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Aphasia
Definition
inability to produce and/or comprehend language
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Apraxia
Definition
- inability to carry out learned purposeful movements
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Asterixis
Definition
Hand flapping tremor
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Beta-amyloid plaques
Definition
Insoluble shards of Beta-amyloid that stick to dead or dying neurons
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Bradykinesia
Definition
Slowness of all voluntary movement and speech
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Circumlocution
Definition
The use of pantomime, nonverbal communication, or ward substitution to avoid revealing an inability to say or remember a word.
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Disinhibition
Definition
Loss of inhibition, or the culturla and sense of self restraint
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Dysarthria
Definition
Imperfect articulation of speech caused by disturbances of muscular control resulting from central or peripheral nervous system damage
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Dysgraphia
Definition
Inability to write a sentence
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Dysnomia
Definition
difficulty retrieving the correct words, names, or numbers from memory
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Echolalia
Definition
the automatic and meaningless repetition of another's words or phrases.
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Executive Dysfunction
Definition
a broad band of skills that allow an individual to engage in independent, self-directed behavior
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Extrapyramidal Symptoms
Definition
involuntary movement, changes in muscle tone, and abnormal posture
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Hallucination
Definition
Disorders of perception. Atypical auditory, visual, and/or olfactory sensory perceptions
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Hyperorality
Definition
Excessive overeating
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Illusion
Definition
distortion of the senses, revealing how the brain normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. Misperception of reality
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Korsakoff’s Syndrome
Definition
neurological disorder caused by the lack of thiamine (vitamin B1) in the brain
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Lability
Definition
Rapidly shifting or changing emotions
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Lewy Body Dementia
Definition
LBD refers to both Parkinson’s disease dementia and dementia with Lewy bodies.
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Myoclonus
Definition
spasm of a muscle or group of muscles
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Paraphasia
Definition
A language disorder in which a person hears and comprehends words but is unable to speak correctly
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Paratonia
Definition
involuntary resisitance to passive movement of the extremities
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Prodromal
Definition
symptomatic of the onset of an attack or a disease
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Pseudodementia
Definition
syndrome seen in older people in which they exhibit symptoms consistent with dementia but the cause is actually depression
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Sundowning
Definition
A condition in which a person with cognitive impairment becomes confused or disoriented at the end of the day
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Syncope
Definition
loss of consciousness
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Tangential
Definition
shifting from one thought to another and off central point
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Tau
Definition
A type of protein
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Topographical Orientation
Definition
orientation of the self within the environment
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Utilization Behavior
Definition
touching, grsping, or manipulating anything that is within sight
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Wernicke’s Encephalopathy
Definition
syndrome characterised by ataxia, ophthalmoplegia, confusion, and impairment of short-term memory.
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Confabulation Agnosia
Definition
Filling gaps in memory
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Alogia-
Definition
absence of speech because of mental illness
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Anhedonia-
Definition
unable to experience pleasure
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Avolition-
Definition
lack of initiative or motivation
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Concrete Thinking
Definition
literal interpretation of words without understanding abstract meanings.
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Delusions
Definition
Atypical and well-organized beliefs not explained by evidence or culture
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Extrapyramidal Side Effects (EPS)-
Definition
involuntary movement, changes in muscle tone, and abnormal posture
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Flat Affect
Definition
no or nearly no emotional expression
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Flight of Ideas
Definition
accelerated speech with reapid chagnes in subject. associations are understandable unlike the lack of connections that are associates with looseness or association
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Ideas of Reference
Definition
individuals believe that others are talking about or referring to them.
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Loose Associations
Definition
thought disorder in which series of ideas are presented with loosely apparent or completely inapparent logical connections
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Negative Symptoms
Definition
decreases or deficits in ypical behaviors, seen in mental illness
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Pill Rolling
Definition
rubbing two fingers together and usually shaking hand
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Positive Symptoms
Definition
observable behaviors of psychosis such as hallucinations and delusions that should not be there. Not a typical
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Psychotic
Definition
false beliefs about what is taking place or who one is (delusions) and seeing or hearing things that aren't there. Afflicted with any major mental disorder.
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Tardive Dyskinesia
Definition
involuntary movements of the tongue, lips, face, trunk, and extremities that occur in patients treated with long-term dopaminergic antagonist medications. A condition that is occasionally experienced as a side-effect of antipsychotic drugs
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Thought Disorder
Definition
describe incomprehensible language, either speech or writing, that is presumed to reflect thinking.
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Waxy flexibility
Definition
psychomotor symptom of catatonic schizophrenia which leads to a decreased response to stimuli and a tendency to remain in an immobile position
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Anhedonia
Definition
reduced ability or inability to exprience pleasure
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Bipolar I
Definition
Characterized by one or more Manic or Mixed episodes usually accompanied by Major Depressive Episodes
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Bipolar II
Definition
Disorder-Characterized by one or more Major Depressive Episodes accompaied by at least one Hypomanic Episode
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Catatonia-
Definition
Extreme psychomotor agitation or retardation
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Cyclothymic disorder-
Definition
At least 2 yrs of numerous periods of hypomanic symptoms that do not meet criteria for a Manic Episode and numerous episodes of depressive symptome that Do not meet criteria for a Major Depressive Episode Highs are not that high and lows are not that low.
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Unipolar Depression
Definition
refers to the syndrome that consists only of major depressive episodes without manic episodes.
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Rapid cycling-
Definition
four or more episodes of some type of mood disturbance within the past year; episodes meet criteria for either mania, hypomania, mixed or depressed episodes as identified in DSM IV-TR
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Psychomotor Retardation-
Definition
movements, reactions, and speech that are slowed
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Psychomotor Agitation-
Definition
Repetitive and nonproductive motor activity. May present as pacing or fidgeting.
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Melancholia-
Definition
anhedonia, early morning depression worse in the morning, psychomotor agitation or retardation, wight loss and feeling of guilt
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Hypomania-
Definition
An episode of manic symptoms that are not severe enough to make the criteria for mania listed in DSM
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Grandiosity-
Definition
symptom of mania or hypomania in bipolar disorder. used to describe the larger-than-life feelings of superiority often experienced by those in a manic episode.
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Grandiosity-
Definition
symptom of mania or hypomania in bipolar disorder. used to describe the larger-than-life feelings of superiority often experienced by those in a manic episode.
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Euthymic
Definition
Normal range of mood
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Dysthymic Disorder
Definition
Disorder-At least 2 years of depressed mood plus additional depressive symptoms that do not meet the criteria for Major Depressive Episode
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Diurnal Mood Variation
Definition
is progressive improvement throughout the day; waking up is said to be worst, especially when you wake up in the early hours of the morning (so-called "late insomnia").
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