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63 Cards in this Set
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amnesia
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loss of memory
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anxiety
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varying degree sof uneasiness or dread accompanied by symptoms
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apathy
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absence of emotion; lack of interest or emotional involvement
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autism
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severe lack of repsonsiveness to others; preoccupation with inner thoughts; withdrawal and retarded langauge development
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compulsion
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uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly
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conversion
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anxiety becomes a bodily symptom, such as blindess, deafness, or paralysis, that does not have an organic basis
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delusion
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a fixed, false belief that cannot be changed by logical reasoning or evidence
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dissociation
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uncomfortable feelings are separated from tehir real object; in order to avoid mental distress, the feelings are redireted towards a second object or behavoir pattern
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dysphoria
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sadness, hopelessness; depressive mood
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euphoria
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exaggerated felling of well-being ("high")
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hallucination
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false or unreal sensory perception; an illusion is example
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labile
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unstable; undergoing rapid emotional change
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mania
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state of excessive excitability
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mutism
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nonreactive state; stupor
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paranoia
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delusions of persecution or grandeur or combinations of the two
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amnesia
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loss of memory
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anxiety
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varying degree sof uneasiness or dread accompanied by symptoms
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apathy
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absence of emotion; lack of interest or emotional involvement
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autism
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severe lack of repsonsiveness to others; preoccupation with inner thoughts; withdrawal and retarded langauge development
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compulsion
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uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly
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conversion
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anxiety becomes a bodily symptom, such as blindess, deafness, or paralysis, that does not have an organic basis
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delusion
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a fixed, false belief that cannot be changed by logical reasoning or evidence
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dissociation
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uncomfortable feelings are separated from tehir real object; in order to avoid mental distress, the feelings are redireted towards a second object or behavoir pattern
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dysphoria
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sadness, hopelessness; depressive mood
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euphoria
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exaggerated felling of well-being ("high")
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hallucination
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false or unreal sensory perception; an illusion is example
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labile
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unstable; undergoing rapid emotional change
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mania
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state of excessive excitability
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mutism
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nonreactive state; stupor
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paranoia
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delusions of persecution or grandeur or combinations of the two
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branch of psychiatry delaing with legal matters
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forensic psychiatry
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unconscious part of the personality
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id
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conscious, coordinating part of the personality
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ego
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conscience or moral part of the personality
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superego
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the ability to perceive fact from fantasy
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reality testing
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unconscious technique used to resolve or conceal conflicts and anxiety
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defense mechanism
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branch of psychology dealing with patient care
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clinical
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persistent idea, emotion, or urge
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obsession
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neurosis
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emotional disorder; anxiety or fear
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affect
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emotional response
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labile
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unstable; undergoing rapid emotional change
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disorder invovling paraphilias
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sexual disorder
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physical symptoms of disorder can't be explained
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somatoform disorder
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loss of intellectual ability w/ impairment of memory, judgement, and reasoning
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dementia
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thinking with faulty perception and irrational behavoir
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delirium
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amphetamines
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CNS (central nervous system) stiulants
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somatoform disorder
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conversion disorder
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sexual disorder
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pedophilia
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phobia
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anxiety disorder
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bipolar I and II
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mood disorder
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catatonia
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schizophrenia
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dissociative disorder
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fugue
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repression
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unacceptable thoughts pushed into unconsciousness; defense mechanism
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dysthymia
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depressed mood over 2-year period, but not as great as major depression
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cyclothymic disorder
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2 years of depression adn mania
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opioids
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morphine and heroin
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cocaine
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stimulants; euphoria and hallucinations
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flamboyant, theatrical, emotionally immature
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histrionic
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no loyalty for others; furtration and blame problems
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antisocial
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fantasies of success and power; self-importance
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narcissism
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pervasive, unwarranted supsiciousness and mistrust of people
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paranoid
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emoitnall cold, aloof - indifferent to praise/criticism
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schizoied
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instabililty in realtionships and self of self; rejection and overinvolvement with people
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borderline
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