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Mental Health #3
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Nursing
Undergraduate 4
03/11/2011

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Term
Sx of schizophrenia & mood disorder. (More insight & less cognitive dysfunction)
Definition
Schizoaffective disorder
Term
This disorder is more likely to occur in women than in men.
Definition
Schizoaffective
Term
Schizoaffective disorder may be related to ________ structural abnormality.
Definition
Midbrain
Term
Atypical antipsychotics c mood stabilizing effect
Definition
Thymoleptics
Term
Atypical antipsychotic c antidepressant effect
Definition
Aripiprazole
Term
What combination of mental health drugs for schizoaffective is contraindicated r/t brain damage?
Definition
Lithium & Haldol
Term
_________ is a common drug class that may increase Lithium level.
Definition
NSAIDs
Term
Nonbizarre delusions of at least 1 months duration, no presence of characteristic sx of schizophrenia, functioning not markedly impaired; behavior not odd or bizarre.
Definition
Delusional disorder
Term
Delusions that another person of usually higher status is in love with the person.
Definition
Erotomanic type
Term
Delusions of inflated worth, power, knowledge, identity or special relationship to a deity or famous person.
Definition
Grandiose type
Term
Delusions that the individual's sexual partner is unfaithful.
Definition
Jealous type
Term
Delusions that person or someone close to person is being malevolently treated in some way.
Definition
Persecutory type
Term
Delusion that person has some physical defect or general medical condition.
Definition
Somatic type
Term
Uninterrupted period of illness during which there is a major depressive, manic or mixed episode & at least 2 weeks during this time period schizophrenia sx exist w/o mood sx.
Definition
Schizoaffective disorder
Term
Manic or mixed & can include depression type.
Definition
Bipolar schizoaffective
Term
Depression related type.
Definition
Depressive schizoaffective disorder
Term
When does delusional disorder usually begin?
Definition
In adolescence
Term
Content of delusions in delusional disorder varies between _________.
Definition
Cultures
Term
Temporal lobe asymmetry-subtle cortical change in aging (cognitive rigidity) is implicated in what disorder?
Definition
Delusional disorder
Term
Malfunctioning _________ system and posterior cortical dysfunction (denial of reality) are related to delusional disorder.
Definition
Dopaminergic
Term
Episode at least one day but less than one month.
Definition
Brief psychotic disorder
Term
Two people believe and share of of the person's delusional beliefs (93% of passive recover)
Definition
Shared psychotic disorder (folie a'deux)
Term
What is a great support group for families of the mentally ill?
Definition
NAMI
Term
Multigenerational diagram listing family members & their relationships. Includes ages, dates of marriage and death & geographic locations.
Definition
Genogram
Term
Family Apgar measuring functions.
Definition
Resource
Decisions
Nurturing
Emotional experiences
Time, space & money
Term
Components of Comprehensive Family Psychoeducation Program (5)
Definition
Didactic
Skill
Emotional
Family process
Social
Term
A time of danger & opportunity.
Definition
Crisis
Term
Crises are time limited and last no more than ____to____ weeks.
Definition
4-6
Term
Developmental events requiring role changes.
Definition
Maturational crises
Term
These occur when a life event upsets an individual's psychological equilibrium.
Definition
Situational crises
Term
Unexpected or unusual events affecting a person or group of people dramatically as in violent crime, natural disasters, war.
Definition
Adventitious crises
Term
ABCs of psychological first aid
Definition
Arousal
Behavior
Cognition
Term
A sudden, overwhelming catastrophic event that causes great damage and destruction.
Definition
Disaster
Term
An intense, emotional reaction to the loss of a loved one.
Definition
Grief
Term
The process of mourning that begins immediately but it can last months or years.
Definition
Bereavement
Term
_______'s levels of anxiety include 4 levels.
Definition
Peplau
Term
Level of anxiety involving loss of control.
Definition
Panic
Term
Level of anxiety that produces selective inattention.
Definition
Moderate
Term
Level of anxiety that focuses on specific details.
Definition
Severe
Term
The physical response to stress is illustrated by Hans Selye in the __________ ____________ __________ (GAS).
Definition
General adaptation syndrome
Term
Three stages of GAS.
Definition
Alarm
Resistance
Exhaustion
Term
Level of stress that increases alertness and motivates learning.
Definition
Mild
Term
Person-environment and interaction c the environment are both what?
Definition
Antecedents to stress
Term
Increased commitment to a goal that is being threatened means increased stress.
Definition
Cognitive appraisal
Term
The person evaluates events as a threat, harm or challenge.
Definition
Primary appraisal
Term
Person looks at the outcome of events
Definition
Secondary appraisal
Term
Stress compromises the ________ system.
