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Clanging

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rhyming groups of words, similar sounding words with no logical reason to be grouped together.

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Echolalia

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meaningless repetitions of words

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Word Salad

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unintelligible mixture of seemingly random words and phrases

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Flight of Ideas

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someone who talks quickly and erratically, jumping rapidly between ideas and thoughts.

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Loose Associations

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lack of connection between ideas. random jumble of words and phrases.

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Cognitive Functioning

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Mini Mental Status Exam
MOCA- Montreal Cognitive Assessment

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Suicidality

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CSSRS- Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale

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Abnormal Movements

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AIMS- Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale

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Nihilistic Delusion

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delusional belief of being dead, decomposed or annihilated, having lost one’s own internal organs or even not existing entirely as a human being.

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Freud- Psychosexual Stages of Development

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5 Stages. Oral, Anal, Phallic, Latency, Genital.
Ruled by ID (innate pleasure principle), EGO (conscious process. Patience), and Super EGO (Morality and ethical standards).

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Defense Mechanism: Sublimation

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a defense mechanism that involves channeling unwanted or unacceptable urges into an admissible or productive outlet.

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Defense Mechanism: Introjection

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provides the illusion of maintaining relationship but at the expense of a loss of self.

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Defense Mechanism: reaction Formation

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a defense mechanism in which people express the opposite of their true feelings, sometimes to an exaggerated extent

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Defense Mechanism: Displacement

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Transferring one’s emotional burden or emotional reaction from one entity to another.

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Piaget- Cognitive Stages of Development

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Sensorimotor (Birth to 2 y.o.)
Preoperational (2-7 y.o)
Concrete Operations (7-11)
Formal Operations (11+)

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Sensorimotor Stage

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Birth to 2 y.o.
Object Permanence
Schema (knowledge) acquisition- perception of the world through senses

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Preoperational Stage

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2-7 y.o.
Symbolic thought- symbols and words can represent other objects.
Start pretend play, rigidity of thought, and language is egocentric.

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Concrete Operations

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7-11 y.o
Operational thought- Learn the idea of conservation.
Able to have more than 1 perspective.

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Formal Operations

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11+
Abstract concepts- can generate hypothesis.
Moral reasoning starts to take place.

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Erikson - Psychosocial Stages of Development

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Trust v. Mistrust (0-2 y.o)
Autonomy v Shame/Doubt (2-3 y.o)
Industry v Guilt (3-6 y.o)
Industry v Inferiority (7-12)
Identity v Role Confusion (13-19)
Intimacy v Isolation (20-39)
Generativity vs Stagnation (40-59)
Ego Integrity v Despair (60+)

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Trust v Mistrust

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0-2 y.o.
Can I trust the world?
feeding, abandonment.

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Autonomy v Shame/Doubt

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2-3 y.o.
Is it OK to be me?
Toilet Training, clothing self.

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Initiative v Guilt

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3-6 y.o
Is it OK for me to do, move, and act?
Exploring, using tools or making art

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Industry v Inferiority

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7-12 y.o
Can I make it in the world?
School, Sports

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Identity v Role Confusion
13-19 y.o Who am I? Who can I be? Social relationships
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Intimacy v Isolation
20-39 y.o Can I love? Romantic relationships
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Generativity v Stagnation
40-59 y.o Can I make my life count? Work, Parenthood
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Ego Integrity v Despair
60+ Is it OK to have been me? Reflection on life
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Sullivan
Social development stages
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Kohlberg- Moral Theory of Development
Preconvention Period- 0-3y.o *stage 1- obedience and punishment *stage 2- self interest Conventional Period- School age *stage 3- Conformity and interpersonal accord *stage 4- authority and social order Post-conventional period- teens to adulthood *stage 5- social contract *Stage 6- universal ethics
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Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs
Physiological, Safety, Love/Belonging, Esteem, Self-actualization
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Peplau- interpersonal relationship Theory
4 Phases- Orientation, Identification, Exploitation, and Resolution.
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Bowlby and Ainsworth
Attachment Theory- strange person experiments . Caregiver present, stranger present. Sevure attachment, Anxious ambivalent, anxious avoidant, disorganized/disoriented attachment.
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Psychoanalytic theory
Freud- concepts of transference and countertransference
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Classical Conditioning
Pavlov- ring bell dog drools Watson- Little Albert, fear of white fur.
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Operant Conditioning
Skinner- reward or punishment for specific behaviors.
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Social learning
Albert Bandura- Bobo doll - imitation of aggressive, neglectful, and caring behaviors.
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Transcultural Nursing Care
Cultural competent nursing care
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Pender- Health Promotion Model
Belief that an action will help, i'm more likely to do it.
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Benner- Novice to Expert
used in education, learning, and orientation.
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Nursing Process Phases
ANPIE Assessment, Nursing Diagnosis, Planning and Outcomes, Implementation, Evaluation.
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neurotransmitters: Depression
Serotonin, Norepinephrine, Dopamine (DECREASED LEVELS)
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neurotransmitters: Mania
Serotonin, Norepinephrine, Dopamine (INCREASED LEVELS)
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neurotransmitters: Schizophrenia
Dopamine (HIGH OR LOW levels)
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neurotransmitters: Eating Disorders
Serotonin (Decreased Levels)
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Personality Disorder- Cluster A
Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal
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Personality Disorder- Cluster B
Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic
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Personality Disorder- Cluster C
Avoidant, Dependent, OCD
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Opioid withdrawal
Tearing eyes, diarrhea, muscle cramps, aches, piloerection, runny nose
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Alcohol Withdrawal
Headache, nausea, tremors, anxiety, hallucinations, seizures
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Benzo Withdrawal
muscle aches/ spasms, nausea, insomnia, seizures, detachment from reality, anxiety, depression.
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Autism Spectrum
Persistent deficits in social communication/ interactions. *Rett syndrome- affects females only (mutation on X) Head growth deceleration and loss of skills *Heller syndrome- Clinically significant loss of previous skills
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ADHD
Attention deficit (girls), hyperactivity (boys), and impulsive type. *assessment scales- IOWA conners, Vanderbilt Parent/Teacher.
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Coprolalia
involuntary and repetitive use of profane and expletive language.
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PANDAS
develop OCD and ticks. Usually full recover with time.
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Dementia
Alzheimer's- Slow onset and no cure. AIDS dementia, Lewy Body, Pick's Disease, Tertiary Syphilis, Vascular, Wernicke-Korsakoffs.
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Delerium
cognitive disturbance that cannot be accounted for by a pre-existing dementia. Rapid Onset.
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