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Adjustment Disorder

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not fully depressive

Mood change in reaction to a stressor (job loss, illness, etc.) with mild functional impairment

Symptoms are brief in duration, less than criteria for full disorders

do not require pharmacology except for symptomatic approach (hypnotics, temporary anxiolytics, etc.)

Brief psychotherapy beneficial

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Manic Episode thoughts, content, speech behavior

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x7days, euphoric, “giddy, Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity

Thought processes are racing but goal-directed although tangentiality is common
pressured speech, thought content excessively focused on topics like religion, business, sexuality, “specialness”, or persecution

main thing: Excessive goal-directed activity with high risk behaviors

Impulsive, easily angered, can lash out physically (poor insight)

Significant functional impairment, causes chaos in family and workplace

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pressured speech

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(feel must keep talking when convo is over)

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Excessive goal-directed activity with high risk behaviors associated with

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Manic episode: spending, sex, business or financial misadventures, chaotic relationship disturbances)

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Manic Episode can be triggered by

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may be triggered by medication, stress, drug use (esp. THC or amphetamines) or may develop spontaneously

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Hypomanic Episode

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Symptoms similar to Manic Episode but of less intensity and duration, Minimal functional impairment (ex: manic for a few days)

hard to diagnose.

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Mixed mani depressive Specifier

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During either a depressive or manic episode, at least three diagnostic criteria for the opposite mood episode are also present

Increases complexity of correct diagnosis and treatment

aka mixes of manic and depressive

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Bipolar I Disorder,( type 1)

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one manic episode puts them in this category (at least 1) , but can spend most time in depressed state

Diagnosis may be difficult or delayed

Treatment for depression (ssri) may result in “flip” to mania

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Bipolar II Disorder (type2)

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At least one Major Depressive episode and at least one episode of Hypomania

No history of full Manic episodes

“tell me about your manic episode” they will say a lot

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Challenges of Bipolar diagnosis

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over used vernacular outside of psych increase diagnosis outside psych office

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what do rule out to diagnose bipolar? what to note?

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Rule out substance induced origin (can cause strange)
Rule out origin due to medical conditions
Rule out other mental disorders (psychotic disorders, depression)
Note psychotic features specifier
Note anxious distress specifier

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Mood Disorder Treatment

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Step one: Diagnosis, including severity
Step two: Discuss treatment modes with patient
Step three: Choose specific treatments
Step four: Follow up (very important) and monitoring

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Treating Depression

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First-line treatments: SSRI (seritonin reuptake inhibitor) and SNRI with therapy

Second-line treatments: Atypical antidepressants, TCAs, mood stabilizer augmentation, TMS

Third-line treatments: MAOI’s, ECT

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SSRI

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

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SSRI specific to panic, goal and timing

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, goal is to avoid future panic attacks (has to be used consistently over time), thought that body builds up over time

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TCA treatment for and general effect

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Tricyclic antidepressants help keep more serotonin and norepinephrine available to your brain.

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TCA used for, general effect, a few names

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Tricyclic antidepressants help keep more serotonin and norepinephrine available to your brain. (hits most receptors, has many uses)

Antidepressants (TCAs) - older class of AD. Imipramine, Amitryptyline, Doxepin

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TMS name , effect, treatment for what and how long duration

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - stimulates area
of left frontal cortex associated with mood

treatment for antidepresent( stimilates current/cells to be more active, less active cells in the brain with depressed)

6-8wks treatment, 9months recommended

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MAOI’s reaction with, name and diet and issues

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high chance with HTN reactions with tyrosine (low tyrosine diet-in well aged cheeses and aged wine)

MAOIs - monoamine oxidase inhibitors. React with high amount of tyramine to create potentially dangerous hypertension. Require carefully controlled diet

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Antidepressant Pharmacology SNRIs names

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venlafaxine, duloxetine, levomilnacipran

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Antidepressant Pharmacology SGA

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Second GEneration act as antipsychotics

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Antidepressant Pharmacology Mood Stabilizers

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lithium carbonate, divalproex, carbamazepine

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SSRI generally used for these reasons?

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guidlines want two of theese prescribed (they are safer) before moving to second line Considered first line treatment for depression
Ease of dosing, minimal toxicity in overdose
Generally well tolerated
Patient preferences, past responses, or family responses can be considered in selection

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SNRI general info: first line for what? What does NE help with? Duloxetine also indicated for?

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Treatment option that some clinicians consider first line with SSRIs

NE (norepi) receptor binding can help treat anxious distress or concentration issues associated with depression

Duloxetine also indicated for anxiety and neuropathic pain disorders, increasing utility in patients with comorbid issues

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Atypical Antidepressants

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bupropion, mirtizapine, nefazodone, trazodone

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Course of Treatment for antidepresents: how long SSRI: until effective? If respond treat for? Continuation recommended for?

