Ch. 23 Mental Health

effort to overcome, or make up for, real or imagined inadequacies

ego defense mechanism whereby an individual unconsciously identifies with another person or with some object

response to stress in which the individual reverts to an earlier level of development and the comfort measures associated with the level of functioning

rechanneling or redirecting one's unacceptable impulses and drives into constructive activities

observable evidence of a person's feelings or emotions

group of nervous system stimulants that prodcue alertness and a feeling of well-being (euphoria)

absence or suppression of observable emotion, feeling, concern, or passion

form of psychotherapy that seeks ot modivfiy observable maladjusted patterns of behavoir by substituting new responses to given stimuli

mind-altering drug derived form flowering top of hemp plants; also called marijuana

sudden loss of muscle tone in which the individual's head may drop, jaw may sag, knees become weakened, and the individual may collapse or fall to the ground; may accompany a narcolepsy attack

irresistible, repetitive, irrational impulses to perform an act; intended to reduce anxiety

disorder in which the individual represses anxiety experienced by emotional conflicts by converting the anxious feelings into physical symptoms that have no organic basis but ar perceived to be real by the individual

chornic mood disorder characterized by numerous periods of mood swings from depression to happiness. at least 2 years

state of frenzied excitement of wild enthusiasm

acute and sometimes fatal psychotic reaction casued by cessation of excessive intake of alcoholic beverages over a long period of time

persistent, abnormal belief or perception held firmly by a person despite evidence to the contrary

progressive, organic mental disorder characterized by chronic personality disintegration, confusion, disorientation, stupor, deterioration or intellectual capacity and function, and impairment of ocntorl of memory, judgement, and impusles

defense mechanism; idea, thought, emotion, or othermental process is separated from teh consciousness and tereby loses emotional significance

disorder of affect (mood) characterized by depression and anguish

process of passing an electrical current through the brain to create a brief seizure in the brain

physical or psychological symptoms that are intentionally produced or feigned to assume the sick role

spontaneous, consciously unrestricted association of ideas, feelings or mental images

sexual disorder in which the person gains sexual stimulation or excitement by rubbing against a nonconsenting person

mild degree of mania; optimism, excitability, energetic and productive behavior, marked by hyperactivity and talkativeness, heightened sexual interest, quickness to anger, irritabilitity and decreased need for sleep

drug useful in treating manic phase of bipolar disorder

willful and deliberate faking of sympotoms of a disease or injury to gain some consciously desired end

inability to speak because of a physical defect or emotional problem

psychological or behavioral disorder in which anxiety is the primary characteristic; thought to be related to unresolved conflicts

sexual perversion or deviation; condition in which the sexual instinct is expressed in ways that are socially prohibited, unacceptable, or biolgoically undesireable

form of group psychotherapy in which people act out their emotional problems through unrehearsed dramatizations

major mental disorder of organic or emotional origin characterized by a loss of oncatct with reality

pertaining to the expression of an emotional conflict through physical symptoms

substance capable of afffecting the mind, emotions and behavior; drugs used in the treatment of mental illness

any of a large group of psychotic disorders characterized by gross distortion of reality, disturbances of languages and communication, withdrawal from soical interaction, an ddisorganization and fragmentation of though perception, and emotional reaction

organic mental disorder of the aged, resulting from the generalized atrophy of the brain wiht no evidence of cerebrovascualr disease

act of being humilated, beaten, bound, or otherwise made to suffer

any gorup of neurotic disorders characterized by symptoms suggesting physical illness or disease for which there are no demonstrable organic causes or physiological dysfunctions

rechanneling or redirecting one's unacceptable impusles and drives into constructive activities

somewhat rare form of child abuse in which a parent of a child falsifies an illness in a child by fabricating or creating the symptoms and then seeks frequent medical attention for the child

psychological disorder in which the patient experiences pain in teh absence of physiologic findings

indivudal is unable to recall important personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature

individual separates from a past life and associations, wanders away for a period of time and returns with no recollection of the disappearance

presence of two or more distinct personalities wihtin one individual

repetitive behavorial patterns that lack moral and ethical standards, keeping the individual in continuous conflict with society

extensive pattern of instability of interpersonal realtionsihps, self-image, and marked impulsivity that begins by early adulthood and is present in a variety of contexts

inabilitiy to form social relationships; emotionally cold or indifferent

self-report personality test that consists of 550 statements that can be answered "true," "false," or "cannot say."

personality test that involves the use of 10 inkblot cards, half balck and white and half in color. shown to an individual one at a time and asked to describe what they see in the card

designed to elicit stories that reveal something about an individual's personlaity. Series of 30 black and white pictures, each on an individual card

measure an individual's ability to adapt and constructively solve problems in the environment

chronologic age

draw-a-person personality test

diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders

lysergic acid diethylamide (hallucinogenic drug)

mental age

phencyclidine (psychoactive drug)

wechsler adult intelligence scale

wechler intellegence scale for children

wechsler preschool and primary scale of intelligence