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Cocaine is a highly addictive ___. It is fast- acting with short-acting effects.

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Stimulant.

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Amphetamines include ___ as well as ___. ___ is the most potent amphetamine available.

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Dextroamphetamine and Methamphetamine. Methamphetamine is the most potent.

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Korsakoff’s psychosis can develop from high consumption of

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Alcohol

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Withdrawal from ___ can be dangerous including psychosis and seizures within 2-3 days of no use.

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Alcohol

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Inhalant use/abuse is commonly associated with ___ and ___ people.

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Young and poor

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The effect of using inhalants is to ___ the _____ system

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Depress the central nervous system

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A popular herbal remedy for mild depression. Has complex effects on liver metabolism. Serious drug-drug interactions can occur.

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St. Johns Wort

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___ ___ such as Inderal (propranolol) and Noten (atenolol) reduce sympathetic nervous system activity

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Beta Blockers. (Anxiety section)

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The majority of modern antidepressants target the ___ system. If treatment is ineffective, then agents that target the ___ system are used such as Avanza. A new antidepressant (Valdoxan) targets the ___ system. and helps improve circadian rhythms.

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Serotonin.Noradrenaline.Melatonin.

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Even when mild, ___ can lead to medication non-compliance

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Side effects

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Despite controversy over their use, ___ can be prescribed short term to counteract anxious symptoms that are side effects of some anti depressants

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Benzodiazepines

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The association between initiating antidepressants and ___ appears stronger in young adults.

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suicide/ suicidal ideation

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___ are the mainstay treatment of OCD, generally at ___ doses.

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Antidepressants. Higher.

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__ medication remains effective in reducing delusions and hallucinations

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Antipsychotic

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Acamprosate (campral) has been used in ____, is required 3x/day. It has virtually no side effects, but often is not adhered to because of high frequency of dosing.

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Alcohol dependence

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The most common adverse reaction to marijuana is ___ or ___.

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Acute anxiety. Panic.

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Cannabinoids possess characteristics of both _______ depressants and ____.

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Central nervous system depressants. Hallucinogens.

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Opioids are also known as ___ and are ______ depressants.

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Narcotics.Central Nervous System depressants.

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Opium, heroin, morphine, oxycodone, hydrocodonem codeine, demerol, and meperidine are all types of ___.

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Opioids.

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Cluster A disorders are often treated with ____ medication at ___ doses because of the mild psychotic symptoms present.

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treated with atypical antipsychotic medication at low doses.

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List 1-3 medications prescribed for Cluster A disorders

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Risperdal, Zyprexa, or Seroquel.

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Cluster B disorders have been treated with ___. Additionally, ___ and ___ have also been used for anxiety/sedation and to reduce self-harming, respectively.

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Duloxetine and SSRI antidepressants. Gabapentin (Neurontin) andNaltrexone (Revia) have also been used.

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___ are also used to treat Cluster C. At times, a long-acting ___ such as clonazepam is used.

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SSRI’s are also used.Long-acting benzodiazepines.

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AD/HD treatments

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Dexamphetamine or mephenidate (Ritalin)

