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| A common form of dementia of unknown cause, usually beginning in late middle age. |
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| Inability to remember parts of the past or one's entire past. |
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| Inability to experience either pleasure or joy. |
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| Prolonged refusal to eat adequate amounts of food and an altered perception of what constitutes a normal minimum body weight. |
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| attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) |
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| Series of syndromes that includes impulsiveness, inability to concentrate, and short attention span. |
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| Condition of abnormal development of social interaction, impaired communication, and repetitive behaviors |
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| Disorder characterized by swings bwetween an elevated mood and lowering of mood. |
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| borderline personality disorder |
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| Disorder characterized by impulsive, unpredictable mood and self-image, resulting in unstable interpersonal relationships. |
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| Eating disorder in which the person eats large amounts of food and then purges the body. |
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| Disorder characterized by recurring episodes of mild elation and depression that are not severe enough to DX with bipolar disorder. |
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| An individual experiences a progressive loss of memory, personality alterations, confusion, loss of thouch w/reality, and stupor. |
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| Severe depression w/multiple symptoms including fatigue, loss of appetite, hopelessness, and sleep disorders. |
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| Generalized negative mood with depression. |
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| generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) |
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| Broad diagnosis of disorders that include fear and apprehension. |
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| Any unreal sensory perception that occurs with no external cause. |
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| Uncontrollable impulse to steal |
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| Normal psychological impulse drive associated with sensuality. |
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| obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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| Recurrent, distressing, and unavoidable preoccupations or irresistible drives to perform specific rituals. |
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| Recurrent, unpredictable attacks of severe anxiety that are not restricted to any particular situation. |
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| Condition of abnormal attraction. |
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| Abnormal activation of physiological functions during the sleep cycle. |
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| posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
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| Extended emotional response to a traumatic event. |
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| A broad term used to describe disorders related to behavior, mood, or personality. |
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| Disorders characterized by fundamental distortions of thinking and perception coupled w/affects that are inappropriate or blunted. |
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| Any disorder in which the patient expresses unfounded physical complaints, despite medical assurance that no physiological problem exists. |
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| Coming to terms w/ an issue |
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| Reaction caused by the feeling of loss of control |
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| Feeling of apprehension, unease, or uncertainty |
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| Defense mechanism in which a strength is emphasized to cover up a weakness in another area. |
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| Coping tactic used by the unconscious mind to avoid unpleasant situations. |
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| Unconscious behavior that does not acknowledge unpleasant aspects of life. |
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| Overall feeling of hopelessness. |
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| Defense mechanism in which agressive behavior is placed onto something or someone else other than the source of frustration. |
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| The part of the personality that is alert to reality and consequences of behavior. |
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| Understanding how someone else feels by placing oneself in the person's place. |
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| Appropriate reaction to genuine danger |
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| Body's response to threat. |
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| Bundle of services and team of people helping a family during the end stage of a patient's terminal illness. |
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| The unconscious part of the brain associated with biological drives, energy source, and needs gratification. |
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| Identifying names placed on an individual by others. |
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| Defense mechanism in which exaggerated and inappropriate behavior is used to cover up an area of inadeqacy. |
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| An individual's view of a situation based on the environment. |
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| Irrational fears of objects, activities, or situations. |
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| Relating to the body's responses to its internal and external environment. |
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| Defense mechanism in which there is an unconscious rejection of an unacceptable thought, desire or impulse, placing blame on something or someone else. |
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| Medical specialty that deals with the treatment and prevention of mental illness. |
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| Scientific study of the mind and the behavioral patterns of humans and animals. |
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| Physical illness brought about by psychological problems. |
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| Inventing acceptable reasons for one's behavior. |
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| Body's response to any demand put on it, whether positive or negative. |
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| The part of the conscious that is not fully aware. |
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| The part of the personality that includes the values and standards designed to promote proper behavior. |
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| Having concern for another person's situation. |
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| Part of the human life span concerned with an individual during early, middle, and later years in life. |
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| Part of the human life span dealing with toddlers, preschoolers, school-age children, and adolescents. |
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| A mix of ethnicity, race, and religion in a given population. |
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| Progressive increase of body function throughout one's lifetime. |
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| Part of the human life span including birth through the first year. |
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| An individual's cognitive development. |
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| An individual's growth and development in physical size and in motor and sensory skills. |
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| An individual's emotional and social development. |
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