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Mental Health Depression Flashcards

1
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Reduction in or lack of energy.

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Anergia

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inability to find meaning or pleasure in existence.

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Anhedonia

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3
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classification of more recently released antidepressants affecting a variety of neurotransmitters

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Atypical antidepressants

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4
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mild to mod mood disturbance characterized by chronic depression syndrome that is usually present for 2+y

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Dysthymic disorder:

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Tx for depression

–>grand mal seizure induced by an electrical current through electrodes placed on temples.

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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

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6
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Admin muscle relaxant during ECT–>

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minimize seizure activity & prevents damage to long bones and cervical vertebrae.

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ECT

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Electroconvulsive therapy

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Increased T in sleep
Not restful/ refreshing
Possibly to escape painful stimuli

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Hypersomnia

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Inability to fall/ stay asleep or both; early morning awakening common

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Insomnia

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classification of antidepressants –>inhibit monoamine oxidase, enzyme that breaks down amines (serotonin and norepinephrine) Necessitates tryamine-free diet

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Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)

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A pervasive and sustained emotion that, when extreme, can markedly color the way the individual perceives the world.

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Mood

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Pt constantly paces, bite their nails, smokes, tap fingers/ engages in some other tension-relieving activity.

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Psychomotor agitation:

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13
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Slowed mvmnts
Difficult to complete
Inactivity and incontinence.

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Psychomotor retardation

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14
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First-line antidepressants

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)

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15
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block reuptake serotonin–> serotonin acts for an extended period @ synaptic binding sites

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(SSRIs)

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16
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inhibit the reuptake of NE & Serotonin by presynaptic neurons, increasing Time NE & serotonin are available to the postsynaptic receptors.

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Tricyclic antidepressants

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17
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Bipolar disorder
1+ episode of Mana
alt w/ maj depression

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Bipolar 1

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hypomanic episodes

alt w/ major depression.

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Bipolar 2

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meaningless rhyming of words, often in a forceful manner

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Clang associations

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20
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Mood swing that alt btwn hypomania & depression (NOT major depression)

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Cyclothymia

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21
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continuous flow of speech in which the person jumps rapidly topic to topic

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Flight of ideas:

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22
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Common themes of flight of ideas

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grandiose/ fantasized evaluation of personal sexual prowess, business ability, artistic talents, and so forth.

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23
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  • mild form of mania, marked by elation and hyperactivity

- NO significant impairment to work, family, or social life

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Hypomanic:

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24
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Exaggerated belief in or claims about one’s importance or identity.

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Grandiosity

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25
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  • anti manic drug

- stabilize the manic phase

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Lithium carbonate

-can modify future manic episodes & protect against future depressive episodes

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26
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unstable elevated mood in which delusion, poor judgment, and signs of impaired reality testing are evident.

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Mania

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27
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Rapid cycling

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4+ mood episodes in a 12-mo

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28
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Acute, often painful, sustained contraction of muscles

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Acute Dystonia

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29
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Acute Dystonia usually effects

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the head and neck

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30
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Acute Dystonia typically occurs

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2-5 d after the introduction of certain antipsychotic medications.

31
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outward manifestation of a person’s feelings and emotions

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Affect

32
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Schizophrenia Affect

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May be flat, blunted, inappropriate or bizarre affect.

33
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which ideas shift from one subject to another in an oblique or unrelated manner

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Associative looseness

disturbance of thinking

34
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aka 2nd generation antipsychotics

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Atypical antipsychotics:

35
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  • classification of antipsychotic med which commonly interact w/ serotonin & dompanine receptors.
  • low profile for extrapyramidal side effects.
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Atypical antipsychotics:

36
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first line of Tx for psychosis

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Atypical antipsychotics:

37
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“Voices,” that directs the person to take action.

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Command hallucinations

38
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work by D2 receptor antagonism
SE include extrapyramidal s/s
Effective for + s/s NOT -

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Conventional antipsychotics

39
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false belief held to be true even w/ evidence to the contrary

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Delusions:

40
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Repeating of the last words spoken by another; mimicry or imitation of the speech of another person.

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Echolalia:

41
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Imitations of anthers movements

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Echopraxia:

42
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SE of certain psychotic drugs

particularly the phenothiazines

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EPS-Extrapyramidal side effects

43
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3 reversible extrapyramidal SE

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acute dystonia
akathisia
pseudoparkinsonism

44
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Most serious & not reversible extrapyramidal side effects

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tardive dyskinesia

45
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sense perception for which no external stimulus exists

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Hallucinations

46
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error in the perception of a sensory stimulus

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Illusion

47
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absence of something that should be present

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Negative symptoms

48
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Made up word
meaning only to pt
often part of a delusional system.

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Neologisms:

49
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rare and sometimes fatal reaction to high-potency neuroleptic drugs

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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)

50
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S/S Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS):

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muscle rigidity, fever, and elevated WBC

51
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presence of something that is not normally present

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Positive symptoms

52
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medication-induced temporary constellation of symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease.

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Pseudoparkinsonism

53
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serious & irreversible SE of the phenothiazines & related drugs; consists of involuntary tonic muscle spasms typically involving the tongue, fingers, toes, neck, or pelvis.

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Tardive dyskinesia (TD or TDK):

54
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Most disabling of mental disorders

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Schizophrenia

55
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came up with the term schizophrenia (= “split mind”) in 1911
NOT Split personality

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Eugene Bleuler

56
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Age of Onset Schizophrenia

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almost always late adolescence or early adulthood

57
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Role of stress-Schizophrenia

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Onset/ relapse almost always r/t stress

58
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More common in men

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Schizophrenia

59
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Nongenetic factors of Schizophrenia

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Alter the structures of the brain–>

Affect the brain’s neurotransmitter system

60
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% increase in dopamine receptors (Postmortem) Schizophrenia

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66%

61
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Amphetamines, cocaine, Ritalin, and levodopa

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increase levels of dopamine –>

exacerbation of s/s of Schizophrenia

62
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MRI –> Ventricular enlargement

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Schizophrenia

63
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MRI Schizophrenia

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Ventricular enlargement
Slightly sm. prefrontal cortex, temporal cortex, hippocampus
Larger right hemisphere
Decreased activity of L Hem

64
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Phases of Schizophrenia

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Premorbid Phase
Prodromal Phase
Acute Phase
Residual/ Maintenance Phase

65
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Negative S/S Schizophrenia

Structural changes

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Decreased cerebral blood flow & brain wt

Increased ventricular:brain

66
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Negative S/S Schizophrenia

Affective

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Inappropriate
Bland/ Flat
Apathy

67
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Negative S/S Schizophrenia

Behavior

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Anergia
Waxy Flexibility
Posturing
Pacing and Rocking

68
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Positive Symptoms Schizophrenia

Sense of Self

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Weak Ego Boundaries
Echolalia
Echopraxia

69
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Neurocognitive Disorders

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Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Delirium
Dementia

70
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1* Symptom of MCI

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Memory impairment

71
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Affected by Major Depression

A 
Caucasian & Hispanic Females 35-44, & 65+ yo
AA Men (15-24yo)
72
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Core Symptoms of Depression

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Sadness
Despair
Emptiness
Anhedonia
Low self-esteem
Apathy
low motivation
Social withdrawal
Excessive emo sensitivity
Irritability
SI
73
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DSM-5 Major Depression

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5 S/S 2+1

Must include depressed mood or anhedonia

74
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Typical onset of Acute Dystonia

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2-5 d after the introduction of certain antipsychotic medications.

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