| A | B |
|---|
| affect | describes the facial expression that an individual displays in association with the mood |
| agergia | marked decrease in energy level that may slow a person to a dependency on others for even basic needs |
| anhedonia | lack of interest in previously enjoyed activities |
| bipolar disorders | results from brain dysfunction that causes abnormal & erractic shifts in mood, energy & functional ability |
| clang associations | words strung together in rhyming phrases that have no connected meaning |
| depression | persistent and prolonged mood of sadness that extends beyond 2 weeks duration |
| euphoria | excessive feeling of happiness or elation |
| grandiosity | unrealistic or exaggerated sense of self-worth, importance, wealth or ability |
| hypomania | distinct period of overactivity & euphoria with no psychotic features that lasts for a period of at least 4 days & is clearly different from the usual state of happiness |
| mania | frenzied unstable mood in which the person may be out of touch with reality |
| mood | emotion that is prolonged to the point that it colors a person's entire psychological thinking |
| mood disorder | refers to a condition in which the person experiences a prolonged alteration in mood |
| negativism | learned sense of helplessness |
| persecution | false belief that one is being threatened or in danger of being harmed |
| rapid cycling | four or more mood shifts within 1 year |
| suicidal erosion | long-term accumulation of negative experiences throughout a person's lifetime that leads to suicidal thoughts |
| suicidal gesture | action that indicates a person may be about ready to carry out a plan for suicide |
| suicidal ideation | verbalized thought or idea that indicates a person's desire to do self-harm or destruction |
| suicidal threat | statement of intent accompanied by behavior changes that indicate a person has defined their plan to end their life |
| suicide attempt | person carries out their plan with actions to end their life |
| unipolar | having depressive episodes but does not experience mania or hypomania |