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Bipolar Disorder treatments: Control of elevated mood is gained with ___ drugs, a ___ ___ drug is usually added.
sedating drugs.A mood stabilising drug is usually added.
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Lithium side effects
Excessive thirst and tremor. Progressive effects on cognition with risk of death. Risk times include dehydration which is more problematic in the elderly who have reduced thirst when dehydrated.
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In initial stages of dementia (mini mental state > 10) ___ can be used to slow the cognitive decline.
donepizil (Aricept).
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In advancing dementia, if there are behavioural changes that can't be managed with environmental support low-dose ___ medication is used. The risk is ___ and temporary ___.
Low dose antipsychotic medication (risperidone). The risk is sedation and temporary cognitive decline.
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Several problems with ___ previously used to treat anxiety, include ___, ___, mild ___ and decreased ___ skills.
Benzodiazepines.Dependency, tolerance, mild cognitive decline and decreased problem-solving skills.
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Often ___ drugs are used to treat anxiety. The effect is not as immediate or strong as Valium type drugs, but there is less risk of ___ and ___.
Antidepressant drugs.Less risk of tolerance and dependence.
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The ___ is the ratio of the toxic to the therapeutic dose. A higher ___ is more desirable as the risk of toxicity at therapeutic doses is less.
Therapeutic index.
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Related to withdrawal is the concept of a ____ in which one is said to encounter non-medically dangerous malaise symptoms when they miss a dose or stop taking a medication
discontinuation syndrome
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___ occurs when one drug may enhance the effect of a 2nd drug.
Potentiation
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___ refers to the occasion when one drug may enhance the 2nd drug significantly more than expected.
Synergism
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Beyond being illegal, what important implications come with taking illicit substances?
They are often mixed with other substances, so people do not know what they are taking. They can contain dangerous ingredients.
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Provide an example substance from each category: Depressants, cannabinoids, opioids, hallucinogens, stimulants, nicotine, steroids.
Depressants: (Alcohol, sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics, inhalants)Cannabinoids: (Marijuana) Opioids: (Heroin, morphine, codeine) Hallucinogens: (LSD, mescaline, psilocybin, PCP)Stimulants: (amphetamines, cocaine, caffeine)
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___ are substances which affect mood, perception, or behaviour
Psychotropics
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The site of action for psychotropics is the ____ which is made up of the brain, spinal cord, and a complex network of neurons.
Central Nervous System
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Acetylcholine functions
Memory, learning, and attention
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Epinephrine functions
Secreted by endocrine glands above the kidneys, adrenal glands. Regulates our fight-flight-freeze response. Often mentioned when anxiety is discussed.
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Norepinephrine functions
Related to wakefulness and alertness
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Dopamine functions
Related to behavioural regulation, movement, learning, mood, and attention and can be both excitatory and inhibitory. Discussed in relation to schizophrenia. Receptors activated by amphetamines and cocaine.
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Serotonin functions
Related to inhibition of activity and behaviour. Discussed in relation to mood regulation, appetite, and sleep.
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GABA functions
Inhibitory in action and relates to stability by decreasing neural transmission and thus preventing over excitation. Barbiturates and benzodiazepines increase GABA.
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In the DSM 5 there are ___ personality disorders organised into ___ clusters
10 disorders. 3 clusters
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Cluster A personality disorders
Paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal
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Cluster B personality disorders
Antisocial, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic
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Cluster C personality disorders
Avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive
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Begins with monitoring current activities and then moves to developing a list of possibly rewarding activities
Behavioural Activation
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Entails the therapist assisting the client to break a task into smaller tasks, and the client is then instructed to attempt only one small part of the tasks at a time
Graded task assignment
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In many instances this is similar to psychoeducation but focuses more on overt behaviour
Skills Training
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Basically, a person applies principles of behaviour change to produce a desired behaviour change in themselves. The personal application of behaviour change tactics.
Self-management
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This is used for clients who hyperventilate when anxious
Re-breathing
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This therapy recognises conscious and unconscious drives as important determinants of psychological state, emphasises the client-practitioner relationship as a key therapeutic factor, and works to interpret patterns in the clients expression of emotions and thoughts.
Psychodynamic therapy
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Emotions are dysfunctional when they
Interfere with adaptation and the ability to choose behaviours adaptively
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Attempts to voluntarily suppress unwanted thoughts result in ___ accessibility of the thought and ruminating
Increased
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An experiential, often HW, activity undertaken by a client designed to gather information which tests the validity of a certain belief or tests a new belief
Behavioural experiment
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This is seen as a state that is open to influence and change by identifying and resolving ambivalence
Motivation
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The main foci of Motivational Interviewing involve the 3 fundamental components
Collaboration Evocation Autonomy
