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Medical Vocab Ch #22 Psychiatry
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anxi/o
Definition
uneasy, anxious, distressed
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aut/o
Definition
self
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cycl/o
Definition
circle
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hallucin/o
Definition
hallucination, to wander in the mind
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hypn/o
Definition
sleep
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iatr/o
Definition
treatment
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klept/o
Definition
to steal
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ment/o
Definition
mind
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neur/o
Definition
nerve
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phil/o
Definition
attraction to, love
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phren/o
Definition
mind
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psych/o
Definition
mind
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pyr/o
Definition
fire, heat
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schiz/o
Definition
split
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somat/o
Definition
body
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agora-
Definition
marketplace
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para-
Definition
abnormal
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-genic
Definition
produced by
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-leptic
Definition
to seize hold of
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-mania
Definition
obsessive preoccupation
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-phobia
Definition
fear (irrational and often disabling)
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-phoria
Definition
feeling, bearing
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-thymia
Definition
mind
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Affect
Definition
External expression of emotion; emotional response.
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Agoraphobia
Definition
Fear of leaving home or leaving a safe place.; fear of being alone in open or public places
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Amnesia
Definition
Loss of memory.
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Amphetamines
Definition
Central nervous system stimulants.
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Anorexia nervosa
Definition
Eating disorder of excessive dieting and refusal to maintain a normal body weight.
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Antisocial personality
Definition
Characterized by lack of loyalty or concern for others and lack of moral standards.
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Anxiety disorders
Definition
Characterized by unpleasant tensions, distress, and avoidance behavior; examples are phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic distress disorder.
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Anxiolytic
Definition
Drug that relieves anxiety and produces a relaxing effect.
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Apathy
Definition
Absence of emotions; lack of interest or emotional involvement.
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Asperger syndrome
Definition
A pervasive developmental disorder characterized by delays in socialization and communication skills; often considered a less severe type of autism.
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Autism
Definition
Severe lack of responsiveness to others, preoccupation with inner thoughts, withdrawal and retarded language development.
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Autistic thought
Definition
Preoccupation with self-centered, illogical ideas and fantasies that exclude the external world.
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Benzodiazepines
Definition
Drugs used to treat anxiety and panic attacks.
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Bipolar disorder
Definition
Mood disorder with alternating periods of mania and depression.
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Borderline personality
Definition
Instability in interpersonal relationships and sense of self; alternating involvement with and rejection of people.
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Bulimia nervosa
Definition
Eating disorder marked by binge eating followed by vomiting, purging (defecation), and depression.
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Cannabis
Definition
Active substance in marijuana; THC.
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catatonia
Definition
A state of diminished responsiveness to stimuli associated with schizophrenia.
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Catatonic stupor
Definition
A type of schizophrenia marked by inability to move or react to the environment.
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Claustrophobia
Definition
Fear of closed-in places.
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Cognitive behavior therapy
Definition
Changing behavior patterns and responses by training and repetition and learning how thinking patterns cause symptoms, such as anger, anxiety and depression.
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Compulsion
Definition
Uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly.
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Conversion disorder
Definition
A physical symptom appears with no organic basis and as a result of anxiety and inner conflict.
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Cyclothymia
Definition
Patient experiences alternating states of depression and exhilaration; mild form of bipolar disorder.
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Defense mechanism
Definition
Unconscious technique (coping mechanism) that a person uses to resolve or conceal conflicts and anxiety.
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Delirium
Definition
Confusion in thinking; faulty perceptions and irrational behavior.
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Delirium tremens
Definition
Confusion in thinking, anxiety, tremors, and sweating occurring with withdrawal from excessive and habitual use of alcohol.
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Delusion
Definition
Fixed, false belief that cannot be changed by logical reasoning or evidence.
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Dementia
Definition
Loss of higher mental functioning, including memory, judgment, and reasoning.
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Depression
Definition
Major mood disorder marked by chronic and excessive sadness, loss of energy, hopelessness, worry, and discouragement.
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Dissociative disorder
Definition
Chronic or sudden disturbance of memory, identity, or consciousness; examples are multiple-personality disorder and psychogenic amnesia.
