Exam 17: Psychiatry

The ________ connects the hippocampus to the thalamus and amygdaloid bodies.

Making up medical or psychiatric symptoms to get attention (but without realizing that it is to get attention)is known by the name of ________ syndrome.

The combining form phob/o- means ________.

In which disorder might a patient demand to be the center of attention,with an exaggerated sense of self-worth and importance,but without having psychosis or mania?

A patient with body dysmorphic disorder ________.

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means "that which produces (an)imagined perception"?

Which disorder is characterized by constant,persistent,uncontrollable thoughts that occupy the mind,cause anxiety,and compel the patient to perform excessive,repetitive activities for fear of what might happen if these are NOT done?

Bulimia is an extreme eating disorder characterized by a decrease in food intake to the point of starvation.

Which area of the brain is responsible for interpreting facial expressions and new social situations?

Anhedonia can be described as ________.

Sexual intercourse with a person under 18 years of age is known as ________.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)is caused by hypersecretion of melatonin and shows itself as depression.

Which of the following statements about SAD is FALSE?

A person with an ________ personality has a disregard for written and unwritten rules and standards of conduct of society.

A patient with conversion disorder first has ________ of an overwhelming anxiety or internal conflict that is then converted to physical symptoms.

Which structure sends nerve impulses to the sympathetic division of the nervous system during fear or anger to increase the heart rate and respiratory rate as part of the "fight-or-flight" response to danger?

________ disorder is also known as manic-depressive disorder.

The primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word hallucination (hah-loo-sih-nay-shun)is ________.

Major depression is often accompanied by ________,a lack of pleasure in any activity.

Echolalia means ________.