Disorders
Medical Terminology
Vocabulary
100
Depression
What is a mental state characterized by sadness, feelings of loss and grief, and loss of appetite and that may include suicidal thoughts.
100
Somn
What is Sleep
100
Cognition
What is activities associated with thinking,learning, and memory.
200
Phobias
What is a continuous irrational fear of a thing, place, or situation that causes significant distress.
200
Anxi/o
What is anxiety
200
Psychotherapy
What is professional therapy that includes helping the patient work through personal problems that affect emotions and behaviors.
300
Schizophrenia
What is a group of mental disorders characterized by inappropriate emotions and unrealistic thinking.
300
-ia
What is abnormal condition
300
Neurotransmitter
What is chemicals that are transmitted from one neuron to another as electrical nerve impulses that can also affect behavior.
400
Insomnia
What is a symptom of a sleep disorder where there is difficulty falling or staying asleep.
400
-lepsy
What is seizure
400
Electroconvulsive therapy
What is a carefully calibrated electrical current that is administered to the anesthetized patient, causing a brief seizure that can relieve certain symptoms, such as depression (also known as shock therapy).
500
Attention Deficit Disorder
What is a subtype of ADHD in which the patient is largely inattentive and has difficulty concentrating and completing tasks, without major components of motor restlessness or impulsivity found with hyperactive-impulsive subtype.
500
-lytic
What is to destroy
500
Extrapyramidal Symptoms
What is symptoms often caused from taking anti psychotic medications and include parkinsonism, dystonia, and tremors.