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DSM IV
The Mid Term
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Social Work
Graduate
09/18/2012

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Term
Gustatory Hallucinations
Definition
least common type; PT report metallic bitter tastes; requires medical investigation
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Olfactory Hallucinations
Definition
requires medical investigation; PT report foul smells (e.g. body odor, rubber) smell is the sense most linked to memory
Term
Difference Between a hallucination and a delusion/ Olfactory Hallucinations
Definition
If a person can actually smell something it is a hallucination. If a person thinks that only others can smell it is a delusion.
Term
Mastering the Task
Definition
Find a conceptualized standardized format with flexibility and following the client's needs
Term
How does a mental state become disordered?
Definition
When it interferes with the function of the PT; socially, with work, lasting 6 months or more
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CC: Chief Complaint
Definition
In clients own words:"How can I help you; What kind of problems bring you here today? What do you mean when you say..."
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History of Presenting Problems (part I)
Definition
NOTEPAD; Nature of problem, Onset, Triggers, Exacerbating factors, progression, associated symptoms, disability on life
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History of Presenting Problems (Part II)
Definition
Find the suffering, major symptoms, essential symptoms, stressors, interpersonal conflicts, patterns of maladjustment, WHEN DID IT BEGIN? WHAT INITIATED IT? WHAT ESCALATED IT?
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After History of Presenting Problems you do what?
Definition
Screen for more problems, 17 diagnostic areas (essential symptoms)
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Essential Symptoms
Definition
depressed mood or lack of pleasure for two more weeks resulting in social, occupational, and affective impairments
Term
Secondary Essential Symptoms
Definition
2 or more of following to validate diagnosis: poor appetite/overeating, insomnia/hypersomnia, low energy/fatigue,low self-esteem, poor concentration, hopelessness
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Associated Symptoms
Definition
feelings of inadequacy, social withdrawals, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt
Term
THE 17 DIAGNOSTIC AREAS
Definition
Disorders in youth, cognitive (delirium, dementia), general medical conditions, substance abuse, schizo, psychosis, mood disorders, three A's (anxiety, avoidance, arousal), somatoform, factitious behavior, dissociative, sexual, eating, impulse control, adjustment, personality, other
Term
ABC STAMP LICKER
Definition
Appearance,behavior,cooperation
Speech, thought, affect, mood, perceptions(5 senses),
Level of Consciousness, insight, cognitive, knowledge, endings (suicidal), reliability
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Appearance
Definition
Objective: age, posture, grooming, hair, nails, odor, health, weight
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Behavior
Definition
activity during the interview: gestures, mannerisms, alertness, hyper/hypoactive, eyecontact, relaxed, distracted, preoccupied
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Cooperation
Definition
attitude: guarded, angry, hostile, suspicious, hostile, secretive, defensive
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Level of Conscious
Definition
observed: foggy, dreamlike, spaced out, far away, alert, attentive, in-tune, focused
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Speech and Language
Definition
Quantity, rate, volume, fluency
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Mood
Definition
pervasive sustained emotion, subjective, sustained for months; emotional background
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Affect
Definition
the way one shows emotion; emotional foreground,
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Flat Affect
Definition
little if any change in the quantity and quality of affect with different topics of conversation; often seen in schizo
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Blunted Affect
Definition
severely reduced level of affect; little face expressions; often seen in schizo
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Appropriateness of Affect
Definition
reflecting affect that is consistent with conversation (e.g. giggling while talking about death of spouse)
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Thought processes and form
Definition
how a person thinks; the degree of connection between ideas and the flow of thought; organization
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Thought Content
Definition
what a person thinks about
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Thought Disorder
Definition
persistent underlying disturbance to conscious thought
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Irrelevance; tight between ideas, sentences but no logical connection;
Definition
Loose associations
Term
Change topics; rapid non-goal directed, logical but hard to keep up with
Definition
Flight of ideas
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Rapid Thoughts
Definition
Mania
Term
Departure from topic to topic with no return; never answers question but lands close
Definition
Tangential
Term
circumstantial
Definition
beating around the bush; vauge; but has sentence structure; takes a long time to get to the point; extraneous detail
Term