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Dysphoria
Definition
Sadness, hopelessness, and depressive mood; feeling “low.”
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Dysthymia
Definition
Depressive episodes, but not of the same intensity or duration as major depression.
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Ego
Definition
Central, coordinating branch of the personality.
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Electroconvulsive therapy
Definition
Electric current produces a convulsive seizure to treat mood disorders (depression or the depressive phase of bipolar disorder); used in patients who are resistant to drug therapy or when rapid response is needed.
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Euphoria
Definition
Exaggerated feeling of well-being; elevated mood, “high.”
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Exhibitionism
Definition
Compulsive need to expose one’s body, particularly the genitals, to an unsuspecting stranger.
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Family therapy
Definition
Treatment of an entire family to resolve and understand their conflicts and problems.
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Fetishism
Definition
Use of non-living objects, such as articles of clothing, as substitutes for a human sexual love object.
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Free association
Definition
Psychoanalytic technique in which a patient is encouraged to reveal thoughts one after another without censorship.
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Fugue
Definition
Flight from customary surroundings; dissociate disorder.
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Gender-identity disorder
Definition
Strong and persistent cross-gender identification with the opposite sex.
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Group therapy
Definition
Patients with similar problems gain insight into their personalities through discussion and interaction together.
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Hallucination
Definition
False or unreal sensory perception; hearing voices and seeing things.
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hallucinogen
Definition
A substance that causes hallucinations (false sensory perceptions).
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Histrionic personality
Definition
Highly emotional, immature, and dependent personality type with irrational outbursts, tantrums and flamboyant, theatrical behavior.
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Hypnosis
Definition
Induction of a trance-like state to consciousness in a patient to increase the pace of psychotherapy.
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Hypochondriasis
Definition
Exaggerated concern about one’s health.
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hypochondriasis
Definition
Condition marked by exaggerated concern for one’s physical health and exaggeration of minor complaints and normal sensations.
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Hypomania
Definition
Elevated excitement that is of lesser intensity than mania.
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Id
Definition
Major unconscious part of the personality; instinctual drives and desires.
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Insight-oriented therapy
Definition
Face to face discussion of life problems and feelings to increase understanding of thoughts and behavior patterns; psychodynamic therapy.
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Kleptomania
Definition
Strong impulse to steal, often with little actual desire for the stolen item.
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Labile
Definition
Unstable; undergoing rapid emotional change.
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Lithium
Definition
Drug used to treat the manic episodes in bipolar disorder.
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Mania
Definition
State of excessive excitability, hyperactive elation and agitation.
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Mental
Definition
Pertaining to the mind.
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Mood disorders
Definition
Prolonged emotion dominates a person’s life; bipolar and depressive disorders.
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Mutism
Definition
Non-reactive state; stupor.
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Narcissistic personality
Definition
Characterized by grandiose sense of self-importance or preoccupation with fantasies of success or power; self-love without empathy for others.
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Neuroleptic drug
Definition
Antipsychotic drugs used to treat psychoses such as schizophrenia and severe depression; examples are atypical antipsychotics such as aripiprazole (Abilify) and olanzapine (Zyprexa).
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Neurosis
Definition
Repressed conflicts lead to mental symptoms such as anxiety and fears that disturb ability to function; less serious mental disorder than a psychosis.
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Obsession
Definition
An involuntary, persistent idea or emotion.
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Definition
Anxiety disorder involving recurrent thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive actions (compulsions) that dominate a patient’s life.
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Opioid
Definition
Drug derived from opium. Examples are cocaine, morphine, and heroin.
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Paranoia
Definition
Overly suspicious system of thinking with fixed delusions that one is being harassed, persecuted or unfairly treated.
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Paranoid personality
Definition
Characterized by recurrent delusions of persecution and jealousy with suspicion and mistrust of other people; quick to take offense.
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Paraphilia
Definition
Recurrent, intense sexual urge; fantasy or behavior that involves unusual objects, activities and situations.
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Pedophilia
Definition
Need for sexual gratification with a child.
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Personality disorder
Definition
Established, lifelong pattern marked by inflexibility and impairment of social functioning.
