Common Behavioral Health Terms

2. Moderately reduced range of emotional expression.
4. Perceiving something that is not based on real stimuli, usually due to a nervous system disorder or due to substance abuse.
10. Act of filling in memory gaps without the intentions to deceive; not a lie.
11. This is when an individual acts as if they are mentally ill, when, in fact, they are not.
12. This is when mental deterioration occurs.
13. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual or Mental Disorders (5th Edition); the text wherein mental disorder diagnostic criteria are contained.

1. False personal belief that is maintained despite obvious proof or evidence to the contrary.
3. A disorder involving sudden and severe mental changes or seizures caused by abruptly stopping the use of alcohol.
5. Inability to remember information, usually due to psychological trauma.
6. A state of heightened activity and mood.
7. Condition of excessive fear that is out of proportion to the perceived threat.
8. A slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and judgement, that is often accompanied by personality changes.
9. Confused thinking and disrupted attention usually accompanied by distorted speech and hallucinations, incoherence, illusions, and fear.