
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uncomfortable feelings are separated from their real object. In order to avoid mental distress, the feelings are redirected toward a second object or behavior pattern   dissociation  
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sadness, hopelessness; depressive mood, or feeling 'low'   dysphoria  
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exaggerated feeling of well-being ('high')   euphoria  
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an involuntary, persistent idea or emotion   obsession  
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no loyalty or concern for others, and without moral standards; acts only in response to desires and impulses; cannot tolerate frustration and blames others when he or she is at fault   antisocial  
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instability in interpersonal relationships and sense of self; characterized by alternating involvement with and rejection of people. Frantic efforts are made to avoid real or imagined abandonment   borderline  
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emotional, attention seeking, immature, and dependent; irrational outbursts and tantrums; flamboyant and theatrical; having general dissatisfaction with the self with a lack of empathy for others   histrionic  
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grandiose sense of self-importance or uniqueness and preoccupation with fantasies of success and power   narcissistic  
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continually suspicious and mistrustful of other people but not to a psychotic or delusional degree; jealous and overly concerned with hidden motives of others; quick to take offense   paranoid  
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emotionally cold and aloof; indifferent to praise or criticism or to the feelings of others; few friendships and rarely appears to experience strong emotions, such as anger or joy   schizoid  
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compulsive need to expose one's body, particularly the genitals, to an unsuspecting stranger   exhibitionism  
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the use of nonliving objects (articles of clothing) as substitutes for a human sexual love object   fetishism  
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sexual urges and fantasies involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child (age 13 or younger)   pedophilia  
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sexual gratification is gained by being humiliated, beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer by another person   sexual masochism  
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sexual gratification is gained by inflicting physical or psychological pain or humiliation on others   sexual sadism  
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cross-dressing; wearing clothing of the opposite sex   transvestic fetishism  
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sexual excitement is achieved by observing unsuspecting people who are naked, undressing, or engaging in sexual activity   voyeurism  
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split   schiz/o  
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attraction to, love   phil/o  
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produced by   -genic  
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fear   -phobia  
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bibliophobia   fear of books  
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fear of darkness   nyctophobia  
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fear of drugs   pharmacophobia  
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fear of heights   acrophobia  
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fear of insects   entomophobia  
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fear of men   androphobia  
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fear of needles   belonephobia  
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fear of sleep   hypnophobia  
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fear of vomiting   emetophobia  
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