Basic Psych

Question 1

affect

Answer 1

outward display of a patient’s feelings or emotions, which can be objectively observed.

Question 2

mood

Answer 2

subjective feelings or emotions experienced and expressed by the patient

Question 3

psychosis

Answer 3

significant transient or persistent impairment in reality testing

Question 4

reality testing

Answer 4

process of comparing thoughts or ideas to information gathered from the external world

Question 5

thought disorder

Answer 5

abnml thinking affecting patient’s language, communication, thought content, or thought process

Question 6

disorders of thought process

Answer 6

thought blocking 
short attention span 
clang associations 
flight of ideas
concrete thinking 
tangential thought
circumferential thought

Question 7

disorders of thought process

Answer 7

delusions 
phobias 
obsessions 
suicidal/homicidal thoughts 
poverty or overabundance of thoughts

Question 8

disorders of perception

Answer 8

illusion
idea of reference
hallucination

Question 9

DSM Axis 1

Answer 9

Psychiatric disorders other than personality disorders

Question 10

DSM Axis 2

Answer 10

Personality disorders, mental retardation

Question 11

DSM Axis 3

Answer 11

Pertinent medical conditions

Question 12

DSM Axis 4

Answer 12

Psychosocial and environmental stressors

Question 13

DMS Axis 5

Answer 13

Global Assessment of Function

Question 14

olfactory hallucination

Answer 14

often occur as a part of the aura before a seizure

Question 15

visual hallucination

Answer 15

more commonly associated with medical disorders

Question 16

auditory hallucination

Answer 16

most consistent with schizophrenia

Question 17

tactile hallucination

Answer 17

common in delirium tremens (alcohol withdrawal) and in cocaine abusers (during intoxication)

Question 18

thought blocking

Answer 18

sudden cessation of thought or speech

Question 19

short attention span

Answer 19

inability to complete act or thought

Question 20

clang associations

Answer 20

a type of thinking in which the sound of a word, rather than its meaning, provides the impetus for subsequent associations

Question 21

flight of ideas

Answer 21

rapid succession of thoughts

Question 22

concrete thinking

Answer 22

one-dimensional thought

Question 23

tangential thought

Answer 23

patient gets lost on an unrelated thought and does not return to the original concept

Question 24

circumferential thought

Answer 24

patient veers from the original idea, but eventually returns to it

Question 25

delusions

Answer 25

fixed, false beliefs that are not shared by the general population. maintained in spite of truth to the contrary

Question 26

phobias

Answer 26

extreme, irrational fear of a situation or an object

Question 27

obsessions

Answer 27

intrusive and repetitive thoughts

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suicidal/homicidal thoughts

Answer 28

strong desire or preoccupation to kill oneself or others

Question 29

poverty or overabundance of thoughts

Answer 29

too few or too many thoughts

Question 30

illusion

Answer 30

misperception of real external stimuli

Question 31

idea of reference

Answer 31

false belief of being referred to by others

Question 32

hallucination

Answer 32

false sensory perception

Question 33

catatonia

Answer 33

a syndrome characterized by excited or retarded movement and posturing

Question 34

Major DSM Diagnostic Classes

Answer 34

typical age of onset common etiology presenting symptoms

Question 35

defense mechanisms

Answer 35

automatic and unconscious reactions or psychological stress; functions by keeping conflicts out of the conscious mind

Question 36

mature defense mechanisms

Answer 36

altruism humor sublimation suppression

Question 37

immature defense mechanisms

Answer 37

``` acting out dissociation denial displacement fixation identification isolation projection rationalization reaction formation regression repression splitting ```

Question 38

sublimation

Answer 38

replacing a socially unacceptable desire with an action that is similar, but is socially acceptable

Question 39

dissociation

Answer 39

temporary change in memory, personality, or consciousness

Question 40

identification

Answer 40

unconsciously mimicking someone else's behavior

Question 41

reaction formation

Answer 41

replacing a personally unacceptable emotion with the opposite attitude

Question 42

splitting

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labeling people or situations as either purely bad or purely good. difficulty tolerating ambiguity

Question 43

psychiatric treatment approaches

Answer 43

``` A) Pyschosocial Psychodynamic therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy B) Pharmacologic C) Somatic ```

Question 44

Psychodynamic therapy

Answer 44

therapy focuses on the unconscious processes that influence a person's thinking and behavior

Question 45

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Answer 45

therapy based on the idea that a person's thoughts, not the external world, are the basis of his feelings and behaviors less centered on therapeutic physician/patient relationship shorter in duration than Psychodynamic

Question 46

Somatic

Answer 46

psychiatric nonpharmacologic treatment modalities that are centered on a patient's PHYSICAL BODY rather than her mind. ex. ECT