Mental Health Final

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Rationalization

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Person offers a good excuse for their behavior instead of giving true reason

I failed the test b/c it was a bad test.

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Milieu therapy

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Management of pt's environment to promote + living experience

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Repression

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Unconscious forgetting; exclusion of unacceptable fantasies/feelings -anxiety disorders

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Regression

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Resorting to earlier developmental level in order to deal w/ reality

Child that is potty trained has accidents at hospital

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Sublimation

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Primitive or unacceptable tendency is redirected into socially acceptable channels

Person is aggressive & becomes boxer & earns millions

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Reaction formation

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Prevention of dangerous feelings & desires from being expressed by exaggerating opposite attitude

Promote antihomosexual but is homosexual

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Cognitive rehabilitation

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process of relearning cognitive skills that have been lost or altered as a result of damage to brain cells/chemistry

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Psychopharmacology

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study of the use of medications in treating mental disorders

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Psychsocial rehabilitation

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process of restoration of community functioning and well-being of an individual diagnosed in mental health or mental or emotional disorder

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Anxiety

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Tension in response to perceived physical or psychological threat

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Anxiety disorder diagnosis

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Disturbed sleep pattern, ineffective coping, impaired social interaction

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Anxiety disorders

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Disorders characterized by fear that is out of proportion to external events

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Antianxiety meds

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Benzodiazepines (alprazolam)= end in -pam/-am, anxiolytic (Buspar)

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S/E of antianxiety meds

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Dry mouth, constipation, Dizziness, paradoxical excitement, depression, hypotension

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Phobias

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Intense, irrational fear reactions to objects or situations

Repression & displacement used

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Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

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Agoraphobia

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Fear of open/public spaces

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Claustrophobia

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Fear of closed spaces

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OCD (antidepressant -ine )

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Presence of obsession or compulsion

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Somatization disorder

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Present multiple, recurrent physical complaints for which medical attention was sought but no known reason

B4 30 yrs old & last for yrs

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Hypochondriac

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Exaggerated concern of one's health

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Anorexia nervosa

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Compulsive resistance to eating, intense fear of being obese

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Anorexia

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25% weight loss, starvation, amenorrhea, lots of exercise, prefer health foods & deny abnormal eating

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Bulimia

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Weight fluctuates 10 lbs, binge eat & purge, hide food, alcohol/drug abuse

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Loss

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Valued object is changed or no longer accessible

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Grief

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Series of intense physical /psychological responses after a loss

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3 stages of grief

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Shock & disbelief= feels helpless

Developing awareness= pain occurs after reality hits & can't change it

Resolution= come to terms w/ loss

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MAOI's -No food containing

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tyramine can cause hypertensive crisis

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Antidepressants- what are they?

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Ssri's, Maoi's, tricyclics end in -ine/

-triptyline, -mine

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S/E antidepressants

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dry mouth, constipation, Drowsiness, tremors, insomnia, blurred vision, hypotension

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Antidote for benzodiazepines overdose

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Flumazenil (romazicon)

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Schizophrenia

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Psychotic behavior w/ disturbances of mood, thought, behaviors

Catatonic= excitement, wavy flexibility, mutism

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Antipsychotic med are for

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Schizophrenia == phenothiazines (thorazine & Prolixin, clozapine, Risperdone)

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S/E of antipsychotic meds

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EPS, tremors, Parkinson's, akathasia

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Akathasia

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Have to keep moving

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Dystonia

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Disfigured neck

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Eps (what med)

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Anticholinergic ==benztropine

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narcissistic

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Arrogant grandiose views of self important in need for admiration

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Borderline

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Emotional with unstable identity fears of abandonment

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Obsessive compulsive

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Perfectionist an orderly: demands control of situations

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Dependent

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Excessively reliant on others in close relationship

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Avoidant

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Avoids all social situations and fears rejection

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Schizoid

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Emotionally detached, uncooperative, disinterested in others

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Histrionic

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Attention seeking

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Paranoid

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Distrust suspicious for no reason

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Characteristics of panic disorder

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Nausea, heavy breathing, and shaking

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Characteristics of agoraphobia

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Sweating, dizziness, sob

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Characteristics of generalized anxiety disorder (gad)

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Fatigue, headache, sweating, muscle aches, lightheadedness

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Characteristics of PTSD

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Intrusive memories, insomnia, irritability, avoidance, and negative feelings

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Symptoms of schizophrenia

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Social isolation, ineffective health maintenance, self directed violence, self care deficit

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Signs and symptoms of NMS

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Rigidity, confusion, fever, coma, and death

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When do you administer an SSRI

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In the morning

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When taking maoi what foods should you avoid

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Tyramine

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Normal.Lithium levels

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0.6- 1.2

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Serum level of lithium

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Toxic at 1.5 below

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Blood level

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0.5- 1.4

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Buspar

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Anxiolytic -anxiety

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Ativan

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Calms you

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Anti-psychotic

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older meds- Haldol Thorazine ProlixinTypical meds- abilify, seroquel, clozaril- check WBC's prescription given for one week at a time

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Anti depressants

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effexor & wellbutrin-Make the neural transmission activity of norepinephrine and serotonin more effective

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Lithium is used for

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Bipolar

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Antipsychotics (action)

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Blocks the release of dopamine in the brain

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Antianxiety (meds)

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Ativan -habit forming

Buspar-non habit forming