Psych Flashcards
- Fixed, false belief Persecutory most common Schizophrenia
- bipolar beliefs lasting >1 month
Delusions
Delusions treatment:
Atypical Antipsychotic Agents
- Cluster B personality disorder
- F > M
- Splitting Unstable mood and relationships Self-mutilation
- Increased suicide risk
Treatment
- Psychotherapy
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
- Sx duration > 1 month
- Persistent re-experiencing of event
- Persistently ↑ arousal
- Avoidance of stimuli
- ↑ Risk for suicide, substance abuse
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- history of taking typical (1st generation) antipsychotic medication
PE will show:
- repetitive facial movements (chewing, lip smacking)
Treatment:
- stopping the offending drug
Tardive Dyskinesia
What are first-line treatment options for a patient with acute mania?
- Mood stabilizer (e.g., lithium, valproic acid)
or
- atypical antipsychotic medication (e.g., olanzapine, quetiapine).
treatment for patients with debilitating anxiety related to performance situations?
Propranolol.
Pediatric version of antisocial personality disorder Violating human rights of others
Conduct Disorder
Depression Symptoms SIG E CAPS
- Sleep (insomnia/hypersomnia)
- Interest (anhedonia)
- Guilt (worthlessness)
- Energy (fatigue)
- lack Cognition/Concentration
- Appetite (wt. loss); usually declined, occasionally increased
- Psychomotor retardation or agitation (restlessness or slowness)
- Suicidality (thoughts of death)
Excessive/unreasonable fear interfering with normal function for > 6 months Focused, detailed history Provocation: specific feared object/situation exposure Leads to avoidance behavior Not better explained by another disorder Management includes medications, behavioral modification, and desensitization therapy
Phobia
PE will show respiratory depression, sedation, miosis, hyporeflexia, bradycardia, hypotension, hypothermia Diagnostics may show prolonged QTc interval
Opioid Toxicity
Opioid Toxicity management:
stabilization naloxone
treatment for delusional dissorder:
aripripazole
When taking olazanpine you must monitor:
Lipid Profile
___________is contraindicated to use in patients with a history of bullimia nervosa becyase it can cause seizures
Bupropion
Patient with a history of binge eating followed by purging via forced vomiting, purging via laxative abuse, driven exercise or fasting
Bulimia Nervosa
PE will show dental erosions and calloused knuckles
Bulimia Nervosa
Diagnosis is made by one episode of binge eating with inappropriate compensatory behavior per week for a minimum of three months in a patient whose self-evaluation is unduly influenced by body shape or weight
Bulimia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa treatment
psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and antidepressants
Lifelong, recurrent mood episodes of either mood pole Mania, hypomania Inflated self esteem Decreased need for sleep Pressured speech Flight of ideas Excessive pleasurable activity
Bipolar disorder
Excessive worry Persistent symptoms Difficult to control feelings Symptoms last over six months Treat with CBT, SSRI
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
≥ 2 symptoms: Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior, negative symptoms
Schizophrenia
Duration: Brief psychotic disorder:
< 1 month
Duration Schizophrenia:
> 6 months
Duration Schizophreniform disorder:
1–6 months
psychosis + mania or depression=
Schizoaffective disorder
History of excessive dieting, purging, body image disturbance, and fear of weight gain Complaining of amenorrhea PE will show > 15% below ideal body weight, lanugo, osteoporosis Treatment is behavioral therapy Comments: Patient will be in denial of illness
Anorexia Nervosa