chapter 26 Behavior emergencies

Question 1

A mental state and physiology response characterized by

Unusual strength and endurance 
tolerance of pain
agitation
Hostility
frenzied and bizarre behavior
hot and diaphoretic skin
Unusual speech

Answer 1

Agitated delirium

Question 2

is the state of painful uneasiness about impending problems

Answer 2

anxiety

Question 3

a way a person acts or performs

Answer 3

behavior

Question 4

a situation in which a person exhibits “abnormal” behavior

Answer 4

behavioral emergency

Question 5

changes in moods from very high to very low

Answer 5

bipolar disorder

Question 6

is one of the most common psychiatric conditions

Answer 6

depression

Question 7

Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder, in which sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures.

Answer 7

dystonia

Question 8

restraints that are padded so not to hurt the patient

Answer 8

humane restraints

Question 9

is a highly exaggerated or unwanted mistrust or suspicion of others

Answer 9

paranoia

Question 10

which are closely related to anxiety problems, are irrational fears that are often triggered by specific objects or events

Answer 10

phobia

Question 11

is a mental state were a patient is out of touch with reality

Answer 11

psychosis

Question 12

minimum amount of force require to keep the patient from injuring self or others

Answer 12

reasonable force

Question 13

is a chronic mental illness in which a patient does not return to premorbid level of functioning

Answer 13

Schizophrenia

Question 14

is any willful act to design to ends ones own life

Answer 14

suicide

Question 15

There has been little research on the movement disorder known as tardive dyskinesia (TD), which affects approximately 20 percent of patients who have been treated for certain psychoses with medications known as dopamine antagonists.

Answer 15

tardive dyskinesia (TD)