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36 Cards in this Set
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Pyromania |
An obsession with fire |
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SAD is the abbreviation for |
Seasonal Affective Disorder |
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TAT is the abbreviation for |
Thematic Apperception Test |
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LSD is the abbreviation for ____________, which is a hallucinogen |
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
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PCP is a |
Hallucinogen |
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The combining form anxi/o means: |
Anxious or distressed
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The suffix -leptic means: |
to seize hold of |
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The suffix -phoria means: |
feeling or bearing |
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The combining form schiz/o means: |
Split |
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____philia is recurrent sexual fantasy or arousal in response to objects, activities, or situations not normally considered erotic. |
Para |
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_____oid is the term that refers to someone who is emotionally cold and aloof, indifferent to praise or criticism or to the feelings of others. |
Schiz |
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Obsessive preoccupation with fire is called pyro______ |
mania |
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_____phobia is the irrational fear of leaving home or another safe place. |
Aroga |
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Dys______ is a negative, painful feeling—for example, a feeling of sadness and hopelessness |
phoria |
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_____tonic means pertaining to decreased activity and reactivity to the environment. |
Cata
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Cyclo________ refers to alternating periods of hypomania and depression. |
thymia |
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Clinical psych________ are non-medical professionals trained in the use of tests to evaluate various aspects of a person's mental health and intelligence. |
ologist |
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Roger had a definite fear of animals. The term is ________phobia. |
zoo |
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In addition to her delusions and disorganized thinking, Lydia's schizophrenia was marked by a(n) ________ affect, that is, a monotone voice, immobile face, and no signs of expression. |
flat |
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The personality disorder characterized by emotional, attention-seeking, immature, and dependent behavior with irrational outbursts and tantrums is labeled: |
histrionic
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A compulsion to continue taking a drug substance despite adverse consequences is called: |
psychological dependence
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The Draw-a-Person test is an example of a(n): |
projection test
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Paralysis that occurs as an expression of shell shock or combat fatigue in a soldier is: |
a conversion disorder
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Sudden, unexpected travel away from home or work, including the assumption of a new identity or inability to recall one's previous identity, is: |
dissociative fugue
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Jared was diagnosed with disorganized type schizophrenia. Disorganized type schizophrenia is primarily marked by: |
Disorganized speech and behavior and childish or inappropriate affect
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Characteristic symptoms of schizophrenia include all of the following except: |
mania
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The use of self-induced vomiting and misuse of laxatives or enemas to avoid weight gain is called: |
bulimia nervosa
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A psychiatric disorder characterized by the performance of repetitive acts designed to lessen anxiety is: |
obsessive-compulsive disorder
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A psychosexual disorder in which sexual excitement and gratification are attained by secretly watching people who are undressing, naked, or engaging in sexual activity is called: |
voyeurism
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The ______________ is a personality test widely used as an objective measure of psychological disorders in adolescents and adults. |
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
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Mr. Woo, a diabetic, frequently missed doctor's appointments and neglected to take his oral hypoglycemics. The internist referred him to a psychologist to deal with his apparent denial. Denial is an unconscious ____________ that Mr. Woo uses to help deal with his anxiety associated with changes required to manage his diabetes. |
defense mechanism
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Mr. Chase exhibited instability in interpersonal relationships and sense of self characterized by alternating between over-involvement with and rejection of people. He was diagnosed with ________ personality disorder. |
antisocial
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This means having delusions of persecution or harassment. |
paranoia
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Hyperactivity and agitation or extreme excitement describes: |
mania
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The medical term for loss of memory is: |
amnesia
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Antidepressants act on neurotransmitters in the brain. _____________ inhibitors such as phenelzine and selegiline suppress the MAO enzyme that normall degrades neurotransmitters. |
Monoamine oxidase
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