Psy Flashcards
Difference between PTSD and acute stress d/o
PTSD: > 1 month
Acute stress d/o: < 1 month
Major depressive disorder: Depressed mood and anhedonia w/ > 5 associated symptoms for most days x ___.
2 weeks
Dysthymic d/o
Chronically depressed mood for > 2 years in adults
> 1 year in children
MAOI + SSRI =
Serotonin Syndrome = acute AMS, agitation, diaphoresis, tremor, hyperthermia, seizures, coma, death
Dialated pupils (mydriasis)*
MAOI + TCA =
Delirium, HTN crisis (both also raise the serotonin levels)
This psychotherapeutic agent should be avoided in pts w/ long QT syndrome
Citalopram
Increased incidence of Serotonin Syndrome if SNRI’s used w/ ____
St. John’s Wort
Wide complex tachycardia is a sign of OD of what psychotherapeutic agent
TCA
What psychotherapeutic agent should avoid tyramine-containing foods? What happens?
MAOI
Hypertensive crisis
aged cheese, wine, beer, aged foods, smoked meats, chocolates, coffee, tea
TCAs inhibit neuronal reuptake of ____
Serotonin, Norephinephrine
SNRI inhibit neuronal reuptake of ____
Serotonin, Norephinephrine, Dopamine
Bupropion inhibit neuronal reuptake of ____
Dopamine, norephinephrine
Cluster A
Cluster B
Cluster C
A: Weird (suspicious)= Schizoid, schizotypal, paranoid
B: Wild (emotional)= Anti-social, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic
C: Whiny (anxious)= Avoidant, dependent, Obsessive-compulsive
Positive symptoms of schizophrenia (Hallucinations, delusions) is caused by ___
excess dopamine recepotrs in mesolimbic pathway
Negative symptoms of schizophrenia (flat emotional affect) is caused by ___
dopamine dysfunction in mesocortical pathway (decreased dopamine)