Nonsensical; words have no connection
Definition
word salad
Term
Creating new words
Definition
Neologisms
Term
Rhyming
Definition
Clanging
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Talking in Riddles
Definition
Puns
Term
Speech is halted suddenly, after a "Block" the person cannot recall
Definition
Blocking
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Clang Associations
Definition
rhyming; in mania
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Neologisms
Definition
words or phrases made up by the client
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Non Sequiturs
Definition
totally unrelated to the topic
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Puns
Definition
Play on words, funny, double meanings
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Delusions
Definition
false beliefs; range (quite bizarre-plausible) mood congruent or mood incongruent
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Bizarre Delusion
Definition
very strange and implausible, aliens have removed my brain; seen in delusions of control, nihilistic, thought broadcasting insertion or removal
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Non Bizarre Delusion
Definition
content is mistaken, but possible; seen in Persecutory delusions, somatic, grandiose, jealousy and guilt delusions
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Mood Congruent
Definition
any delusion consistent with depressed or manic state (depressed=world ending,manic=has special talents)
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Mood Incongruent
Definition
delusion whose content is not consistent with either a depressed or manic state
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enticement, privilege, special powers, contacting famous people, great unrecognized talent
Definition
Grandiose delusions
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Delusions of Poverty
Definition
denying owner ship of assets
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Persecutory Delusions
Definition
belief one is being followed, mail opened, office is bugged phone tapped
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Events objects, things in immediate environment have meaning e.g. a commercial is being directed to you
Definition
Delusions of reference
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Delusions of Control
Definition
belief external force controlling them; thought withdrawal, insertion, broadcasting
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Stalking; someone of higher status loves them; devoted
Definition
Erotomanic Delusions
Term
How is an overvalued idea different from a delusion?
Definition
it is less firmly held, content is less absurd; it is not systematized as a delusion which has it's own logic;
Term
What is the effect of a overvalued idea on the client?
Definition
it preoccupies the client's thinking and alters their behavior
Term
If a patient is having a thought, impulse, idea or image that is constant, is resisted, recognized as being irrational, and uncontrollable it is called what?
Definition
An obsession
Term
Persistent behavior noticed by client; maybe behavioral response for obsession
Definition
Compulsion
Term
special senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, pain, temperature
Definition
Perceptions
Term
Hallucination
Definition
perception with NO object;
Term
Auditory Hallucinations
Definition
MOST COMMON;range ill-defined/highly organized, one or more voices; speaking to the person saying their name; no voices, yes sounds=not as severe
Term
Cognitions
Definition
Intelligence, orientation to person place and time, attention and concentration, focus, memory, abstraction
Term
Attention testing
Definition
Digit Span, begin with 3 numbers 7-8 number sequences; Spelling Backwards
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Concentration testing
Definition
Calculations; serial 7's(start with 100 subtract 7) serial 3's start from 20 subtract 3
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Remote Memory
Definition
many years ago; dates of graduations, climatic events
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Intellectual Testing
Definition
information and vocabulary, abstraction
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Insight and Judgment
Definition
realization and awareness of self; impact of disease on self and others
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Symptoms
Definition
mental disorders according to the clustering of the subjective complaints
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What are some of the signs of a mental disorder?
Definition
observable abnormalities in behavior, cognition or speech that are considered pathological
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What does the multiaxial system facilitate?
Definition
Comprehensive and systematic evaluation with attention to the various mental disorders, medical conditions, psychosocial and environmental problems, and a level of functioning-represents the diversity in individuals
Term
What are some of the advantages of the DSM?
Definition
is has improved reliability in diagnosis; clarified the diagnostic process and encourages history taking; also same for differential diagnosis
Term
What is Parisomy?
Definition
seeking the most elegant, economical, and efficient diagnosis accounting for all data
Term
When does a mental state become disordered
Definition
when it causes distress, and interferes with a person's ability to function at work and in relationships
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Symptoms-signs-and syndromes
Definition

Symptoms: mental disorders 

 

