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1. Perseveration repetition of a response or behavior despite changing stimuli.
Common in neuro d/o **pt may stay on a topic
ex) I never have trouble sleeping. I never have trouble pooping.
2. Clanging speech speech based on sound versus meaning
**mania & schizophrenia
**create rhymes
3. Alogia A decrease in speech or speech content; a symptom of schizophrenia. Also known
as poverty of speech.
4. paradoxical sleep The body is internally aroused, with waking-like brain activity, yet asleep and
(REM) externally calm.
5. phantom limb Pain in a limb that no longer exists.
pain
6. PTSD (Post Trau- a disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal,
matic Stress Dis- jumpy anxiety, numbness of feeling, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks
order) or more after a traumatic experience (women)
7. OCD (Obsessive Disorder consisting of unwanted, repetitive thoughts and actions (childhood or
Compulsive Dis- early adulthood)
order)
8. Generalized Anx- a disorder characterized by chronic excessive worry accompanied by three or
iety Disorder more of the following symptoms: restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems,
(GAD) irritability, muscle tension, and sleep disturbance x 6 months (GAD-7) (women)
9. Depression A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness x2 weeks (PHQ9)
(women)
10. Hematoma a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues. (anticoagulant use, older
adults)
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11. agoraphobia fear or avoidance of situations, such as crowds or wide open places, where one
has felt loss of control and panic x6 months (co-dx with panic d/o)
12. Schizophrenia a psychological disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized
speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional expression (prenatal expo-
sure to infx, late adolescence)
13. Dementia a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and
judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes (over 65)
14. bipolar disorder A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and
lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania. (substance abuse,
onset early teens/late adulthood)
15. Lead toxicity Disrupted neurotransmitter function. Oxidative stress & apoptosis (cell death) in
neuronal cells. Low-level exposure causes long-term behavioral effects, impaired
reading skills, aggression
Increases absenteeism and dropout rates
16. decompression A condition resulting from nitrogen trapped in the body's tissues caused by
sickness coming up too quickly from a deep, prolonged dive. A symptom of decompression
sickness is "the bends" or deep pain in the muscles and joints. Joint pain, paralysis,
death. ex)divers
17. Hypothalamus a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating, drinking, body tem-
perature; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked
to emotion
18. basal ganglia structures in the forebrain that help to control movement
19. Midbrain
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A small part of the brain above the pons that integrates sensory information and
relays it upward.
20. Thalamus the brain's sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem; it directs mes-
sages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the
cerebellum and medulla
21. anxiety The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen. Alterations
in serotonin, norepi, and GABA.
***tachycardia & hyperventilation
22. Enkephalins opioids that are widespread throughout the brain and dorsal horn of the spinal
cord and are believed to reduce pain sensation by inhibiting the release of
substance P
23. Endorphins "morphine within"--natural, opiatelike neurotransmitters linked to pain control
and to pleasure.
24. dynorphin the endorphin having the most potent analgesic effect
25. Endomorphins bind with mu receptors and have potent analgesic effects
26. Absent seizure **EEG** brief; lasts seconds; pt may or may not lose consciousness
No loss of change in muscle tone
May occur several times during the day
Appears to be daydreaming
More common in children
27. simple partial a partial seizure, starting from a focus and remaining localized, that does not
seizure produce loss of consciousness **EEG &MRI
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1. Perseveration repetition of a response or behavior despite changing stimuli.
Common in neuro d/o **pt may stay on a topic
ex) I never have trouble sleeping. I never have trouble pooping.
2. Clanging speech speech based on sound versus meaning
**mania & schizophrenia
**create rhymes
3. Alogia A decrease in speech or speech content; a symptom of schizophrenia. Also known
as poverty of speech.
4. paradoxical sleep The body is internally aroused, with waking-like brain activity, yet asleep and
(REM) externally calm.
5. phantom limb Pain in a limb that no longer exists.
pain
6. PTSD (Post Trau- a disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal,
matic Stress Dis- jumpy anxiety, numbness of feeling, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks
order) or more after a traumatic experience (women)
7. OCD (Obsessive Disorder consisting of unwanted, repetitive thoughts and actions (childhood or
Compulsive Dis- early adulthood)
order)
8. Generalized Anx- a disorder characterized by chronic excessive worry accompanied by three or
iety Disorder more of the following symptoms: restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems,
(GAD) irritability, muscle tension, and sleep disturbance x 6 months (GAD-7) (women)
9. Depression A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness x2 weeks (PHQ9)
(women)
10. Hematoma a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues. (anticoagulant use, older
adults)
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11. agoraphobia fear or avoidance of situations, such as crowds or wide open places, where one
has felt loss of control and panic x6 months (co-dx with panic d/o)
12. Schizophrenia a psychological disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized
speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional expression (prenatal expo-
sure to infx, late adolescence)
13. Dementia a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and
judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes (over 65)
14. bipolar disorder A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and
lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania. (substance abuse,
onset early teens/late adulthood)
15. Lead toxicity Disrupted neurotransmitter function. Oxidative stress & apoptosis (cell death) in
neuronal cells. Low-level exposure causes long-term behavioral effects, impaired
reading skills, aggression
Increases absenteeism and dropout rates
16. decompression A condition resulting from nitrogen trapped in the body's tissues caused by
sickness coming up too quickly from a deep, prolonged dive. A symptom of decompression
sickness is "the bends" or deep pain in the muscles and joints. Joint pain, paralysis,
death. ex)divers
17. Hypothalamus a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating, drinking, body tem-
perature; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked
to emotion
18. basal ganglia structures in the forebrain that help to control movement
19. Midbrain
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A small part of the brain above the pons that integrates sensory information and
relays it upward.
20. Thalamus the brain's sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem; it directs mes-
sages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to the
cerebellum and medulla
21. anxiety The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen. Alterations
in serotonin, norepi, and GABA.
***tachycardia & hyperventilation
22. Enkephalins opioids that are widespread throughout the brain and dorsal horn of the spinal
cord and are believed to reduce pain sensation by inhibiting the release of
substance P
23. Endorphins "morphine within"--natural, opiatelike neurotransmitters linked to pain control
and to pleasure.
24. dynorphin the endorphin having the most potent analgesic effect
25. Endomorphins bind with mu receptors and have potent analgesic effects
26. Absent seizure **EEG** brief; lasts seconds; pt may or may not lose consciousness
No loss of change in muscle tone
May occur several times during the day
Appears to be daydreaming
More common in children
27. simple partial a partial seizure, starting from a focus and remaining localized, that does not
seizure produce loss of consciousness **EEG &MRI
