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Psychiatry i
Chapter 22- Psychiatry
Question | Answer |
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A physician specializing in treating mental illness is called a _____________________. | psychiatrist |
A nonmedical professional who is trained in methods of psychotherapy, analysis and research is called a _____________________. | psychologist |
loss of memory | amnesia |
varying degrees of uneasiness, apprehension or dread | anxiety |
absence of emotions | apathy |
thinking that is internally stimulated and ones ideas have a private meaning | autistic thoughts |
uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly | compulsion |
anxiety becomes a bodily symptom | conversion |
a fixed, false belief that cannot be changed by logical reasoning or evidence | delusion |
uncomfortable feelings are separated from the real object and redirected toward a second object | dissociation |
exaggerated feeling of well-being | euphoria |
overly suspicious system of thinking | paranoia |
________________ disorder that is characterized by irrational or debilitating fears associated with a specific object or situation. | phobic |
__________________ disorder involves recurrent thoughts and repetitive acts. | obsessive compulsive disorder |
The development of symptoms following the exposure to a traumatic event. | post-traumatic stress disorder |
An acute, temporary disturbance of consciousness that is characterized by mental confusion and often psychotic symptoms is called ____________________. | delirium |
A general, more gradual loss of intellectual abilities that involves impairment of judgment, memory, and abstract thinking as well as changes in personality is called _____________________. | dementia |
This eating disorder is characterized by binging and purging. | bulimia nervosa |
______________ disorders are characterized by one or more manic episodes alternating with depressive episodes. | bipolar |
An emotional, attention-seeking, immature and dependent individual is described as _______________________. | histrionic |
A ____________________ individual has a grandoise sense of self-importance or uniqueness and a preoccupation with fantasies of success and power. | narcissistic |
___________________ syndrome is a less severe form of autism. | asperger |
_____________________ is characterized by withdrawal from reality into an inner world of disorganized thinking and conflict. | schizophrenia |
ADHD | attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
ADL | activities of daily living |
CBT | cognitive behavior therapy |
CNS | central nervous system |
DSM-IV-TR | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, revised |
DT | delirium tremens |
ECT | electroconvulsive therapy |
IQ | intelligence quotient |
MDD | major depressive disorder |
MR | mental retardation |
OCD | obsessive-compulsive disorder |
PDD | pervasive developmental disorder |
PTSD | post-traumatic stress disorder |
Rx | therapy |
SAD | seasonal affective disorder |
SSRI | selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor |