Psych Meds
This is where psychotherapeutic medications mainly act in the body
nervous system
This is passing electricity through the patient's head to improve depression
Electroconvulsive Treatment or ECT
This term refers to an act that a reasonable or prudent person would not do
negligence
This is a sign or mark of shame, disapproval, or disgrace, or of being shunned or rejected
stigma
This disorder is due to the patient's delusion of thinking she's fat when she only weighs 90 lbs.
anorexia
This drug treats the manic phase of bipolar
lithium
This is a surgical procedure that severs the brain
lobotomy
Touching someone without their consent
battery
This is an upset in an individual's homeostasis
crisis
This personality type loves to be the life of the party
histrionic
Extrapyramidal side effects are more common with this type of drug
antipsychotics
Psychotherapeutic drugs affect this
the mind
What is detaining someone against their will
false imprisonment
What is the consciousness of one's personality
self-awareness
This personality type is very suspicious of others
paranoid
This is why depressed people may be more likely to attempt suicide when taking antidepressants
increased energy levels
Herbal supplements are an example of this
alternative medicine
This is when a patient runs away from a facility
elopement
This is the ability to clearly see and understand the nature of things
Insight
This disorder may make you late to work because you keep checking the door to make sure you locked it and you can't leave the driveway if the clock on your dashboard has two odd numbers
obsessive-compulsive
This is what antidepressants basically increase
certain neurotransmitter activities
What type of self-induced therapy are relaxation and visualization
hypnotic
This is any act that threatens a patient
assault
This is any thought or action aimed at reducing stress
coping mechanism
In this disorder, a patient may hear or see things that aren't there
schizophrenia