Comprehensive Exam Flashcards
Tx of choice for narcolepsy
Modafinil (stimulant)
DSM-V time frame: schizophrenia
at least 1 month (can be shorter if being successfully treated)
DSM-V time frame: schizophreniform disorder
Duration ≥ 1 month but < 6 months.
DSM-V time frame: delusional disorder
Duration of ≥ 1 month
DSM-V time frame: brief psychotic disorder
Duration > 1 day but < 1 month
What is preservation?
Repeats words in response to a stimulus, or tendency to focus on a specific idea or content without the ability to move on to other topics
what is “loosening of associations”?
differs from circumstantial/tangential thoughts in that it is difficult or impossible to see the connections between the sequential content
What is verbigeration?
obsessive repetition of random words without a stimulus
How many DIGFAST sx need to be present to dx bipolar type 1?
If elevated mood predominates, must have 3/7 DIGFAST sx
If irritable mood predominates, must have 4/7 DIGFAST sx.
DSM-V time frame: bipolar type 1
at least one week
DSM-V time frame: bipolar type 2
at least 4 consecutive days
DIGFAST acronym for mania
distractibility, irresponsibility, grandiosity, flight of ideas, activity increase, sleep deficit, talkative
SIGECAPS acronym for MDD
Sleeping (more or less), Interest loss, Guilt, Energy loss, Concentration, Appetite (loss or gain), Psychomotor retardation, Suicidal
All of the time frames for the anxiety disorders are at least 6 months except which one (and how long is it)?
At least 1 month of persistent fear of experiencing another attack or significant behavioral changes related to the attack
How many fears does a person need or agoraphobia diagnosis?
At least one situation from at least two out of five situation groups
