KeyTermsExam2 Flashcards
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person’s emotional state or feelings expressed in own words
- doc pt description
mood
observed responsiveness of a person’s emotional state
affect
rapid, extreme mood swings
- irritability or sudden outburst of misplaced rage
lability
loss of interest or pleasure
- especially in things that you like
anhedonia
visible slowing of the physical activity such as movement and speech
- mental cause
- associated with severe depression
psychomotor retardation
an inc in activity brought on by mental tension
- associated with agitated depression
psychomotor agitation
180/120 with sx
- occipital ha, palpitations, N/V, sweating, dilated pupils, neck stiffness, photophobia, cardiac disturbances
hypertensive crisis
medical emergency characterized by
- digfast (distractibility, indiscretion, grandiosity, flight of ideas, activity increase, sleep deficit, talkativeness)
mania
similar to mania but lasts for a shorter period of time and slightly more mild
hypomania
four or more manic episodes for at least two weeks
rapid cycling
multiple hypomanic sx but no episodes
- fluctuating hypomania and depressive episodes
cyclothymia
flat or blunted emotion
affective
reduction in circulating granulocytes and dec production with limits ability to fight off infection
agranulocytosis
dry mouth, constipation, hot, sweating, urinary retention, blurred vision, tachycardia, memory impairment
anticholinergic side effect
little emotion
blunting
feeling of inner restlessness that can be manifested as excessive pacing
akathisia
brief and lack of content verbal responses
- not able to elaborate
alogia
presence of two opposing forces, leading to inaction, cant decide and get stuck
ambivalence
inability to realize you are ill
- caused by illness itself
anosognosia
apathy
inability to complete projects, assignments, work
avolition
hyperactivity
fully concious
purposeless activity
waxy flexing
catatonia
extremely detailed and lengthy talk about a topic
eventually gets to the point
circumstantiality
repetition of words that are similar in sound but in no other way
- heard the bell, well hell then i fell
clang associations