pysch 1 Flashcards
(195 cards)
how aware in enviornment
level of consciousness
awake and aware
alert
talk loud, tired
lethargic
shake, rub
obtunded
un a rousable except to painful stimuli..sternal rub
stuporous
un arousable
coma
minutes to days
short term memory
months to years
long term memory
aware of who,where time requires memory and attetion
orientation
aware of other objects in environment related to 5 senses
perceptions
how people think.. logical, coherent, relevant
thought process
pt understand diagnosis, aware of behaviors abnormal or not, distinguish day dreams vs hallucinations
insight
can make good decisions
judgment
obseravable mood of pt expressed throughout facial expressions, body movements and voice
affect
sustainable emotion of pt .. how feel most days
mood
complex system for expressing written verbal thoughts,emotions, attetion
language
uthymic
normal
disythmic
depressed
amanic
elated
intellegence, vocal skills, knowledge base, calculations, abstract thinking
level of cognitive function
almost continuous of accelerated speech changes topics abruptly
flight of ideas
sudden interruption of speech before they can finsih an idea
blocking
fixed, false beliefs
dilusions
may or may not be recognized, auditory, visual olfactory, with sleep and dreaming
hallucinations