Psychiatry Flashcards
Transference is when
Patient projects feelings about formative or other important person onto physician
Displacement is
Transferring avoided ideas and feelings to some neutral person or object
Mother yells at her child because husband yelled at her.
Example of
Displacement
Projection is
Attributing an unacceptable internal impulse to an external source
A man who wants another woman thinks his wife is cheating on him. Example of
Projection
Reaction formation is
A patient with libidinous thoughts enters a monastery.
Example of
Reaction formation
Mature defenses
- Altruism
- Humor
- Sublimation
- Suppression
Altruism is
Alleviating guilty feelings by unsolicited generosity toward others
Mafia boss makes large donation to charity.
Example of
Altruism
ADHD associated with
Decrease frontal lobe volume/metabolism
ADHD treatment (3)
- Methylphenidate
- Amphetamines
- Atomoxetine
Rett disorder is
X-linked disorder seen in Girls (males die)
Rett disorder symptoms (5)
- Loss of development
- Loss of verbal abilities
- Intellectual disability
- Ataxia
- Hand wringing
Delirium is (5)
- Waxing and waning level of consciousness with acute onset
- Rapid decrease in attention span and level of arousal
- Disorganized thinking
- Hallucinations
- Illusion
Dementia is (7)
- Gradual decrease in intellectual ability or cognition without affecting level of consciousness
- Memory deficits
- Aphasia
- Apraxia
- Agnosia
- Loss of abstract thought
- Impaired judgment
Irreversible causes of Dementia (5)
- Alzheimer
- Lewy body
- Huntington
- Pick
- Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Reversible causes of Dementia (5)
- NPH
- Vit B12 deficiency
- Hypothyroidism
- Neurosyphilis
- HIV
Visual hallucinations seen in
Medical illness due to drug intoxication
Auditory hallucinations seen in
Psychiatric illness
Olfactory hallucinations seen in
Psychomotor epilepsy and Brain tumors
Brief psychotic disorder occurs in
Less than 1 month due to stress
Schizophreniform disorders identified by
occuring 1-6 month
Schizoaffective disorders identified by
At least 2 wks of stable mood with psychotic symptoms PLUS:
Major depressive, manic, or mixed episodes
Manics DIG FAST
- Distractibility
- Irresponsibility
- Grandiosity
- Flight of ideas
- Agitation
- Sleep is decreased
- Talkative
Bipolar 1 defined as
Presence of at least 1 manic episode with/without a hypomanic or depressive episode
Bipolar 2 defined as
Presence of hypomanic and depressive episode
Dysthymia is
Persistent depressive disorder lasting at least 2 yrs
SAD PERSONS are at risk for suicide
- Sex (male)
- Age (teens and elderly)
- Depression
- Previous attempts
- Ethanol or drug use
- Rational thinking lost
- Sickness
- Organized plan
- No spouse
- Social support lacking
Treat panic disorder with (3)
- SSRIs
- Venlafaxine
- BZ
Generalized anxiety characterized by
Pattern of uncontrolled anxiety for at least 6 months
Treatment for GAD (3)
- SSRIs
- SNRIs
- Buspirone
Treatment for OCD (2)
- SSRIs
- Clomipramine
Factitious disorders
Patient consciously creat physical and/or physchological symptoms in order to assume sick role
Somatoform disorders
Non conscious attempt to deceive unexplained symptoms or complaints