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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
04/18/2009

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AFFECT
Definition
OUTWARD EXPRESSION OF INTERNAL EMOTION
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ANHEDONIA
Definition
TOTAL LOSS OF PLEASURE IN ACTIVITIES THAT USUALLY GIVE PLEASURE
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AKINESIA
Definition
LOSS OF SPONTANEOUS SPEECH, DECREASED GESTURING, APATHY, DECREASED OR ABSENT MOVEMENTS; CAN BE A SIDE EFFECT OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDS
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AMBIVALENCE
Definition
HAVING TWO STRONG BUT OPPOSING FEELINGS OR IDEAS SIMULTANEOUSLY
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APHASIA
Definition
LANGUAGE DISTURBANCE
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APRAXIA
Definition
IMPAIRED ABILITY TO CARRY OUT MOTOR FUNCTIONS DESPITE INTACT MOTOR FUNCTION
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ARBITRARY INFERENCE
Definition
DRAWING AN ERRONEOUS CONCLUSION FRFOM AN EXPERIENCE
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AGNOSIA
Definition
FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE OR IDENTIFY NEW OBJECTS DESPITE INTACT SENSORY INFORMATION
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AKATHISIA
Definition
HIGH LEVEL OF MOTOR AGITATION IN WHICH THERE IS A NEED TO MOE AROUND CONSTANTLY; EXTRAPYRAMIDAL SIDE EFFECT OF NEUROLEPTIC DRUGS
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AVOIDANCE TRAINING
Definition
AVOIDING UNPLEASANT STIMULI BY AVOIDING UNDESIRED BEHAVIOR
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BIOFEEDBACK
Definition
TECHNIQUE IN WHICH PATIENT IS PROVIDED ELECTRONIC FEEDBACK ON THEIR STATE OF RELAXATION TO BRING RESPONSES UNDER VOLUNTARY CONTROL
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BLOCKING
Definition
SUDDEN CESSATION OF TRAIN OF THROUGHT
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BRADYKINESIA
Definition
ABNORMAL SLOWNESS OF MOVEMENT AND MENTAL RESPONSES
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CIRCUMSTANTIALITY
Definition
DIFFICULTY IN GETTING TO THE POINT BECAUSE OF UNNECESSARY OR TEDIOUS DETAILS AND IRRELEVANT PARENTHETICAL REMARKS
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CLANG ASSOCIATIONS
Definition
PATTERNS OF SPEECH IN WHICH RHYMING OR PUNNING IS USED FOR WORD CHOICE.
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CONFABULATION
Definition
UNCONSCIOUS FILLING-IN OF MEMORY WITH FABRICATED FACTS OR EXPERIENCES
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COMPULSION
Definition
PERSISTENT IMPULSE TO REPEAT AN IRRATIONAL OR APPARENTLY USELESS ACT
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CONFUSION
Definition
DISORIENTATION TO PERSON, PLACE OR TIME
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COUNTERTRANSFERENCE
Definition
SITUATION IN WHICH THE THERAPIST TRANSFERS FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS OF PAST RELATIONSHIPS ONTO THE PATIENT
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DELIRIUM
Definition
ACUTE, REVERSIBLE, ORGANIC CONDITION WITH REDUCED ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ATTENTION TO EXTERNAL STIMULI AND DISORGANIZED THINKING
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