Signs: observable abnormalities in behaviors, speech, cognition 

 

 

Term
Logic and purpose of the AXIS System
Definition
A system that characterizes clients in multiple ways; reflects the biopsychosocial model;its organized
Term
AXIS system
Definition

AXIS I: Clinical Disorders (dystonic, vcodes)

Axis II: Personality Disorders (syntonic)

Axis III: General Medical Conditions (may cause Axis I)

Axis IV: Psychosocial & Environmental Problems 

Axis V: Global Assessment  of Functioning

Term
What are the V codes? When do you use them?
Definition
used when pt has other conditions e.g. relational, related to abuse or neglect; malingering, No diagnosis on Axis I
Term
Mental Status Exam is ABC STAMP LICKER. It is in the HERE AND NOW; behavior observation conversation exploration
Definition
MSE: what is it, why is it important? What time frame does it cover?
Term
different types of affect
Definition
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Definition of hallucinations
Definition
disorders of perception w/o an object; false perceptions;
Term
Positive "You're positively having a breakdown;" Hallucinations> Negative; blunted affects,alogia
Definition
difference between positive and negative symptoms
Term
active and residual phases of schizophrenia
Definition
Term
Axis I
Definition
mild, moderate, severe, profound major depressive disorder, ego dystonic "alien to self," clinical, if more than 1 report all;
Term
Codes
Definition
fundamental to record keeping; the DSM consists of 3 numbers, X indicate in code indicates specific code number
Term
Mild
Definition
few symptoms, minor impairment in functioning
Term
Moderate
Definition
functional impairment b/w mild and severe
Term
Severe
Definition
symptoms in excess; marked impairment in social and occupational functioning
Term
Diagnostic Criterion A schizophrenia
Definition
delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior
Term
Diagnostic Criterion B schizophrenia
Definition
social and occupational dysfuction, interpersonal conflict; or in childhood failure to achieve prior to the onset
Term
Diagnostic Criterion C schizophrenia
Definition
duration; at least six months with at least one month active symptoms;
Term
Diagnostic Criterion D schizophrenia
Definition
Schizoaffective and mood disorder exclusion; no major depressive, manic or mixed episodes; brief duration
Term
prodromal or residual symptoms
Definition
surrounding active-phase; where mainly negative signs are present
Term
Diagnostic Criterion E schizophrenia
Definition
substance/general medical condition rule out; not due to a substance
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Diagnostic Criterion F schizophrenia
Definition
Relationship to developmental disorder; autism
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classification of longitudinal course
Definition
can only be applied only after one year had elapsed since the intial onset of active-phase symptoms
Term
What is assigned whenever disorganized speech and behavior and flat or inappropriate affect are prominent?
Definition
Disorganized type; unless catatonic is also present
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If a PT is preoccupied with delusions and having a lot of hallucinations, what type of schizophrenia do they have?
Definition
Paranoid Type
Term
Presentations of active-phase symptoms, but not meeting the criteria for Catatonic, disorganized or paranoid type
Definition
Undifferentiated
Term
What is the residual type of of schizophrenia?
Definition
when a patient is continuing to have evidence of a disturbance but is no longer in active phase
Term
GAF- Global Assessment of Functioning
Definition
looks at functions and symptoms; 1-10 scaled on ten increment categories
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Mutism
Definition
verbal unresponsiveness; not associated with the PT not moving (immobility)
Term
Stupor
Definition
unresponsive; may not move or respond to painful stimuli; may need supervision
Term
What is negativism?
Definition
Gegenhalten;
1. A habitual attitude of skepticism or resistance to the suggestions, orders, or instructions of others.
2. Behavior characterized by persistent refusal, without apparent or logical reasons, to act on or carry out suggestions, orders, or instructions of others.
Term
If a client is just sitting there maintaining a posture for a long period, lips puckered, laying as though there was a pillow underneath, what type of catatonia are they demonstrating?
Definition
Posturing;catalepsy
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If someone has a waxy flexibility what does that mean?
Definition
feature of catatonia in which, offers initial resistance but will gradually move
Term
Vegetative Symptoms
Definition
(the concept of vegetative is used in referring to disturbances in sleep, appetite, weight change, fatigue and low energy)—indicate it is a clinical depression
Term
When mood is pervasive
Definition
it does not change dramatically
Term
Diagnostic criteria essential feature
Definition
5 of 9 symptoms for two weeks representing changes in function; loss of interest; anhedonia can be present for diagnosis
Term
Depressed Mood
Definition
Subjective report( feels sad or empty)-negative affective arousal-morbidly painful emotion
Observation of others( appears tearful)

