Psychiatric disorder vs physical illness

Question 1

a diagnosable psychiatric condition can not be what?

Answer 1

caused by a physical ailment

Question 2

what is an axis I evaluation?

Answer 2

clinical disorders and other conditions that may be the focus of clinical attention

Question 3

what is an axis II eval?

Answer 3

personality disorders and mental retardation: considered more long standing

Question 4

what is an axis III eval?

Answer 4

general medical conditions: it may be causative, the result of a mental disorder or unrelated

Question 5

what is an axis IV eval?

Answer 5

psychosocial stressors and environmental stressors: contribute to development or exacerbation of the disorder

Question 6

what is an axis V eval?

Answer 6

global assessment of functioning scale: includes occupational, social and psychological functioning

Question 7

what is freud’s “eros” drive?

Answer 7

creative

sex

Question 8

what is freud’s “thanatos” drive?

Answer 8

destructive

aggression

Question 9

what are freud’s psychosexual phases?

Answer 9

oral -1yr
anal -3yr
phallic -6yr
latency -12yr
genital -death

Question 10

what is the crisis of the oral stage?

Answer 10

weaning

Question 11

what is the crisis of the anal stage?

Answer 11

toilet training (become anal expulsive-messy, or anal-retentive-clean)

Question 12

what is the crisis of the phallic stage?

Answer 12

castration anxiety causes them to focus their attention on women other than their mother

Question 13

what is the crisis of the latency stage?

Answer 13

developing defense mechanisms

Question 14

what is the crisis of the genital stage?

Answer 14

reaching full sexual development

Question 15

which part of the mind is responsible for “keeping the peace” between the ID and the SUPEREGO?

Answer 15

ego

Question 16

which part of the mind dominates in ppl who are impulsive?

Answer 16

the id

Question 17

which part of the mind dominates in ppl who are overly controlled?

Answer 17

superego

Question 18

what is a defense mechanism?

Answer 18

unconcious strategies the mind uses to protect itself from anxiety by denying and distorting reality in some way

Question 19

what is the problem with personality disorders?

Answer 19

they are unwilling to part with their defense mechanisms (because they have worked)-use these mechanisms to extremes

Question 20

what is repression?

Answer 20

putting feelings out of conscious awarenesss

Question 21

what is reaction formation?

Answer 21

going to the polar opposite of doing what you intend to do-being homosexual in a conservative setting someone could become anti-gay

Question 22

what is projection?

Answer 22

what is inside of you is projected onto other ppl. what you see in other ppl is what you don’t like inside yourself

Question 23

what is displacement?

Answer 23

placing anxieties on other ppl

Question 24

what are potential adverse side effects of tricyclics?

Answer 24

change in blood pressure
urinary retention
erectile dysfunction

Question 25

what are potential adverse side effects of MAOI's?

Answer 25

change in blood pressure

Question 26

what are the potential adverse side effects of antipsychotics?

Answer 26

urinary retention | erectile dysfunction

Question 27

what GAF score is considered symptomless?

Answer 27

81-100

Question 28

what GAF score is considered a danger to oneself or others?

Answer 28

0-20

Question 29

which scale is used for tracking social progress?

Answer 29

SOFAS

Question 30

which scale is used to evaluate defense mechanisms?

Answer 30

DFS

Question 31

which scale is used to measure symptoms?

Answer 31

Brief Psychicatric Rating Scale

Question 32

which scale is used to rate severity of depression?

Answer 32

Hamilton Rating Scale HAM-D or HAM-A | Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)-good reliablity

Question 33

which scale is used in schizophrenic patients?

Answer 33

Scales for the Assessment of Pos and Neg Sxs (SAPS, SANS)

Question 34

on the Beck scale, which score indicates depression?

Answer 34

scores over 17-20

Question 35

on the Beck anxiety scale, which score indicates strong anxiety?

Answer 35

36-63

Question 36

which scale gives good personality inventory?

Answer 36

MN multiphasic personality inventory (good reliability and validity)