Mental health vocabulary

External manifestation of feeling or emotion manifest by facial expressions,  tone of voice,  and body language

False belief held as true even with evidence of the contrary

Abnormal muscle tonicity results in impaired involuntary voluntary movement

Normal moderate mood state,  not depressed or manic

major depression

a sense perception for which no external stimuli exists(seeing or hearing things that aren't there)

the physical and social environment of an individual/ a general term for any therapeutic setting that focuses on the control of the environment to effect positive change

a pervasive and sustained emotion that when extreme can color the way a person sees the world

rare & possibly fatal reaction to high potency neuroleptic drugs S&S include muscle rigidity, fever, and elevated WBC

result of dopamine blockage at the basal ganglia and the hypothalamus

serious and irreversible side effect of the phenothiazines and related drugs. consists of involuntary tonic muscle spasms typically involving the tongue, fingers, toes, neck, trunk, or pelvis

behaviors that originate on an unconcious level to reduce anxiety and tension. Anxiety is displaced from one situation to another in the form of observable responses(crying, anger, violence)

The inability to experience pleasure

Lack of motivation

tendency of the health care provider to displace onto the patient feelings that are a response to people in the providers past. Strong positive/negative reactions may indicate counter transference

unconscious defense mechanism that allows blocking of overwhelming anxiety stemming from disintegration of functions of consciousness, memory, identity, or perception of environment

repeating the last words spoken by another person, mimicry or imitation of the speech of another person

continuous flow of speech in which person jumps rapidly from one topic to the next. themes often include grandiosity, fantasized evaluation of sexual prowess, business ability, artistic talents. etc

exaggerated beliefs of ones importance

a state of exaggerated alertness

unstable elevated mood in which delusion, poor judgement, and other signs of impaired reality testing are evident. During a manic episode patients have marked impairment of social, occupational, and interpersonal functioning

experience of thoughts and feelings toward one person that were originally held for a significant person from ones past. tool used by therapist