Theory II

emotion or feeling; tone of reaction to persons and events

excessive motor activity, usually not purposeful and associated with internal tension

ability to relieve anxiety or emotional tension also called anti anxiety agent

abnormal slowness of movement; sluggish physical and mental responses

no voluntary movement; physical rigidity; fixed position may be maintained for hours

mental process of comprehension judgment and memory

appearance or exacerbation of a mental disorder

false belief firmly held though contradicted by social reality

loss of cognitive and intellectual functions sufficiently severe to interfere with social and occupational functioning

impairment in uttering words due to diseases that affect oral and pharyngeal muscles

electroshock therapy; a form of somatic therapy in which an electric current is used to produce convulsions; primarily used to treat depression

feeling of well being; in psychiatry, abnormal or exaggerated sense of well being

false sensory perception in the absence of an actual external stimulus

a mental impression derived from misinterpretation of an actual sensory stimulus; a false perception

wakefulness; inability to sleep in the absence of noise or other disturbance

fine, downy hair

a mental disorder that usually involves the use of unconscious defense mechanisms as a means of coping; individual is not out of touch with reality

failure to carry out prescribed healthcare paln, for example, failure to take mecdications as prescribed

mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution

erosion of enamel and dentin as a result of chemical and mechanical effects

persistent, unrealistic pathologic fear or dread out of proportion to the stimulus from a particular object or situation

a premonitory symtom; a symptom indicating the onset of disease

a significant major mental disorder that so greatly impairs perception, thinking, emotion response and or personal orientation that the individual loses touch with reality

treatment of emotional, behavioral, personality and psychiatric disorders by means of individual or group verbal or nonverbal communication with the patient

a medication that alters the mind; the major categories are antipsychotic, antianxiety, antidepressant, an antimanic agents

involuntary menvements of the mouth, lips, tongue, and jaws usally associated with long term use of antipsychotic medication

tardive dyskinesia