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anorexia nervosa: a serious eating disorder characterized by a fear of gaining weight that results in prolonged self-starvation and dramatic weight loss
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anti anxiety - benzodiazepines: ativan, librium, valium, xanax
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antianxiety drugs: minor tranquilizers, valium, xanax etc.
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antidepressant drugs: drugs used to treat depression; also increasingly prescribed for anxiety; different types work by altering the availability of various neurotransmitters
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antidepressants: inipramine, prozac, paxil, zoloft,
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antipsychotics: thorazine, haldol, mellaril
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binge eating disorder: significant binge-eating episodes, followed by distress, disgust, or guilt, but without the compensatory purging, fasting, or excessive exercise that marks bulimia nervosa.
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bulimia nervosa: an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise
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client centered therapy: a humanistic therapy, developed by Carl Rogers, in which the therapist uses techniques such as active listening within a genuine, accepting, empathic environment to facilitate clients' growth. (Also called person-centered therapy.)
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coprolalia: uttering of obscenities
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counter transference: feelings the analyst has towards the client; important for the therapist to be aware of this
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deinstitutionalization: policy of reducing the population of mental hospitals by shifting care from inpatient facilities to community-based outpatient facilities
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double bind: a situation in which a person receives conflicting demands, so that no matter what he or she does, it is wrong
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durham rule: "product test" based on knowledge of mental illness
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echolalia: repetition of words or phrases spoken by others
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evidence based treatment: interventions/techniques that have produced therapeutic change in controlled trials
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Gestalt therapy: A form of humanistic therapy associated with Fritz Perls that aims to help the patient integrate inconsistent aspects of herself into a coherent whole by increasing self-awareness and self-acceptance.
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grehlin: - secreted by the stomach wall. Stimulates appetite before a meal, levels are high and after a meal, levels drop
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guilty but mentally ill: a verdict stating that defendants are guilty of committing a crime but are also suffering from a mental illness that should be treated during their imprisonment
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hydrocephalus: Cranial enlargement caused by accumulation of fluid within the ventricles of the brain
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indicated intervention: early detection & prompt treatment of maladaptive behavior in family/community setting to prevent long-term effects.
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Insanity defense: legal defense proposing that people shouldn't be held legally responsible for their actions if they weren't of "sound mind" when committing them
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integrative behavioral couple therapy: Modification of traditional behavioral couple therapy that has a focus on acceptance of the partner rather than being solely change-oriented
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irresistible illness rule: lost power to choose between right and wrong, compelled beyond will
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juvenile delinquency: an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor
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leptin: hormone produced by fat cells that acts to reduce food intake
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lithium: antimanic medication
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m'naghten rule: knowing right from wrong
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macrocephaly: a condition in which the head is abnormally large
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mainstreaming: Practice of placing children with special needs in regular classroom settings, with the support of professionals who provide special education services
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managed health care: Methods for financing & organizing the delivery of health care in which costs are contained by controlling the services provided.
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manualized therapy: A form of therapy, often used in research, in which a manual describes a set course of therapy, indicating what steps the therapist should take, what instructions to offer, and so on.
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mental retardation: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
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microcephaly: an abnormally small head and underdeveloped brain
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milieu therapy: Humanistic approach to institutional treatment based on the principle that patients recover best in a climate that builds self-respect, individual responsibility, and meaningful activity.
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neuroleptics: A category of medications used to reduce the frequency and intensity of psychotic symptoms; also called major tranquilizers.
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neurosurgery: Brain surgery for mental disorders. Also called psychosurgery.
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pemoline: add/adhd enhances cognitive processing
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pervasive developmental disorders: group of childhood disorders characterized by delays in socialization and communication skills; autism and Asperger syndrome are examples
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phenylketonuria: missing an enzyme that breaks down phenylalanine/results in brain damage
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primary prevention: prevent mental disorders from developing in the first place (universal)
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psychopharmacology: the study of drugs that affect the mind
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rational emotive behavior therapy: developed by Albert Ellis, a form of psychotherapy based on identifying and correcting irrational beliefs that are believed to underlie emotional and behavioral difficulties
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secondary prevention: focus on reducing risk for individuals who are likely to develop a disorder
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selective intervention: given to those members of a subgroup of a population whose risk is deemed to be above average
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selective mutism: characterized by the individuals consistent failure to speak in specific social situations despite speaking in other situations.
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separation anxiety disorder: Excessive, enduring fear in some children that harm will come to them or their parents while they are apart
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sleepwalking disorder: Repeated incidents of leaving bed and walking about while asleep. (Somnambulism)
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strategic family therapy: focus is on changing communication patterns
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structural family therapy: focus is on changing family roles
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tarasoff decision: Ruling by a California court (1974) that a therapist has a duty to warn a prospective victim of an explicit threat expressed by a client in therapy
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tardive dyskinesia: After long-term use of anti-psychotics, beging getting involuntary movements of facial muscles and other parts of the body
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tertiary prevention: focus on facilitating the adjustment of individual to community after hospital treatment
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tic: a local and habitual twitching especially in the face
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token economies: using exchange of tokens as rewards and punishment in an institution setting
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tourette's syndrome: Extreme tic disorder involving uncontrollable multiple motor and vocal patterns
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traditional behavior couple therapy: try to produce changes in the marital relationship
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transference: in psychoanalysis, the patient's transfer to the analyst of emotions linked with other relationships
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universal intervention: everyone in a specific area receives the intervention regardless of how at risk.
ex: anti-smoking
