Psych Exam 1 Flashcards
Neurotransmitter - comes from tryptophan
Serotonin
Neurotransmitter - inhibitory & excitatory
Acetylcholine
Neurotransmitter in schizophrenia
> dopamine, possible serotonin
Therapy that involves pt’s interaction w/ one another to practice relationship skills, give feedback on behavior, and work cooperatively
Milieu Therapy
Neurotransmitter - sexual behavior, emotions, regulation of temp, food intake, pain control, sleep/wake
Serotonin
Professional who assists pt’s w/ job seeking or retention skills and completing educational goals
Vocational Rehab Therapist
The ability of pts, families, & groups to meet the emotional, behavioral, & social demands of life
Psychosocial Integrity
Professional who diagnoses the disorder & prescribes medical treatment
Psychiatrist
Professional who helps pts find constructive activities for their leisure time
Recreation Therapist
Neurotransmitters in Alzheimer’s
< Acetylcholine
Neurotransmitters in depression
< Serotonin & norepi
Neurotransmitters in anxiety
<GABA; possibly epi, norepi, serotonin
Allows person to function well, controls action & perception, develop muually satisfying relationships, mediate ID & superego
Ego
Neurotransmitter - sleep/wake, signal muscles to be active, attention, memory
Acetylcholine
Neurotransmitter - interrupts electrical impulse @ synaptic cleft producting a slowing of body activity
> GABA
Neurotransmitter - increased in anxiety & epilepsy
< GABA
Neurotransmitter - connected to delusions, hallucinations, withdrawn behavior
Serotonin
Neurotransmitter - pleasure, motivation, cognition, complex movement, emotional responses
Dopamine
Neurotransmitter - synthesized from tyrosine
Dopamine
Neurotransmitter - invovled in Schizophrenia & Parkinson’s
Dopamine
Neurotransmitter - attention, learning, memory, sleep/wake, anxiety, mood
Norepinephrine
Neurotransmitter - gastric acid & cardiac stimulation, alterness, allergic reactions
Histamine
Most common neurotransmitter
Norepinephrine
Unconscious cognitive distortions that help a person to maintiain their self-esteem, sense of control, & coping with stress
Defense Mechanisms
Seeks instant gratification, no regard for rules, unorganized reservoir of energy
ID
Based on pt’s unconscious thoughts and memories as the basis of mental illness to protect the pt from harful memories or forbidden desires
Psychoanalytic Theory (Freud)
Neurotransmitter - excitatory amino acid
Glutamate
Professional who assists w/ discharge planning and community referrals, psychotherapy;
works w/ families/significant others
Social Worker
Moral & ethical, follows rules & regulations
Superego
Inhibitory amino acid
GABA
Health conditions characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior which include some type of distress and/or impaired functioning
Mental Illness
Professional that focuses on ways to improve the functional ability of pts using creatve activities in the tx or rehab of disabled people
Occupational Therapist
Axis I
Major Mental Disorders
Group not run by a professional - all members struggling w/ the same problem
Self-Help Group
Provide connections & empathy
accepts & reinforces strengths while decreasing anxiety
Support Group
Avoid doing harm to pts
Non-maleficence
Pt goes off topic and does not give info requested
Tangential Thinking
Pt’s general pervasive and sustained emotional state
Mood
Use of TV, newspapers, & magazines to help with cognitive defects
Education Group
Mood stabilizer that functions at the intracellular level, NOT the synapse
Lithium (Antimanic)
Group that helps pts analyze and enhance their interpersonal functioning
Psychotherapy Group
Med - blocks dopamine receptors in certain areas of the brain; many side effects
Typical Antipsychotics
Pt gives excessive and unnecessary details before getting to the point
Circumstantial Thinking
Making up words
Neologism
Meds that treat psychotic symptoms - hallucinations, delusions, illusions, paranoid thinking, poor reality
Antipsychotics/Neurolyptics
The ability to understand the situation correctly and accept responsibility for it
Insight
False sensory perceptions that the person is experiencing w/o actual stimuli
Hallucinations
Pt may be fearful and not want to interact
Suspicious Attitude