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THE OUTSTANDING NURSE
PSYCHIATRY TERMINOLOGY
PSYCHIATRY TERMINOLOGY

Suicidal
A strong mental attitude and disorder in which a person believes taking their life is a solution.
Mood
A feeling or state of mind, usually temporary.
Hallucinations
A experience involving the apparent perception of something not real.
Bipolar
A psychiatric disorder characterised by extreme mood swings, from manic to depressive, or
sometimes only manic episodes.
Narcissist
A mental disorder characterised by exaggerated self-importance.
Dementia
A pathological forgetfulness usually related to degenerative state.
Amnesia
A partial or complete loss of memory.
Schizophrenia
A psychiatric condition manifested by decreased ability to reason and think logically, and also
an inability to behave normally. It can either be organised or disorganised schizophrenia.
Autism
A development disorder characterised by impairment of the ability to interact and communi-
cate.
Anxiety Disorder
A feeling of intense fright and instability leading to disturbances in daily life.
Affect
A facial expression relating directly to one’s feeling or emotions.
Word Salad
Mixed words and phrases used meaninglessly and not related to one another.
Panic
A sudden uncontrolled and overpowering feeling of fright and alarm.
Depressed
Feeling down and withdrawn and unhappy, spending most of the time alone due to depression.

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