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22 - Psychiatric
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11/06/2012

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Term
dysphoric
Definition
emotional state characterized by anxiety, depression, or unease
Term
ECO
Definition
emergency containment order -- issued by the court if someone thinks patient is a threat to themselves or others. the ECO allows the patient to be held against their will until a physician can evaluate and determine whether or not they are a threat
Term
ETOH
Definition
alcohol history or presence
Term
HI
Definition
homicidal ideation -- medical term for thoughts about homicide
Term
Region 10
Definition
social service board of Charlottesville responsible for mental health services
Term
OD
Definition
overdose
Term
SI
Definition
suicidal ideation -- medical term for thoughts about suicide
Term
suicide attempt
Definition
a serious effort to commit suicide involving definite risk
Term
suicide gesture
Definition
apparent attempt by a patient to cause self-injury without lethal consequences and generally without actual intent to commit suicide
Term
TDO
Definition
temporary detaining order -- issued if physician considers the person a threat but they refuse to be admitted. the court will issue a TDO to keep them in the hospital for a certain period of time
Term
auditory hallucinations
Definition
form of hallucinations that involves perceiving sounds without auditory stimulus
Term
affect
Definition
refers to the experience of feeling or emotion
Term
behavior/mood
Definition
evaluates behavior and mood based on interaction with examiner
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judgement/insight
Definition
identifies a patients ability to make rational decisions
Term
memory
Definition
ability to store, retain and recall information and experiences
Term
visual hallucinations
Definition
phenomena of seeing things which are not present or visual perception which does not reconcile with the physical, consensus reality
Term
racing thoughts
Definition
rapid thought patterns that often occur in manic episodes
Term
adjustment disorder
Definition
emotional behavior reaction that develops within 3 months of a life stress, which is stronger or greater than what would be expected for the type of event that occurred
Term
anxiety
Definition
psychological and physiological state characterized by somatic, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral components
Term
borderline personality disorder
Definition
condition in which people have long-term patterns of unstable or turbulent emotions, such as feelings about themselves and others
Term
bipolar disorder
Definition
condition in which people go back and forth between periods of a very good or irritable mood and depression
Term
depression
Definition
described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps
Term
drug dependence
Definition
psychologically addicted to being in an intoxicated state without a preference for one particular substance
Term
DT
Definition
delirium tremens -- severe form of alcohol withdrawal that involves sudden and severe mental or nervous system changes
Term
insomnia
Definition
can accompany several sleep, medical, and psychiatric disorders, characterized by persistent difficulty falling asleep and/or staying asleep or sleep of poor quality
Term
manic episode
Definition
defined by a distinct period during which there is an abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive or irritable mood
Term
MDD
Definition
major depressive disorder -- mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities
Term
panic disorder
Definition
type of anxiety disorder in which you have repeated attacks of intense fear that something bad will occur when not expected
Term
paranoia
Definition
process believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of irrationality and delusion
Term
personality disorder
Definition
umbrella term that encompasses a class of personality types and enduring behaviors associated with significant distress or disability, which appear to deviate from social expectations particularly in relating to others
Term
PTSD
Definition
post-traumatic stress disorder -- type of anxiety disorder that can occur after seeing or experiencing a traumatic event that involved the threat of injury or death
Term
schizoaffective disorder
Definition
characterized by recurring episodes of elevated or depressed mood, or of simultaneously elevated and depressed mood, that alternate with, or occur together with, distortions in perception
Term
schizophrenia
Definition
mental disorder characterized by a breakdown of thought processes and by poor emotional responsiveness which makes it difficult to tell the difference between real and unreal experiences, think logically, have normal emotional responses and behave normally in social situations
Term
substance abuse
Definition
maladaptive pattern of use of a substance that is not considered dependent
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