Psych (B+W) Flashcards

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What is a common side effect that SSRIs DONT have?

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impotence (rare)

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What are the more severe side efffects of TCAs?

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confusion
sedation (good for people with insomnia at night)
orthostatic hypotension
prolonged QRS

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What are the common side effects with MAOIs

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Serotonin syndrome (interaction with SSI, meperidine (demerol), pseudoephedrine)–> hyperthermia, muscle rigidity and altered mental status

Hypertensive crisis–malignant hyperthermia when ingested with foods rich in tyramine (wine and cheese)

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What are the SNRIs

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Mirtazapine and Duloxetine

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What is a side effect associated with Mirtazapine?

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agranulocytosis

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what is required to diagnose MDD?

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two depressive episodes >2 weeks each, separated by 2 months

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What is dysthymic disorder?

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steady depressive sx for at least 2 years (if major depressive episode occurs during the 2 yrs, then the Dx is MDD rather than dysthymic disorder

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What is the treatment for dysthymic disorder?

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Same as MDD

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How distinguish bereavement from MDD?

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Bereavement has to be <2months

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What drug toxicities should you consider in a patient who may have bipolar disorder?

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cocaine, amphetamine

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What is the difference between a manic episode and a hypomanic episode?

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manic cause significant disability, hypomanic have the same sx but do not cause a significant disability

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What are the diagnostic clues for bipolar disorder

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  1. manic episodes causing significant disability

2. episode lasting at least 1 week, abrupt, not continuous

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What is the difference between Bipolar I, bipolar II and rapid cycling

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Bipolar 1 : manic episode with or without depressive episodes (often depression before mania)

Bipolar 2: depressive episodes with hypomanic episodes and NO manic episodes

Rapid cycling: four episodes (depressive, manic or mixed) in 12 months, **can be precipitated by antidepressants

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What are the first line treatments for bipolar disorder?

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Valproate and lithium

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What is a common side effect with Valproate and carbamazepine?

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blood dyscrasias

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What are symptoms of lithium toxicity?

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tremor

polyuria from nephrogenic DI

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What drugs are commonly the cause of drug induced mania?

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cocaine

amphetamines

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An ECG arrhytmia or ischemia in a young person should make you suspicious of what?

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Drug induced mania (also tachy, HTN, dilated pupils)

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How treat drug-induced mania?

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Ca-channel blockers for acute autonomic sx (drug programs are better for the long-term)

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What are the hallmark symptoms of psychosis?

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hallucinations and delusions

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How treat someone with psychosis who has compliance issues?

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depot of Haldol which administers a 1mo supply of drug in a IM injection

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What are examples of negative symptoms?

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flat or lack of affect, avolition, alogia (poverty of speech)

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What are positive symptoms?

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hallucinations and delusions

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What are the timelines for schizophrenia vs. schizophreniform vs. brief psychotic disorder?

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Brief psychotic disorder - 1d to 1mo
Schizophreniform - 1-6mo
Schizophrenia - >6mo continuous

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What is a delusional disorder?

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non-bizarre delusion, i.e. things that are possible, like a cheating spouse, etc, WITHOUT hallucinations, disorganized speech or behavior

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What kind of hallucinations do LSD and PCP cause?

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primarily visual, taste, touch or olfactory

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what drugs cause paranoid delusions and feeling like bugs are crawling on your skin?

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cocaine and amphetamines

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what drug can cause psychosis and mood disturbances early in the course of therapy?

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corticosteroids

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What has a higher potency, chlorpromazine or haloperidol?

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haloperidol

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What are the adverse effects of haldol?

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decreased anticholinergic effects, increased movement effects

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what are the adverse effects of chlorpromazine?

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increased anticholinergic effects (ch in this and chlorpromazine), and decreased movement effects

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What are the adverse effects with Clozapine

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1% incidence of agranulocytosis–> weekly CBC

lowers seizure threshold

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What are the side effects of Risperidone?

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  • rare movement disorders (though can occur at high doses)

- new onset diabetes

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What are the side effects of Olanzapine, quetiapine, ziprasidone and aripiprazole?

