ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION Flashcards

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BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL-SPIRITUAL-CULTURAL HISTORY

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Information on the current/presenting issue or issues; a past and present physical health, developmental milestones, emotional functioning, educational/vocational background, cultural issues, spiritual and religious beliefs, environmental issues, social functioning.

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BIOLOGICAL

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assesses a client’s medical history, developmental history, current medications, substance abuse hist., family history of medical illnesses.

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PSYCHOLOGICAL

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assess a client’s present psychiatric illness or symptoms, past or current psychosocial stressors, and mental status

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SOCIAL

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focuses on client systems and unique client context and may identify strengths, and/or resources available for treatment planning

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PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESS

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Results when there is a perceived threat (real or imagined)

Stress manifests via high blood pressure, sweating, rapid heart rate, dizziness, and/or feelings of irritability or sad

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DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

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a systematic diagnostic method used to identify the presence of an entity where multiple alternatives are possible

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COMORBID

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existing with or at the same time; ex. Having two different illnesses at the same time

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CONTRAINDICATED

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not recommended or safe to use (a medication or treatment that is contraindicated would not be prescribed b/c it could have serious consequences)

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DELUSION

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false, fixed belief despite evidence to the contrary (believing something that is not true)

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DISORIENTATION

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confusion with regard to person, time, or place

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DISSOCIATION

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disturbance or change in the usually integrative functions of memory, identity, perception, or consciousness (often seen in clients with a history of trauma

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ENDOGENOUS DEPRESSION

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depression caused by a biochemical imbalance rather than a psychosocial stressor or external factors

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EXOGENOUS DEPRESSION

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depression caused by external events or psychosocial stressors

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FOLIE A DEUX

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SHARED DELUSION

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HALLUCINATIONS

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hearing, seeing, smelling, or feeling something that is not real (auditory most common)

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HYPOMANIC

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elevated, expansive, or irritable mood that is less severe than full-blown manic symptoms (not severe enough to interfere with functioning and not accompanied by psychotic symptoms)

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POSTMOBID

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subsequent to the onset of an illness

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PREMORBID

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prior to the onset of an illness

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PSYCHOTIC

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experiencing delusions or hallucinations

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STAGES OF CHANGE

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PRECONTEMPLATION, CONTEMPLATION, PREPARATION, ACTION, MAINTENANCE

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ANTIPSYCHOTICS

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USED FOR TREATMENT OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND MANIA

HALDOL, LOXITANE, MOBAN, NAVANE, PROLIXIN

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TARDIVE DYSKINESIA

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ABNORMAL, INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS OF THE TONGUE, LIPS, JAW FACE AS WELL AS TWITCHING AND SNAKE LIKE MOVEMENTS OF THE EXTREMITIES. MAY RESULT FROM TAKING HIGH DOSES OF ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME

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antimanic agents (mood stabilizers)

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used for the treatment of bipolar disorder

depakene, lithium, lamictal, topamax

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antidepressants

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used for the treatment of depressive disorders

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
Celexa, lexapro, luvox, paxil, prozac, zoloft

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Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs)

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Nardil, parnate, wellbutrin

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antianxiety drugs

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used for the treatment of anxiety disorders

avitran, buspar, klonopin, valium, xanax

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Benzodiazepines

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class of drugs primarily used for treating anxiety, also effective in treating other conditions.

*High abuse potential of these drugs, can be dangerous when mixed with alcohol or illicit substances. Look for signs of impaired motor functioning, other functioning

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Stimulants

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Used for the treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Adderall, Concerta, Dexedrine, Metadate, Ritalin

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Advair Diskus

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prescription used to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

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Crestor

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ipid-lowering agent taken orally

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Cymbalta

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selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SSNRI) for oral administration

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diovan

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used to treat heart disease of heart failure

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Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen

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most popular painkiller used to treat moderate to severe pain. Narcotic analgesic, relieves pain through the central nervous system, also used to stop or prevent coughing. Can become habit forming, when used over an extended period of time

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Levothyroxine sodium

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used to treat hypothyroidism, condition where the thyroid gland does not produce enough of the thyroid hormone. Also used to treat thyroid cancer and to help shrink an enlarged thyroid gland.

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Lantus

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sterile solution of insulin glargine for use as a subcutaneous injection for diabetes

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Lisinopril

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(used to be Zestril and Prinivil), high blood pressure medication. Main function is to block chemicals in the body that trigger the tightening of blood vessels. Lisinopril also is used to help treat heart failure.

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Lyrica

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used to control seizures, as well as treat nerve pain fibromyalgia.

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Metoprolol

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(generic form of Lopressor) used to treat high blood pressure and also helps reduce the risk of repeated heart attacks. Metoprolol also treats heart failure and heart pain or angina.

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Nexium

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used to treats symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and other conditions involving excessive stomach acid

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Simvastatin

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(generic form of Zocor) is prescribed to treat high cholesterol and is typically recommended in conjunction with diet changes. This drug is believed to have a variety of benefits including helping prevent heart attacks and strokes