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A treatment course of 6 to 8 weeks at therapeutic dose is considered adequate to assess response
After response is determined, may proceed with dose increase, augmentation, or change to new agent
Continuation of treatment for 9 months is recommended to achieve durable remission. If respond treat for 12 months (ROSH)

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Treatment of Bipolar Disorder generally, what needs to be monitored?

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SGAs and divalproex are considered first line treatments

Monitor metabolic parameters due to risk of increased lipids and metabolic syndrome

Antidepressants avoided if possible, but if needed must be combined with SGA or mood stabilizer

Ongoing treatment recommended to prevent future episodes

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Lithium Carbonate used for ? issues?

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Classic treatment for bipolar mania*
Can be used for antidepressant supplementation

Long term risk of renal impairment (so many salts), thyroid impairment(competes with thaimine), tremor, others

Requires blood monitoring for serum levels and has “tight” therapeutic window, want level to be = 1.

Toxicity can cause disorientation, psychosis, and may be fatal

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How serious is LIthium tox?

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must go to ICU, Toxicity can cause disorientation, psychosis, and may be fatal

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Psychotherapy includes these three

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) , or Psychoanalytic Therapy, dialectal therapy for pedophelia

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

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focuses on interaction between core beliefs, thoughts, and feelings and guides patient to reformulate these connections to improve mood and reduce distress

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Psychoanalytic Therapy

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explores childhood experiences and long-standing paradigms of thought

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dysthymia

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chronic persistent depression

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Anxiety disorder is a state of ? and has what symptoms?

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Anxiety is state of increased worry, fear, and concern, especially over future events (real or imagined)

Associated with physical symptoms of agitation, (pain in their chest etc) increased heart and respiratory rate, tension

May include avoidance behaviors and fears of “losing it” or “going crazy”

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panic attack can look just like a … so must test?

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heart attack. EKG, Trop.

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panic attack lasts ___, and also does what to thoughts___

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10 minutes or so, speeds them up

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Panic Disorder: attacks are brief and ….. and may happen during day or night and patient has concern of … and may cause the patient to….

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Sudden and recurrent onset of Panic Attacks

nocturnal Panic : Up to 25% of patients experience Attacks that may awaken them from sleep

patient experiences fear of recurrence and experiences increased anxiety over the possibility of further attacks: For at least one month afterwards,

Patient engages in avoidance behaviors to prevent future attacks - isolates, changes jobs or relationships, etc.
Agoraphobia specifier - “fear of the marketplace” (

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Agoraphobia specifier

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“fear of the marketplace” (fear of being out in public), fear of small spaces

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how to know if anxiety is a disorder

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if it’s effecting behavior /unable to function and affect their personal life, normal will adjust,

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder: anxiety lasts (all day or brief?) and has worry about (every situations or specific?) and include

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panic disorder symptoms that persist “all day” or can ramp up to seem like panic attack or say “i’m losing my mind”

excessive, intrusive worries about everyday situations that causes significant distress and functional impairment

Accompanied by physical symptoms of anxiety such as muscle tension, restlessness, insomnia, GI disturbances, chronic headaches, fatigue, and difficulty concentrating
May have episodes of increased anxiety resembling Panic Attacks

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interview techniques

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dig into what they are saying (from broad to small) look on first lecture for more

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Selective Mutism

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Other Anxiety Disorders - refusal to speak due to increased anxiety, more common in children

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Social Anxiety Disorder -

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Other Anxiety Disorders, - debilitating anxiety in social situations and avoidance of socialization

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Specific Phobia

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Other Anxiety Disorders, avoidance of a specific situation or object that causes debilitating anxiety

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Treatment of Anxiety

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SSRIs (takes a few weeks,), patients with anxiety more likely to respond to real or immagined effects, start low dose and titrate up

SNRIs, Buspirone, Benzodiazepines
CBT, Mindfulness
Physical Activity, Structured Social Activities

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Treatment of Anxiety

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SSRIs (takes a few weeks,), patients with anxiety more likely to respond to real or immagined effects, start low dose and titrate up

SNRIs, Buspirone, Benzodiazepines
CBT, Mindfulness
Physical Activity, Structured Social Activities

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Anxiety Pharmacology SSRI and SNRI

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SSRIs and SNRIs both effective for anxiety, but SNRIs not shown to be effective for Panic Disorder

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Anxiety Pharmacology Buspirone

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5-7 days usual effect

non-addictive treatment for GAD and other anxiety disorders, but ineffective for Panic Disorder

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Anxiety Pharmacology

Benzodiazepines

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are effective short-term (5hr 1/2life) but carry long term risks of dependence (addiction), sedation, mental clouding, increased mortality

” tranks” abusable, can be issues when mixed with opiates, popular. Better if under use and as needed.

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ssri snri vs benzo

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benzo don’t have to take consistently and best used as emergency rescue for panic attack , ssri and snri are daily meds with ongoing compliance needed. but ssri can have issues after being off them for a month or so.

