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| Psychology | study of mind and behavior |
| Psychiatry | branch of medicine that deals with dx,tx, and prevention of mental disorders |
| Neuroses | also called psychoneurosis is a functional disorder either mental or emotional |
| Psychoses | a mental disorder that indicate impaired contact with reality |
| Personality Disorders | Are a group of mental illness. They involve long-term patterns of thoughts and behaviors that are unhealthy and unflexible |
| Bipolar Disorder | is a mood disorder between depression and mania |
| Schizophrenia | a psychotic disorder marked by a variety of sx including delusions, hallucinations ect..... |
| Anxiety Disorder | are mild emotional disorders |
| Cognitive Disorder | impair the ability to think clearly |
| Psychotherapy | treatment of mental disorder by psychological rather than medical means |
| Psychopharmacology | study of the effects of drug in treating mental disorders |
| Electroconvulsive therapy | a medical treatment for severe mental illnes in which a small carefully controlled amount of electriicty is introduced to the brain |
| Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs | the needs that motivate human behavior through various levels in achieving satisfaction in life |
| Prenatal period | the first period of child development process from conception until birth |
| Infancy | the second period of life from childbirth ot toddler |
| Childhood | is the last period of child development ages 3 to 5 years |
| Adolescence | occure between childhood and adulthood ages 12 to 14 years |
| Adulthood | is dividede into early, middle and late |
| Type B Behavior | a behavior pattern characterized by a relaxed and non-competitive manner |
| Type A Behavior | a behavior pattern characterized by tenseness, impatience, and aggressiveness |
| Nonverbal communication | unspoken information conveyed through gesture and actions, including body language |
| Bias | unfair preference or dislike that prevents forming an impartial opinion of someone or something |
| Prejudice | unfavorable belief or attitude towards a certain culture or group |
| Stereotyping | formation of negative beliefs or attitudes towards a specific characteristics of a person or group |
| Active Learning | paying attention, concentrating on verbal message and offering a response to the speaker |
| Passive Learning | listerning without having to reply |
| Motivation | stimulus that drives us to act |
| Stress | the body reaction to the world around it, which can be emotional, intellectual, or emotional |
| Stressor | real or imagine event that causes stress |
| Compensation | covering up weakness by emphasizing a more desirable trait |
| Denial | attempt o screen or ignore, unacceptable realities |
| Displacement | transferring of discharging of emotional reactions from one object or person to another object or person |
| Identification | attempt to manage anxiety by imitating the behavior |
| Intellectualization | an emotional response that normally would accompany and uncomfortable or painful incident |
| Introjection | form of identification that allow for acceptance of others norms and values into oneself |
| Minimization | not acknowledging the significance of one's behavior |
| Projection | process in which the blame is attached to others or environment |
| Rationalization | justification of certain behavior by fault logic |
| Reaction Formation | a mechanism that allows people to act the exact opposite |
| Regression | resorting to an earlier, more comfortable level of functioning |
| Sublimation | displacement of energy associated with more primitive or aggressive drives |
| Substitution | a replacement of a high valued, unacceptable or unavailable object of lesser value |
| Undoing | action or words designed to cancel some disapproved thoughts |
| Denial | a refusal to believe that dying tis taking place |
| Anger | at this stage the pt may be angry at everyone and may express his/her intense anger |
| Bargaining | the third stage of grief is to gain time by making promises in return |
| Depression | this stage is marked with deep sadness |
| Acceptance | this stage is characterized by a sense of peace and calm |
| Learning outcome | are the goals of patient education |
| Support group | a group of people with common experiences and concerns who provide emotional and moral support |
| Dexterity | the ability to use one's hand effectively |
| Non-Compliance | not following the physicians orders |
| Cast | form of inflexible bandage applied for purpose of immobilizing |
| Cast Cutter | equipment that vibrates and spins, used for removal of cast |
