Clinincal Symptoms
Medical Terminology
Abbreviations
Prefixes and Suffixes
Psychiatric Disorders
100
Loss of memory
What is amnesia
100
-thymia
What is mind
100
AD
What is Alzheimers Disease
100
para-
What is abnormal
100
exhibitionism, fetishism, pedophilia
What is sexual and gender identity disorders
200
Varying degrees of uneasiness, apprehension or dread often accompanied by palpitations, tightness in chest, shortness of breath, and choking sensations
What is anxiety
200
cata-
What is down
200
ADL's
What is activities of daily living
200
-phoria
What is feeling, bearing
200
Resistance to change, repeating words or phrases, difficulty interacting with others
What is pervasive Development Disorders
300
absence of emotions
What is apathy
300
-mania
What is obsessive preoccupation
300
SSRI
What is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
300
-genic
What is produced by
300
antisocial, histrionic, narcissistic
What are personality disorders
400
Uncontrollable urge to perform an act repeatedly
What is compulsion
400
-phobia
What is an irrational fear
400
ECT
What is electroconvulsive therapy
400
-leptic
What is to seize hold of
400
Delusions, hallucinations, thought disorders
What is schizophrenia
500
A Fixed false belief that cannot be changed
What is delusion
500
hypn/o
What is sleep
500
PTSD
What is post traumatic stress disorder
500
hypo-
What is deficient, less than
500
anorexia, bulimia nervosa
What are Eating Disorders
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