Definition
Immune
Term
Rarely in stress the _____ can be activated.
Definition
PNS
Term
Stress emotional responses (4 types)
Definition
Negative
Positive
Borderline
Non-emotions
Term
A deliberate, planned and psychological activity that may inhibit or override the innate urge to act.
Definition
Coping
Term
Two types of coping mechanisms.
Definition
Problem-focused
Emotion-focused
Term
Changes the situation
Definition
Problem focused coping
Term
Changes how you feel about the situation
Definition
Emotion focused coping
Term
The person's capacity to survive and flourish.
Definition
Adaptation
Term
3 important areas that adaptation affects.
Definition
Health/illness
Psychological well-being
Social functioning
Term
Most common of the psychiatric illnesses, often chronic and persistent
Definition
Anxiety disorders
Term
Which gender experiences anxiety disorders more often?
Definition
Women
Term
Recurrent, unexpected intense periods of extreme apprehension and terror w/o clear precipitant.
Definition
Panic attack
Term
Onset of panic attack is sudden and lasts ___ minutes or less; panic attacks last for ___-___ minutes.
Definition
10; 30-60
Term
Recurrent, unexpected panic attacks followed by a month or more of consistent concert about having another attack.
Definition
Panic disorder
Term
Women appear more likely to experience panic disorder with ________ & more likely to experience panic Sx after remission.
Definition
Agoraphobia (fear of wide-open spaces)
Term
Highly associated with depression, medical conditions including hypertension, mitral valve prolapse and cigarette smoking
Definition
Panic disorder
Term
Reduce frequency, GAD, disability and phobic avoidance disorder w/ or w/o agoraphobia.
Definition
SSRIs
Term
Reduce the # of attacks, anticipatory anxiety and phobic avoidance.
Definition
TCAs & MAOis
Term
Eliminate attacks in 55% to 75%
Definition
BDZs
Term
Educating about the nature of anxiety & panic & providing some form of exposure, and coping skills significantly reduces Sx
Definition
CBT
Term
Anxiety about, or avoidance of places or situations from which escape might be difficult (embarrassing)
Definition
Agoraphobia
Term
In agoraphobia severe impairment can make the person _______.
Definition
Housebound
Term
Excessive uncontrollable worry & anxiety about several issues that occurs more days that not for a period of at least 6 months.
Definition
GAD
Term
Medications for GAD
Definition
buspirone; antidepressants
Term
Nutrition counseling for GAD
Definition
Less caffeine
Term
Persistent, excessive irrational fear of a particular object or situation that actually poses no threat.
Definition
Phobia
Term
Fear of animals, claustrophobia, air travel; usually little impairment
Definition
Specific phobia (Simple)
Term
Fear of being exposed to scrutiny, humiliated or embarrassed by others, such as choking on food in restaurant or saying foolish things. Usually mild impairment.
Definition
Social phobia (social anxiety disorder)
Term
_________-based procedures, especially in vivo exposure, reduce or eliminate most aspects of specific phobic disorders.
Definition
Exposure
Term
What meds are Rx'd for specific phobias.
Definition
None are effective.
Term
What phobia is an exception to the rule of systematic desensitization.
Definition
Children afraid of going to school
Term
Drug classes that can be helpful for social phobia.
Definition
MAOI's, some SSRIs
Term
Unwanted, intrusive and persisten thoughts, impulses or images that cause anxiety and distress.
Definition
Obsessions
Term
Behaviors that are performed repeatedly, in a ritualistic fashion with the goal of preventing or relieving anxiety and distress caused by obsessions.
Definition
OCD
Term
Onset OCD
Definition
Early 20s to mid 30s
Term
Men with OCD are more commonly affected by _________; women have a higher incidence of ______ and ______rituals.
Definition
Obsessions; checking/cleaning
Term
Do children get OCD?
Definition
1%
Term
What infection is linked with OCD?
Definition
B-hemolytic strep
Term
Antidepressants are given in _______ doses in OCD than for Tx of depression.
Definition
Higher
Term
Response to severe emotional or physical trauma characterized by re-experiencing of the trauma, emotional numbing and increased arousal.
Definition
PTSD
Term
Intrusive re-experiencing of the trauma
Definition
Flashbacks
Term
Emotional numbing
Definition
Derealization, avoidance
Term
Sleed disturbance, temper outbursts, exaggerated startle reflex.
Definition
Increased arousal
Term
How long can PTSD response be delayed?
Definition
Weeks to many years
Term
PTSD Rx's
Definition
SSRIs
MAOIs
TCAs
Exposure therapies
Term
Physical & emotional exhaustion leading to emotional distancing.