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  • new onset diabetes

- ziprasidone and aripiprazole can cause LESS weight gain

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How long does a panic disorder attack usually last?

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escalate for 10 mins, remain for ~30 mins (rare to last over an hour)

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If a young pt with symptoms of an MI presents, what dx should you consider?

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panic disorder

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How dx panic disorder?

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dx of exclusion of medical condition and drug abuse

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Treatment options for panic disorder?

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SSRIs
SNRIs
TCAs
cog/behav tx
respiratory relaxation training
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What is acute dystonia? How long does it last?

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sustained muscle spasm anywhere in body but often in neck (torticollis), jaw or back
lasts 4hrs–> 4days

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Tx for acute dystonia?

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immediate IV diphenhydramine

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What is parkinsonism? Time course?

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cogwheel rigidity, shuffling gait, resting tremor

4days–>4months

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what is the tx for parkinsonism?

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benztropine (anticholinergic)

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What is tardive dyskinesia? time course?

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involuntary, irregular movements of head, tongue, lips, limbs and trunk
4mo–>4yrs

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Tx for tardive dyskinesia?

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immediately change meds or decrease doses b/c effects are often permanent

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What is akathisia? time course

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Subjective sense of discomfort that leads to restlessness (pacing, sitting down and getting up)
Any Time

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Tx for akathisia?

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lower medication doses

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What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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life threatening muscle rigidity with fever, increase BP and HR, rhabdomyolysis over 1-3 days
Labs: increased WBC, CK, transaminases, myoglobin and myoglobinuria

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Tx for neuroleptic malignant syndrome?

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Supportive, stop drug and give dantrolene (which inhibits calcium release into cells), cool patient to prevent hypoxia

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What is agoraphobia?

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fear of being in situations where escaping would be very difficult should a panic attack arise

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What is the treatment for phobias?

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Beta-blockers for prophylaxis

Exposure desensitization: exposure to noxious stimulis in increments while undergoing concurrent relaxation

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What is the difference between obsessions and compulsions?

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obsessions = recurrent thought
compulsions = recurrent act

obsessive thought causes anxiety and the compulsion is a way of temporarily relieving the anxiety

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What is the difference between OCD and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?

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OCD - aware/recognize the absurdity

OC personality disorder - don’t see anything wrong with compulsion

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Treatment for OCD?

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SSRIs or clomipramine, CBT in which patient is forced to overcome the behavior

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What are some of the hallmark symptoms of PTSD?

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  • reliving initial incident via conscious thoughts or dreams
  • avoiding public places and activities
  • depression, moodiness, difficulty sleeping and concentrating
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What is the difference between Acute Stress Disorder and PTSD?

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Acute stress disorder also requires a traumatic incident, but sx are more immediate (within 4 wks of event) and last <4wks time

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Tx for PTSD?

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SSRIs are first line

**watch out re Benzos b/c there is a high association between substance abuse and PTSD

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What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

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worry for most days for at least 6 months

  • irritable, inability to concentrate, insomnia, fatigue, restlessness
  • need evidence of social dyfucntion (ex. poor school grades, mental stagnation, etc.)
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Tx for GAD?

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psychotherapy because problem is chronic
CBT
Biofeedback and relaxation techniques
Pharm: Buspirone, B-blockers for peripheral sx like tachycardia, but doesn’t address the worry)

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What is a general symptom of personality disorders?

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pervasive pattern of maladaptive behavior causing functional impairment
consistent behavior often traced to childhood
-pts usually don’t see anything wrong with their behavior

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What are ego defenses?

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unconscious mental processes that individuals resort to in order to quell inner conflicts and anxiety that are inacceptable to the ego (ex. denial and projection)

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What are Cluster A personality disorders?

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Paranoid, schizoid and schixotypal (weird or eccentric)

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What are Cluster B personality disorders?

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Borderline, antisocial, histrionic and narcissistic (dramatic, wild and aggressive)

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What are Cluster C personality disorders?

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Avoidant, dependent, and obsessive compulsive (shy and nervous)

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What is acting out

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transforming unacceptable feeling into actions, ex. tantrum

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What is displacement?

