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50 Cards in this Set
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A person's observable conduct and activity.
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Behavior
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Situation in which a patient's behavior becomes so unusual that it alarms the patient or another person and requires intervention.
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Behavioral emergency
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General Causes of Behavioral Emergencies
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- Biological (organic)
- Psychosocial (personal) - Social (situational) |
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Related to disease processes or structural changes.
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Biological/organic
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Related to a patient's personality style, dynamics of unresolved conflict, or crisis management methods.
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Psychosocial
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Related to the patient's actions and interactions within society.
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Sociocultural
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Position, attitude, or bearing of the body.
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Posture
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Feeling of alarm and discontentment in the expectation of danger.
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Fear
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Sate of being unclear or unable to make a decision easily.
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Confusion
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The state of the patient's cerebral functioning.
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Mental status
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Visible indicators of mood.
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Affect
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A structured exam designed to quickly evaluate a patient's level of mental functioning.
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Mental status examination (MSE)
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Cognitive Disorders
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- Delirium
- Dementia |
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Condition characterized by relatively rapid onset of widespread disorganized thought.
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Delirium
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Condition involving gradual development of memory impairment and cognitive disturbance.
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Dementia
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Common disorder involving significant change in behavior often including hallucinations, delusions, and depression.
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Schizophrenia
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Fixed, false beliefs not widely held within the individual's cultural or religious group.
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Delusions
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Sensory perceptions with no basis in reality.
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Hallucinations
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Condition characterized by immobility and stupor, often a sign of schizophrenia.
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Catatonia
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Appearance of being disinterested, often lacking facial expression.
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Flat affect
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Major Types of Schizophrenia
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- Paranoid
- Disorganized - Catatonic - Undifferentiated |
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Condition characterized by dominating apprehension and fear.
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Anxiety disorder
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Sate of uneasiness, discomfort, apprehension, and restlessness.
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Anxiety
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Extreme period of anxiety resulting in great emotional distress.
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Panic attack
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Anxiety-Related Disorders
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- Panic attack
- Phobia - Post-traumatic stress syndrome |
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Excessive fear that interferes with functioning.
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Phobia
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Reaction to an extreme stressor.
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Post-traumatic stress syndrome
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Mood Disorders
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- Depression
- Bipolar disorder |
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Hostility or rage to compensate for an underlying feeling of anxiety.
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Anger
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Pervasive and sustained emotion that colors a person's perception of the world.
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Mood disorder
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Profound sadness or feeling of melancholy.
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Depression
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Death of a loved one.
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Bereavement
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Condition characterized by one or more manic episodes, with or without periods of depression.
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Bipolar disorder
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Characterized by excessive excitement or activity (mania).
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Manic
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Condition characterized by physical symptoms that have no apparent physiological cause and are attributable to psychological factors.
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Somatoform disorder
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Somatoform Disorders
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- Somatization disorder
- Conversion disorder - Hypochondriasis - Body dysmorphic disorder - Pain disorder |
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Condition in which the patient feigns illness to assume the sick role.
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Factitious disorder
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Condition in which the individual avoids stress by separating form his core personality.
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Dissociative disorder
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Dissociative Disorders
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- Psychogenic amnesia
- Fugue state - Multiple personality disorder - Depersonalization |
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Failure to recall, as opposed to inability to recall.
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Psychogenic amnesia
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Condition in which an amnesiac patient physically flees.
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Fugue state
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Manifestation of two or more complete systems of personality.
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Multiple personality disorder
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Feeling detached form oneself.
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Depersonalization
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Eating Disorders
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- Anorexia nervosa
- Bulimia nervosa |
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Psychological disorder characterized by voluntary refusal to eat.
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Anorexia nervosa
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Recurrent episodes of binge eating.
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Bulimia nervosa
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Condition that results in persistently maladaptive behavior.
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Personality disorder
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Personality Disorder Clusters
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- Cluster A personality disorders
Paranoid Schizoid Schizotypal - Cluster B personality disorders Antisocial Borderline Histrionic Narcissistic - Cluster C personality disorders Avoidant Dependent Obsessive-compulsive |
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Condition characterized by the patient's failure to control recurrent impulses.
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Impulse control disorder
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Death from positioning that prevents sufficient intake of oxygen.
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Positional asphyxia
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