Psychiatric Terms Test Worksheet

a rare and sometimes fatal reaction to high potency antipsychotic meds. Symptoms include muscle rigidity, fever, and elevated WBC
repetitive, uncontrollable thought
irritable suspicions of distrust that are defended without basis in reality
The involuntary repetition of the same thought, phrase, or motor response associated with alterations in brain activity
speech that is brief, unclear, and uncommunicative
occurring before development of a disease
state in which there is impairment in a persons ability to recognize reality, communicate and relate to others appropriately
purposeful vomiting or elimination of a substance that has been ingested
a technique that involves changing ones viewpoint of a situation and replacing it with another viewpoint that alters the entire meaning
benefits from being ill, such as attention
the degree of feeling worthwhile or valued
ones thoughts about ones own self
the expression of psychological stress through physical symptoms
the tendency to label individuals into "all good" or "all bad" categories
irreversible involuntary tonic muscular spasms of the tongue, fingers, toes, neck, and pelvis that results from long term use of antipsychotic meds
unconscious phenomenon in which feelings, attitudes, and wishes toward significant others in ones early life are linked to and projected onto others, usually a therapist in ones current life
the extremities remain in a fixed position for a long period of time
spoken words and phrases having no apparent meaning or logic