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redirection of some emotion from a real source to a substitute person or object

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What is introjection?

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identifying with some idea or object so deeply that it becomes a part of that person

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What is projection?

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attributing unacceptable thoughts, feelings, behaviors and motives to others

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Paranoid personality disorder characteristics?

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  • negatively interpret actions and words of others
  • often use projection as ego defense (attribute to other people impulses and thoughts that are unacceptable to self)
  • do not hold fixed delusions or have hallucinations
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Schizoid personality disorder

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-socially withdrawn, introverted
-don’t feel need to form close emotional ties with others
-can recognize reality
(D for distant)

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Schizotypal personality disorder

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Believe in concepts not considered real by rest of society/culture (magiv, vlairvoyance)

  • Ego defense: fantasy
  • no necessarily psychotic
  • usually socially isolated
  • often related to schizophrenics
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Antisocial personality disorder

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violate rights of others, break law
Dx: have to have exhibited behavior BY age 15, BUT have to BE at least 18 for Dx
DDx = conduct disorder which is bad behavior dx in kids

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Borderline

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  • volatile emotionally
  • Ego defense: splitting
  • self-destructive behavior
  • can disassociate: forget negative experiences by covering them up with overly exuberant positive behavior
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Histrionic

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  • require everyone’s attention

- use disassociation and repression (block feelings unconsciously)

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What is the difference between repression and supression?

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Repression = blocking feelings consciously
Supression = consciously blocking feelings
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Narcissistic

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feeling entitled, because they are the best ande veryone else in inferior
handle criticism poorly

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Dependent personality disorder

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can’t do much on own, can’t be alone

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Avoidant personality disorder

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Feel inadequate, very sensitive to negative comments

Reluctant to try new things for fear of embarassment

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Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder

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preoccupied with detail

Isolation is a common ego defense

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What is rationalization?

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making the unreasonable seem acceptable (ex. if you get fired, saying that you wanted to quit anyway)

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What is Reaction formation

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setting aside unconscious feelings and expressing the exact opposite feelings (showing extra affection for someone you hate)

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What is Sublimation?

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taking instinctual drives (ex. sex) and funneling that energy into a socially acceptable action (studying) behavior or emotion

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What is the difference between factitious disorder and malingering?

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Factitious disorder = consciously faking or manipulating sx to ‘assume the sick role’ but not for material gain
Malingering = consciously faking sx for material gain

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Munchhausen is an example of what kind of disorder?

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Factitious Disorder

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What is somatoform Disorder?

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ex. female pt with problems starting before age 30 w/history of frequent visits to the doctor for countless procedures and operations (often exploratory) and h/o abusive or failed relationships

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treatment for somatoform disorder

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continuity of care, regular appointments so pt can express sx, perform phys exam but don’t order labs, eventually suggest psych

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What is conversion disorder?

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neuro sx, not consciously faked
sensory defecits usually fail to correspond to a known pathway
Dx: identify a stressor that preciptated the sx and exclude an adequate medical illness
**some of these patients may be found to have a non-psychiatric cause of illness

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Hypochondriasis

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preocupation with dz, misinterprets sx as suggestive of something serious

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Body dysmorphic disorder definition? Tx?

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concern with body, usually 1 feature, imagines defecits that other people don’t see, exagerrate any slight imperfections if present
Tx = SSRIs

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Autism

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pervasive developmental disorder that covers many areas of development from language, social interaction to emotional reactivity

  • child is ‘living in own world’
  • sx begin by age 3
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Aspergers

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autism without language impairment

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Depression in kids and teens

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kids: can be hyperactive and aggressive
teens: can show boredom, irritability, openly antisocial behavior
+ adult sx

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Sx of Separation anxiety and Tx

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sleep disturbance and somatic sx during times of separation (headache, upset stomach)
Tx: desensitizing, imipramine sometimes used

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Tx for ADHD?

