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Concrete thinking
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Concrete thinking Thinking characterized by immediate experience, rather than abstractions. It may occur as a primary, developmental defect, or it may develop secondary to organic brain disease or schizophrenia.
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Organic
Of or related to a substance that contains carbon atoms linked together by carbon-carbon bonds. All living matter is organic. The original definition of the term organic related to the source of chemical compounds, with organic compounds being those carbon-containing compounds obtained from plant or animal sources, whereas inorganic compounds were obtained from mineral sources. Compounds containing bonds between carbon atoms can now be made in the laboratory and industrially by man.
Brain
"That part of the central nervous system that is located within the cranium (skull). The brain functions as the primary receiver, organizer and distributor of information for the body. It has two (right and left) halves called ""hemispheres."" "
Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
Schizophrenia
Any of a group of psychotic disorders usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations, and accompanied in varying degrees by other emotional, behavioral, or intellectual disturbances. Schizophrenia is associated with dopamine imbalances in the brain and defects of the frontal lobe and is caused by genetic, other biological, and psychosocial factors. It is mainly treated by antipsychotic drugs which block Dopamine receptors such as Haloperidol.
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Concatemer
Multiple copies of a DNA sequence arranged end to end in tandem. Concatenate means to link together in a chain or in a series.
Concatenate
To link together in a chain or in a series. For example, the lymph nodes that appeared enlarged were concatenated, in a row like the links of a chain.
Concentraid
Concentraid is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): desmopressin acetate.
Concentric field
A receptive field divided into an inner circular region and an outer ring-shaped region. Light falling in each of the two regions has opposite effects on the response of the cell.
Conception
When a sperm and egg join to form a single cell, usually in the Fallopiantubes. After joining, the fertilized egg travels into the uterus, where itimplants in the lining on its way to growing into an embryo and then a fetus.
Conceptivity
The proclivity for the physiology and behavior of a male and female to conceive, maintain pregnancy, and progress through parturition, lactation, and the childcare of parenthood
Concerta
Concerta is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): methylphenidate hydrochloride.
Concordance
1. The presence of any given condition such as HIV in both members of a couple. 2. In genetics, the presence of a phenotype such as asthma in both members of a twin pair. 3. In clinical care, agreement between physician and patient.
Concordant
1. Showing concordance, complete agreement. A couple may be concordant for a sexually transmitted infection, with both partners having it. 2. In transplantation genetics, between closely related species. A concordant xenograft is a transplant between members of closely related species.
Concordant couple
A pair of long-term sexual partners in which both partners have a sexually transmitted infection. The CDC has guidelines for counseling concordant couples in which both the man and woman are HIV-infected.
Concussion
Any alteration in cerebral function caused by direct or indirect (rotation) force transmitted to the head resulting in one or more of the following: a brief loss of consciousness, lightheadedness, vertigo, cognitive and memory dysfunction, tinnitus, difficulty concentrating, amnesia, headache, balance disorder, nausea or vomiting.
Concussion of the brain
A traumatic injury to the brain as a result of a violent blow, shaking, or spinning. A brain concussion can cause immediate and usually temporary impairment of brain function such as of thinking, vision, equilibrium and consciousness.
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Clanging
type of thinking in which the sound of a word, rather than its meaning, gives the direction to subsequent associations.
Comorbidity
The simultaneous appearance of two or more illnesses, such as the co-occurrence of schizophrenia and substance abuse or of alcohol dependence and depression. The association may reflect a causal relationship between one disorder and another or an underlying vulnerability to both disorders. Also, the appearance of the illnesses may be unrelated to any common etiology or vulnerability.
Compensation
A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, by which one attempts to make up for real or fancied deficiencies. Also a conscious process in which one strives to make up for real or imagined defects of physique, performance skills, or psychological attributes. The two types frequently merge. See also overcompensation.
Compulsion
Repetitive ritualistic behavior such as hand washing or ordering or a mental act such as praying or repeating words silently that aims to prevent or reduce distress or prevent some dreaded event or situation. The person feels driven to perform such actions in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly, even though the behaviors are recognized to be excessive or unreasonable.
Conative
Pertains to one's basic strivings as expressed in behavior and actions.
Concrete thinking
Condensation
A psychological process, often present in dreams, in which two or more concepts are fused so that a single symbol represents the multiple components.
Confabulation
Fabrication of stories in response to questions about situations or events that are not recalled.
Confrontation
A communication that deliberately pressures or invites another to self-examine some aspect of behavior in which there is a discrepancy between self-reported and observed behavior.
Constricted affect
Affect type that represents mild reduction in the range and intensity of emotional expression.