Definition
Burnout
Term
Burnout & secondary trauma (empathy for victimized patients)
Definition
Compassion fatigue
Term
Exposure to an imaginary event.
Definition
Implosive therapy
Term
Strips an idea, object or situation of its emotional significance and feeling.
Definition
Dissociation
Term
This population with Anxiety disorders has a higher risk of suicide.
Definition
Elderly
Term
This population with separation anxiety and OCD has higher rates of suicidal behavior, early parenthood, drug & alcohol dependence
Definition
Children
Term
Presence of 2 or more distinct personalities within 1 individual
Definition
Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
Term
Most with DID have at least one _____ alter ego.
Definition
Child
Term
Core personality usually unaware of ____ when first seek Tx.
Definition
Alters
Term
Physically traveling form usual environment, inability to recall important aspects of identity, and assumption of new identity.
Definition
Dissociative Fugue
Term
Later the person does not remember the fugue, lasts hours to ___, rarely ________.
Definition
Days; months
Term
1 or more episodes of memory loss of important personal information from short time period, to memory loss about certain topic or whole life.
Definition
Dissociative Amnesia
Term
Tx Dissociative Disorders
Definition
Sodium pentobarbital, sodium amobarbital, hypnosis
Term
Trying to escape responsibility and get special treatment.
Definition
Secondary gain
Term
Dissociative disorder ideal outcome.
Definition
Integration
Term
First line Tx for anxiety
Definition
SSRIs
Term
Most widely prescribed class of drugs in the world. 5 in top 200 prescribed. Lipid soluble & protein bound-ender CNS quickly.
Definition
BDZs
Term
BDZs depress the CNS in limbic system and enhance action of ______.
Definition
GABA
Term
Most common BDZs for Anxiety
Definition
alprazolam (Xanax)
clonazepam (Klonipin)
diazepam (Valium)
lorazepam (Ativan)
Term
BDZ commonly used in ETOH withdrawal.
Definition
chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
Term
Common BDZ for sleep.
Definition
temazepam (Restoril)
triazolam (Halcion)
Term
Taking BDZs with _____ can be deadly.
Definition
ETOH
Term
BDZ antagonist
Definition
flumazenil
Term
Pre-op sedation
Definition
midazolam (Versed)
Term
BDZs can cause ________ rxns.
Definition
Paradoxical
Term
BDZs most likely to cause paradoxical rxns.
Definition
Versed
Xanax
triazolam
Term
BDZ antagonist
Definition
flumazenil (Romazicon)
Term
non BDZs for antianxiety
Definition
buspirone, zolpidem (Ambien)
Term
Short term sleep-aid sedative hypnotic
Definition
zaleplon (Sonata)
Term
The paramount aim of psychiatric nurses and staffing is what?
Definition
Prevention of violence
Term
Maintenance of a _____ and ______ therapeutic milieu is a dimension of keeping the unit safe.
Definition
Structured & respectful
Term
Verbal statements that are intended to threaten or control.
Definition
Aggression
Term
A physical act of force intended to cause harm to a person or an object.
Definition
Violence
Term
What is the single best predictor of violence?
Definition
Hx of violence
Term
Patients with active psychotic Sx & substance abuse disorders have a higher risk of what?
Definition
Violence
Term
A Hx of several episodes of failure to control aggressive impulses resulting in serious assault or property destruction
Definition
Intermittent Explosive Disorder
Term
What is a very important nursing cognitive intervention?
Definition
Teachable moments
Term
Major chemical restraints
Definition
Haldol, Ativan (lorazepam)
Term
___% of US gets at least 8 hrs sleep/night.
Definition
26
Term
Amt sleep newborn needs
Definition
17-18 hrs
Term
Amt sleep preadolescents need
Definition
10 hrs
Term
Amt sleep adolescents need
Definition
9 hrs
Term
Amt of sleep adults & elderly need
Definition
8
Term
endogenously generated rhythm close to 24-25 hours, synchronized with the day/night cycle
Definition
Sleep-wake cycle
Term
Bedtime to the beginning of sleep
Definition
Sleep latency
Term
Pattern of NREM and REM
Definition
Sleep architecture
Term
Ratio of total sleep time to nocturnal time in bed
Definition
Sleep efficiency
Term
Affects hormone releases, temperature, manual dexterity, reaction time, simple dexterity, muscle tone
Definition
Circadian Rhythm
Term
Sleep rhythm that can look like mental illness.
Definition
Desynchronized
Term
increases with each sleep cycle, function is still a mystery. When sleep deprived comes early.
