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1
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what is the thought process when speaker never gets to the point

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tangentiality

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what is the thought process when there is delay reaching the point, over-inclusion, and excessive details

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circumstantiality

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what is the thought process where ideas shift from one subject to another in completely unrelated ways

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loose associations

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what is the thought process with rapid verbalizations, play on words, where ideas tend to be connected

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flight of ideas

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what are ruminations

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mood-congruent concerns with anxiety/depression

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what is depersonalization

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feeling one is falling apart/fragmenting

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what is agnosia

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inability to recognize people/objects

-can be organic

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8
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what NT are MC implicated in mood disorders

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norepinephrine and serotonin

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In depression _____ is decreased. In mania it is increased

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dopamine

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What differentiates grief from depressive episode

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grief has no disturbance on self esteem, guilt, or worthlessness

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MC sign of MDD

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psychomotor retardation

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Symptoms of depression

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SIGECAPS+MOOD
Sleep disturbances
Interests- loss of pleasurable activities
Guilty
Energy loss
Concentration decreased
Appetite
Psychomotor slowing
Suicidal thoughts
MOOD depressed
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Bipolar I is

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manic episodes +/- MD episodes

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Symptoms of manic episode

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DIGFAST
Distractibility
Indiscretions (pleasureable activities)
Grandiosity
Flight of ideas
Activity increase
Sleep deficit
Talkative
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Bipolar 1 + MDD episode treatment

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Symbyax

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Bipolar II is

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hypomania + MDD

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17
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Rapid cyclers have

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> = 4 episodes of mood disturbances in prev 12 months

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18
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Mixed episodes of bipolar dx is

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criteria for manic and mdd episode met (except duration) met nearly every day during at least a 1 week period

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cyclothymic dx

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2+ years of hypomania and depression

20
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dysthymic dx

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2+ years of depressed mood- “low hum”

21
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Suicide assessment mnemonic

A 
SADPERSONS
S: sex   M>F to succeed, F more attempts
A: age  15-24 highest age group
D: depression       Inc risk 20x gen population
P: prior hx
E: EtOH/drug abuse
R: rational thinking loss
S: support system loss
O: organized plan
N: no signif other, divorced, widowed
S: sickness (terminal, AIDS, CA)

5+ have high risk

22
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Dx Adjustment disorder

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emotional response to stressful event
sxs within 3m of stressor- depression/anxiety
once stressor/consequences terminated sxs <6m
NOT bereavement

23
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TOC adjustment disorder

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psychotherapy, crisis intervention

24
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excessive worrying about number of events/activities more days than not with fatigue, muscle tension, sleep disturbances, palpitations

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Generalized Anxiety Disorder

25
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Tx generalized anxiety disorder

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Combo of CBT + meds (likely benzo prn)

26
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Tx generalized anxiety disorder with cognitive symptoms

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Buspar

27
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Tx generalized anxiety disorder with muscle tension, irritability, insomnia

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Effexor

28
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Tx generalized anxiety disorder with depression

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SSRI

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DOC panic disorder

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Alprazolam (Xanax) and Paroxetine (Paxil)

30
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Discrete period of intense fear with palpitations, SOB, sweating, and fear of losing control

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Panic attack

31
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marked fear/anxiety of 2+:
using public transport, being in open spaces, being in closed spaces, standing in line, being in a crowd, being outside of the home

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DX Agoraphobia

32
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TOC Agoraphobia

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CBT

Paroxetine

33
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acrophobia

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heights

34
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agoraphobia

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open places

35
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ailurophobia

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cats

36
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algophobia

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pain

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astraphobia

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thunderstorms

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claustrophobia

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enclosed spaces

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cynophobia

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dogs

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monophobia

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being alone

41
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mysophobia

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contaminations

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xenophobia

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strangers

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zoophobia

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animals

44
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TOC specific phobias

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exposure therapy/behavior

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