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Mental Health Flashcards

1
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The drugs ending in “pam” are

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Anxiolytics

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2
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What three categories are antidepressants?

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MAOIs
SSRI
TCAs

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3
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What food do you avoid with MAOIs?

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Tyramine

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4
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What neurotransmitter is involved with depression?

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Serotonin

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5
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What are the five types of anxiety disorders?

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Generalized anxiety disorder
Panic attacks
Phobia
OCD
PTSD
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6
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How long does GAD have to be occurring to be diagnosed

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6 months

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7
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How long does ptsd have to be occuring to be diagnosed

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4 weeks

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8
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How is bipolar disorder different from depression?

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Bipolar disorder involves periods of mania and depression versus just depression

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9
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What is the difference between bipolar 1 and bipolar 2 disorder ?

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Bipolar one they reach a full manic state each time

Bipolar two they reach a hypomanic state

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10
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What two factors contribute to the development of schizophrenia?

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Genetics and environment

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11
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What type of disorder is schizophrenia?

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Psychotic

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12
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What neurotransmitter is effected in schizophrenia?

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Dopamine (increased)

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13
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Someone with schizophrenia may experience two thinking alterations which are

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Hallucinations and delusions

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14
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If someone has isolated themselves, is disorganized and has flat affect you suspect:

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Schizophrenia

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15
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What is the prodrome phase in schizophrenia?

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It is the phase of “going down hill”

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16
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What is difference between hallucination, illusion and delusion?

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Hallucination: sensory without external stimuli (hearing voices)

Illusion: real stimuli misinterpreted

Delusion: False Belief

17
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How many types of personality disorders are there?

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10

18
Q

In cluster A what “theme” is present?

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Odd people

19
Q

What three types of personality disorders are present in cluster A of personality disorders?

What is the main theme of each type?

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Paranoid : suspicious
Schizoid: emotionally detached
Schozotypal: magical thinking

20
Q

What four types of personality disorders are in cluster b?

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Antisocial
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic

21
Q

What theme is present in cluster b?

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Dramatic and emotional

22
Q

Describe the key theme in each antisocial, histrionic, narcissistic and borderline personality disorder

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Antisocial: little concern for others
Borderline: unstable
Histrionic: attention seeking
Narcissistic: high ego “grandiose”

23
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What is the difference between obsessive and compulsive?

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Obsessive: thought
Compulsive: action

24
Q

What is the main theme in cluster C?

What three personality disorders are within cluster c?

A

Anxious and fearful

Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive-Compulsive

25
Q

Is obsessive compulsive personality disorder the same as having ocd?

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No

26
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What key feature is in avoidant, dependent and obsessive compulsive disorder?

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Avoidant: avoid people to avoid criticism
Dependent: clingy and submissive
Obsessive-Compulsive: must be in control

27
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What is somatic symptom disorder?

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Having a mental disorder which may be displayed in physical signs or symptoms

28
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What is Factitious Disorder?

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The want to be sick just to be in the “sick role”. Will make false claims of signs and symptoms

29
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Compare somatic symptom disorder to conversion disorder

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Somatic:

  • can be any symptom
  • excessive worry
  • may or may not be medically explained

Conversion:

  • neuro symptoms (seizures)
  • cannot be medically explained
  • may be from psychological stress
30
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What three types of dissociative identity disorders are there?

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Dissociative Amnesia
Dissociative Fugue
Dissociative Identity Disorder

31
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What key theme is present in dissociative amnesia?

A

Psychological trauma occurs and after that moment the person can not remember ANYTHING.

32
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What key theme is present in dissociative fugue?

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The person loses their memory and goes on to start a whole new life

33
Q

If someone has 2 completely separate personalities we might suspect:

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Dissociative Identity Disorder

34
Q

What is the underlying reason dissociative identity disorder occurs

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Child abuse

35
Q

What five things indicate a substance use disorder?

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Craving
Increased amount of time
Cant cut down
School/work impacted
Increased amount needed
36
Q

Describe tolerance

A

Effect decreases with each subsequent dose resulting in people increasing the dose

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