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The improper use of something; cruel and violent treatment of a person
The deliberate and unauthorized confinement of a person against their will
What is false imprisonment?
Frequent and rapid change of emotions
What is labile?
Extreme anxiety that involves dread and loss of rational thought?
What is Panic?
Syndrome of symptoms characterized by bizarre facial and tongue movements, a stiff neck and difficulty swallowing
What is tardive dyskinesia?
A psychological craving for alcohol or drugs with the presence of withdrawal symptoms when the substance cannot be obtained
What is Addiction
Inappropriate optimism
What is false reassurance?
Communicating the rights and responsibilities and expectations to a person so that expected normal limits and rules can be identified
What is limit-setting?
Suspiciousness
What is paranoia?
A period or point marked by specific attributes or events
What is time and sequence?
The behavioral expression of emotion
What is affect?
A strong need or desire for an object, body part or activity for sexual excitement
What is Fetish?
Disordered thinking with little connection between thoughts
What is loose association?
Restating another's message using the caregiver's own words
What is paraphrasing?
Substance dependence that may be shown by the need for markedly increased amounts of the substance to achieve intoxication or the desired effect
What is Tolerance?
Harsh physical or verbal actions intended either consciously or unconsciously to harm or injure another
What is aggression?
Rapid shift of ideas while speaking with no connection between subjects
What is flight of ideas?
Failure of the body to return to homeostasis after responding to stress
What is maladaptation?
Extreme persistent fear that is out of proportion to reality
What is phobia?
Response of a patient to a nurse that was originally associated with an important figure early in life
What is transference?
Muscular weakness, or a lost or partial loss of muscle movement
What is akinisia?
Taking notice of a single idea or even a single word
What is focusing?
A state in which the mood is elevated, expansive or irritable
What is mania?
Persistent questioning of the patient; pushing for answers to issues the patient does not wish to discuss?
What is probing?
Expressing uncertainty as to the reality of the patient's perceptions
What is voicing doubt?