Constructional apraxia
An acquired difficulty in drawing two-dimensional objects or forms, or in producing or copying three-dimensional arrangements of forms or shapes.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Organic
Of or related to a substance that contains carbon atoms linked together by carbon-carbon bonds. All living matter is organic. The original definition of the term organic related to the source of chemical compounds, with organic compounds being those carbon-containing compounds obtained from plant or animal sources, whereas inorganic compounds were obtained from mineral sources. Compounds containing bonds between carbon atoms can now be made in the laboratory and industrially by man.
Brain
"That part of the central nervous system that is located within the cranium (skull). The brain functions as the primary receiver, organizer and distributor of information for the body. It has two (right and left) halves called ""hemispheres."" "
Disease
Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the rubella (German measles) virus.
Schizophrenia
Any of a group of psychotic disorders usually characterized by withdrawal from reality, illogical patterns of thinking, delusions, and hallucinations, and accompanied in varying degrees by other emotional, behavioral, or intellectual disturbances. Schizophrenia is associated with dopamine imbalances in the brain and defects of the frontal lobe and is caused by genetic, other biological, and psychosocial factors. It is mainly treated by antipsychotic drugs which block Dopamine receptors such as Haloperidol.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Concatemer
Multiple copies of a DNA sequence arranged end to end in tandem. Concatenate means to link together in a chain or in a series.
Concatenate
To link together in a chain or in a series. For example, the lymph nodes that appeared enlarged were concatenated, in a row like the links of a chain.
Concentraid
Concentraid is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): desmopressin acetate.
Concentric field
A receptive field divided into an inner circular region and an outer ring-shaped region. Light falling in each of the two regions has opposite effects on the response of the cell.
Conception
When a sperm and egg join to form a single cell, usually in the Fallopiantubes. After joining, the fertilized egg travels into the uterus, where itimplants in the lining on its way to growing into an embryo and then a fetus.
Conceptivity
The proclivity for the physiology and behavior of a male and female to conceive, maintain pregnancy, and progress through parturition, lactation, and the childcare of parenthood
Concerta
Concerta is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): methylphenidate hydrochloride.
Concordance
1. The presence of any given condition such as HIV in both members of a couple. 2. In genetics, the presence of a phenotype such as asthma in both members of a twin pair. 3. In clinical care, agreement between physician and patient.
Concordant
1. Showing concordance, complete agreement. A couple may be concordant for a sexually transmitted infection, with both partners having it. 2. In transplantation genetics, between closely related species. A concordant xenograft is a transplant between members of closely related species.
Concordant couple
A pair of long-term sexual partners in which both partners have a sexually transmitted infection. The CDC has guidelines for counseling concordant couples in which both the man and woman are HIV-infected.
Concussion
Any alteration in cerebral function caused by direct or indirect (rotation) force transmitted to the head resulting in one or more of the following: a brief loss of consciousness, lightheadedness, vertigo, cognitive and memory dysfunction, tinnitus, difficulty concentrating, amnesia, headache, balance disorder, nausea or vomiting.
Concussion of the brain
A traumatic injury to the brain as a result of a violent blow, shaking, or spinning. A brain concussion can cause immediate and usually temporary impairment of brain function such as of thinking, vision, equilibrium and consciousness.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Clanging
type of thinking in which the sound of a word, rather than its meaning, gives the direction to subsequent associations.
Comorbidity
The simultaneous appearance of two or more illnesses, such as the co-occurrence of schizophrenia and substance abuse or of alcohol dependence and depression. The association may reflect a causal relationship between one disorder and another or an underlying vulnerability to both disorders. Also, the appearance of the illnesses may be unrelated to any common etiology or vulnerability.
Compensation
A defense mechanism, operating unconsciously, by which one attempts to make up for real or fancied deficiencies. Also a conscious process in which one strives to make up for real or imagined defects of physique, performance skills, or psychological attributes. The two types frequently merge. See also overcompensation.
Compulsion
Repetitive ritualistic behavior such as hand washing or ordering or a mental act such as praying or repeating words silently that aims to prevent or reduce distress or prevent some dreaded event or situation. The person feels driven to perform such actions in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly, even though the behaviors are recognized to be excessive or unreasonable.
Conative
Pertains to one's basic strivings as expressed in behavior and actions.
Concrete thinking
Condensation
A psychological process, often present in dreams, in which two or more concepts are fused so that a single symbol represents the multiple components.
Confabulation
Fabrication of stories in response to questions about situations or events that are not recalled.
Confrontation
A communication that deliberately pressures or invites another to self-examine some aspect of behavior in which there is a discrepancy between self-reported and observed behavior.
Constricted affect
Affect type that represents mild reduction in the range and intensity of emotional expression.
Constructional apraxia
An acquired difficulty in drawing two-dimensional objects or forms, or in producing or copying three-dimensional arrangements of forms or shapes.
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