Depression- 18G

Question 1

Types of aggression

Answer 1

• overt (confrontational)
• covert (non-confrontational)
• proactive (manipulative, cold blooded, personality d/o)
• reactive (emotional, response to provocation, impulsive)

Question 2

Risk factors for violence

Answer 2

• past history of violence
• male gender
• young age
• history of head trauma
• most violence is impulsive or provoked

Question 3

Mental illness in incarceration

Answer 3

• 3x’s higher

- substance use and personality disorder co-morbidities

Question 4

Psychiatric symptoms associated with increased risk of violence

Answer 4

• active substance use
• persecutory delusions
• command auditory hallucinations
• impulsivity
• low level of adaptive function
• poor adherence to treatment

Question 5

Substance with HIGHEST RISK OF VIOLENCE

Answer 5

• PCP

- ANABOLIC STEROIDS