BERINGUEL Flashcards
Penelope complains of increased feelings of detachment to her surroundings, as though she is taking part in a movie or dream. She feels as if she is observing herself from outside her body, living in a world she recognizes but cannot feel. Penelope is suffering from
Depersonalization
The most common compensatory technique of Bulimia Nervosa is
Induction of vommiting
Compensatory technique: Pooping
Laxatives
Compensatory technique: Urine
Diuretics
A mood disorder in which depressed mood and hypomanic episodes each lasts for at least 2 years is called
Cyclothimia
After losing his only remaining family years ago, Ricky had not gone outside nor interacted in the community for many years. Five days ago, he killed himself. His suicide can be best considered as a
Egoistic Suicide
Suicide caused by feelings of pity and persecution
Fatalistic Suicide
Suicide for the benefit of the community
Altruistic Suicide
In order for an individual to be diagnosed with intellectual disability, he/she must have an IQ
below 70 to 75
Feature of Kleptomania
They may surreptitiously return an object they have stolen
Parents of Individual with Gambling disorder are commonly diagnosed with
Gambling disorder and Alcohol dependence
The rarest of hallucinations a person with Schizophrenia could experience
Olfactory Hallucinations
He is widely known for the Split-brain surgery
Robert Sperry
Characteristics of Conversion disorder
It is not diagnosed if the symptoms can be fully explained by culturally sanctioned behavior or experience, symptoms are often inconsistent, the individual might derive secondary gain from the conversion symptom, and appears to be more frequent in women than in men.
Shaneen continually experiences bouts of irresistible sleepiness after every several hours, and even sleeps while holding a conversation with a client. One time, she fell asleep while driving a car which almost led to an accident. Shaneen could be suffering from
Narcolepsy
Loma, on numerous occasions, stated that her child has been replaced by a look-alike imposter. Once she even refused to pick up her child from school, screaming “Give me my real daughter back, she is not my daughter”. Lorna might be suffering from
Capgras Syndrome
Somatic Symptom Disorder is also called
Briquet’s Syndrome
Rare characteristic of people with Fragile X syndrome
Floppiness
Inability to remember memories regarding his past, even the individual’s identity, after a traumatic incident in the brain.
Retrograde Amnesia
Disorder which involves involuntary, although sometimes voluntary, defecation.
Encopresis
Some people with this type of delusion often come into conflict with the law in an effort to rescue the object of their delusions from some imagined danger.
Erotomanic Type
Arleth worries about a lot of things in her life. She worries about her school work, her health, her family, her love life. Her worrying never stops. She turns into the next crisis as soon as the current one is over. Arleth could be suffering from
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Children with this disorder often exhibit indiscriminate sociability or lack of selectivity in the choice of attachment figures.
Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder
Emily experienced hallucinations that lasted two days. She can be diagnosed with
Brief Psychotic Disorder
Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Apathy, Alogia, Anhedonia
Phoebe is considered odd by her neighbors. She is unkempt and wears eccentric wardrobe choices. She takes extremely good care of a cat she just recently adopted as she believes that the spirit of her dead aunt transferred into it and refers it as “aunt”. Phoebe could be diagnosed with
Schizotypal Personality Disorder
The most common delusion in people with Schizophrenia
Persecutory Delusions
When you put a blanket over an infant’s face, the baby will shake his head and flail his arms until it falls off. This reflex is called
Righting reflex
Bianca has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. She only responds when she hears the phrase “Bebe come here, bebegirk come here”. It was later identified that her childhood nickname is Bebegirl. This is an example of what symptom of Alzheimer?
Aphasia
Known for the creation of the first generation of American mental asylums
Dorothea Dix
Lyanna has never left her apartment for 2 years now. She is scared of being in a crowd, as she would not know what to do in case she would be unable to escape and lose her bladder control
Social Phobia
In DSM V, Trichotillomania is included in
Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
In Obsessive-compulsive disorder, the most common obsession is
Repeated doubts, aggressive or horrific impulses, and a need to have things in a particular order
