Mental Health Exam 3 Flashcards
syndrome of confusion, loss of memory, and confabulation
Korsakoff’s psychosis
characterized by repetitive or preferred sexual fantasies or behaviors. including: exhibitionistic disorder, fetishistic disorder, frotteuristic disorder, pedophilic disorder, sexual masochistic disorder, sexual sadistic disorder, transvestic disorder, and voyeuristic disorder.
paraphilic disorder
Observation of an unsuspecting person who is naked is a behavior that is characteristic of the diagnosis of
voyeuristic disorder
Exhibiting negativism, hostility, and defiance is a behavior characteristic of
oppositional defiant disorder
The enjoyment of being beaten and made to suffer is a behavioral characteristic of
sexual masochistic disorder
habitual psychological and physiological dependence on the substance beyond one’s voluntary control
Addiction/dependence
Misfiring in the brain’s executive function mediated through the prefrontal cortex
ADHD
abnormal self-absorption, characterized by lack of response to people and actions and limited ability to communicate.
Autism
Autism typically appears w/in
first 3 years of life
50% not dx until a child is school age
MRI studies have shown markedly decreased activity in the parietal areas and corpus callosum
Autism
Whirling Lunging Darting Rocking Toe walking Head banging or hand biting Tantrums
Stereotypical Autistic Behavior
persistent pattern of negativistic, disobedient, hostile, defiant behaviors toward authority figures
ODD
ODD Dx before
8 yo & not later than adolescence
Do not see themselves as defiant–Feel they are responding to unreasonable demands or situations
ODD
persistent pattern of behavior in which the rights of others are violated and age-appropriate societal norms or rules are disregarded
Conduct Disorder
Deliberately engages in fire setting with the intent to cause serious damage
Conduct Disorder
Conduct Disorder
Onset prior to age 10
Childhood-Onset Boys Physically aggressive Poor peer relationships Little concern for others Lack feelings of guilt or remorse
Display antisocial reasoning, such as “he deserved it”
Conduct Disorder
-Earlier the onset, poorer the outcome
Capable of independent living w/ ast during T of stress
6th grade level
50 – 70 IQ range
Moderate: 35 – 49 IQ range
2nd grade level
requires supervision
May experience limitation in speech
Difficulty adhering to social convention
50 – 70 IQ range
Mild: 50 – 70 IQ range
Unable to benefit from academic/ vocational training
Min. verbal skills & Poor psychomotor development
May learn elementary hygiene
Severe: 20 – 34 IQ range
Profound
No capacity for independent fund
IQ Below 20
Central Nervous System Depressants
Alcohol
Barbiturates
Benzodiazepines
Versed
Ultra-short acting
Benzodiazepines
Xanax, Ativan
Benzodiazepines
Short-acting
Librium, Valium
Benzodiazepines
Long-acting
“Date Rape” drug
Benzodiazepines
Paralysis of ocular muscles, diplopia, ataxia, somnolenc, stupor
Wernicke’s Encephalopathy
Death if thiamine replacement not intiated
