PSYCH Flashcards
Affective flattening
No emotion
Ageusia
Impaired taste buds
Agranulocytosis
Proliferation of immature white blood cells
Akathisia
Restlessness, inability to sit or stand still
Alogia
Poverty of speech
Amnesia
No memory (temporary)
Anhedonia
Decreased pleasure
Anosmia
Impaired sense of smell
Apathy
No concern
Asociality
No socialization
Ataxia`
Unsteady gait / Uncoordinated movements
Avolition
No motivation
Cachexia
Muscle wasting
Catatonia
Odd posture and movement (aggressive;retarded)
Cenesthetic hallucination
Crawling sensation, something grows inside of you
Circumstantiality
Verbose but arrives to the point
Disenfranchised grief
Happens to people with socially unexpected loss (e.g., mistresses)
Dysautonomia
Dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system
Dysthymia
Mild to moderate depression
Dystonia
Involuntary muscle contraction
Echolalia
Repeating what others say
Echopraxia
Imitating other peopleβs action
Egodistonia
Person knows the truth and is uncomfortable about (e.g., closeted gays/lesbians)
Euthymia
Normal mood
Folie a deux
Normal mood
Halitosis
Bad breath
Hebephrenia (Disorganized Schizophrenia)
Weird behaviors (e.g., laughing suddenly or without a cause)
Hematemesis
Blood in vomit
Hypomania
Mild to moderate mania
Kleptomania
Compulsive stealing
Mallory-Weiss Syndrome
Laceration of the junction of the esophagus and stomach
Oniomania
Compulsive shopping
Mutism
Absent speech at all times
Onychophagia
Nail biting
Palilalia
Repeating the last word or syllable
Paranoia (disturbia)
Increased threat kahit wala
Perseveration
Repeating a word or phrase over and over again
Pica
Eating inedibles
Pseudoparkinsonism
Bradykinesia (cogwheel rigidity); shuffling gait
Relapse
Return of symptoms
Remission
Cured or recovered
Rumination
Constant negative thoughts
Rumination Disorder
Eat/drink their own vomit
Russelβs Sign
Teeth marks or wounds on the knuckles d/t induced vomiting or purging
Sour grape
(-) rationalization
Splitting
Viewing people as purely good or bad
Sweet lemons
(+) rationalization
Tangentiality
Verbose and does not answer the question
Tardive dyskinesia
Involuntary facial movements
Lip smacking
Tongue protrusion
Facial grimace
Can be IRREVERSIBLE
Trichotillomania
Hair pulling
Undifferentiated Schizophrenia
Paranoia + Catatonia + Hebephrenia
Verbigeration
Word salad random word with no connection
β-zineβ & β-peridolβ
FGA-First Generation Antipsychotics
(Typical Antipsychotics)
β-pineβ & β-peridoneβ
SGA-Second Generation Antipsychotics (Atypical Antipsychotics)
Aripiprazole (Abilify)
TGA-Third Generation Antipsychotics (Atypical Antipsychotics)
No Tardive Dyskinesia
1st line treatment
TGA-Third Generation Antipsychotics (Atypical Antipsychotics)
Decrease Dopa ONLY: Inc. S/E
FGA-First Generation Antipsychotics
(Typical Antipsychotics)
Balanced Dopa & Sero: Dec. S/E
Second line
SGA-Second Generation Antipsychotics (Atypical Antipsychotics)
β-xetineβ & β-lopramβ
SSRI- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
Anti-depressant
1st line
Newest
Fastest
Least S/E
SSRI- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
Indicated: GAD, OCD, PTSD
SSRI- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
2-3 weeks downtime
Best given AM (Insomnia)
S/E: Sexual dysfunction, Insomnia, Weight gain
A/E: Serotonin Syndrome (when combined with other antidepressant)
SSRI- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor
Anti-depressant:
2nd line
Oldest
Slowest
Most S/E
Elavil (Amitriptyline)
β-triptylineβ & β-pramineβ
Anti-depressant:
Indicated: Migraines
4-6 weeks downtime
Best given PM (Sedation)
S/E: Obesity, Anticholinergic effect, Sedation
A/E: Cardio toxicity (when combined with other antidepressant)
TCA- Tricyclic Antidepressants
Anti-depressant:
Last line
Lots of drug to drug and food interactions
Indicated: Parkinsonβs
2-4 weeks downtime
Best given PC (After meals or with meals) - GI Upset
MAOI- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor
Anti-depressant
S/E: Orthostatic Hypotension, GI upset
A/E: Hypertensive crisis (SBP= >180)
Combined w/ other antidepressant
Combined w/ Warfarin
Combined w/ OTC / NSAIDs (Acetaminophen)
Combined w/ Tyramine Rich foods
MAOI- Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor
Tyramine Rich Foods
Beans
Banana
Avocado
Cheddar Cheese
Soy sauce
Red wine
Eskalith, Lithobid, Lithium Carbonate, Lithium Salts
LITHIUM
Mood Stabilizer:
MOA: Unknown
Oral tablet- Maintenance
Parenteral- Loading dose
Preg Categ: X
2-6 weeks down time
TSL: 0.6-1.2 mEq/L (narrow therapeutic level = toxic)
Lithium