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methylphenidate, amphetamine (Ritalin, Concerta, Adderal)

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Tourette’s Dx

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require a motor tic and vocal tic for >1yr

vocal tics are usually obscene

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Tx for Tourette’s

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Haldol

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Anorexia Dx

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<85% expected body weight
Amenorrhea secondary to weight loss
restrictive eating
need to monitor electrolytes to prevent cardiac sx

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Bulemia

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binge eating and purging
more common than anorexia
can have nml appearance
Abrasion over knuckles and dental erosion

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Cocaine/amphetamine withdrawal sx

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hypersomnolence, dysphoria, increased appetite

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Tx for Cocaine and amphetamines

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Beta blockers for seizures and BP HR control

Ca channel blockers for ischemia

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Heroin intoxication sx

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decreased consciousness
pinpoint pupils
respiratory depression

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Heroin withdrawal sx

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nausea/vomiting
pupillary dilation
insomnia

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Tx for Heroin

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Naloxone to reverse acute intoxication

Withdrawal tx with a methadone taper

103
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Benzo and Barbiturates intox sx

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respiratory and cardiac depression

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Benzo and Barbiturates withdrawal

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agitation
anxiety
delerium

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Tx for Barb/Benzo intox

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ABCs
charcoal to reduce absorption
Flumazenil to reverse benzos acutely (but can cause seizures)

106
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Sx and Tx for PCP intoxication

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Intense psychosis, violence, rhabdo, hyperthermia

Tx: supportive, benzos or haldol for psychosis
acidify urine with ammonium chloride and ascorbic acid

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Sx of LSD intox

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enhanced sensation: richer colors, music more profound, tastes heightened

tx = supportive

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What is Dissociative disorder? What are the main symptoms?

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possess different personalities that can each take control at a given time (key is shifting identities)

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What is adjustment disorder? What are the main symptoms?

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behavioral or emotional sx that occurs in response to stressful life events in excess of what is normal
-has a catch-all quality
Sx within 3 months of stressor and has to disappear within 6 months of disappearance of stressor
(bereavement is not adjustment disorder, they are separate)

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What is the hallmark of impulse control disorders?

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cannot resist certain actions, feel anxiety before action and gratification afterwards

111
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do kleptomaniacs feel guilty about stealing?

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Yes!

112
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Tx for Narcolepsy?

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stimulants like methylphenidate or pemoline

113
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What are associations and complications of sleep apnea?

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assoc: hyperthyroidism
complications: pulmonary HTN

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Sx of pickwickian syndrome

A

somnolence, obesity and erythrocytosis

pathophys: weight of adipose on lungs and abdomen cause chronic alveolar hypoventilation

115
Q

What are night terrors? When do they occur during sleep?

A

not fully awake, sit up suddenly in bed with sweating, tachycardia, feeling frightened
-arises during NREM sleep

116
Q

When do nightmares occur?

A

REM sleep
usually after an emotional event
fully awake and can recall nightmare events
assoc with drugs

117
Q

When does sleepwalking occur?

A

during NREM sleep

118
Q

Sx of restless leg syndrome

A

irresistible urge to move limbs, commonly causes limb jerking movements during sleep that disrupts sleep stages

Tx: dopamine agonist and tx of underlying causes, like thyroid replacement

119
Q

What test is important to do 3 months after starting Olanzapine?

A

Fasting glucose and lipids

120
Q

Dx of delusional disorder?

A

non-bizarre fixed delusions for at least 1 month
doesn’t meet schizophrenia criteria
functioning in life not significantly impaired

121
Q

What drug is used to treat social anxiety disorder?

A

Paroxetine (Paxil)

122
Q

What medication can lead to seizures if it is stopped too abruptly?

A

Xanax aka Alprazolam

123
Q

Treatment for performance social anxiety?

A

Propranolol

124
Q

What blood tests should be done before lithium is started?

A
  • creatinine

- thyroid function tests

125
Q

What is the most common side effect of methylphenidate?

A

Decreased appetite

126
Q

What is the mechanism of acamprosate?

A

increases GABA, decreases glutamate

–> decreased cravings

127
Q

What are the symptoms of Wernicke encephalopathy?

A
Acute thiamine deficiency leads to:
C: reversible Confusion
O: Ophthalmoplegia (CN6 palsy)
A: Ataxia
T: Thought disturbances

Tx = IV Thiamine

128
Q

What is Korsakoff psychosis?

