Exam 3 - Week 8/9 Flashcards
retrograde amnesia
inability to recall the past (before a CNS insult)
anterograde amnesia
cannot form new memories after a CNS insult
korsakoff syndrome
late and irreversible manifestation of Wernickes that involves severe anterograde and retrograde amnesia with confabulation
Wernicke’s ssx
opthalmoplegia (lateral rectus muscle, nystagmus), confusion, ataxia
what is an illusion
distortion of real external stimuli
order in which orientation is lost
time, place, person
delirium tx if necessary for safety
haldol
attention in dementia
mostly preserved until late stages
what is depersonalization
feeling of unreality, detachment from, or unfamiliarity with one’s self
what is derealization
uncreality, detachment from, or unfamiliarity with the world including individuals, objects, surroundings
how to differentiate derealization from psychosis
PT’s sense of reality remains intact
what is dissociative amnesia
inability to recall important person information, associated with trauma
what is dissociative fugue
sudden travel away from home with inability to recall some or all of one’s past
what is dissociative identity disorder
2 or more distinct identities and recurrent episdes of amnesia, associated with sexual abuse
what is somatic symptom disorder
one or more somatic symptoms that are distressing or result in disruption of daily life. Excessive thoughts/behaviors related to the somatic ssx and associated health concerns manifesting as disproportional and persistent thoughts about seriousness, persistently high level of anxiety, excessive time/energy devoted to health concern
conversion disorder aka
functional neurologic symptom disorder
ways conversion disorder can manifest
weakness, paralysis, abnormal movement, swallowing/speech symptoms, seizures, sensory loss, special sensory ssx
what is illness anxiety disorder
preoccupation with having or acquiring a serious illness that is disproportionate with symptoms and leads to excessive health-related behaviors or maladaptive avoidance of medical care
what is perigrination
traveling/wandering after exhausting a healthcare system to find a less wary clinical care location
what is factitious disorder
falsification of ssx or induction of injury or disease without obvious secondary gain
what is malingering
intentional production of false ssx motivated by external incentives
which psychiatric disorder has the highest mortality rate
anorexia
anorexia is associated with
history of high achievement, perfectionism, trauma, family stressors
medical sequelae of anorexia
electrolyte deficiencies, osteoporosis, bone marrow suppression, bradycardia, orthostatic hypotension