5-8 Final

Question 0

Schizoid personality disorder

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A personality disorder : social isolation, emotional coldness, and indifference to others

Question 1

personality disorder

Answer 1

Disorder : inflexible, long standing and maladaptive personality traits that cause significant functional impairment, subjective distress, or a combination of both

Question 2

Schizotypal personality disorder

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A personality disorder : peculiar thoughts and behaviors and by poor interpersonal relationships.

Question 3

Antisocial personality disorder

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A personality disorder : failure to conform to social and legal codes, by a lack of anxiety and guilt, and by irresponsible behaviors

Question 4

Borderline personality disorder

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A personality disorder : intense fluctuations in mood, self image, and interpersonal relationships

Question 5

Histrionic personality disorder

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A personality disorder : self-dramatization, exaggerated expression of emotions, and attention-seeking behaviors

Question 6

Narcissistic personality disorder

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A personality disorder : exaggerated sense of self importance, an exploitative attitude, and a lack of empathy

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Avoidant personality disorder

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Personality disorder : fear of rejection and humiliation and a reluctance to enter into social relationships

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Dependent personality disorder

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A personality disorder : reliance on others and an unwillingness to assume responsibility.

Question 9

Trichotillomania

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An implode control disorder : inability to resist impulses to pull out ones own hair.

Question 10

Substance abuse

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Maladaptive pattern of recurrent use that extends over a period of 12 months; leads to notable impairment or distress; and continues despite social, occupational, psychological, physical, or safety problems.

Question 11

Substance dependence

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Maladaptive pattern of use extending over a 12mo period : unsuccessful efforts to control use despite knowledge of harmful effects; taking more of the substance than intended; tolerance and/or withdrawal

Question 12

Tolerance

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Condition in which increased doses of a substance are necessary to achieve the desired effect

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Withdrawal

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Condition : distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other areas of functioning or by physical or emotional symptoms such as shaking, irritability, and inability to concentrate after reducing or ceasing intake of a substance

Question 14

Depressant (sedative)

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Substance that causes generalized depression of the central nervous system and a slowing down of responses

Question 15

Alcoholic

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person who abuses alcohol and is dependent on it

Question 16

Alcoholism

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substance-related disorder : abuse of, or dependency on, alcohol, which is a depressant

Question 17

Narcotic

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drug such as opium and its derivatives- that depresses the central nervous system; acts as a sedative to provide relief from pain, anxiety, and tension; is addictive

Question 18

Barbiturate

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substance that is a powerful depressant of the central nervous system, is commonly used to induce relaxation and sleep, and is capable of inducing psychological and physical dependency; also called “downers”

Question 19

Amphetamine

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a drug that speeds up central nervous system activity and produces increased alertness ,energy, and sometimes, feelings of euphoria and confidence; also called “uppers”

Question 20

Cocaine

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substance extracted from the coca plant; induces feelings of euphoria and self-confidence in users

Question 21

hallucinogen

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substance that produces hallucinations, vivid sensory awareness, heightened alertness, or perceptions of increased insight; use does not typically lead to physical dependence, although psychological dependence may occur

Question 22

Marijuana

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the mildest and most commonly used hallucinogen; also know as “pot” or “grass”

Question 23

Mood disorder

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disturbance in emotions that causes subjective discomfort, hinders a person’s ability to function, or both

Question 24

Unipolar depression

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mood disorder with only depression that is characterized by intense sadness, feelings of futility and worthlessness, and withdrawal from others

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Bipolar Disorder

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mood disorder in which depression is accompanied by mania, which is characterized by elevated mood, expansiveness, or irritability, often resulting in hyperactivity

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Mania

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characteristic of bipolar disorder, consisting of elevated mood, expansiveness, or irritability, often resulting in hyperactivity

Question 27

Depressive disorders

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disorders that include major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder with no history of a manic episode; also called unipolar depression

Question 28

Major depressive disorder

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a major depressive episode whose symptoms include a depressed mood or a loss of interest or pleasure, weight loss or gain, sleep difficulties, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness, inability to concentrate, and recurrent thoughts of death

Question 29

dysthymic disorder (dysthymia)

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depressed mood which is chronic and relatively continual and does not meet criteria for major depression

Question 30

Cyclothymic disorder

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chronic and relatively continual mood disorder in which the person is never symptom free for more than two months

Question 31

schema

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a cognitive framework that helps organize and interpret information

Question 32

cognitive disorder

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a disorder that affects thinking processes, memory, consciousness, and perception and that is caused by brain dysfunction

Question 33

dementia

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a syndrome characterized by memory impairment and cognitive disturbances, such as aphasia, apraxia, agnosia, or disturbances in planning or abstraction in thought processes

Question 34

Amnestic disorder

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a disorder characterized by memory impairment as manifested by the inability to learn new information and the inability to recall previously learned knowledge or past events

Question 35

stroke

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a sudden stoppage of blood flow to a portionof the brain, leading to a loss of brain function

Question 36

Alzheimer's disease (AD)

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a dementia in which brain tissue atrophies, leading to marked deterioration of intellectual and emotional functioning

Question 37

Parkinson's disease

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a progressively worsening disorder characterized by four primary symptoms: tremor, or trembling in hands, arms, legs, jaw, and face; rigidity, or stiffness of the limbs and trunk; brady kinesia, or slowness of movement; and postural instability, or impaired balance and coordination

Question 38

Encephalitis

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brain inflammation that is caused by a viral or bacterial infection and that produces symptoms of lethargy, drowsiness, fever, delirium, vomiting, and headaches

Question 39

Epilepsy

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any disorder characterized by intermittent and brief periods of altered consciousness, often accompanied by seizures, and excessive electrical discharge from brain cells

Question 40

Huntington's disease

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a rare, genetically transmitted degenerative disease characterized by involuntary twitching movements and eventual dementia