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Mental and Emotional Illness
Indicators of Mental and Emotional Illness Throughout the Lifespan
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Social Work
Graduate
05/14/2024

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Term
COMORBID
Definition

Existing with or at the same time; for instance, having two different illnesses at the same time

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CONTRAINDICATED 
Definition
Not recommended or safe to use ( a medication or treatment that is contraindicated would not be prescribed because it could have serious consequences)
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DELUSION
Definition
False, fixed belief despite evidence to the contrary (believing something that is not true)
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DISORIENTATION
Definition
Confusion with regard to person, time, or place
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DISSOCIATION
Definition
Disturbance or change in the usually integrative functions of memory, identity, perception, or consciousness (often seen in clients with a history of trauma)
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ENDOGENOUS DEPRESSION
Definition
Depression caused by a biochemical imbalance rather than a psychosocial stressor or external factors
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EXOGENOUS DEPRESSION
Definition
Depression caused by external events or psychosocial stress
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FOLIE A DEUX
Definition
Shared delusion
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HALLUCINATIONS
Definition
Hearing, seeing, smelling, or feeling something that is not real (auditory most common)
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HYPOMANIC
Definition
Elevated, expansive, or irritable mood that is less severe than full-blown manic symptoms (not severe enough to interfere with functioning and not accompanied by psychotic symptoms)
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POSTMORBID
Definition
Subsequent to the onset of an illness
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PREMORBID
Definition
Prior to the onset of an illness
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PSYCHOTIC
Definition
Experiencing delusions or hallucinations
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