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
