Mental Health & Substance Abuse disorders Flashcards
delirium
acute confusion
cognition
mental processes of perception, memory, judgement and reasoning
dementia
deficit in memory and other cognitive areas
confabulation
making up conversation to fill in gaps in memory
global amnesia
unable tp recall events or remember friends and family
delusion
belief in false ideas
wadering
leaving a place or moving with no plan
sun downing
new or increased confusion and disorientation at night
psychotic features
hallucinations, delusions and disorganized speech or behavior
delusions of grandeaur
person has an inflated notion of self-importance despite logical reasoning
hallucinations
sensory perception without a corresponding stimulus
word salad
disorganized mix of words
neologism
made up new words for expressing confused thoughts
ideas of reference
a person feels that objects, events, or people in his environment have an unusual significance only to him
illusion
misinterpretation of reality
flat affect
absence of emotional expression
algoria
poverty of thoughts
used when displays agitation and aggression
Ativan (lorazepam) antipsychotic
s/s dry mouth, constipation, blurred vision, and urinary retention
tricyclic
blocking dopamine, norepinephrine
MAOI
supplement for alcohol syndrome
thiamine
Korsakoff
s/s impaired memory and gait (Dx by brain scan) irreversible
addiction
needs substance to feel good
abuse
misuse of a substance
enabling
allowing a person to continue a behavior
co-dependent
overcompensate or try to fix the situation
Lithium
used for Bi Polar, frequent blood labs advised, 2500-300 ml liquid, eat sodium, avoid diuretics
CAGE (Cut down Annoyed Guilt Eye opener)
questionnaire regarding alcoholism
Serotonin Syndrome
life threatening taking SSRI ( s/s show in 30 min - 48 hrs) hypertremia, fluctuating BP, increased heart rate, mental status, coordination. IV to reverse it
anomia
trouble remembering words
apraxia
inability to carry out learned movements (trouble following steps)