A

chronic thiamine deficiency

  • irreversible retrograde/anterograde amnesia
  • confabulations
129
Q

What is the treatment for delusional disorder?

A

Psychotherapy

130
Q

If a patient with MDD fails a SSRI, what is the next drug treatment?

A

a different SSRI, then switch to a different drug class

131
Q

What is trazodone primarily used for?

A

insomnia related to depression

132
Q

What defecits can lithium cause in the 2nd and 3rd trimesters?

A

Goiter

Transient neonatal neuromuscular dysfunction

133
Q

What is the treatment for alcohol withdrawal?

A

Lorazepam

134
Q

What is the treatment for GAD?

A

SSRI (escitalopram) + CBT

135
Q

what is the difference between childhood disintegrative disorder and Rett syndrome?

A

Rett girls> boys, CDD boys> girls

CDD has similar loss of previously acquired skills, but CDD has no decreased head growth or hand wringing

136
Q

Treatment for rapid cyclers?

A

Carbamazepine

137
Q

Treatment for Panic Disorder?

A

high dose SSRI for 8-12 months + CBT

Short term Benzos for immediate relief from attacks

138
Q

Treatment for social phobia

A

SSRI (paroxetine) + CBT

139
Q

How distinguish normal stress reaction?

A

may be stressed and have decreased sleep, but does not cause any functional impairment

140
Q

What is a requirement for hospice?

A

prognosis of <6 months

141
Q

treatment for hoarding?

A

CBT and SSRI

142
Q

difference between somatization and conversion patients?

A

somatization patients are concerned about their condition, conversion pts don’t care

143
Q

Hypochondriasis time frame?

A

> 6 months

144
Q

Ddx Somatization from Hypochondriasis?

A

Hypochondriacs are worried about ONE thing, specific disease

145
Q

Treatment for body dysmorphic disorder

A

CBT + SSRI

146
Q

brain fag

A

headache, fatigue, and visual disturbances in African male student

147
Q

How dx delerium?

A

abnormal EEG

148
Q

if parents refuse therapy for their child that is non-emergent but potentially fatal what is the next step?

A

court order

if emergent, proceed with tx

149
Q

teen with behavioral changes, next step?

A

utox

150
Q

Anti H2

A

sedation and weight gain

151
Q

Anti A1

A

orthostatic hypotension

sexual dysfunction

152
Q

Anti muscarinic

A

dry mouth, blurry vision, constipation, urinary retention, exacerbates Alzheimers

153
Q

anti D2

A

anti psychosis, EPS, increased prolactin

154
Q

Anti 5-HT1c

A

weight gain

155
Q

5-HT2

A

agitation, akathisia

156
Q

5-HT3

A

diarrhea, nausea + vomiting

157
Q

What are drugs that when combined with SSRIs can cause Serotonin syndrome?

A

MAOi, OTC cough meds, Linezolid

158
Q

What are drugs that when combined with MAOis can cause Serotonin syndrome

A

meperidine

MDMA/MDEA

159
Q

treatment for serotonin syndrome?

A

cyproheptadine or BDZ

160
Q

EPS Tx?

A

acute dystonia–> benztropine or diphenhydramine
akathisia–> B blockers or BDZ
Parkinsonism–> levodopa or amantadine

161
Q

What are the teratogenic defects caused by TCAs and BDZs?

A

TCAs: limb defects
BDZ: cleft palate and FAS facies

162
Q

which SSRI has the fewest withdrawal sx?

A

Fluoxetine (Prozac) bc has the longest half life

163
Q

Which SSRI has the most withdrawal sx?

A

Paroxetine (Paxil) due to shortest half life and most anticholinergic side effects

164
Q

Fluvoxamine is used to treat what?

A

OCD

165
Q

what is the treatment for TCA OD?

A

NaHCo3

166
Q

what is the only antidepressant that can cause EPS?

A

Amoxapine (Asendin)

167
Q

Clomipramine major side effect?

A

very sedating, tx for OCD

168
Q

What are MAOis primarily used to treat?

