Psych Flashcards
Cluster A of PDs
odd or eccentric
- paranoid
- schizoid
- schizotypal
Cluster B of PDs
darmatic, emotional or erratic
- histrionic
- emotionally unstable
- antisocial
-narcissistic
Cluster C of PDs
anxious or fearful
- Obsessive-Compulsive
- Avoidant
- Dependent
two medications commonly causing psychosis
- steroids
- antimalarials
De Clerambault’s syndrome
aka erotomania
presence of a delusion that a famous is in love with them, with the absence of other psychotic symptoms
Exposure and response prevention
type of CBT used in OCD
Differentiating between Knight’s move and flight of ideas
Knight’s move thinking there are illogical leaps from one idea to another, flight of ideas there are discernible links between ideas
which class of drug should never be coprescribed w an SSRI
MAOI - e.g. rasigiline –> risk of serotonin syndrome
antipsychotic assoc w reducing seizure threshold
clozapine
chronic lithium toxicity often presents as
hypothyroidism
whats the benefit of aripiprazole as antipsychotic
best SE profile, especially interms of prolactin levels!
type 1 vs type 2 bipolar
type 1 = mania
type 2 = hypomania
things high in anorexia
Gs and Cs
G’s and C’s raised: growth hormone, glucose, salivary glands, cortisol, cholesterol, carotinaemia
Cotard’s syndrome
delusion that a part or all of them is actually dead
clozapine SE GI
constipation –> can lead to acc obstruction
alcohol withdrawal 6-12 hrs
tremor, sweating, tachycardia, anxiety
alcohol withdrawal at 36 hrs
seizures
alcohol withdrawal at 72 hrs +
delerium tremens –> profound confusion + hallucinations + coarse tremor + delusions + fever
first line in alcohol withdrawal
long acting benzos –> diazepam or chlorazipoxide
SSRIs assoc w what elect5rolyte distrubance
hyponatraemia
Mx of acute dystonias
procyclidine (which is an anticholinergic)
if giving SSRI + NSAID what else is needed
PPI –> increased risk of gastric bleeding
preventing alcohol withdrawal
chlordiazepoxide - long acting benzo