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Psychotherapy for anxiety disorders

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very effective: CBT helps patients manage anxious thoughts, increase functionality, reduce panic and anxiety attacks

Mindfulness practices proven to help reduce clinical anxiety

Structured activities help patient gradually resume normal psychosocial functioning

“Exposure therapy” for specific phobias is effective but intensive and time consuming (face your fears)

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Psychotic Disorders

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Characterized by significant disorders of thought process and content
Like mood, psychosis is considered a “spectrum” of thought disorder

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Psychosis 5 symptoms

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Five symptoms of psychosis:
Delusions - fixed, false beliefs
Hallucinations - sensory perceptions in the absence of external stimuli
Disorganized Speech - nonsensical or severely disorganized speech
Disorganized or Catatonic Behavior - extreme movement disturbance
Negative Symptoms
Psychotic symptoms are the defining symptoms of Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, but can be present in other disorders

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Psychosis / Delusions

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Fixed, false beliefs that persist in the face of negative evidence

May be persecutory, erotomanic, paranoid, or other types “Fragmentary” (change) delusions can be seen in psychotic disorders, but some patients present with sustained, complex (usually built up over years) and organized delusional systems (also can be a part of other systems)

Resistant to pharmacology and psychotherapy

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persecutory Delusions

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  • becomes increasingly specific over time (and tend to “grow”)
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erotomanic Delusions

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believed loved by someone
ex: lady sells stuff to move in with someone who has no idea and doesn’t know she’s trying to move in with all her stuff.

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content of illusions is often ___ based

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culturally based

ex; Americans more so with technology

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Delusions are ___ to Pharmacology and psychotherapy

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Resistant

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psychotic Delusional content for Persecution, Erotomanic, Technological, Medical

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Persecution - becomes increasingly specific over time
Erotomanic - belief that one is loved by another
Technological - invasion or control by machines, electronics, unseen forces
Medical - belief in illness not diagnosable by current techniques

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Hallucinations (psychotic)

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Any sensory modality - auditory, visual, olfactory, tactile, gustatory

Auditory and Visual most common in Psychotic Disorders

Patient appears distracted, not following conversation
May respond directly to unseen stimuli

these come from correct area in brain

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visual hallucinations are a lot more common in __ than in __

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drug use, than in other kinds.

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psychotic Hallucinatory Content

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Voices - single or multiple, sometimes overlapping, occasionally music or “crowd noise”
Visions - usually normally sized people in psychotic disorders, more disorganized in medication or drug induced states
Tactile - “ants crawling on skin,” body sensations misinterpreted as technological or intrusive

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psychotic Disorganized Speech

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Cannot stay on topic
Suddenly stops or “blocks” in mid-sentence
Non-sequitur responses
Nonsensical responses

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psychotic Disorganized Behavior

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Bizarre posturing
Excessive or inappropriate clothing and grooming
Lack of responsiveness to environment
Inappropriate emotional responses

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psychotic Negative Symptoms

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what gave psychotic it’s initial name of early dimensia, (happy to do nothing)

Monotonic speech with minimal content
Flat, unresponsive facial expressions
Slow, labored thought processes
Lack of motivation and inability to start simple projects
Lack of spontaneity
Lack of interest in social and interpersonal interactions

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Schizophrenia is the ___ disorder, characterized by and symptoms.

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primary psychiatric disorder

Characterized by two or more of the five psychotic symptoms

At least one of the symptoms must be delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech

Significant impairment in social, occupational, or self-care activities since onset of psychosis

Psychotic symptoms present for at least one month and syndrome lasts at least six months

Not better explained by mood disorder or autistic spectrum disorder
Frequent onset in late teen to early adult years

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Schizophrenia is the ___ disorder, characterized by ___and symptoms.

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primary psychiatric disorder

Characterized by two or more of the five psychotic symptoms

At least one of the symptoms must be delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech

Significant impairment in social, occupational, or self-care activities since onset of psychosis

Psychotic symptoms present for at least one month and syndrome lasts at least six months

Not better explained by mood disorder or autistic spectrum disorder
Frequent onset in late teen to early adult years

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Schizophrenia

Associated Features

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Inappropriate affect
Dysphoric mood
Erratic sleep pattern
Poor insight
Anxiety and phobias, sometimes obsessive
Feelings of derealization and depersonalization
Difficulty with social “cues” and interactions
Psychosis may cause hostility and aggression

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Schizophrenia

Associated Features

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Inappropriate affect (flat)
Dysphoric mood
Erratic sleep pattern
Poor insight
Anxiety and phobias, sometimes obsessive
Feelings of derealization and depersonalization
Difficulty with social “cues” and interactions (weird)
Psychosis may cause hostility and aggression (especially of acting on halucination)

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Delusional Disorder

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Presence of persistent delusions, Other psychotic symptoms usually not present
“fixed delusions”, may be compartmentalized

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Schizoaffective Disorder

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intended to be combo mood and psychotic disorder
-key element, is mood and psychotic symptoms in absence of another (get better in one way but keep another disorder)

Characterized by presence of both psychotic and mood disorder symptoms

Mood symptoms and psychotic symptoms persist in the absence of the other

Mood symptoms at least 50% of the time
Psychotic symptoms in absence of mood symptoms

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Brief Psychotic Disorder

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resolves in one month, Presence of psychotic symptoms in previous non-psychotic patient
Resolves within one month with full return to baseline level of functioning
Not related to drug use or medical illness

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Antipsychotic Treatment (schizophrenia?)

