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| what does most of the psych disorder dx rely on? |
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| what do the major psych disorders have usually involve a problem with? |
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Definition
| consciousness, emotion, motor behavior, thinking and perception |
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| what is the definition of perception? |
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Definition
| the action of your senses being relayed through association areas of the brain, finally ending up at the R cortical region and registering. |
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| what are different categories of memory disturbance? |
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Definition
| there may be defects in immediate recall, recent recall and remote recall |
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| why are problems w/intellect a major psychiatric issue? |
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Definition
| b/c the pt cannot then acquire new knowledge - necessary for independent day-day life. |
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| the ability to understand that which is underlying current difficulties |
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| the ability to pre-think something and then make a decision based on that |
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| what does the psychiatric hx consist of? |
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| childhood hx (learning, coordination), chief complaint, adolescent hx, occupational hx, military hx, religious hx, personal/romantic life, legal hx, and family hx. |
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| what characterizes the childhood portion of the psych hx? |
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Definition
| note relationships, use of language, and coordination |
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| what characterizes the adolescence portion of the psych hx? |
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Definition
| comparison of the pt's hx w/the "usual" model |
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| what characterizes the occupational portion of the psych hx? |
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Definition
| this may be the only source of problems w/for the pt |
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| what characterizes the military portion of the psych hx? |
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Definition
| possible post traumatic stress, stress not related to trauma, and adaptations into and out of the hierarchical structure of the military. |
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| what characterizes the religious portion of the psych hx? |
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Definition
| this is important in psych even though this question is not generally present elsewhere |
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Term
| what characterizes the personal/romantic portion of the psych hx? |
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| what characterizes the legal portion of the psych hx? |
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Definition
| people w/poor judgment may have more of this |
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| what characterizes the family hx portion of the psych hx? |
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| many psych disorders are familial |
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| what is the mental status examination? |
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| AMSIT: appearance, mood+affect, sensorium, intellect, thought |
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| what characterizes the appearance portion of the mental status examination? |
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| is their appearance appropriate for everything else about their life? usually people strive to be clean, even people who are homeless. |
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| what characterizes the mood/affect portion of the mental status examination? |
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| mood: what a person feels emotionally. affect: the exterior representation of how a person feels. |
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| a word made up by the pt which has no meaning to anyone else but them |
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| what characterizes the sensorium portion of the mental status examination? |
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Definition
| is the pt accurately oriented (location)? what day/month/year is it? |
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| what characterizes the intellect portion of the mental status examination? |
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Definition
| the list test (name 5 reptiles, composers, artists, etc) can be used in lieu of a formal IQ tests. |
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| what characterizes the thought portion of the mental status examination? |
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Definition
| determine the flow of thought (can questions be answered w/cohesive logical sentences) and the truth of their thoughts (if untrue = delusion) |
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