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| The best type of question to use in theraputic communication is? |
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| What are some behaviors of GAD that one might exhibit? |
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| feelings of restlessness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension, and disturbed sleep. have difficulty controlling worry, frequency and duration of anxiety far out of portortion of real danger. most people realize this but cannot control it. |
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| a dynamis process which involves a persons physical, cognitive, affective, behavioral, and social dimensions which interact functionally with one another and the environment |
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| defined as making up for a deficiency in one area by excelling in another area. |
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| refusal to acknoledge the situation |
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| what defense mechansim is shown by looking at a child who mimics his mother or father in certain behaviors? |
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| what defense mechanism is shown by a toddler who wants a bottle when his new baby brother comes home? |
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| the loss of the ability to express or receive and understand speech. it is assessed in an item that asks them to repeat the phrase |
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| a cognitive disorder. the inability to perform complex movements. assess by asking the client to perform a three step command |
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| misinterpretation in relation to their senses |
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| what are some examples of behaviors that would be exhibited by a person with OCD? |
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recurrent obsessions (thoughts), or recurrent compulsions (behaviors)
they produce distress, time consuming, interfere with functioning, involve intrusive thoughts about unpleasant or violent acts that a person cannot stop |
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anxiety about being in places or situations where escape may be difficult or embarrassing or when help might not be available in the case of a panic attack.
an extreme fear of leaving home which leads to the individual becoming progressivly inclusive |
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| what are four symptoms a person with PTSD might experience? |
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| sleep disorders, hyper-vigilance, and exaggerated startle response |
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| psycological manifestations of anxiety include what? |
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| irritability, restlessness, tearfulness, thought blocking, and lack of concentration |
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| a thought disorder that includes: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, or disorganized behavior. It is a percetion or reality |
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| list four functions that are either distorted or in excess in a patient with positive psychotic symptoms |
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-delusions
-hallucinations
-disorganized thinking or speech
-bizarre behaviors (such as constantly walking backwards) |
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| list three functions that are with decreased, or an instance where there is a loss in a patient with negative psychotic symptoms? |
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| reduction in normal function of movement, red in norm. speech, motivation, expression of emotion, pleasure, or energy |
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| what are the two types of antipsychotics? |
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-first generation
-used to treat positive psychotic symptoms
-used with clients who can tolerate the side effects
-used with clients that are violent or particularly agressive
- target the dopamine-2 receptors |
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| -relieves both positive and negative symptoms of the disease |
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| side effects of typical antipsychotics |
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extrapyramidal side effects or EPS (parkinsons side effects)
-dystonia (muscular rigidity)
-dyskinesia ( abnormal movements such a suffling gate, tremor,stooped posture, and loss of facial expression) |
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| what are two commonly used drugs that have as a major side effect acute dystonic reactions? |
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| restlessness, itense need to move |
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| what class of medications can be used to treat the side effects of atypical antipsychotics? |
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| anxiolytics and benzox (lams and pams) |
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| person experiences both depressive and manic disorders. must experience both at least once in the same day |
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| 4 of the common signs and symptoms of deprepssion |
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| risk for self directed violence, chronic low self esteem, disturbed sleep pattern |
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| patients and families need to know that antidepressants will not reach their full until after what period of time? |
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| know what blood work a patient needs periodically if they are taking Lithium or carbamazine (Tegratol) |
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| need to assess renal and kidney function |
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| Know what special diet the patient who is taking MAOI's need to adhere to. |
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| no aged cheese, perserved meats, liver or other organ meats, sauerkraut, draft beer or red wine, soy sauce, yeast |
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| antisocial personality disorder |
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-individual must be at least 18
-have conduct disorder by age 15 (cruelty to people or animals, deceitfulness or theft, destruction of propert, serious violation of rules)
-tend to be irritable and aggressive, live in the moment, not concerned with past or future
-show little remorse or regret for negative consequences |
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| borderline personality disorder |
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-on the border of anxiety and psychosis
-emotional vulnerability
-self invalidation
- unrelenting crisis
-inhibited grieving
-active passivity
- apparent competence |
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| paranoid personality disordersness |
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-pattern of distrust and suspiciousness
- others are out to harm or decieve them
-connot form meaningful relationships
-relationships are based on power and control |
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| what are the nine elements of a mental health examination? |
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| -appearance, mood and affect, speech, thought and content, sensorium, perceptual disorders, insight and judgement, memory and attention, and general intellectual level |
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| what are the two basic differences between delirium and dementia? |
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-speed of onset
- ability to reverse |
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| what is the most common defense mechanism used by substance abusers? |
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| In the first stage of alcohol withdrawl syndrome what symptoms would you expect to see? |
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| anxiety, aggitation, and tremors |
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| what is the key point you need to teach patients starting antabuse? |
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| Dont drink alcohol with it! |
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| what are the most common signs and symptoms that are experienced by a patient who is withdrowing from ampetamines? |
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| the CNS depressess. they are depressed and exhausted |
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| what are common signs and symptoms that are seem in examining a patient who has a chronic history of use of inhalant illegal substances? |
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| runny nose, nose bleeds, and sniffles |
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| Judgement, used for problem solving. allows people to see their own feeling and behaviors |
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| controls complex movement, motivation, and cognition |
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| controls attention, learning, and memory mood |
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| level of anxiety. plays role in thought disorder andd level of depression |
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| diagnostic criteria for the mental health. shows hot to ADPIE a person with a mental health deficit |
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| What areas of an individuals' life are looked at in this assessment in evaluating a persons' mental illness? |
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| work performance, social abilities, and psychosocial abilities |
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| involuntary commitment can be initiated by who? |
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| physician or court ordered or on an emergent basis. |
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| ethical issues included in the realm of mental health care included? |
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-fidelity: faithfulness
- atonomy: can make their own decisions
-beneficance: quality of doing good to others
- justice: fairness
- veracity:honesty |
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| What are some negative aspects of ECT? (electroconvulsive therapy) |
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| transient memory loss and transient mental confusion |
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| What are some key aspects you might see in a client experiencing post partum depression? |
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no energy, no desire to care for the infant.
-who's caring for the infant? how long since you delivered? could you harm yourself or the infant? |
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tolerance to an entire class of drugs.
ex. tolerant to anesthesia because of drug abuse |
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| enabling vs. co dependency |
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enabling: PASSIVLY helping the abuser to continue using the substance
co-dependency: ACTIVELY facilitating the abusers problem by allowing avoidance of the consequences for behavior related to use of the substance |
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