Flashcards › Med Term I psychiatry

amnesia loss of memory anxiety varying degrees of uneasiness apathy absence of emotions autistic thought thinking is internally stimulated and ideas have a private meaning compulsion uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly conversion symptoms that are brought on by anxiety and not a organic problem delusion fixed false belief that can not be changed by logical reasoning or evidence dissociation uncomfortable feelings that are separated from their real object dysphoria sadness, hopelessness or feeling low euphoria exaggerated feelings of well being hallucination false or unreal perceptions (hearing voices, seeing things) labile unstable undergoing rapid emotion change mania state of excess excitability mutism stupor obsession an involuntary idea or persistent emotion paranoia overly suspicious system of thinking id represents the unconscious instincts and psychic energy present from birth ego the mediator between the outside world and the id superego the internalized conscience and moral part anxiety disorders phobias, OCD, PTSD phobias fears OCD obsessive compulsive disorder (repeated acts) PTSD post traumatic stress disorder delirium an acute temporary disturbance of counsciousness dementia gradual loss of intellectual abilities anorexia nervosa refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight bulimia binging and purging bipolar manic depressive antisocial no loyalty or concern for others borderline instability in interpersonal relationships and sense of self histronic emotional, attention-seeking immature and dependent narcissistic grandiose sense of self inportance paranoid continually suspicious and mistrustful of other people schizoid emotionally cold and aloof