Thought Blocking
When a psychiatric patient is suddenly unable to finish or recall a thought.
Flight of Ideas
A rapid shifting of ideas where the mind jumps from one thought to the next very quickly.
Perservation
to fixate on a task or behavior
Circumstantiality
speech that is delayed in reaching the point and contains excessive or irrelevant details
tangentiality
Abrupt changing of focus to a loosely associated topic
Loose Association
disordered thinking with little connection between thoughts
Echopraxia
Involuntary repetitive imitation of another person's movements
Neurological Malignant Syndrome
A Possibly lethal side effect of antipsychotic drugs expressed by high fever and rigidity.
Extrapyramidal Syndrome
A dysfunction of the extrapyramidal system that results in abnormal involuntary movements.
Compulsion
an irresistible impulse to perform an act
Psychomotor Retardation
A symptom of a bipolar depressive episode where mental and physical processes are slowed.
Hallucination
A sense perception with no basis in reality.
Delusion
A belief that is maintained no matter what sound evidence is given to support the contrary.
Rationalization
A defense mechanism where an individual justifies ideas, actions, or feelings with explanations.
Conversion Disorder
A disorder where there is a neurological or medical issue without any known physiological base.
Sublimation
A defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses are transformed to more acceptable impulses.
Regression
Psychologically reverting to an early pattern of behavior.
Introjection
Instilling the characteristics of a person or object into one's own psyche unconsciously.
Projection
a defense mechanism by which your own traits and emotions are attributed to someone else
Repression
The classical defense mechanism that protects you from impulses or ideas that would cause anxiety by preventing them from becoming conscious
Denial
Refusing to acknowledge certain thoughts, feelings, or impulses because they are painful or intolerable.
22. Suppression
Consciously hiding unwanted ideas, fears, or impulses from the mind.
Displacement
Unconsciously shifting emotions, ideas, wishes, or impulses from their original object to a more acceptable object.
Ideas of Reference
delusions in which the affected individual believes the actions and speech of others relate or refer back to them
Akathisia
motor restlessness such as fidgeting, rocking, or pacing due to the neuromuscular or neurologic adverse effects associated with the use of antipsychotics
Tardive Dyskinesia
involuntary movements of the facial muscles, tongue, and limbs; a possible neurotoxic side effect of long-term use of antipsychotic drugs that target D2 dopamine receptors
Insight
Intuitive understanding of one's own attitudes, feelings, and behaviors.
Judgment
Understanding relationships between ideas and forming conclusions from that understanding.
Psychosis
A symptom of mental illness where there are drastic shifts in personality and impaired functioning.
Neurosis
A mental state with great anxiety or insecurity that is distressing to the person experiencing it.
Transference
The process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another
Counter-Transference
the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction
Duty to Warn
Mental health professional's responsibility to break confidentiality and notify the potential victim whom a client has specifically threatened.
Euthymia
A Stable, relaxed mood.
Psychopathology
The study of the causes, expressions, and development of mental disorders.
Serotonin Syndrome
high doses or combinations produce an exaggerated response= alerted cognition (losing it, confusion, delusions, disorientation), behavioral alterations (agitation, restlessness). autonomic (fever, chills, sweat, diarrhea), neuromuscular (ataxia, hyperrefl
Anhedonia
Losing interest in activities that previously brought enjoyment.
Anergia
Lethargy
Alogia
Inability to speak caused by mental confusion, aphasia, or mental deficiency.
Korsakoff's Psychosis
A form of amnesia often seen in persons with chronic alcoholism characterized by loss of short-term memory and an inability to learn.
Involuntary Commitment
A civil proceeding in which people are hospitalized in psychiatric facilities against their will.
Somatoform Disorders
A class of psychological disorders involving physical ailments with no authentic organic basis that are due to psychological factors.
Autism Spectrum Disorders
A group of disorders where development is impaired in multiple areas, including social interaction and communication skills.
Bright Light Therapy
uses timed exposure to ultraviolet filtered light to treat depression
Electroconvulsive Therapy
A treatment method where controlled levels of electricity are directed into specific areas of the brain.
Splitting
A defense mechanism where a person's mind "splits" good and bad and compartmentalizes them into different areas. A person can alternate between what is good and what is bad.
Wernicke's Encephalopathy
A brain disorder caused by thiamine deficiency and characterized by visual disturbances, ataxia, somnolence, stupor, and , without thiamine replacement, death.
Antabuse
A drug that deters users from drinking alcohol
Passive Aggressive
Nonviolent behavior that indirectly expresses hostility or anger toward another person.
Word Salad
Disorganized speech that does not make sense. Seen in Schizophrenia