Medical Terminology: Psychiatry (Ch. 20)

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Hallucin/o

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Hallucination

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Hypn/o

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Sleep

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Iatr/o

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Physician, medicine, treatment

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Ment/o

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Mind

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Phren/o

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Diagphragm, mind

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Schiz/o

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Split

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Somat/o

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Body

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-mania

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State of mental disorder, frenzy

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-philia

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Attraction for

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-phobia

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Fear

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-phoria

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Feeling (mental state)

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-thymia

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Mind, emotion

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Anxiety

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Fear or apprehension accompanied by physical symptoms like tension, restlessness, tachycardia, and breathlessness

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Compulsion

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Uncontrollable thoughts or impulse to perform an act repeatedly

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Defense mechanism

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Unconscious pyschological mechanism used to control anxiety; common ones: rationalism, denial, repression

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Delirium

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Altered state of consciousness consisting of confusion, agitation, disorientation, delusions, or hallucinations

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Delusion

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False belief or incorrect judgement that can't be changed by logical reasoning or contrary evidence

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Depression

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Feelings of sadness, guilt, hopelessness, worthlessness, with sleep problems, eating difficulties, and lack of energy

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Hallucinations

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False or unreal sensory perception of an object or event when no such stimulus is present

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Mania

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Feelings of extreme euphoria or irritability, accompanied by rapid speech, decreased need for sleep, and poor judgement

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Anxiety disorder

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Mental disorder where anxiety is the primary characteristic; no gross distortion of reality; w/ heart palpations, sweating, and dizziness

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Obsession

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A recurrent and persistent thought or urge to do something

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Psychosis

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Mental disorder causing gross distortion of reality or impairment of a person's capacity to think and communicate

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Dementia

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Progressive deterioration of cognitive functions as seen in Alzheimer and Parkinson patients

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Substance-related Disorder

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Disorders involving abuse of, or dependence on alcohol and drugs

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Schizophrenia

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Psychotic illness with positive and negative symptoms; characterized with delusions and hallucinations

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Gender disorders

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Disorders related to sexual functioning and one's assigned sex

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Eating Disorders

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Disorders of body image and food intake

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Somatoform Disorders

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Any group of neurotic disorders characterized by symptoms for which there are no organic causes or physiological dysfunctions

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Mood Disorders

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Disorders characterized by extreme sadness and/or euphoria

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Personality disorder

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Inflexible and rigid traits causing impairment of functioning and conflict with others, inability to relate to people

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Impulse control disorders

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Disorders marked by an inability to refrain from engaging in harmful behaviors such as stealing or fire setting

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Adjustment Disorders

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Temporary disorders of varying severity that occur as a reaction to a stressful life event

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Sleep Disorders

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Disturbances in the amount, quality, timing, or autonomic nervous system during the sleep cycle

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Factitious Disorders

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Intentionally producing physical symptoms to gain attention by assuming the sick role, as seen in Munchausen syndrome

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Hallucinogen

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An agent that produces hallucinations

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Hypnosis

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An induced, trancelike state during which perception and memory are altered, resulting in increased responsiveness to suggestion

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Neurosis

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A disease of the nerves, a mental disorder

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Schizoid

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Characteristic or resembling scizophrenia

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Psychosomatic

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The expression of an emotional conflict through physical symptoms

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Kleptomania

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A disorder of impulse control characterized by a morbid tendency to steal

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Pedophilia

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Abnormal attraction to children by an adult for sexual purposes

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Xenophobia

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Fear of strangers

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Euphoria

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Good feeling

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Dysthymia

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Chronic depressed mood

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Entomophobia

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The fear of insects

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Photophobia

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The fear of light

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Zoophobia

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The fear of animals

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Agoraphobia

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Anxiety disorder with fear of being alone, of leaving a familiar setting of home, or of being in open, crowded spaces

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Anhedonia

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Absence of pleasure from acts that would normally be pleasurable; symptom of depression

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Asperger Syndrome

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Pervasive developmental disoder w/ severe impairment in social skills, and restrictive and repetitive behaviors or interests causing impaired social functioning, but w/o delays in language development

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Autistic Disorder

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Pervasive developmental disorder characterized by a severe lack of response to other people

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Catatonia

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Syndrome of psychomotor disturbance, w/ periods of physical rigidity or stupor that may occur in schizophrenia or organic mental disorders

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Cyclothymia

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Affective disorder with marked mood swings from depression to hypomania but not to the degree that occurs in bipolar disorder

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Delirium

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Altered state of consciousness characterized by confusion, distractibility, disorientation, and irrational behavior

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Dementia

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A progressive organic mental disorder characterized by decreased intellectual capacity and function confusion, and changes in personality

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Enuresis

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Childhood elimination disorder of repeated passage of urine in inappropriate places for 3 mo. after age 5

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Encopresis

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Childhood elimination disorder of repeated passage of feces in inappropriate places for 3 mo. after age 4

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Exhibitionism

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Paraphilia characterized by compulsive need to expose a part of the body (especially genitals) to an unsuspecting stranger

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Fetishism

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A paraphilia characterized by the act of using an inanimate object or non-sexual body part for sexual arousal and gratification

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Frotteurism

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A paraphilia characterized by a compulsive need for sexual gratification from touching or rubbing against a nonconsenting person

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Labile

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Emotionally unstable; exhibiting rapid shifts from one emotion to another

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Panic Attack

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Period of intense fear and rapid development of accelerated heart rate, shaking, shortness of breath, and dizziness