Mental Health Flashcards
The drugs ending in “pam” are
Anxiolytics
What three categories are antidepressants?
MAOIs
SSRI
TCAs
What food do you avoid with MAOIs?
Tyramine
What neurotransmitter is involved with depression?
Serotonin
What are the five types of anxiety disorders?
Generalized anxiety disorder Panic attacks Phobia OCD PTSD
How long does GAD have to be occurring to be diagnosed
6 months
How long does ptsd have to be occuring to be diagnosed
4 weeks
How is bipolar disorder different from depression?
Bipolar disorder involves periods of mania and depression versus just depression
What is the difference between bipolar 1 and bipolar 2 disorder ?
Bipolar one they reach a full manic state each time
Bipolar two they reach a hypomanic state
What two factors contribute to the development of schizophrenia?
Genetics and environment
What type of disorder is schizophrenia?
Psychotic
What neurotransmitter is effected in schizophrenia?
Dopamine (increased)
Someone with schizophrenia may experience two thinking alterations which are
Hallucinations and delusions
If someone has isolated themselves, is disorganized and has flat affect you suspect:
Schizophrenia
What is the prodrome phase in schizophrenia?
It is the phase of “going down hill”
What is difference between hallucination, illusion and delusion?
Hallucination: sensory without external stimuli (hearing voices)
Illusion: real stimuli misinterpreted
Delusion: False Belief
How many types of personality disorders are there?
10
In cluster A what “theme” is present?
Odd people
What three types of personality disorders are present in cluster A of personality disorders?
What is the main theme of each type?
Paranoid : suspicious
Schizoid: emotionally detached
Schozotypal: magical thinking
What four types of personality disorders are in cluster b?
Antisocial
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic
What theme is present in cluster b?
Dramatic and emotional
Describe the key theme in each antisocial, histrionic, narcissistic and borderline personality disorder
Antisocial: little concern for others
Borderline: unstable
Histrionic: attention seeking
Narcissistic: high ego “grandiose”
What is the difference between obsessive and compulsive?
Obsessive: thought
Compulsive: action
What is the main theme in cluster C?
What three personality disorders are within cluster c?
Anxious and fearful
Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive-Compulsive
Is obsessive compulsive personality disorder the same as having ocd?
No
What key feature is in avoidant, dependent and obsessive compulsive disorder?
Avoidant: avoid people to avoid criticism
Dependent: clingy and submissive
Obsessive-Compulsive: must be in control
What is somatic symptom disorder?
Having a mental disorder which may be displayed in physical signs or symptoms
What is Factitious Disorder?
The want to be sick just to be in the “sick role”. Will make false claims of signs and symptoms
Compare somatic symptom disorder to conversion disorder
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
What three types of dissociative identity disorders are there?
Dissociative Amnesia
Dissociative Fugue
Dissociative Identity Disorder
What key theme is present in dissociative amnesia?
Psychological trauma occurs and after that moment the person can not remember ANYTHING.
What key theme is present in dissociative fugue?
The person loses their memory and goes on to start a whole new life
If someone has 2 completely separate personalities we might suspect:
Dissociative Identity Disorder
What is the underlying reason dissociative identity disorder occurs
Child abuse
What five things indicate a substance use disorder?
Craving Increased amount of time Cant cut down School/work impacted Increased amount needed
Describe tolerance
Effect decreases with each subsequent dose resulting in people increasing the dose
