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Module 5 - Mental Health Flashcards

1
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What is a stereotype?

A

Prefabricated opinions and attitudes towards members of certain groups

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What is a prejudice?

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Emotional reactions associated with a stereotype

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What are three general approaches that can be used to reduce stigma and discrimination?

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  1. Information / education about mental illness
  2. Protest against unfair descriptions of mental illness
  3. Direct contact with the mentally ill
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4
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What are the components of a mental status exam?

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  1. General Appearance
  2. Emotional State
  3. Sensory Experience
  4. Thinking
  5. Sensorium and Cognitive Processes
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5
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What is mood?

A

Subjective expression of emotional state

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6
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What is affect?

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Objective view of emotional state

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If someone states that they are happy, is this an example of mood or affect?

A

Mood

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Where are hallucinations examined in the mental status exam?

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Sensory experience

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9
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What is an acronym used in mental health assessment?

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PS I LOVE AEIOU

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What does PS I LOVE AEIOU stand for?

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P = Primary survey
S = Secondary survey
I = Interventions (physically or chemically restrained)
L = Level of certification
O = On arrive complaint
V = Visual and Auditory hallucinations
E = ETOH / drugs / Eye contact
A = Affect / appearance
E = Environment / Events
I = Ideations, SI, HI, Insight
O = Order of thoughts / Overdose
U = Underdose / unusual behaviours

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11
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Under what section of the Mental Health Act can people be arrested?

A

Section 28

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Under what situations can a person be given treatment in an emergency sitation without consent to adults (under section 12 of Health Care and Care Facility Act)?

A
  • necessary to preserve life, prevent serious harm (physical or mental)
  • adult is impaired by drugs/ETOH
  • no substitute decision maker, guardian or representative
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What happens under Section 22 of the Mental Health Act?

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Involuntary admission for a 48 hour period
- “pink form”
- “Form 4”

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14
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What are the 4 criteria for a Form 4?

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  1. Suffering from a mental disorder that seriously impairs a person’s ability to react appropriately
  2. Requires psychiatric treatment in a facility
  3. Requires care, supervision, and control in a facility
  4. Not suitable as a voluntary patient
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What happens after 48 hours?

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  1. They are discharged
  2. They are admitted as a voluntary patient
  3. A second physician completes the form and they stay for up to 1 month
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16
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True or False:
If a patient is arrested under Section 38 of the MHA, they automatically are admitted to the hospital

A

False
- RCMP arrest under Sec 28
- Need to be seen by a physician who determines admission or not

17
Q

What is an acronmyn used for violence risk assessment?

A

STAMPEDAR
- Staring
- Tone of voice
- Anxiety
- Mumbling
- Pacing
- Emotions
- Disease process
- Assertive behaviour
- Resources

18
Q

What are medications used for suicidal patients?

A
  1. TCAs (Tricyclic antidepressants)
  2. MAOIS (Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors)
  3. SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
19
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What is a potentially fatal adverse effect of antidepressants?

A

Serotonin syndrome

20
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What are signs and symptoms of serotonin syndrome?

A
  • hyperactivity
  • mental confusion
  • agitation
  • shivering
  • sweating
  • fever
  • lack of coordination
  • serizures
  • diarrhea
21
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What is the effect of antipsychotics?

A

Relieve positive symptoms of schizophrenia
(Hallucination and delusions)

22
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What are three adverse effects of Antipsychotics?

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  1. Extrapyramidal Symptoms
  2. Hyperglycemia and Diabetes
  3. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
23
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What are some example of symptoms of EPS?

A
  • Akinesia (reduction of spontaneous activity)
  • Akathesia (excessive degree of restlessness)
  • Tremor
  • Tardive dyskinesia (irregular, jerky movements)
  • Dystonia (involuntary muscle spasm)
24
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What is the treatment for EPS?

A

Anti-cholinergic (Benadryl)
or
Anti-parkinson agent

25
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What are the symptoms of NMS?

A
  • Hyperthermia
  • Rigidity
  • Altered consciousness
  • Autonomic dysfuncton
26
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What is Schizophrenia?

A

Collection of illnesses characterized by thought disorders, which reflect a break in reality

27
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What are the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?

A

Loses touch with reality and experiences somethings that is absent (hallucinations)

28
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What are Negative symptoms of Schizophrenia?

A

Disruptions in normal emotional states and expressions

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