Wk 11 Psych Interviewing Flashcards
1
Q
Affect
A
the provider’s evaluation of the patient’s emotional state
– Quality
– Range
2
Q
Words describing quality of affect
A
- Euthymic
- Euphoric
- Dysphoric
- Anxious
- Irritable
- Angry
- Congruent vs Incongruent
3
Q
Words to describe range of affect
A
- Labile * Full
- Constricted * Blunted
- Flat
3
Q
Neologisms
A
Coining or use of new words
4
Q
What are clang associations
A
“groups of words chosen because of the catchy way they sound, not because of what they mean”
5
Q
Paucity of thought
A
“the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.”
