Psych mnemonics

Question 1

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - Infant deprivation

Answer 1

4 W’s

• Weak (failure to thrive)
• Wordless (poor language/social skills)
• Wary (lack of basic trust)
• Wanting (socially)

Question 2

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - AOx3

Answer 2

Alert & Oriented to Who, Where, When

Question 3

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - Hypnagogic

Answer 3

HypnaGOgic = hallucinations GOing to sleep

Question 4

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - Manic episode

Answer 4

DIGFAST

• Dissociation
• Impulsivity
• Grandiosity
• Flight of ideas
• increased Activity
• less Sleep
• Talkativeness

Question 5

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - MDD

Answer 5

SIGECAPS (5+/9)

• Sleep disturbances
• lack of Interest
• Guilt or worthlessness
• Energy loss
• Concentration problems
• Appetite
• Psychomotor retardation
• Suicidal ideation

Question 6

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - RF for suicide

Answer 6

SAD PERSONS

• Sex (F try more, M complete more)
• Age (Teen & Elderly)
• Depression
• Previous attempt (Biggest RF)
• Ethanol or drug use
• Rational thinking loss (psychosis)
• Sickness
• Organized plan
• No spouse or social suppo
• Stated future intent

Question 7

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - D/x of panic disorders

Answer 7

PANICS (at least 4):

• Palpitations, Paresthesias, dePersonalization
• Abdominal discomfort
• Nausea
• Intense fear of dying or losing control, lIghtheadedness
• Chills, Chest pain, Choking
• Shaking, Sweating, Shortness of breath

Question 8

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - PTSD symptoms

Answer 8

HARD:

• Hyperarousal
• Avoiding stessful stimuli
• Remembering & Reexiperiencing events
• Distress (modd changes)

Question 9

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - Personality disorders (cluster A)

Answer 9

Abnormal:
Abnormal accusations –> paranoid
Abnormally aloof –> schizoid
Abnormally awkward –> schizotypal

Question 10

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - Personality disorders (cluster B)

Answer 10

Boost:
Boosting your attitude --> antisocial
Boosting your emotions --> borderline
Boosting your looks --> Histrionic
Boosting yourself --> Narcissistic

Question 11

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - Personality disorders (cluster C)

Answer 11

Concerned:
Concerned for yourself –> avoidant
Concerned for things –> OCPD
Concerned about another –> dependant

Question 12

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - Wernicke encephalopathy triad

Answer 12

Drunk: △ Confusion, ataxia, ophthalmoplegia

Question 13

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - Korsakoff syndrome triad

Answer 13

Brain: △ Confabulations, memory loss, personality chagnes

Question 14

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - High potency antipsychotics vs Low potency antipsychotics

Answer 14

Try Flying High:
- Trifluoperazine, Fluphenazine, Haloperidol
Chilling This Low:
- Chlorpromazine, Thioridazine

Question 15

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - Extra Pyramidal Symptoms

Answer 15

ADAPT: T/t –> Benztropine
hrs to days –> Acute Dystonia
days to mos –> Akathisia, Parkinsonism
mos to yrs –> Tardative Dyskinesia

Question 16

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Answer 16

Malignant FEVER: T/t –> Dantrolene

• Myoglobinuria
• Fever
• Encephalopathy
• Vitals (unstable)
• Enzymes (inc)
• Rigidity

Question 17

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - Lithium S/E

Answer 17

LiTHIUM:
- Low Thyroid (hypothyroidism)
- Heart (ebstein's anomaly)
- Insipidus (nephrogenic DI)
- Unwanted Movement (Tremor)
or THEN:
- Tremor
- Hypothyroidism
- Ebstein's anomaly
- Nephrogenic DI

Question 18

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - Buspirone use

Answer 18

GAD on the Bus!

Question 19

Mnemonic:

Mnemonic - SSRIs

Answer 19

EXCIted FLying PAROt SEARches CITies for FLAVOr:

• Escitalopram
• Fluoxetine
• Paroxetine
• Sertraline
• Citalopram
• Flavoxetine