Negative affective arousal-somatic quality-in the extreme is indescribably painful
Term
Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all, or almost all activities
Definition
Loss of Interest
Term
weight
Definition
Significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain more than 5% of body weight in a month. (may lead to dehydration and malnutrition in elderly clients; ( hyperphagia)Decrease in appetite or less frequently desire to eat
Term
Sleep( commonly present)
Definition
• early: difficulty falling asleep, often tossing or turning for several hours before dozing off.
• Middle: awakening in the middle of the night, remaining awake for an hour or two, and finally falling asleep.
• Late-Terminal: awakening early in the morning and being unable to return to sleep.
Hypersomnia
Occasionally the sleep difficulties may involve a need to sleep excessively the client may complain of feeling chronically tired and needing to spend 10-14 hours each day in bed.
Term
MotorActivity
Definition
Retardation:(often altered) slowed down or agitated---Agitation:
Restless or extremely irritable or tense.
Term
energy-anergia
Definition
( fatiguing too easily or lacking energy or pep-in a general medical setting this may be one of the most common presenting complaints of depression
Term
guilt
Definition
May lose confidence; . May feel guilty over actual or fantasized misdeeds they have committed in the past. Usually the misdeed is seen as more terrible than it actually was. ( may be delusional)
Term
296.21—
mild, Major depressive disorder, single episode, mild 296.21
Definition
.x1—mild: few if any symptoms in excess of those required to make the diagnosis and symptoms result in only minor impairment in occupational function or in usual activities or relationship with others (if individual can continue to pursue their obligations (work, family)-
Term
296.22 Major depressive disorder, single episode, moderate,296.22
Definition
.x2—moderate: symptoms or functional impairment between “mild’ and “severe” (troublegetting out of bed and can no longer engage in any obligatory activities)
Term
296.23
Severe without psychotic features:Major depressive disorder severe without psychotic features. 296.23
Definition
several symptoms In excess of those required to make the diagnosis, and symptoms markedly interfere with occupational function or with usual social activities or relationship with others
Term
Mood congruent
Definition
delusions and hallucinations whose content is entirely consistent with the typical depressive themes of personal inadequacy, guilt, disease, death, nihilism or deserved punishment
Term
296.24 MDD with psychotic features
Definition
Delusions or hallucinations. If possible, specify whether the psychotic features are mood congruent or mood in-congruent; ASK CONGRUENT OR INCONGRUENT
Term
Mood incongruent
Definition
content does not involve typical depressive themes of personal inadequacy guilt, disease, death, nihilism, or deserved punishment-persecutory, thought insertion, thought broadcasting and delusions of control
Term
Major depressive disorder, single episode, in partial remission 296.25
Definition
in partial remission: symptoms are present but full criteria are not met or there is a period without any significant symptoms of a major depressive episode lasting less than 2 months
Term
Major depressive disorder, single episode, in full remission 296.26
Definition
x6—in full remission: during the past 2-9 months, no significant sign or symptoms of the disturbance were present.x0; unspecified
Term
R/O: Grief/bereavement- V62.82
Definition
if they do not have a diagnosis of a mental disorder; The “normal;” emotional state that most closely resembles a major depressive disorder is acute bereavement since up to 1/3 of people who lose their spouse would meet criteria for a MDE within 3 months of spouses death.
Term
Schizhophreniform: when do we us it?
Definition
we use this diagnosis when the active, prodromal, and residual phase at least 1 month but but less than six
Term
subtypes of schizophrenia
Definition
BIPOLAR TYPE-if a manic episode or mixed episode is present along with major depressive. DEPRESSIVE TYPE- only if MDE is part of the presentation
