Ch. 17 Flashcards
Motor restlessness; muscular quivering
Akathisia
Loss (or difficulty) of voluntary movement
Akinesia
False beliefs; remain even when evidence to the contrary exists
Delusions
Feelings of hopelessness, sadness, and a general disinterest in life; in most cases, there is no known cause; may be a result of neurotransmitter abnormality
Depression
Sending electricity through patient’s brain; treatment of depressed patient, neuromuscular blockers prevent convulsions
Electroconvulsive Therapy
Tongue inflammation
Glossitis
Lower jaws
Mandible
Mental disorder characterized by extreme mood swings, including mania and depression, or a continuing shift between the two extremes
Manic-depressive disorder
Action that must be repeated to make person comfortable (e.g., hand washing)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Mental disorder involving delusions (e.g., “the FBI is following me”)
Paranoia
Symptoms include restlessness, tremors, rigidity, and lack of facial expression
Parkinsonism
Persisting fear of and desire to avoid something
Phobias
Penile erection; painful and persistent
Priapism
Category of psychosis
Schizophrenia
Voluntary muscle performance; irreversible; side effect of antipsychotics
Tardive Dyskinesia