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first drugs developed to treat psychosis

First Generation medications - Thorazine, Haldol, Prolixin, others (first tried from surgery)

Second Generation medications - Risperdal, Seroquel, Zyprexa, Geodon, Abilify, Latuda, others
Clozapine (gold standard for treatment resistant schitzo

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___ is the gold standard for treatment resistant schizo, but has this side effect___ and this helps?

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pancytopenia (can’t make blood cells) req weekly monitoring for 6months +

people who live at home with supportive parents

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schizophrenia Supplementary Treatments

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Antidepressants - common in schizophrenia (5% suicide rate)
Socialization - group therapy, group community living, day programs
Primary care - medical illnesses common
Case Management - assistance with access to resources, transportation, housing, daily living

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schizophrenia are different than others in this way

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lots of medical problems

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schizophrenia Case Management

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assistance with access to resources, transportation, housing, daily living

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Personality Disorder, what are the patterns and how does it effect social, cultural, adaptive amount, and when develop?

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Enduring patters (not short term) about environment and oneself. Trouble getting along in society, deviates significantly from cultural standards. Inflexible, flexible to change, maladaptive (make life harder aka trouble with jobs and school), functional. Develop by early childhood.

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Personality disorder criteria?

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enduring patterns, two or more of:

  • cognition, affectivity (range, appropriateness, intensity of open expressiveness of emotion), interpersonal functioning, impulse control.
  • Rule out other mental disorders and clinical causes
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clinically->Personality disorder course and progression

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personality changes, distress, not caused by other medical disorders

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Personality disorders come in clusters , appearances

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Cluster A - odd or eccentric
Cluster B - dramatic, emotional, erratic
Cluster C - anxious or fearful

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cluster A: paranoid personality disorder and

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different from parania of psychotic person (is in episodes and biological)
diagnosis requires 4 of these

paranoid in many areas
Pervasive mistrust and suspiciousness as represented by at least four of the following.
Suspects, without sufficient basis, others of exploiting, harming, or deceiving them
Preoccupied with unjustified doubts about the loyalty of others
Reluctant to confide in others for fear of betrayal
Reads demeaning or threatening messages into benign statements or events
Persistently bears grudges
Perceives hidden attacks and reacts angrily
Recurrent, unjustified suspicions of infidelity

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Schizoid PDO

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diagnosis req 4 of these 7

Detachment from social and emotional relationships, as evidenced by four of the following:

Lack of interest in close relationships

Chooses solitary activities

Little interest in sexuality

Few pleasurable activities

Lacks close friends or confidants other than family

Indifferent to praise or criticism

Emotional detachment, coldness, or flattened affect

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Schizotypal PDO

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variant of Schizoid, diff from psychosis because relatively well functioning and not acute psychotic symptoms. “odd eccentric thought patterns”
Discomfort with personal relationships combined with eccentricities of thought or behavior, as evidence by five or more:

Ideas of reference
Magical thinking
Unusual perceptive experiences
Odd thinking or speech patterns
Suspiciousness or paranoia
Inappropriate or constricted affect
Eccentric behaviors
Lack of close friendships
Excessive social anxiety despite familiarity
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Antisocial PDO general and diagnosis

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Disregard for and violation of the rights of others, evidenced by three or more:
Frequent illegal acts
Chronic deceitfulness (conning people)
Impulsivity and failure to plan ahead
Frequent physical aggressiveness
Reckless disregard for the safety or self or others ( knew was bad idea but did it anyway, different than negligence)
Irresponsibility
Lack of remorse
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ASPD vs Psychopathy (asocial personality disorder), psycopath difference. aka psychopathy is sort of a higher level of ASPD

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“Psychopathy” overlaps with DSM ASPDO
Callous, charming, manipulative
Frequently violent and impulsive
Associated with serial violence or sexual violence
May “disguise” traits with significant social success. “people are tools to be used”

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Borderline PDO, between histeria and normal

antisocial

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Instability in relationships (main part), self-image, affect, and impulsivity, requiring five of the following:
Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment
Unstable and intense relationships (from love to hate)
Unstable self-image (=x know self)
Impulsivity in high-risk activities
Recurrent suicidal threats, gestures, or self mutilating behaviors
Marked mood and affect reactivity and instability
Chronic feelings of emptiness
Inappropriate and intense anger
Transient stress-related paranoia or dissociative symptoms

