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Avolition - Answer a symptom of schizophrenia marked by apathy and an inability to start or
complete a course of action.
Anosognosia - Answer A condition in which a person with an illness seems unaware of the
existence of his or her illness.
labile affect - Answer rapid & abrupt changes in affect mood or demeaner. Repeated, rapid,
and abrupt shifts in affective expression
depersonalization/derealization disorder - Answer individuals feel detached from their own
mind and body (depersonalization) or from their surroundings (derealization)
Alogia - Answer poverty of speech; lessening of speech fluency and productivity
delusion - Answer a false belief, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany
psychotic disorders
Euthymic mood - Answer Mood in the "normal" range, which implies the absence of
depressed or elevated mood.
Expansive mood - Answer Lack of restraint in expressing one's feelings, frequently with an
overvaluation of one's significance or importance.
ACT - Answer Assertive Community Treatment - intensive, highly integrated approach that is
evidenced based
Duces Cutem - Answer Latin to bring with
BARF - Answer Benefits, alternatives, risk, fees
, Echolalia - Answer Automatic and immediate repetition of what others say; pathological,
parrot-like and senseless repetition (echoing).
dyskinesia - Answer the distortion or impairment of voluntary movement such as in a tic or
spasm. Can be a side effect of antipsychotic and meth
prodromal symptoms - Answer in schizophrenia, milder symptoms prior to an acute phase of
the disorder, during which behaviors are unusual and peculiar but not yet psychotic or
completely disorganized. Early signs that a disorder is developing.
cultural competence - Answer having an awareness and acceptance of cultures and the
ability to interact effectively with people of diverse cultures
psychosis - Answer Delusions and hallucinations
Meth Short Term External symptoms - Answer Delusions (false beliefs), hallucinations -
tactile, visual, auditory, gustatory and olfac
Tardive dyskinesia (TD) - Answer potentially disabling motor disorder that may occur
following regular use of antipsychotic drugs. The cells get damaged and affect how people move
twitches ticks, grimacing, jerky, muscle movements.
Nitrostyrene Meth - Answer Any new type of meth that is causing a very serious mental
health crisis, the chemicals lethal to human tissue
Meth long term effects - Answer Depression, irritability, anxiety, violent mood changes,
paranoia, hallucinations, calcium depletion, weight loss, meth psychosis. Long-term down
regulation and neurotransmitter imbalances.
temporal horizon - Answer Ability to perceive time in the future and past to a certain point.
Meth or have the shortest, temporary horizon.
When quitting Depressants __________ - Answer Anxiety