NSB204 Terminology Exam
Study Guide
Akathisia - Answer restlessness
Anosognosia - Answer lack of insight
Ataxia - Answer lack of voluntary control of muscle movement; difficult walking
Dystonia - Answer abnormal muscle tone/movements
extrapyramidal symptoms - Answer side effects of antipsychotic medications on the
motor system; include dystonia, parksonism, akathisia and tardive dyskinesia
negative symptoms - Answer symptoms of schizophrenia that are marked by deficits in
functioning, such as apathy, blunting of affect, avolition, and anhedonia.
positive symptoms - Answer additional symptoms that are present during psychosis -
hallucinations, delusions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Answer develops acceptance of
unwanted experiences that are out of the person's control, and foster commitment and
action towards living a valued life
adjustment disorder - Answer a clinically significant emotional or behavioural response
to a significant life change or stressor (relationship break-up, bereavement) that begins
to present with social/occupational/functional impairment
advance directives - Answer legal documents that allow individuals to state what
medical treatment they want or do not want in the event that they become incapacitated
and are unable to express their wishes regarding medical care
Affect - Answer observable evidence of a person's feelings or emotions
agnosia - Answer the inability to recognise familiar objects.
agoraphobia - Answer fear or avoidance of situations, such as crowds or wide open
places, where one has felt loss of control and panic
Agranulocytosis - Answer A life-threatening depletion of white blood cells. This
condition is sometimes produced by the atypical antipsychotic drug Clozapine.
ambivelance - Answer mixed emotions, conflicting feelings
Anhedonia - Answer inability to experience pleasure
anorexia nervosa - Answer An eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain
,minimum weight; a distorted body image; and an intense fear of gaining weight
Anticholinergic - Answer side effects of first-generation antipsychotics including dry
mouth, tachycardia, urinary retention, constipation
(Think PNS)
antidepressant medications - Answer prescription drugs that are used to reduce the
symptoms associated with major depressive disorder by enhancing the transmission of
neurochemicals, namely serotonin and noradrenaline
Examples of antidepressant medications - Answer Tricyclic
SSRIs
NSRI's
MAOIs
Tricyclics (TCAs) - Answer serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibition (more
anticholinergic side effects - high risk of suicide )
Names of TCAs - Answer Amitriptyline
Lofepramine
Trazadone
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) - Answer antidepressant drugs that
achieve their agonistic effect on serotonin by selectively blocking its reuptake
Names of SSRI's - Answer Fluoxetine
Paroxetine
Sertraline
Citalopram
Escitalopram
Effective -Escitalopram
For- Fluoxetine
Sadness - Sertaline
Panic- Paroxetine
Compulsions - Citalopram
NSRIs - Answer Noradrenaline and Serotonin reuptake inhibitors - less side effects than
, TCAs
Names of NSRI's - Answer MoVe
Mirtazapine
Venlafaxine
MAOIs - Answer monoamine oxidase inhibitors - stops serotonin/noradrenaline
metabolism
Names of MAOIs - Answer PIT
Phenelzine
Isocarboxazid
Tranylcypromine
first generation antipsychotics - Answer typical antipsychotics that are dopamine
antagonists that reduce the 'positive' symptoms of schizophrenia
second generation antipsychotics - Answer Atypical antipsychotics that are dopamine
antagonists that reduce 'positive' and 'negative' symptoms of schizophrenia
Apathy - Answer a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
aphasia - Answer impairment of language; understanding and speaking
Apraxia - Answer impaired motor activities
Assertiveness - Answer expressing one's opinions forcefully without offending others,
encourages self-confidence
autonomy - Answer the right for someone to make their own decisions; free choice
Avoidance behaviour - Answer actions that help avert any contact, exposure or
engagement with a feared object or situation
bipolar disorder - Answer mood disorder when someones experiences at least one
manic and depressive episode
blunted affect - Answer Significant reduction in the intensity of emotional expression.