Term
delusional disorder
Definition
presence of one more more nonbizarre delusions, no Criterion A can be present to give this diagnosis; Erotomanic, jealous, grandiose, somatic, persecutory
Term
brief psychotic disorder
Definition
Positive symptoms, last 1 day less than 1 month; full remission of all symptoms and return to the premorbid level of functioning within one month
Term
Major depression; single or recurrent
Definition
SOME PEOPLE HAVE ONLY A SINGLE EPISODE, with a full return to premorbid functioning-however more than 50% of those who initially suffer a single episode eventually develops another. In these case the diagnosis is revised to recurrent major depressive disorder
Term
Too little emotion, Negative perception, Tendency to underthink, Passive behavior, Slowed down mental state, and is Physically low).
Definition
Concept of ‘ vegetative” ( conceptual)
Term
9 criteria of MDD/MDE
Definition
depressed, interest, weight, sleep, motor control, energy, guilt, concentration, suicide DIWS MEG CS
Term
sleep assessment
Definition
early-diff falling asleep
middle-awakening in mid night; falling asleep 1-2 hours at a time
late terminal- waking up early 4am
Hypersomnia- 10-14 hours in bed
Term
Criterion A Major Depressive Episode
Definition
five or more symptoms; in 2 week period, change in previous functioning; must have depressed mood or loss of interest/pleasure
Term
Dysthymia
Definition
two years or more of depression plus secondary essential symptoms; no mania chronic, long lasting, dystonic, more prevalent in women; seen in early age, suicide is less prevalent
Term
Criterion A 1 Major Depressive Episode
Definition
depressed mood most of the day, subjectively or observed, in children or adolescents can be irritable mood
Term
Types of depression
Definition
melancholic
Term
Is the DSM descriptive?
Definition
yes because you are not saying why all the stuff has happended
Term
Types of depression
Definition
melancholic-most severe form no emotion
atypical-weight gain, hypersomnia, interpersonal sensitivity
seasonal-happens in alaska places with no sunlight
Term
Is the DSM descriptive?
Definition
yes because you are not saying why all the stuff has happended
Term
Axis II-Personality Disorders/Intellectually Disabled
Definition
syntonic, personality disorders, mental retardation, paraniod, schizoid, schizotypal, antisocial, borderlin, histronic, obsessive, compulsive, mental retardation; no diagnosis on when PT is suffering from Axis I
Term
Axis III-General Medical Condition
Definition
can be related to Axis I;
Term
Axis IV-Psychosocial and environmental problems
Definition
negative life events; environmental difficulty, even positive life stressors
Term
Axis V Global Assessment of Functioning
Definition
always go with lowest score; symptoms and functioning
Term
Criterion A 2 Major Depressive Disorder
Definition
markedly diminished interest or pleasure;nearly every day
Term
Criterion A 3 Major Depressive Disorder
Definition
significant weight loss when not dieting, decrease or increase in appetite daily; in children and adolecent consider failure to make weight gains
Term
Criterion A 4 Major Depressive Disorder
Definition
insomnia or hypersomnia
Term
Criterion A 5 Major Depressive Disorder
Definition
psychomotor agitation or lack of movement
Term
Criterion A 6 Major Depressive Disorder
Definition
fatigue or loss of energy everyday
Term
Criterion A 7 Major Depressive Disorder
Definition
feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt
Term
Criterion A 8 Major Depressive Disorder
Definition
diminished ability to think or concentrate, indecisiveness
Term
Criterion A 9 Major Depressive Disorder
Definition
recurrent thoughts of death, suicide,
Term
TYPES OF AFFECT
Definition
• Normal affect- full range and depth of internal feeling states
• Flat affect- little if any change in the quality and quantity of affect with different topics of conversation.
• Blunted affect- severely reduced level of affect
• Restricted affect- noticeably below normal
• Labile affect- characterized by rapid changes in emotion unrelated to external events or stimuli.
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