Definition
REM
Term
Sleep cycle length
Definition
90-110 min
Term
disorders of amount quality or timing of sleep
Definition
Dyssomnias
Term
disorders of particular physiologic or behavioral reactions during sleep
Definition
Parasomnias
Term
Difficulty falling asleep, maintaining sleep & early awakening
Daytime fatigue, difficulty with concentration, and bad mood with no indication of another disorder
30% to 35% prevalence
“Light sleepers” before persistent sleep problems developed, easily awakened at night
Treatment includes education and interventions for normalizing sleep, over-the-counter (OTC) antihistamines, alcohol, and prescription medications
Definition
Primary Insomnia
Term
Can take 4-6 days to recover from this. (sleep)
Definition
Time zone changes/DST
Term
OTCs to help with primary insomnia
Definition
Benadryl, Valerian Root
Term
confirms sleep disorders, describes sleep architecture & any abnormalities
Definition
Polysomnography
Term
Exercise at least __ hrs before bedtime.
Definition
3
Term
Sleep in a ____ room.
Definition
cool
Term
Benzodiazepines, zolpidem (ambien), and zaleplon (sonata) reduce sleep onset by 15 to 30 minutes, decrease awakenings and increase total sleep time.
Definition
Short-term EBP Tx of Insomnia
Term
behavioral interventions (stimulus control, sleep restriction, relaxation strategies, and cognitive-behavioral therapy) reduce sleep onset time, decrease awakenings, and increase total sleep time.
Definition
Long-term EBP Tx of Insomnia
Term
_______ foods should be avoided before bedtime.
Definition
Spicy
Term
Excessive sleepiness for at least 1 month, demonstrated by either daytime sleep episodes or sleeping extended periods at night
Sleeps 8 to 12 hours
Difficulty awakening
Poor concentration and memory and excessive daytime sleepiness, taking naps
Definition
Primary Hypersomnia
Term
Irresistible urge to sleep at any time of the day, regardless of the amount of previous sleep (2-6X a day)
Daytime sleepiness

Sleep episodes are usually short
Begins in young adulthood
Definition
Narcolepsy
Term
bilateral loss of muscle tone while awake, alert & oriented, after strong emotion such as laughter, lasts a few seconds, eyelids may droop, knees may buckle
Definition
Cataplexy
Term
can’t move when falling asleep or waking up
Definition
Sleep paralysis
Term
Hallucination when falling asleep
Definition
Hypnagogic
Term
Rx Narcolepsy
Definition
CNS stimulants (methylphenidate, dextroamphetamine, modafinil, and pemoline) and tricyclic antidepressants
Term
excessive snoring during sleep and episodes of sleep apnea
Definition
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA)
Term
Surgical removal of excess soft tissue
Continuous positive airway pressure
Weight loss
Changing to lateral sleeping position
Oral appliance
Are potential Tx's for what?
Definition
Breathing-related sleep disorders
Term
Circadian system is usually cued by _________.
Definition
Sunlight
Term
Internal pacemaker located in ___________.
Definition
Hypothalamus
Term
Internal pacemaker
Definition
Suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN)
Term
Mismatch between circadian rhythm and the timing and duration of sleep
Delayed sleep phase type- owls
Jet lag type- going east worse (earlier time)
Shift work type- nurses at risk
Definition
Circadian Rhythm Sleep DIsorders
Term
progressively delay bedtime 3 hours a day until target time is reached
Definition
Chronotherapy
Term
Etiology unknown, some genetic predisposition
Abnormal physiologic or behavior events that occur in relationship to sleep or to specific sleep stages, or during transition from sleep to wakefulness
Nightmare disorder
Sleep terror disorder
Sleepwalking disorder
Definition
Parasomnias
Term
Repeated occurrence of frightening dreams that fully awaken an individual
Some people avoid sleep because of their fear of nightmares
Interdisciplinary treatment
Psychotherapy aimed at conflict resolution
Cognitive and behavioral interventions
Desensitization and relaxation techniques
Visualize different ending
Definition
Nightmare Disorder
Term
The repetition of episodes of sleep terrors with screaming, fear, and panic, causing clinical distress or impairing social, occupational, or other areas of functioning
Usually occur in the first third of the night and may last 1 to 10 minutes
Inconsolable hard to awaken, don’t remember upon awakening (6% of children- peak age 5 to 7)
Definition
Sleep Terror Disorder
Term
Mild form- sits up in bed and mumbles
Complex behavior may involve getting out of bed, walking outside the house, driving a car, awakening in a different place
A blank stare, unresponsive to conversation, and difficult to awaken
Legal controversy about sleep related violence
Interdisciplinary treatment
Instruct to take precautions regarding possible sleepwalking episodes
Benzodiazepines if potential for harm
Hypnosis supplemented by psychotherapy
Definition
Sleepwalking Disorder
Term
What is acute stress disorder?