A

atypical depression

169
Q

which type of antipsychotics are better for negative sx

A

atypicals (2nd gen) are better for negative psychotic sx

170
Q

which antipsychotic most likely causes increased prolactin and dystonic reactions

A

Risperidone (Risperdal)

171
Q

Likely cause if patient says Ziprasidone isn’t working?

A

patient wasn’t eating, food is required to activate Geodon in the body

172
Q

if someone on lithium has a blood level > 4.0, what is the next step?

A

hemodialysis

173
Q

Treatment for someone on lithium with HTN?

A

Ca channel blocker

174
Q

treatment for barbiturate overdose

A

IV NaHCO3

175
Q

Benadryl has what kind of side effects?

A

anti-cholinergic

176
Q

What is Propranolol used to treat?

A

panic attacks, performance anxiety and akathisia

177
Q

patient has sx of schizophrenia, depression and bipolar 1 disease and is older, think…?

A

vascular dementia x frontal lobe infarct

178
Q

How does DA and 5-HT relate to libido?

A

DA increases libido

5-HT decreases libido

179
Q

sildafenil is what kind of drug?

A

PDE5-inhibitor

180
Q

During what stage of sleep does sleepwalking, bedwetting and sleep terrors occur?

A

delta, stage 3-4

181
Q

What is the difference between acute and chronic insomnia?

A

acute is less than a month, chronic is more than a month

182
Q

What is Keine-Levin syndrome?

A

excess daytime sleepiness, aggression, hyperphagia, hypersexuality

183
Q

What is the treatment for cataplexy?

A

Oxybate

184
Q

What is delayed sleep phase disorder? tx?

A

sleep onset and awakening are delayed, nml duration/quality

tx: bright light phototherapy in AM, melatonin in evening

185
Q

What is advanced sleep phase disorder?

A

sleep onset and awakening are early, normal duration and quality
tx: bright light therapy in the evening

186
Q

tx for nightmares

A

image rehearsal therapy

if severe, antidepressants

187
Q

REM sleep disorder: sx and tx

A

Sx: dream enactment (talking, yelling, etc) that often presents as injury to pt or bed parter

tx: clonazepam

188
Q

Restless leg syndrome
causes
Sx

A

irresistible urge to move one’s legs while going to sleep

Cause: pregnancy, anemia, renal failure, metabolic disturbances

189
Q

What is the treatment for pseudodementia?

A

supportive psychotherapy + low dose antidepressants

depression + low appetite + insomnia–> mirtazapine

190
Q

How long does normal grief last?

A

<2 months, illusions but no delusions, hallucinations or SI

191
Q

what side effects of anti-depressants are more commonly seen in elderly?

A

anticholinergic

192
Q

What kind of drug is meperedine?

A

opioid

193
Q

Tx for opiate OD?

A

naloxone

194
Q

Tx for opiate withdrawal

A

Clonidine

195
Q

what is the best treatment for heroin addiction?

A

methadone

196
Q

Teeth grinding is associated with what drug?

A

Ecstasy/MDMA

197
Q

what is dissociative amnesia?

A

1+ episode of inability to recall personal information ,not due to tTBI, medication condition, substance abuse or ordinary amneisa

198
Q

Tx for dissociative amenisa?

A

psychotherapy, most acute cases return to normal after min-days
lorazepam or amobarbital often used to help pt talk freely during interview

199
Q

What is dissociative fugue?

A

sudden, unexpected travel away from home and inability to recall one’s past

200
Q

Dissociative fugue vs. amnesia?

A

DA pts are aware of what they can’t seem to remember, DF don’t acknowledge the amnesia

201
Q

Dissociative fugue vs. transient global amnesia

A

DA pts show loss of identity, global amnesia have difficulty with more recent events but identity remains intact

202
Q

Delirium cause: focal neuro sx

A

CVA/Mass lesion

dx brain CT/MRI

203
Q

Delirium cause? increased BP and papilledema

A

HTN encephalopathy

dx brain CT/MRI

204
Q

Delirium cause? increased HR and dilated pupils

A

drug intox

dx: utox

205
Q

Delirium cause? increased HR, tremor and thyromegaly

A

Thyrotoxicosis

Dx TSH and t4 levels

206
Q

Delirium cause? increased ammonia?

