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signs and symptoms of psychopathology Flashcards

1
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patient’s orientation is disturbed
regarding time, place, or person

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disorientation

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exhibits confusion, restlessness,
bewilderment, and a disoriented reaction
associated with hallucinations and fear

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delirium

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“incomplete
clearmindedness with disturbance in perception
and attitudes”

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clouding of consciousness

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unaware and lacks reaction to the
environment

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stupor

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disturbance in consciousness with hallucinations

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twilight state

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6
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another term used for
psychomotor epilepsy or complex partial seizure

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dreamlike state

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usually displayed in organic processes; abnormal drowsiness

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somnolence

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shows appearance of sleeping but is aroused readily

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coma vigil / akinetic mutism

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9
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profound level of consciousness

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coma

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inability to concentrate; drawn to
irrelevant or unimportant external stimuli

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distractibility

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11
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only things that give anxiety are blocked out

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selective attention

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excessive focus and attention
on all internal and external stimuli due to paranoia

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hypervigilance

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13
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emotional
illness that is communicated between two (or three)
persons

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folie a deux (folie a trois)

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14
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consciousness that is induced artificially, characterized by a heightened suggestibility

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hypnosis

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15
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the normal condition in
which emotional tone is in harmony with the
accompanying idea, thought, or speech (broad/ full affect)

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appropriate affect

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disharmony between the emotional feeling tone and the idea, thought, or speech accompanying it

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inappropriate affect

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17
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severe reduction in the intensity of externalized feeling tone

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blunted affect

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18
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reduction in
intensity of feeling tone; less severe than blunted
affect but clearly reduced

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restricted or constricted affect

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19
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absence or near absence of any signs of affective expression; an immobile face and monotonous voice

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flat affect

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20
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rapid and abrupt changes in emotional feeling tone, unrelated to external stimuli

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labile affect

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21
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an unpleasant mood

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dysphoric mood

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22
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a normal range of mood

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euthymic mood

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expression of one’s feelings w/o restraint, frequently w/ an overestimation of one’s significance or importance

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expansive mood

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24
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easily provoked to anger and annoyed

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irritable mood

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25
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oscillations between euphoric and depressive or anxious state

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mood swings (labile mood)

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26
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possessing an air of enjoyment and confidence; a mood more cheerful than normal but not necessarily pathological

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elevated mood

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27
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intense elation w/ feelings of grandeur

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euphoria

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28
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feeling of intense rapture

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ecstasy

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29
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psychopathological feeling of sadness

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depression

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30
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loss of interest in and withdrawal from all regular and pleasurable activities, often associated w/ depression

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anhedonia

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31
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sadness appropriate to a real loss

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grief / mourning

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32
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inability or difficulty in being aware or describing one’s moods or emotions

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alexithymia

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33
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feeling of apprehension caused by
anticipation of danger, which may be internal or
external

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anxiety

34
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unfocused, pervasive fear not attached to any idea

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free-floating anxiety

35
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anxiety caused by consciously recognized and realistic danger

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fear

36
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severe anxiety associated w/ motor restlessness

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agitation

37
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unpleasant increased motor and psychological activity

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tension

38
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acute, episodic, intense anxiety attack associated w/ overwhelming feelings of dread

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panic

39
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dulled emotional tone associated with indifference or detachment

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apathy

40
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coexistence of two opposing impulses toward the same thing in the same person at the same time

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ambivalence

41
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loss of or decrease in appetite

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anorexia

42
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increase in appetite and intake of food

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hyperphagia

43
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lack of or diminished ability to sleep

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insomnia

44
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difficulty in falling asleep

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initial

45
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difficulty in sleeping through the night w/o waking up and difficulty in going back to sleep

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middle

46
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early morning awakening

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terminal

47
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excessive sleeping

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hypersomnia

48
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mood is regularly worst in morning, immediately after awakening, and improves as the day progresses

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diurnal variation

49
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decreased sexual interest, drive, and performance

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diminished libido

50
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inability or difficulty defecating

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constipation

51
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pathological imitation of movements of one person by another

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echopraxia

52
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motor anomalies in non-organic disorders

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catatonia

53
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general term for an immobile position that is constantly maintained

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catalepsy

54
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agitated, purposeless motor activity, uninfluenced by external stimuli

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catatonic stupor

55
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voluntary assumption of a rigid posture, held against all efforts to be moved

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catatonic rigidity

56
Q

voluntary assumption of an
inappropriate or bizarre posture, generally maintained
for long periods of time

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catatonic posturing

57
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the person can
be molded into a position that is then maintained; when
the examiner moves the person’s limb, the limb feels as if
it were made of wax

A

cerea flexibilitas (waxy flexibility)

58
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motiveless resistance to all attempts to be moved or to all instructions

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negativism

59
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temporary loss of muscle tone and weakness precipitated by a variety of emotional states

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cataplexy

60
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repetitive fixed pattern of physical action or speech

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stereotypy

61
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ingrained, habitual involuntary movement

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mannerism

62
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automatic performance of an act or
acts generally representative of unconscious
symbolic activity

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automatism

63
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automatic following of
suggestions (also called automatic obedience)

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command automatism

64
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voicelessness w/o structural abnormalities

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mutism

65
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abnormality in motor behavior that
can manifest itself as psychomotor agitation,
hyperactivity, tic, sleepwalking, or compulsions

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overactivity

66
Q

excessive motor and
cognitive overactivity, usually nonproductive and in
response to inner tension

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psychomotor agitation

67
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restless,
aggressive, destructive activity, often associated
with some underlying organic pathology

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hyperactivity / hyperkinesis

68
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involuntary, spasmodic motor movement

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tic

69
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motor activity during sleep

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sleepwalking (somnambulism)

70
Q

subjective feeling of muscular tension
secondary to antipsychotic or other medication,
which can cause restlessness, pacing, repeated
sitting and standing; can be mistaken for psychotic
agitation

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akathisia

71
Q

uncontrollable impulse to perform
an act repetitively

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compulsion

72
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compulsion to drink alcohol

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dipsomania

73
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compulsion to steal

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kleptomania

74
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excessive and compulsive need for coitus in a woman

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nymphomania

75
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excessive and coitus need for a man

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satyriasis

76
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compulsion to pull out one’s hair

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trichotillomania

77
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automatic activity compulsive in nature, anxiety-reducing in origin

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ritual

78
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decreased motor
and cognitive activity, as in psychomotor
retardation; visible slowing of thought, speech and
movements

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hypoactivity / hypokinesis

79
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simple, imitative motor activity of childhood

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mimicry

80
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forceful goal-directed action that may
be verbal or physical; the motor counterpart of the
affect of rage, anger, or hostility

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aggression

81
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direct expression of an unconscious
wish or impulse in action; unconscious fantasy is
lived out impulsively in behavior

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acting out

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