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| Has a psychiatric etiology |
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| Has an organic etiology, may be seen in acute substance intoxicating, delirium, or dementia. |
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| A mistaken or fixed belief that is held even in the presence of superior evidence to the contrary. Flat earthers. |
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| Perception like experiences that occur without an external stimulus |
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| Disorganized/abnormal motor behavior: |
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| Markedly abnormal behavior ranging from agitation to Catalonia that is commonly situationally incongruent |
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| Alogia, ,affective blunting, a socialite, anhedonia and avolition |
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| Populations at risk for psychosis: |
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Learning disability range IQ
Lower socioeconomic status at time of birth = increased risk for schizophrenia
Cities with populations exceeding 1 million = increased risk for Schizophrenia
All individuals are potentially susceptible to psychosis regardless of gender/age/race
Schizophrenia may be associated with a sociality
Preexisting personality disorder = more vulnerable to brief psychotic disorder
Schizophrenia has strongest genetic link of psych disorders |
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Positive symptoms commonly distance society from the patient and negative symptoms that distance the patient from society.
Commonly manifests during early adulthood. Requires lifelong management. |
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| Alcohol withdrawal sx begin |
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| 6-9 hours after the last drink. |
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| Alterations in mental status, tremors, seizures, tachycardia and hypertension. |
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| Late signs of alcohol withdrawl |
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| Bradycardia or hypotension indicate cardiovascular collapse. |
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Pschiatric disturbances categorized by excessive anxiety that is expressed directly or altered through defense mechanisms.
Are aware of their maladaptive tendencies but feel helpless to control their behavior. |
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| Feels threatened and others intend to cause harm. |
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| Exaggorated feeling of importance, power, knowledge or identity |
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| A neutral event is believed to have personal meaning. Ex: pt believes a billboard has a special message meant specifically for them |
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| Objects or persons have control over thoughts and behavior |
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| False idea about the functioning of the body |
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A part of the self or others or the world is nonexistent or has been destroyed
Things do not exist. A sense that everything is unreal |
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| Hallucinations vs illusions |
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| Illusion is a misinterpretation of a real external stimuli. Hallucinations is not associated with real stimuli. |
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| Pinpoint pupils, respiratory depression and coma |
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| Alcohol intoxication effects seen after |
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| Sense of well being, expansive mood which progresses to more depressed, withdrawn, cognitive impairment |
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| Likely to fall asleep, enter first stage of amnesia. |
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| inhibition of respiratory and pulse in non tolerant individuals |
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| BAL decreases how much per hour |
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| How do benzodiazepines aid alcohol withdrawal |
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| Decrease withdraw symptoms, stabilize vitals, prevent seizures and DT -pams |
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| How do beta blockers aid alcohol withdrawl |
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| Improve vitals, decrease cravings, decrease autonaumic component of withdrawal sx |
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| How does clonidine aid alcohol withdrawl |
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| Decreases autonomic component of withdrawl symptoms |
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| Disrupts alcohol metabolism leading to toxic acetaldehyde. Can be fatal |
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| reduces unpleasant feelings brought on by abstinence. |
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| high risk populations for depression |
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| Females, low socioeconomic class |
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