body dysmorphia - Answer distorted body image
bulimia nervosa - Answer an eating disorder characterized by binge eating behaviour -
followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise
catatonia - Answer a state of unresponsiveness to one's outside environment, usually
including muscle rigidity, staring, and inability to communicate
Study Guide
Akathisia - Answer restlessness
Anosognosia - Answer lack of insight
Ataxia - Answer lack of voluntary control of muscle movement; difficult walking
Dystonia - Answer abnormal muscle tone/movements
extrapyramidal symptoms - Answer side effects of antipsychotic medications on the
motor system; include dystonia, parksonism, akathisia and tardive dyskinesia
negative symptoms - Answer symptoms of schizophrenia that are marked by deficits in
functioning, such as apathy, blunting of affect, avolition, and anhedonia.
positive symptoms - Answer additional symptoms that are present during psychosis -
hallucinations, delusions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Answer develops acceptance of
unwanted experiences that are out of the person's control, and foster commitment and
action towards living a valued life
adjustment disorder - Answer a clinically significant emotional or behavioural response
to a significant life change or stressor (relationship break-up, bereavement) that begins
to present with social/occupational/functional impairment
advance directives - Answer legal documents that allow individuals to state what
medical treatment they want or do not want in the event that they become incapacitated
and are unable to express their wishes regarding medical care
Affect - Answer observable evidence of a person's feelings or emotions
agnosia - Answer the inability to recognise familiar objects.
agoraphobia - Answer fear or avoidance of situations, such as crowds or wide open
places, where one has felt loss of control and panic
Agranulocytosis - Answer A life-threatening depletion of white blood cells. This
condition is sometimes produced by the atypical antipsychotic drug Clozapine.
ambivelance - Answer mixed emotions, conflicting feelings
Anhedonia - Answer inability to experience pleasure
anorexia nervosa - Answer An eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain
,minimum weight; a distorted body image; and an intense fear of gaining weight
Anticholinergic - Answer side effects of first-generation antipsychotics including dry
mouth, tachycardia, urinary retention, constipation
(Think PNS)
antidepressant medications - Answer prescription drugs that are used to reduce the
symptoms associated with major depressive disorder by enhancing the transmission of
neurochemicals, namely serotonin and noradrenaline
Examples of antidepressant medications - Answer Tricyclic
SSRIs
NSRI's
MAOIs
Tricyclics (TCAs) - Answer serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibition (more
anticholinergic side effects - high risk of suicide )
Names of TCAs - Answer Amitriptyline
Lofepramine
Trazadone
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) - Answer antidepressant drugs that
achieve their agonistic effect on serotonin by selectively blocking its reuptake
Names of SSRI's - Answer Fluoxetine
Paroxetine
Sertraline
Citalopram
Escitalopram
Effective -Escitalopram
For- Fluoxetine
Sadness - Sertaline
Panic- Paroxetine
Compulsions - Citalopram
NSRIs - Answer Noradrenaline and Serotonin reuptake inhibitors - less side effects than
, TCAs
Names of NSRI's - Answer MoVe
Mirtazapine
Venlafaxine
MAOIs - Answer monoamine oxidase inhibitors - stops serotonin/noradrenaline
metabolism
Names of MAOIs - Answer PIT
Phenelzine
Isocarboxazid
Tranylcypromine
first generation antipsychotics - Answer typical antipsychotics that are dopamine
antagonists that reduce the 'positive' symptoms of schizophrenia
second generation antipsychotics - Answer Atypical antipsychotics that are dopamine
antagonists that reduce 'positive' and 'negative' symptoms of schizophrenia
Apathy - Answer a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
aphasia - Answer impairment of language; understanding and speaking
Apraxia - Answer impaired motor activities
Assertiveness - Answer expressing one's opinions forcefully without offending others,
encourages self-confidence
autonomy - Answer the right for someone to make their own decisions; free choice
Avoidance behaviour - Answer actions that help avert any contact, exposure or
engagement with a feared object or situation
bipolar disorder - Answer mood disorder when someones experiences at least one
manic and depressive episode
blunted affect - Answer Significant reduction in the intensity of emotional expression.
body dysmorphia - Answer distorted body image
bulimia nervosa - Answer an eating disorder characterized by binge eating behaviour -
followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise
catatonia - Answer a state of unresponsiveness to one's outside environment, usually
including muscle rigidity, staring, and inability to communicate
