Saturday, May 31, 2014

Chapter 07 - TERMS

What is Malingering?
The intentional faking of an abnormal behavior symptom.

What is Psychogenic?
Originating from psychological factors.

What is Conversion?
The notion that psychic energy or stress may be converted into physical symptoms.

What is Aphonia?
Inability to make speech sounds, without apparent physical basis.

What is Selective Amnesia?
Loss of memory for some but not all events during a particular period of time.

What is Iatrogenic?
Induced inadvertently by a therapist or by a treatment.

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