A

Hepatic encephalopathy

tx lactulose adn neomycin

207
Q

Dementia cause: obesity, coarse hair, constipation and cold intolerance?

A

Hypothyroidism, reversible

Dx: TSH and T4 levels

208
Q

Dementia cause: diminished position and vibration sense?

A

decreased B12

Dx: B12 levels

209
Q

Dementia cause: diminished position and vibration sense, pupil accommodates but doesn’t respond to light

A

Neurosyphilis

Dx: CSF FTA-ABs or VDRL levels

210
Q

Dementia cause: tremor, increased LFTs, corneal rings?

A

Wilson dz

dx: decreased serum ceruloplasmin levels

211
Q

Diagnosis? waxing and waning Parkinsonism, VH, and antipsychotic sensitivity?

A

Lew Body dementia

212
Q

treatment for adjustment disorder?

A

psychotherapy

213
Q

side effect of Lamotrigine?

A

stevens-johnson

214
Q

side effect of nefazodone?

A

hepatotoxicity

215
Q

side effect of carbamazepine?

A

anemia, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia

216
Q

symptoms of myocarditis?

A

eosinophilia, fever, tachycardia fatigue

decreased EF, increased cardiac enzymes, eKG changes

217
Q

myoclonus is associated with what adverse drug reaction?

A

serotonin syndrome

218
Q

lihtium toxicity symptoms usually begin above what level?

A

1.5

219
Q

what is a distinctive feature of acute stress disorder?

A

dissociation aka losing track of time

220
Q

low iron and magnesium are associated with what disorder?

A

restless leg syndrome

221
Q

night terrors vs. nightmares

A

NTs: first 1/3 of night, shout/paralysis, no memory in AM

222
Q

Enuresis nml until what age?

A

5yo

223
Q

Encopresis nml until what age?

A

4yo

224
Q

refeeding syndrome is associated with what metabolic abnormality?

A

decreased phosphorus

225
Q

Dx: confusion/delirium, lethargy, constipation, abdominal pain, polyuria

A

hypercalcemia

226
Q

what psych drugs can cause hyponatremia?

A

SSRIs and carbamazepine

227
Q

lesions in what part of the brain can cause hypomania or mania?

A

R frontal lobe lesions

228
Q

olfactory hallucinations are associated with what illness?

A

temporal lobe epilepsy

229
Q

What psych sx? interferon

A

depression

230
Q

What psych sx? Beta-blockers

A

depression

231
Q

What psych sx? Corticosteroids

A

hypomania, depression, psychosis and mania *not associated with ‘roid rage which is from anabolic steroids

232
Q

What psych sx? Dopaminergic antiparkinson meds

A

psychosis

233
Q

What psych sx? Dopaminergic antiemetics like prochlorperazinea and metoclopramide

A

psychosis

234
Q

What psych sx? Anticholinergic meds like diphenhydramine, benztropine

A

precipitate or worsen delirium

235
Q

What psych sx? Meperidine

A

precipitate or worsen delirium

236
Q

What psych condition is prazosin used for?

A

at bedtime for PTSD related nightares

237
Q

What is buproprion used for?

A
  • depressed pts who need to quit smoking
  • depressed pts thought to have bipolar disorder
  • sexual s/e from SSRIs
238
Q

what med for patients with neurovegetative sx of depression (decreased sleep and appetitie)?

A

Mirtazapine

239
Q

Contraindications: Buproprion

A

pts with seizure disorders and eating disorders

240
Q

Contraindications: Valproic acid

A

pregnant women (neural tube defects)

241
Q

Contraindications: Carbamazepine

A

pregnant women (neural tube defects)

242
Q

Delusional disorder: time frame? functional impairment?

A

> 1 month, withOUT functional impairment

243
Q

treatment for cocaine withdrawal

A

Buproprion

244
Q

characteristics of insomnia?

A

decreased sleep duration or quality

245
Q

what drug decreases alcohol cravings?

A

naltrexone

246
Q

When do you NOT want to give Haldol?

A

alcohol withdrawal, can decrease seizure threshold