Mental Health

Question 1

do you need informed consent for ECT

Answer 1

yes

Question 2

how many ECT treatments are typical

Answer 2

6-12

Question 3

what is displacement

Answer 3

redirecting feelings to a safe, substitute object

Question 4

what is projection

Answer 4

attributing one’s own thoughts, feelings, behaviors to others

Question 5

sublimation

Answer 5

channeling negative emotions into socially acceptable behavior

Question 6

s/s of GAD

Answer 6

excessive worry

fatigue

muscle aches

restlessness

difficulty falling asleep

impaired concentration

irritable

Question 7

what brain changes in schizophrenics cause positive symptoms

Answer 7

reduced volume of thalamus

Question 8

what brain changes in schizophrenics cause - symptoms

Answer 8

reduced volume of frontal lobe

Question 9

negative symptoms of schizo

Answer 9

flat affect

decreased interested

decreased inertia and initiative

Question 10

positive symptoms of schizo

Answer 10

hallucinations

delusions

disorganized speech

bizarre behavior

Question 11

what is this: false belief firmly held to be true despite rational arguement

Answer 11

deluision

Question 12

what is this: sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind

Answer 12

hallucinations

Question 13

what is the priority concern for therapeutic mgmt with OCD

Answer 13

physiological needs and safety!

Question 14

antisocial personality disorder

Answer 14

lacks emapthy for others, manipulative and selfish

Question 15

avoidant personality disorder

Answer 15

socially isolated

Question 16

histrionic personalilty disorder

Answer 16

attention seeking, inappropriate clothing

Question 17

narcissistic personality disorder

Answer 17

lacks empathy, grandiose thoughts, needs to be admired

Question 18

what is russell’s sign

Answer 18

vomiting signs on hands from bulimia nervosa