Key Terms Unit 2

Depersonalization

Feelings of being unreal. Body parts don't belong on body

Bizarre affect

Odd, illogical, inappropriate

Affect

Outward expression of a person's internal emotional state

Thought insertion

Someone else inserted thoughts into their brain

Thought blocking

Stoppage of thought, usually because of a hallucination

Symbolic Speech

Symbols instead of direct communication

Echopraxia

The mimicking of movements of another

Which question would be a priority when assessing for symptoms of major depression? "Tell me about any special powers you believe you have." "You look really sad. Have you ever thought of harming yourself?" "Your family says you never stop. How much sleep do you get?" "Do you ever find that you don't remember where you've been or what you've done?"

"You look really sad. Have you ever thought of harming yourself?"

Rapid cycling

4 mood episodes in a 12 month period

Thought deletion

A belief that thoughts have been taken or are missing

Derealization

A feeling that the environment has changed

Catatonia

A pronounced increase or decrease in the rate and amount of movement

Eric's roommate says his speech "... doesn't connect; it doesn't make any sense. He sort of gets derailed." Which of the following symptoms is Eric displaying? Avolitional speech Delusional speech Disorganized speech Diminished emotional expression

Disorganized speech

Magical thinking

Believing that thoughts or actions affect others

Flat affect

Blank facial expression

Apathy

Decreased attention to things

Anosognosia

Inability to realize they are ill

Anhedonia

Loss of interest or pleasure

Waxy flexibility

Maintaining a given posture inappropriately, usually seen in catatonia

Catalepsy

Muscular rigidity

Echolalia

Pathological repeating of another's words

Avolition

Patient won't get out of bed/ loss of motivation

A patient with major depression walks and moves slowly. Which term should the nurse use to document this finding? Psychomotor retardation Psychomotor agitation Vegetative sign Anhedonia

Psychomotor retardation

Blunted affect

Reduced emotional response (mean mug)

Constricted affect

Reduced in range or intensity

Affective blunting

Reduced or constricted affect, no facial expression

Alogia

Reduction in speech

Jeff was just diagnosed with a major depressive disorder. Which medication is the health care provider most likely to start the patient on? SSRI SNRI Tricyclic antidepressant Monoamine oxidase inhibitor

SSRI

Neologisms

Words that have meaning for the patient but a different or nonexistent meaning to others

anergia

abnormal lack of energy

Inappropriate affect

incongruent with the actual emotional state of the situation

Asociality

not social/ sexual