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This is a two-fold approach to addressing psychological illness, which involves first educating the client about their psychological illness, and second, the mastery of techniques to control symptoms and manage conditions
Psychoeducation
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Involves the application of behaviorist principles, including punishment and reinforcement, on observable and measurable behaviours to create behaviour change
Behaviour modification
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This is generally conducted before behaviour modification is applied
Functional analysis
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This identifies the antecedents and consequences supporting the behaviour to be changed or that are needed to promote a new behaviour
Functional analysis
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A unique advantage offered by ___ and ___ approaches is that they can be delivered via alternative pathways including through schools
Systems and Ecological
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The philosophical perspective of ___ values the uniqueness and autonomy of the individual as its foundational principle, and accordingly, ___ psychotherapy interventions aim to facilitate growth by building on client strengths and fostering a sense of agency to achieve goals and fulfil potential.
Humanism Humanistic
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___ therapy interventions are based on the principle that our perceptions of reality and self-concept are organised through personal ___, and working with these ___ in a therapy context is useful for exploring and healing the client's psychological state
Narrative(s)
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A primary mechanism in Narrative Therapy is the use of
Questions
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In Narrative Therapy, the therapist uses questions to (2)
Help generate a new experience through therapy and to help keep the client as the central focal point of the therapy process.
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Narrative Therapy is particularly useful when working with which population(s)?
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
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According to this model, ineffective and habitual coping mechanisms compound over time to cause problems with the individual's psychosocial functioning.
Solution-focused therapy
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The means by which psychotropic agent has an impact is referred to as___
Pharmacodynamics.
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The process by which a psychotropic agent is passed through the body is called ___ and involves absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
Pharmacokinetics
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Often referred to as activity scheduling or reward planning and is moderately directive in nature
Behavioural activation
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(Behavioural activation/activity scheduling) While the activities are ___, the actual act of scheduling is ___ and thus involves the clients reasoning and choices regarding what activities to actually schedule
Behavioural Cognitive
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Behavioural activation is most commonly used in the treatment of
Depression
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Graded task assignment
entails the therapist assisting the client to break a task into smaller tasks and the client is then instructed to attempt only one small part of the tasks at a time.
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The use of ___ ___ gives clients tools to take charge of their own healing journey outside of and following therapy
Skills Training
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Self-management
A person applies principles of behaviour change to produce a desired behaviour change in themselves. The personal application of behaviour change tactics.
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PMR and re-breathing are two examples of
Relaxation strategies
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Psychodynamic therapy
Recognises conscious and unconscious drives as important determinants of psychological state, emphasises the client- practitioner relationship as a key therapeutic factor, and works to interpret patterns in the client's expression of emotions and thoughts
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Pharmacokinetics
The process by which a psychotropic agent is passed through the body. Involves absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.
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Pharmacodynamics
The means by which a psychotropic agent has an impact
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Psychodynamic therapy
Recognises conscious and unconscious drives as important determinants of psychological state, emphasises the client- practitioner relationship as a key therapeutic factor, and works to interpret patterns in the client's expression of emotions and thoughts
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Six stages of change
Pre- contemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance Termination
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Pre- contemplation Stage
Not considering a change. Either you don't recognise a problem, you think the problem is up to others or that you have no control over it, or you don't see any consequences/negatives of your behaviour.
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Contemplation Stage
Ambivalent. You can see the benefits of change but also the costs. You may see change more as giving something up or losing something than as gaining positive change.
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Preparation Stage
You are likely gathering information about making the changes or starting to make small changes and/or finding supports.
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Action Stage
Taking direct actions to make the desired changes. It is important to have prepared ahead of time to avoid failure from rushing into change.
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Maintenance Stage
Successfully avoiding old behaviours and/or keeping up new behaviours. Support and reinforcement are still important.
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Termination Stage
The desired change has been accomplished. The habits have been developed and are being maintained. Sometimes also called transformation stage.
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Chain Analysis
Often used in CBT. Helps clients identify vulnerability factors, activating events, as well as thoughts, feelings, and behaviours in response to said events. A metaphor used for the process of creating a chain analysis involves frames in a film where a therapist can help clients 'freeze a frame' for discussion while clients are describing the timeline of a specific event.

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