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Histrionic PDO

antisocial

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from greek word “actor/acting”
Pattern of excessive emotionality and attention seeking, requiring five of the following:
Need to be center of attention in all settings
Interactions tend to be sexualized or provocative
Rapidly shifting and shallow emotions
Draws attention by physical appearance
Impressionistic but non-detailed speech
Emotions are dramatic, theatrical, and exaggerated
Easily influenced by others or by situations
Exaggerates intimacy of relationships

NO ANGER OR DESTRUCTIVE TRAIT (THAT BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER BRINGS)

AKA ALL ABOUT THE DRAMA

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Narcissistic PDO

antisocial

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Pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and lack of empathy (of admiration for other people), requiring five of:
Exaggerated sense of self importance
Preoccupied with fantasies of success, power, ideal love, brilliance, or beauty
Belief in “specialness” and only wants to associate with those who other “special” people
Requires excessive admiration
Sense of entitlement
Exploitative in relationships
Fails to recognize the feelings of others
Often envious of others, and believes others envy them
Arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes

aka extreme self regard

90
Q

Avoidant PDO

A

“pathological shyness”
Pattern of social inhibition, inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluations, requiring four of the following:
Avoids jobs with potential for criticism or rejection
Avoids friendships unless certain of being liked
Avoids relationships with potential for shame or ridicule
Preoccupied with fear of criticism in social situations
Inhibited in new relationships due to feelings of inadequacy
Views self as unappealing, socially inept, or inferior
Reluctant to take risks or do new things due to fears of embarassment (cause don’t want to see poeple)

91
Q

Dependent PDO

A

Pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of leading to submissive and clinging behaviors, by five of:
Needs excessive advice or encouragement for everyday decisions
Needs others to take responsibility for most major areas of life
Difficulty disagreeing with others due to fear of losing their support
Difficulty initiating projects on their own
Goes to excessive lengths to obtain nurturance and support
Uncomfortable or helpless when alone
Urgently seeks new relationships when old ones end
Preoccupied with fears of being left to take care of self

92
Q

Obsessive Compulsive PDO

A

in cluster c

Pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and interpersonal control, as evidenced by four of the following:
Preoccupied with details, rules, list, order, etc. to the point where the major point of the activity is lost
Excessively devoted to work and productivity
Perfectionism that interferes with task completion
Overconscientious, scrupulous, and inflexible about moral and ethical values
Unable to discard useless or worn out objects (hoarders) that have no sentimental value
Reluctant to delegate tasks to others
Adopts a miserly spending style
Shows rigidity and stubbornness

93
Q

Impulse Control Disorders

A

Related to problems in self-control and behavior

Occur in children, adolescents, and adults

94
Q

Intermittent Explosive DO

A

Recurrent behavioral outbursts representing a failure to control aggressive impulses, by either:
Verbal aggression like temper tantrums, arguments, or fighting, twice weekly on average for a 3 month period; or
Three behavioral outbursts involving damage or destruction of property or physical injury to others within a 12 month period
Magnitude of aggression is out of proportion to provocation
Not premeditated or committed to a tangible outcome
Cause marked distress, functional impairment, or legal consequences
Must be 6 years or older
Not better explained by another disorder

95
Q

Intermittent Explosive DO

A

Recurrent behavioral outbursts representing a failure to control aggressive impulses, by either:
Verbal aggression like temper tantrums, arguments, or fighting, twice weekly on average for a 3 month period; or
Three behavioral outbursts involving damage or destruction of property or physical injury to others within a 12 month period
Magnitude of aggression is out of proportion to provocation
Not premeditated or committed to a tangible outcome
Cause marked distress, functional impairment, or legal consequences
Must be 6 years or older
Not better explained by another disorder

“patients with extremely hot tempers”

is a rule out diagnosis: if not a depressive or manic disorder or bipolar no psychosis or provocation, then this is one.

96
Q

Pyromania

A

Deliberate and purposeful fire setting more than once
Tension or affective arousal before the act
Fascination with fire and its situations
Pleasure, gratification, or relief when setting or witnessing fires
Not done for monetary gain, political expression, or in response to a delusion
Not associated with conduct disorder, mania, or ASPDO

can be in childhood. not for arson, for internal pleasure. not a part of mania.

97
Q

Kleptomania

A

Recurrent failure to resist impulses to steal objects not needed for personal use or for their monetary value
Increasing sense of tension immediately before committing the theft
Pleasure, gratification, or relief afterwards
Not committed to express anger or vengeance, not in response to delusion or hallucination
Not explained by conduct disorder, mania, or ASPDO

excitement of stealing and not related to anger, just excitement to steal and get away with it.

98
Q

Obsessive-(and or) Compulsive Disorder

A

Presence of obsessions, compulsions, or both
Time-consuming or cause significant functional impairment
Not attributable to effects of a substance or medical condition
Not better explained by another mental disorder
Specify level of insight: poor, fair, or good
Specify if related to tic disorder

treat with benzo, SSRI (higher doses and longer treatments), psychotherapy can help Can gage how meds doing if behaviors better.

