Mental Health

Question 1

Lithium level of less than 1.5

Answer 1

Diarrhea, N/V, thirst, polyuria, muscle wknss, slurred speech

Question 2

Lithium level of 1.5-2.0

Answer 2

Mental confusion, poor coordination, coarse tremors, ongoing GI distress (N/V/D)

Question 3

Lithium level 2.0-2.5

Answer 3

Extreme polyuria, tinnitus, blurred vision, ataxia, seizures, severe hypotension, coma, possible death from resp complications

Question 4

Lithium level greater than 2.5

Answer 4

Coma/death

Question 5

Pregnancy category Lithium

Answer 5

D

Question 6

Therapeutic Manic Lithium level

Answer 6

0.8-1.4

Question 7

Maintenance Lithium level

Answer 7

0.4-1.0

Question 8

Side effects of lithium

Answer 8

GI distress, fine hand tremors, polyuria, mild thirst, weight gain, renal toxicity, goiter, hypothyroidism, bradydysrhythmias, hypotension, electrolyte imbalances

Question 9

Positive Schizophrenia symptoms

Answer 9

hallucinations, delusions, speech alteration, bizarre behavior

Question 10

Negative Schizophrenia Symptoms

Answer 10

blunt/flat affect, alogia (no thought/speech), avolition (no motivation w/activities), anhedonia, anergia

Question 11

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome S/S

Answer 11

Sudden high fever, BP changes, dysrhythmias, muscle rigidity, change in LOC, Coma

Question 12

Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Tx

Answer 12

Stop med, ck VS, cooling blanket, antipyretic, increase fluids, muscle relaxer (dantrolene (dantrium), bromocriptimne (parlodel)

Question 13

Serotonin syndrome

Answer 13

Mental confusion, diff conc, agitation, fever, tremor, hallucinations, anxiety, hyperreflexia, incoordination, diaphoresis

Question 14

Hypertensive crisis

Answer 14

HA, Nausea, increased HR/Bp

Question 15

Tyramine foods

Answer 15

aged cheese, pepperoni, salami, avocado, fig, banana, smoked fish, protein, diet supplements. beer, red wine

Question 16

altruism

Answer 16

deal with anxiety by reaching out to others

Question 17

sublimation

Answer 17

deal with unacceptable feelings by unconsciously substituting acceptable expressions

Question 18

Suppression

Answer 18

voluntarily denying unpleasant thoughts/feelings

Question 19

repression

Answer 19

put unacceptable thoughts ideas and emotions out of conscious

Question 20

displacement

Answer 20

shifting feelings to a less threatening object

Question 21

reaction formation

Answer 21

overcompensating/demo opp behav of whats felt

Question 22

somatization

Answer 22

phys symp in place

Question 23

undoing

Answer 23

perform an action to makeup

Question 24

rationalization

Answer 24

crease reasonable acceptable explanations

Question 25

passive aggression

Answer 25

appear compliant but actually arent

Question 26

acting out

Answer 26

emotion thru action

Question 27

dissociation

Answer 27

temp blocking of mem/perception

Question 28

devaluation

Answer 28

express - thoughts of self/others

Question 29

idealization

Answer 29

express + thoughts of self/others

Question 30

splitting

Answer 30

inabil to reconcile - or + attributes of self/others

Question 31

projection

Answer 31

blaming others for unacc thoughts/feelings