Lesson 13 - Psychiatry

Question 0

amnesia

Answer 0

Loss of memory.

Question 1

affect

Answer 1

The external expression of emotion, or emotional response.

Question 2

anorexia nervosa

Answer 2

An eating disorder of excessive dieting and refusal to maintain a normal body weight.

Question 3

anxiety disorders

Answer 3

(anxi/o=uneasy, anxious, distressed) Varying degrees of uneasiness, apprehension, or dread often accompanied by palpitations, tightness in the chest, breathlessness, and choking sensations.

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apathy

Answer 4

Absence of emotions; lack of interest or emotional involvement.

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autism

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Severe lack of responsiveness to others, preoccupation with inner thought; withdrawal and retarded language development.

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bipolar disorder

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(pol/o=extreme) Alternating periods of mania (state of excitability, hyperactivity and agitation) and depression.

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bulimia nervosa

Answer 7

Eating disorder of binge eating followed by vomiting, purging, and depression.

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claustrophobia

Answer 8

(claustr/o=barrier) Fear of closed places.

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compulsion

Answer 9

Uncontrollable urge to perform an action repeatedly.

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delirium

Answer 10

Confusion in thinking; faulty perceptions and irrational behavior.

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delusion

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A fixed, false belief that cannot be changed by logical reasoning or evidence.

Question 12

dementia

Answer 12

Loss of intellectual abilities with impairment of memory, judgement, and reasoning as well as changes in personality.

Question 13

depression

Answer 13

Major mood disorder with chronic sadness, loss of energy, hopelessness, worry, and discouragement and, commonly, suicidal impulses and thoughts.

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dissociative disorder

Answer 14

Chronic or sudden disturbance of memory, identity, or consciousness; dissociative identity disorder, amnesia, and fugue.

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euphoria

Answer 15

Exaggerated feeling of well-being.

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gender identity disorder

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A strong and persistent cross-gender identification with the opposite sex. Manifests in preference for cross-dressing and cross-sex roles in make-believe play.

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halucination

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(halucin/o=to wander in the mind) False or unreal sensory perception as, for example, hearing voices when none are present; an illusion is a false perception of an actual sensory stimulus.

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obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

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Anxiety disorder in which recurrent thoughts and repetitive acts dominate behavior.

Question 19

panic attack (disorder)

Answer 19

Marked by intense fear or discomfort and symptoms such as palpitations, sweating, trembling, and dizziness.

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paranoia

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(para=abnormal) Delusions of persecution or grandeur of combinations of the two.

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pedophilia

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Sexual urges and fantasies involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child (age 13 or younger)

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phobia (phobic disorders)

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(-phobia=fear) Irrational or disabling fear of an object or situation.

Question 23

post-traumatic stress disorder

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Anxiety related symptoms appear following exposure to personal experience of a traumatic event.

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psychiatrist

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Physician with medical training in the diagnosis, prevention and treating of mental disorders.

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psychologist

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Individuals (often a Ph.D) specializing in mental processes and how the brain functions in health and disease.

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psychosis

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Impairment of mental capacity to recognize reality, communicate, and relate to others.

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repression

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Defense mechanism by which unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and impulses are automatically pushed into the unconscious.

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schizophrenia

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(shiz/o=split) Withdrawal from reality into an inner world of disorganized thinking and conflict.

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antidepressents

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Drugs used to treat severe depression. Gradually reverses symptoms and produces feelings of well-being.

Question 30

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

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Electric current is used to produce convulsions in the treatment of depression. Modern techniques use anesthesia, so the convulsion is not observable.

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group therapy

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Group of patients with similar problems gain insight into their personalities through discussion and interaction with each other.

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hypnosis

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(hypn/o=sleep) Trance (state of altered consciousness) is used to increase the pace of psychotherapy.

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psychoanalysis

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Treatment that allows the patient to explore inner emotions and conflicts so as to understand and change current behavior.

Question 34

sedatives

Answer 34

Drugs that lessen anxiety.