99
Q

Obsession

A

Recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are experienced as intrusive and unwanted, and cause marked anxiety or distress
Individual attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, or tries to neutralize them with some other thought or action (compulsions)

more common: cleanliness (germaphobic), security.

100
Q

Common Obsessive Themes

A 
Contamination
Symmetry
Forbidden or taboo thoughts
Harm to self or others
Hoarding behaviors

common: excessive praying, washing hands many times, these relieve anxiety and aimed and making anxiety not come back.

Repetitive behaviors (hand washing, ordering, checking) or mental acts (counting, praying, repeating) that the individual feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or rigid, arbitrary rules
Actions are aimed at preventing or reducing anxiety, or preventing some dreaded event. Actions may not be logical connected to what they are designed to prevent.
101
Q

Body Dysmorphic DO (obsessive and compulsive disorder)

A

dislike their appearance
Preoccupation with one or more perceived defects in physical appearance that are not perceived or appear slight to others
At some point, individual has performed repetitive thoughts or behaviors in response to this belief
Causes significant distress or functional impairment
Not better explained as an eating disorder

NOT A PART OF EATING

102
Q

Hoarding Disorder

A

Persistent difficulty discarding objects regardless of their actual value
Due to perceived need to save the items and distress associated with discarding them
Living areas become cluttered and their function compromised
Causes significant distress or impairment
Not associated with other psychiatric or medical disorders
Specify: Excessive acquisition of unneeded items
Specify: Level of insight (absent, poor, fair, good)

103
Q

obsessive compulsive disorder vs obsessive compulsive personality disorder

A

personality arrange ENTIRE LIFE, where as disorder is SPECIFIC (gets in way of success)

104
Q

Mind vs Body, true dichotomy?

A

no. Biological function of the brain =mind.

105
Q

Mental Disorders vs disease

A

disorders may not have an explanation, different from normal & is a range and variations outside of range. Disease has known pathophysiology aka has an “explanation”

106
Q

Biopsychosocial Model

A

Mental disorders involve a “web of causation”
Biological Factors - anatomy, genetics, cell biology, neurochemistry
Psychological Factors - development, coping skills (w/stress), belief systems
Social Factors - cultural, economic, political, financial (play into pt presentation)

107
Q

Psychiatric Interview

A

“what’s going on in pt brain” Interaction with a patient to assess their mental state at a given time and place (is a “snapshot”)
Includes conversation, inquiry, and observation
Approaches “from the outside in” (genera to specific questioning)

108
Q

4 stages of interview

A

Inception
Reconnaissance
Detailed Inquiry
Conclusion

109
Q

Psychiatric Interview- Elements of the History

A

aka starts when enter the room-“snapshot”

Chief Complaint, Psychiatric History, Social History, Family Medical and Psychiatric History, Social, educational, occupational military (histories), chemical dependence, legal history.

may not have been like this before.

110
Q

psych interview -Chief Complaint and HPI

A

Chief Complaint - what, when, why now?
HPI - duration, precipitating factors, specific symptoms, intensity of symptoms, any associated physical changes or illnesses
-“job of digging into what’s going on, most detailed part”

111
Q

psych interview-Psychiatric History,Family Medical and Psychiatric History

A

Psychiatric History - prior episodes of similar symptoms, other types of psychiatric illness, prior treatments and outcomes (effected by culture also note depression can be caused by hypothyroidism)

Family Medical and Psychiatric History - mental disorders, chemical dependence, medical problems (aka can be genetic)

112
Q

psych interview: Social History, educational, occupational

A

Social History - (past and current life) family composition, parents histories, family life, cultural milieu, significant or traumatic events (abuse/foster home)
during development

Educational History - academic achievement, attitudes toward school, likes/dislikes, socialization in school
(social abilities)

Occupational History - first job, duration of employments, changes in career, significant episodes of disability or unemployment

113
Q

psych interview - military, chemical, legal history

A

Military History (if applicable) - affiliation, duration, deployments, experience during combat

Chemical Dependence - use patterns, legal involvements, treatment episodes

Legal History - arrests or convictions, lawsuits, bankruptcy

114
Q

Mental Status Examination general

A

Psychiatric equivalent of the physical examination
Intended to describe patient’s mental state during the interview (“snapshot”)
Uses past tense verbs

115
Q

mental status examining

A 
Appearance and Behavior
Relationship to the Interviewer
Mood and Affect
Cognition and Memory
Language
Disorders of Thought
Physiologic Function
Insight and Judgment
(think this way as this is order write note in)
116
Q

Mental Status Examination-Appearance and Behavior

A

Describes physical aspects of patient
Should include pertinent positives or negatives
Detailed but non-judgmental
ex: neat, groomed, cooperative, evasive & details give clue to pt behavior

117
Q

Mental Status Examination-Stereotypical Behaviors (physical and stereotypical behaviors)

A

Catatonia - minimal or no movement (stiff)
Akathesia - difficulty staying still
Waxy Flexibility - “action figure” posing (catatonia like/no voluntary movements but not stiff)
Mannerisms - picking, slapping, tapping hands or feet, etc.

