Exam 17: Psychiatry

Tardive dyskinesia,involuntary repetitive movements of the face and extremities,is a severe side effect of the drug Haldol and of all ________.

A patient with ADHD would show ________.

Anxiolytic drugs and minor tranquilizers are categorized as ________.

A continuing,disabling reaction to an excessively traumatic event is known as ________.

Sudden,severe attacks of overwhelming anxiety without an identifiable cause are known as ________.

The abbreviation DT means ________.

When a schizophrenic patient uses a new,made-up word that has no meaning,this is known as a/an ________.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder includes all of the following behaviors EXCEPT ________.

Valium and Xanax belong to which category of drugs?

An increased level of ________ in the brain (from cocaine,narcotic drugs,or alcohol)produces the euphoria and excitement ("high")craved by addicts.

Which disorder is characterized by frequent,spontaneous,involuntary movement tics (eye blinking,throat clearing,arm thrusting)and vocal tics (grunts,barks),or sometimes by comments that are socially inappropriate,vulgar,obscene,or racist?

The ________ acts as a relay station,receiving nerve impulses from the five senses (sight,hearing,touch,taste,and smell)and relaying them to the midbrain and cerebrum.

An ________ is an intense state of feelings.

False sensory impressions involving vision,smell,sound,taste,or touch are known as ________.

Xenophobia is a fear of strangers.

The limbic system contains all of the following structures EXCEPT ________.

Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of ________,the gradual deterioration of mental function.

An overwhelming impulse to steal things that have little or no value is known as pyromania.

Psychoanalysis is a therapeutic process developed by Sigmund Freud that includes dream analysis and hypnosis.

________ is the gradual but progressive deterioration of cognitive function due to old age or a neurologic disease.