MH Disorders & Conditions
This mood disorder was once called “Manic Depressive Disorder.”
What is Bipolar Disorder?
Loss of pleasure in activities once enjoyed.
What is Anhedonia?
A support group model used in addiction recovery.
What is the 12 Step Program?
Speech impairment/language disorder caused by brain damage.
What is Aphasia?
Label warning of potential life-threatening side effects on meds.
What is a Black Box Warning?
A disorder marked by inattention and hyperactivity.
What is ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)?
Emotional numbness with little expression.
What is Blunted Affect?
A medication used to treat depression.
What is an Antidepressant?
A stimulant drug often misused for energy or weight loss.
What are Amphetamines?
Hospital status requiring constant patient monitoring.
What is Constant Observation (CO)?
Repeated bingeing followed by purging.
What is Bulimia?
Sudden, repetitive, meaningless movements like lip-smacking. Without conscious thought or intention
What are Automatisms?
Therapy that focuses on thoughts and behaviors.
What is Cognitive Therapy?
Degenerative loss of memory due to brain disease or or the effects of drugs or alcohol.
What is an Amnestic Disorder?
Objects not allowed in a psychiatric facility for safety.
What is Contraband?
A disorder with extreme fear of weight gain leading to starvation.
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
Inability to recognize or name emotions or feelings
What is Alexithymia?
A medication type used to reduce anxiety.
What are Anxiolytics?
Brain imaging scan often used in mental health diagnoses.
What is Computed Tomography (CT Scan)?
Emergency hospital code for cardiac arrest.
What is Code Blue?
A degenerative brain disease caused by a prion infection that leads to dementia and eventually death.
What is Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease?
Creating false memories without intent to deceive. Making up stories to fill in any gaps in memory
What is Confabulation?
A team-based approach for severe mental illness, abbreviated ACT.
What is Assertive Community Treatment?
Impaired balance or coordination, a movement disorder causing a lack of coordination.
What is Ataxia?
Emotional state of disorganization before coping mechanisms engage.
What is the Crisis Phase?