Chapter 20 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Bipolar disorder | Periods of uncontrollable mood swings between mania and depression |
Cognitive | Thoughts or thinking |
Compulsion | Repetitive ritualistic behavior |
Coping mechanism | Personal adjustment to stress without losing site of goal |
Delusions | False beliefs |
Depressive neurosis | State of sadness or anxiety and loss of interest in normal activities |
Disorientation | Confusion about time, place, or person |
Egocentrism | Inability to see any viewpoint other than one's own |
Fragmentation | Feeling of falling apart or fear of impending loss |
Generalized Anxiety Disorder | Constantly feeling tense and apprehensive; inability to relax |
Grandiosity | Elevated feeling of self-worth |
Hallucinations | Sensory impairment; seeing and hearing things not present |
Hypochondriasis | Misinterpretation of normal experiences to be a disease |
Inappropriate effect | Expression not fitting the situation |
Loosening of associations | Thought or speech disturbances; fragmentation |
Mood and affect | Mood is an emotion, such as depression and anger. Affect is the behavior indicating the expression of the mood |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder | Repetitive, ritualistic behavior |
Panic Attacks | Intense anxiety; feeling of loss of control |
Paranoia | Suspiciousness; feelings of persecution |
Post-traumatic stress disorder | Emotional disturbance resulting from a previous traumatic event |
Psychosomatic | Illness triggered by mind and thought rather than from a virus, injury, or bacteria |
Psychosis | Loss of boundary; gross impairment of reality |
Schizophrenia | Delusional; flawed perception of the world |
Short-term memory | Ability to recall information for a very short time span |
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