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Phenothiazines
Definition
Drugs used to treat serious mental illnesses or psychoses. They modify psychotic symptoms (delusions and hallucinations) and behavior.
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Phobia
Definition
Irrational fear of an object or an situation; claustrophobia (closed spaces), agoraphobia (leaving home or a safe place) and acrophobia (heights) are examples.
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Play therapy
Definition
A child, through play, uses toys to express conflicts and feelings that he or she is unable to communicate in a direct manner.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder
Definition
Anxiety disorder that follows a traumatic incident; symptoms such as intense fear, helplessness, insomnia, nightmares and less responsiveness to the external world.
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Projective test
Definition
Diagnostic personality test using unstructured stimuli (inkblots, pictures, incomplete sentences) to evoke responses that reflect aspects of an individual’s personality.
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Psychiatrist
Definition
Physician who treats the mind and mental disorders.
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Psychiatry
Definition
Treatment of the mind and mental disorders.
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Psychoanalysis
Definition
Form of psychotherapy in which the patient explores his or her unconscious emotions and past to understand and change current behavior and feelings.
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Psychodrama
Definition
A group therapy in which a patient expresses feelings by acting out roles with other patients.
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Psychogenic
Definition
Pertaining to produced within the mind, having emotional and psychologic origin, rather than a physical cause.
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Psychologist
Definition
Individual (Ph.D or Ed.D) specializing in mental processes and how the brain functions in health and disease; treats patients with psychotherapy, but cannot prescribe drugs.
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psychopharmacology
Definition
Study of the effect of drugs on the mind.
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Psychosis
Definition
Loss of contact with reality; often with delusions and hallucinations.
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Psychosomatic
Definition
Pertaining to the inter-relationship of the mind (psych/o) and body (somat/o).
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Psychotherapy
Definition
Treatment of the mind.
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Pyromania
Definition
Strong impulse (obsessive urge) to set objects on fire.
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Reality testing
Definition
Ability to perceive fact from fantasy.
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Repression
Definition
Defense mechanism by which unacceptable thoughts, feelings, and impulses are automatically pushed into the unconscious.
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schizoid
Definition
Traits of shyness, social withdrawal, and introversion that characterize the schizoid personality. Also, can refer to schizophrenia-like traits that indicate a predisposition to schizophrenia.
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Schizoid personality
Definition
Emotionally cold and aloof, as if split off from other people; indifferent to praise or criticism or to the feelings of others.
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Schizophrenia
Definition
Psychosis marked by withdrawal from reality into an inner world of disorganized thinking and conflict.
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Sedatives
Definition
Drugs that lessen anxiety.
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Sexual disorders
Definition
Conditions involving sexual use of nonhuman objects and acts involving suffering, humiliation, and non-consenting partners. Disorders also include sexual dysfunctions such as inhibition of sexual desire or changes in sexual responses.
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Sexual masochism
Definition
Sexual gratification gained by being mutilated, beaten, or bound or otherwise made to suffer by another person.
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Sexual sadism
Definition
Sexual gratification gained by inflicting physical or psychologic pain or harm on others.
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Somatoform disorders
Definition
Conditions in which the patient has physical or bodily symptoms that cannot be explained by any actual physical illness.
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Substance-related disorders
Definition
Regular overuse of psychoactive substances (alcohol, amphetamines, cannabis, cocaine, opioids, sedatives), which can affect the central nervous system.
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Superego
Definition
Internalized conscious and judgmental and moral part of the mind.
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Supportive psychotherapy
Definition
Treatment that involves offering encouragement, support, and hope to patients facing difficult life transitions and events.
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Tolerance
Definition
Development of insensitivity to a drug; increasing doses of a drug are needed to produce a desired effect.
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Transference
Definition
Process by which a patient relates to a therapist as though the therapist were a prominent childhood figure.
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Transvestic fetishism
Definition
Cross-dressing by a male in women’s attire.
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Tricyclic antidepressants
Definition
Group of drugs used to treat severe depression.
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Voyerism
Definition
Abnormal desire to look at sexual organs or watch sexual acts.
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Xenophobia
Definition
Fear of strangers.
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