118
Q

Mental Status Examination-Relation to Interviewer

A

Patient’s attitude towards examiner and examination
Eye contact, body posture, facial expressions (“gestalt”) or (sad, annoyed, body posture)
Note changes during interview and possible motivations for change

119
Q

Mental Status Examination-Mood and Affect (and Demeanor)

A

Mood is a sustained emotional quality
Affect is a variable demonstration of the patient’s internal state
Demeanor is the patient’s projection of a specific state, possibly not their true state (a type of faking it)

120
Q

mood define and types

A

A sustained emotional state that is frequently, but not always, associated with a certain affect
Depressed - sustained sadness
Anxious - sustained worry or fear
Irritable - easily angered or upset
Euphoric - extreme elation
Labile - rapidly changes from one affect to another
Apathetic - lack of emotions

121
Q

Affect define and demonstrates what

A

Moment to moment expression of emotions
Demonstrate the patient’s feelings about themselves, others, and situations
Mood states have “typical” affects but patients still maintain affective range

122
Q

types of affect

A

Euthymic - “normal” range of expression based on mood and circumstances
Dysphoric - sad, emotionally numb
Histrionic - rapidly changing, superficial (dramatic)
Labile - suddenly changing without obvious provocation
Flat - little expression of emotion, monotonous
Angry - signs of hostility
Incongruent - not consistent with statements or expressed mood (smiling and says super sad)

123
Q

Cognition define and what includes

A 
Describes quality of mental functions (make decisions)
Alertness (glascow coma scale)
Orientation
Memory
Attention
Concentration
124
Q

Alertness define and types

A

Fully alert - no impairment
Coma - non-responsive to stimuli
Stupor - briefly rousable by stimuli
Torpor - restricted responses (more so than stupor)
Twilight - brief sense of confusion and disorientation (comes and goes)

125
Q

Delirium define: is long or short term? may include (halucinations) T/F? and is different than psychosis (t/f)?

A

Waxing and waning consciousness (aware to disoriented)
Lack of awareness of surroundings, agitation, hallucinations, restlessness, insomnia, combative, visual illusions, labile affect
Frequent in ICU and post-op settings
Caused by metabolic illness, infections, medication reactions, strokes, many other medical conditions
-often from metabolic or chemistry that delays mental
-if see delirum look for something causing, different than psychosis.

126
Q

Orientation

A

Person - rarely impaired except dissociative states
Time - day, date, month, year, hour
Place - building, city, state
Situation - clinic, hospital, home

127
Q

Memory

A

Immediate - initial registration by the brain
Short term - maintained in hippocampus for several minutes
Long term - memory traces in temporal and parietal lobes for retrieval

128
Q

Memory Impairment: retro vs antero? before injury or after injury?

A

Retrograde Amnesia - loss of past memories after severe injury, metabolic illness, intoxication, psychosis, severe anxiety states, dissociative states
-brain =x form new memories or blurry memory

Anterograde Amnesia - loss of ability to form new memories following head injury or illness
-remember before an event but not after

129
Q

Memory Disorders: falsification vs confabulation vs perservation?

A

Falsification - making up new memories because your old ones suck (make up completely)

Confabulation - false memories created to fill gaps caused by illness or dementia (=x remember but some sense so make it up)

Perseveration - repeating the same information in response to different inquiries

130
Q

Memory Screening

A

Repeat three unrelated words to test immediate recall
Ask patient to recall words a few minutes later to test short term memory
Ask about remote events - names of schools, historical events, etc. (testing long term memory)

131
Q

Concentration: effect on tasks? How to test?

A

Ability to focus on a task
Tests include serial 7 subtractions, spelling simple words (“world”) backwards
Note distractibility during interview

132
Q

Abstraction: vs concrete?

A

Ability to reason in abstract concepts rather than concrete concepts
Proverbs test
Humor test

133
Q

pt interview-note these Language/speech/comprehension pieces

A

Note language functions throughout interview
Flow of speech - fluent, sparse, stilted, over inclusive
Initiation of speech - spontaneous, latency
Comprehension - patient’s understanding

134
Q

Speech Disorders: aphasia vs muteness? clang vs echolalia?

