Personality/children disorder Flashcards
paranoid personality disorder
-pervasive mistrust, always on guard, hyper vigilant, appear tense/irritable
schizoid personality disorder
-inability to form personal relationships
-seen as eccentric, isolated, aloof/lonely
-life long pattern of social withdrawal
how is schizoTYPICAL different from schizoid personality disorder?
-more like schizophrenia, in the sense of thinking, behavior ,
-bland affect, magical thinking, bizarre speech pattern, absence of psychosis
borderline personality disorder
-intense,chaotic relationships, self destructive, impulsive,
avoidant vs antisocial personality disorder
-antisocial: guiltless behavior, manipulates others, can’t keep job
- talk to them in calm manner
-avoidant: sensitive to rejection, needs strong assurances of acceptance, awkward, feel unwanted
obsessive compulsive personality disorder
-seem very serious, difficulty expressing emotions , polite, lack spontaneity
background assessment for borderline personality disorder
-always in state of crisis, thrives on chaos, comorbid of depression, and bipolar
-rf: childhood loss of parent, early childhood trauma, genes, family environment
-very clingy, manipulates, and no impulse control
treatments for personality disorders
-individual psychotherapy: changes behaviors
-CBT: for antisocial pd
-mentalization and transference therapy for BPD
-SSRIs for emotional dysregulation
-lithium for narcissistic behavior
splitting
characterizing people as all good or all bad
meds for autism
-risperidone (SE: neuroleptic malignant , tardive dyskinesia, hyperglycemia) and aripiprazole (SE sedation, fatigue, weight gain)used for irritability
what is the gold standard treatment for autism?
applied behavioral analysis which is based on reward based motivation
Children with ADHD have what?or are what ? meds?
-they are disruptive, aggressive, and have comorbid of depression
- CNS stimulants : amphetamines, methylphenidate
-these can cause restlessness, insomnia, palpitations, weight loss, and suppression of growth in kids
palilalia vs echolalia
-pa: is repeats ones own words while echo is repeating other people
what are some simple motor tics?
-blinking, neck jerking,, shoulder shrugging , facial grimacing
meds for tourettes?
-antipsychotis like haloperidol, aripirazole,
-alpha agonists: are anti HTN known as clonidine, and guanfacine
behavior therapy is common in treating what three disorder ?
ADHD,ODD,CD
NMS
-Instruct patient to report fever, muscle rigidity, diaphoresis, and tachycardia
-assess for deteriorating mental status
extrapyramidal symptoms
-caused by ssris, mood stabilizers
-akathsia
-pseudoparkinsonism, tardive dyskinesia, dystonia
