Psychological Medicine Glossary

A 72-hour involuntary psychiatric hold in California allowing emergency detention of individuals deemed dangerous to the...

The therapeutic release and expression of previously repressed emotions, often through re-experiencing traumatic events.

Observable emotional response or mood displayed by a patient during clinical examination.

Standardized rating scale for detecting and monitoring abnormal involuntary movements.

A medication-induced movement disorder characterized by subjective restlessness and inability to remain still.

Complete or partial loss of muscle movement, often medication-induced.

Difficulty identifying, describing, and expressing emotions and internal sensations.

A negative symptom of schizophrenia characterized by poverty of speech or thought content.

Inability to feel pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyable or rewarding.

A neurological condition where a patient is unaware of their own mental health symptoms or functional deficits.

A negative symptom of schizophrenia characterized by lack of motivation and reduced goal-directed activity.

Twenty-one item self-report questionnaire measuring depression severity in adolescents and adults.

A structured documentation format using Behavior, Intervention, Response, and Plan to record therapy sessions.

A psychiatric rating scale used to assess the severity of psychotic symptoms and general psychopathology.

A standardized assessment tool used to measure psychiatric symptoms and treatment response in clinical settings.

Four-item screening tool for alcohol use disorders using Cut down, Annoyed, Guilty, Eye-opener questions.

A neuropsychiatric syndrome characterized by psychomotor immobility and behavioral abnormalities.

A speech pattern characterized by excessive, unnecessary detail before eventually reaching the main point.

A standardized assessment tool used to monitor and quantify the severity of alcohol withdrawal symptoms in clinical sett...

Speech pattern where word choice is governed by sound similarity rather than logical meaning.

Evidence-based psychotherapy that focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviors.

Beck's model describing the three negative thought patterns characteristic of depression: negative views of self, world,...

A condition or factor that makes a particular treatment inadvisable or potentially harmful.

The involuntary utterance of obscene or inappropriate words, most commonly associated with Tourette syndrome.