A

Aphasia - difficulty repeating words or phrases (often from a tumor)
Muteness - lack of speech
Paralogia - approximately correct answers (constantly almost right)
Echolalia - answers echo questions
Clang Speech - words chosen based on sound rather than meaning (no rhyme or reason)
Word Salad - incoherent speech

135
Q

Thought Processes-IN PT INTERVIEW, what tells you about their thought process

A

Inferred by speech and actions
Assessed throughout interview through observation and inquiry. rapid fire/racing thoughts or pressured speech or slow tempo/retarted tempo

136
Q

Tempo Abnormalities

A

Racing Thoughts - rapid thoughts that patient cannot slow voluntarily. Frequently accompanied by pressured speech.
Retardation - slow, laborious thoughts with speech latency and sometimes loss of thread

137
Q

Thought Processes: goal directed flight of ideas? circumstantial vs tangential?

A

Goal-Directed - patient is able to express coherent thoughts

Circumstantial - expresses excessive detail and “side trips” but able to reach goal

Tangential - thoughts follow each other with tentative connections to previous thought (last word of sentence triggers new topic from something mentioned prior)

Flight of Ideas - thoughts skip rapidly between topics with minimal connection to previous thought (rapid fire changes, completely unrelated)

Incoherent - thoughts essentially impossible to follow

138
Q

Thought Content: logical vs paranoid? Delusions vs ideas of reference? Insertion vs broadcasting?

A

Logical - no “abnormal” thoughts noted
Paranoid - illogical fears, suspicion
Delusions - fixed false beliefs
Ideas of Reference - belief that benign stimuli refer to patient specifically (aka radio, news, video games)
Thought Insertion - belief that others implant thoughts in patient
Thought Broadcasting - belief that other can hear the patient’s thoughts

139
Q

Abnormal Perceptions: illusion vs hallucination?

A

Illusions - falsely interpreted sensory stimulation (thought saw something or heart something that wasnt there, brain trying to pattern match)

Hallucinations - false perception in the absence of sensory stimulation
(come from temporal lobe place as visual or auditory)

140
Q

examples of illusions and who it is common in?

A

Shadow passing by
Someone in the room
Heard someone’s voice
Common in depression, anxiety, extreme stress, delirium

141
Q

examples of Hallucinations

A

Auditory - hearing voices, music, etc.
Visual - simple or complex forms
Tactile - formication, touching (bugs or feels things)
Olfactory and Gustatory - smells and tastes
Somatic - physical symptoms appear to patient as stimulated by persecution/technology (ex: belief there’s an alien in my body)
-content may be cultural-

142
Q

Physiologic (changes/show mental issue): effects sleep, appetite, sex, musculoskelital?

A

Sleep functions
Appetite and Weight Changes
Sexual Changes
Musculoskeletal Changes - agitation, retardation, ambulation

143
Q

Insight and Judgment

A

Insight - understanding the presence of an illness and the risks and benefits of treatment

Judgment - subjective evaluation of the quality and appropriateness of a patient’s decision making capacity

144
Q

Interview Process

A

Initiation - greet patient, establish purpose
Begin with open-ended questions
Allow free-form answer then begin detailed inquiry (outside in approach)
Focus on clinical and diagnostic symptoms (start digging)
Use judgment on when to re-direct interview

145
Q

Psychiatric Disorders

A

Mood Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Psychotic Disorders

146
Q

Disorder vs. Disease: which is abnormal function vs pathological?

A

Disorder - disruption in normal functioning of a body part or system (=x know source)

Disease - pathophysiological response to external or internal factors

147
Q

Mood Disorder: persistent or transient? accompanied by?

A

A change in mood that is persistent
Accompanied by physical, emotional, and functional deficits
May be intrinsic or related to other factors like stressors, illness, or substance abuse

148
Q

Quality of Mood

A

Exists on a “spectrum”
Evaluated in discrete episodes that usually represent a clear departure from “normal”
Mania > Euthymia > Depression
(euthymia is normal)

149
Q

Major Depressive Episode: required? 5 of 9 other?

A

two of these (main ones)
Depressed or irritable mood, most days
Anhedonia - lack of pleasure in previously pleasurable activities

plus 5 of these
-Significant appetite disturbance or weight change
-Sleep disturbance
-Psychomotor agitation or retardation (cant relax and very slow)
-Loss of energy or fatigue
-Feelings of worthlessness
-Decreased concentration or cognitive abilities
-Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
Self-rejection (“better off dead”)

150
Q

Major Depressive Disorder symptoms last how long and cause what kine of issues with functioning and exclude what?

A

Symptoms of Major Depressive Episode for at least two weeks (not days)

Symptoms cause significant social, occupational, or interpersonal functioning

Exclude drug use, bereavement, or other primary mental disorders

151
Q

Major Depressive Disorder severity, mental features to note and physical features to note: which are psychotic and which are anxious?

A

Rate severity - mild, moderate, severe

Note psychotic features - hallucinations, negativistic delusions or paranoia

Note anxious distress - worry, “keyed up”, restless, fear of “something awful”, fear losing control

Note peri-partum onset

152
Q

Persistent Depressive Disorder

A

Chronic depression without complete remission for two years or more (not improving)

“Dysthymia”, “Melancholia”

Includes episodes of Major Depression with incomplete remission between episodes

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