Exam 1 Flashcards
What is the single biggest cause of morbidity, mortality, and years lost globally?
Major Depressive Disorder
What is the DSM V criteria for MDD (# of symptoms for how long)?
5 or more symptoms for at least 2 weeks
What are the DSM V symptoms for MDD?
Depressed mood, Loss of interest or pleasure in activities, weight loss or gain, insomnia or hypersomnia, psychomotor agitation or retardation, loss of energy, decreased concentration, inappropriate guilt or worthlessness, recurrent thoughts of death or suicide
What pathway do most antidepressants work on?
The monoamine systems
What is the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus?
Region of the brain in the hypothalamus that is responsible for controlling circadian rhythms
What are 6 danger signs of Suicide?
Talking about it; statements of hopelessness, helplessness, worthlessness; preoccupation with death; making arrangements; giving things away; anxiety
T/F–> MDD is more common in men
False
When is it appropriate to use ECT?
Severely depressed patients who do not repond to drugs
What is the essential feature of Persistent Depressive Disorder?
Depressed Mood + at least 2 depressive symptoms
How long must symptoms persist to be considered Persistent Depressive Disorders?
At least 2 years (1 for kids)
What is the essential feature of Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder? and how often do outbursts occur?
Severe temper outbursts w/ underlying persistent angry or irritable mood; 3 or more times a week
What are 4 of the most common symptoms of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder?
Affective lability, irritability, depressed mood, anxiety/tension
What is the definition of mania?
Persistent, elevated, expansive, or irritable mood w/ increased activity or energy lasting for at least 1 week
To diagnose mania you need 3 or more of the following:
Grandiosity, decreased need for sleep, pressured talk, flight of ideas/racing thoughts, distractibility, increased activity/psychomotor agitation, excessive involvement in consequential behavior
T/F–> Bereavement can precipitate MDD
True
Grief or MDD –> Self-Esteem preserved
Grief
Grief or MDD –> Limited capacity to experience happening or pleasure
MDD
What are the 3 key tips to use in interviewing patients with behavioral disorders?
Normalization, Continuation, Redirection
What are the 4 Ps in a psychiatric interview?
Predisposing Factors, Precipitating Factors, Perpetuating Factors, Protective Factors
What are the 5 components of the Psychiatric interview in a medical chart?
Psych hx, Family hx, Social Developmental hx, PE, ROS
T/F–> you should always ask about suicide ideations even if patient makes no mention of it.
True
What aspect of the biopsychosocial model is described here: Learning/memory, emotions, coping skills, trauma, personality, behaviors, attitudes/beliefs
Psychology
Mental Health Illness or Disorder? –> A conditions that affects a person’s thinking, feeling or mood
Mental Illness
Mental Health Illness or Disorder? –> Syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in cognition, emotion regulation or behavior
Mental Disorder
What is the Diathesis-Stress Model?
Etiological theory that examines the interaction of non-biological or genetic traits and environmental influences to produce disorders
T/F–> Autism, ADHD, Asperger’s Childhood disintegrative Disorder and Pervasive developmental disorder are all under one diagnosis of Autism spectrum disorder
FALSE (ADHD is not included here)
What pathways are involved in the dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia?
Mesocortical, Nigrostriatal, Tuberoinfundibular, Mesolimbic
T/F–> To diagnose Schizophrenia there must be at least 3 positive symptoms
False–> only need 1 positive symptom
How many symptoms of Catatonia must be present and what are they?
3; Motor immobility, excessive motor activity, extreme negativism, peculiarities of voluntary movement, stereotyped movements
What makes for a worse prognosis for schizophrenia?
Early age of onset, male, more negative symptoms, brain abnormalities, lower level of function prior to onset, substance use, disorganized subtype
T/F–> The new generation antipsychotics have shown greater efficacy in treating schizophrenia
False; The only major difference is the SE profile
What is the require time course of symptom presentation in: Schizophrenia, Schizophreniform, and Brief Psychotic disorder?
Schizophrenia: signs of disturbance for at least 6 months
Schizophreniform: 1 month to 6 months
Brief Psychotic d/o: 1 day to 1 month with return to normal functioning
T/F–> Schizoaffective disorder is a thought disorder.
False; It is a Mood disorder with both schizophrenia ad mood components