Definition
Pre-PTSD (Time period before diagnosis)
Term
Unhealthy rxn to stress.
Definition
Catharsis
Term
Disorder Charles Darwin had.
Definition
Panic disorder
Term
Degree of anxiety where learning is impossible and the person is focused on a blown up detail or scattered details.
Definition
Panic
Term
Level of anxiety with selective inattention and a slightly narrowed perceptual field. Able to sustain attention on a particular focus.
Definition
Moderate
Term
Degree of anxiety where perceptual field widens slightly. Day to day tensions.
Definition
Mild anxiety
Term
Level of anxiety where perceptual field is greatly reduced with a tendency toward dissociation
Definition
Severe anxiety
Term
chlordiazepoxide (Librium)
Definition
BDZ used in ETOH withdrawal
Term
Endings of BDZs
Definition
pam/lam
Term
Opposition or resistance, either covert or overt to outside suggestions or advice. May be seen in schizophrenia.
Definition
Negativistic
Term
Mimicking movements of another person
Definition
Echopraxia
Term
An association disturbance in which a person's thought and speech stray from the original discussion, never to return to the central point or answer the question.
Definition
Tangential
Term
Involuntary excessive continuation or repetition of a signel response, idea or activity.
Definition
Perseveration
Term
Misperception of a real stimulus.
Definition
Illusion
Term
Advice
Agreement
Challenges
Reassurance
Disapproval
Definition
Techniques that inhibit communication
Term
olanzapine (Zyprexa) class
Definition
Atypical Antipsychotic
Term
sertraline (Zoloft) class
Definition
SSRI
Term
Anticholinergic effects, weight gain and diabetes can result from what drug/drug class?
Definition
olanzapine (atypical antipsychotics)
Term
Classic uses for SSRIs
Definition
Depression, OCD
Term
This drug class has side effects of headache, anxiety, insomnia, transient nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and sexual dysfunction.
Definition
SSRIs
Term
_______ has higher risk for suicide than schizophrenia
Definition
Schizoaffective
Term
_________ dynamics are not a cause of schizoaffective disorders.
Definition
Family
Term
Schizoaffective disorder involves overactivity of ______ pathways and altered _____ metabolism.
Definition
dopamine; glucose
Term
Disorder with very complex medication regiment.
Definition
Schizoaffective
Term
What patient population can use atypical antipsychotics intermittently by monitoring early recurring Sx?
Definition
Schizoaffective
Term
Why should someone with schizoaffective disorder monitor their temperature?
Definition
NMS
Term
People with this disorder do not usually develop full insight and symptoms do not usually go away completely.
Definition
Delusional disorder
Term
What kind of families have a condensed life cycle, chronic stress, untimely losses, reliance on institutional support and female-headed households?
Definition
Families in poverty
Term
When balancing factors are present how does an individual handle a crisis?
Definition
Realistic perception
Adequate situational support
Adequate coping skills
Term
Intervention in crisis situation may need to be _______ if problem-solving abilities are strained.
Definition
Directive
Term
What should you not tell someone in a crisis?
Definition
Unrealistic or false reassurances of positive outcomes.
Term
Dysfunctional grieving often leads to ________.
Definition
Depression
Term
3 Phases of bereavement
Definition
Shock & Disbelief
Acute mourning
Resolution
Term
What kind of treatment substantially reduces Sx of panic disorder with agoraphobia?
Definition
Situational in vivo exposure
Term
What mental disorder/disease is most likely to be violent?
Definition
Antisocial PD
Term
What two factors increase risk of violence?
Definition
Active hallucinations
Substance abuse disorders
Term
Head trauma, tumor, exposure to toxic chemicals, history of anoxia can all make people more likely to be ________.
Definition
Violent
Term
The general propensity to be angry (trait anger)
Current feelings (state anger)
Several styles of anger expression
Definition
The Spielberger State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory (STAXI) measures
Term
How can you prevent anger/aggression?
Definition
Be aware of your own stress and don’t take out frustrations on patients (countertransference)
Term
Violence prone people need __X more personal space.
Definition
4
Term
After giving Haldol IM, your patient becomes increasingly agitated, what do you suspect?
Definition
Akithisia
Term
Physician’s order can be obtained after emergency for restraints.
Lasts __hours for adults, __hours for adolescents, & __hour for children under age 9
Definition
4;2;1
Term
Rx primary hypersomnia
Definition
Dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine)
Methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta)
Pemoline (Cylert)
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