Medical Terms

Question 1

acrophobia

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fear of high places

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Alexithymia

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difficulty in describing/being aware of one’s emotions or moods

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anosognia

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denial of illness

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asterognosia

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inability to recognize objects by touch

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automatism

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auto performance of acts representative of unconscious symbolic activity

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autopagnosia

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denial of body part

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catalepsy

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immobile position that is that is constantly held

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cataplexy

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temp loss of muscle tone precipitated by emotional states

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circumstantiality

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indeirect speech that is delayed in reaching the point but eventually gets there; over-inclusion of detail

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clang associations

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association of words similar in sound but not similar in meaning. Skipping from one idea to another, connecting ideas to puns.

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clear sensorium

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normal functioning

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Clouding of consciousness

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Incomplete clear-mindedness, disturbance in perception & attitude

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Coma Vigio (akinetic mutism)

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Coma, pt appears to be asleep but ready to be aroused

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Command automatism

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automatic following of suggestions

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Concrete thinking

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literal thinking; little understanding if nuance

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condensation

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fusion of various concepts into one

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Confabulation

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fabrication of stories in response to questions about situations or events that are not recalled. “filling in the gaps”

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Conversion and Dissociative Phenomenon

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Somatization of repressed material or the development of physical symptoms and distortions involving the voluntary muscles or special organs; not explained by any physical disorder

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Decompensation

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The deterioration of existing defenses, leading to an exacerbation of pathologic behavior

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Deja pense

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A new thought that is recognized as being previously felt or expressed

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Delirium

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Bewildered, restless, disoriented reaction associated with fear and associations

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Depersonalization

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Extreme feelings of detachment from oneself

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Derailment

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Gradual or sudden deprivation in train of thought

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Derealization

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Extreme feeling of detachment form one’s environment

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Dereism

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Mental activity not concordant with logic or experience

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Dysprosody

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Loss of normal speech melody

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Dystartria

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Difficulty in articulation

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Echolalia

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Repeating of words or phrases, staccato

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Echopraxia

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Pathological imitation of movements

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Ego-dystonic

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Aspects of another persons behavior, thoughts, and attitudes viewed as repugnant or inconsistent with their personality

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Ego-syntonic

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Aspects of a person's behavior, thoughts, and attitudes viewed as consistent with their personality

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Eidetic images

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visual memories of almost hallucinatory vividness

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Erotomania

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Delusinal belief that a man is in love with person (in women)

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Euthymic

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Normal range of mood

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Expansive mood

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Expression of feelings w/o restraint, overestimating of one's significance or importance

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Fausse rexonnaissance

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false recognition

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Formication

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tactile hallucination that insects are crawling on the body or under the skin

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Glossolalia

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speaking in tongues

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Gustatory hallucinations

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false perception of taste

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Hallucinosis

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Auditory hallucinations associated w alcohol/drug abuse

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Hypermnesia

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Exaggerrated degree of retention and recall

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Hypnogogic hallucination

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Hallucinations that appear in a semi-conscious state, right before sleep

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Hypnopompic hallucinations

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hallucination experienced while awakening from sleep

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Ideas of influence

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one's actions/thoughts are being controlled by an outside entity

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IDeas of reference

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the actions or thoughts of other are referring to oneself

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Jamais Vu

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False feeling of unfamiliarity with a real situation one has experienced

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La Belle Indifference

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inappropriate lack of concern about one's disabilities

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Labile affect

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Rapid and abrupt changes in emotional feeling tone

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Macopsia

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objects are larger than they appear

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Motor aphasia

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Understanding remains but ability to speak is lost

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Neologism

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new word used to express a highly complex ideal not readily understood by others; (schizophrenia)

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Noesis

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Revelation in which immense illumination occurs in association with a sense that one has been chosen to lead and command

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Nominal aphasia

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difficulty in finding the correct name for an object

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Paramnesia

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Falsification of memory by distortion of recall

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Paucity of ideas (poverty of thought)

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attempt to convey info using many words w/ little idea being transmitted

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Prosopagnosia

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Inability to recognize faces

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Reality testing

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Ability to evaluate the external world objectively and to differentiate adequately btw it and the internal world

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Satyriasis

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Excessive need for coitus in a male

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Sensory Anesthesia

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Loss of sensory modalities resulting from emotional conflicts

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Sterotypy

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Repetitive fixed pattern of speech or physical action

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Verbigeneration

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Meaningless repetition of words or sentences