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Cotards syndrome

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Nihilistic delusional belief associated with psychotic depression and schizophrenia.

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Folie a deux

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Shared delusion of one person influenced by another in which the treatment is to separate the two parties.

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Post partum depression time frame

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Within 4 weeks of delivery

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Sexual masochism

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Characterized by arousal caused by psychological or physical punishment to self by others.

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Sexual sadism

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Arousal caused by giving punishment.

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What condition is commonly comorbid with microvascular ischemia such as CVA

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Depression

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Time frame for GAD

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6 months

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Lifetime prevalence of GAD

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33%

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What do insufficient serotonin levels lead to in GAD

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Insufficient Inhibition of the hypothalamic pituitary axis (HPA) (body’s stress response)

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Methylmalonic acid blood test is more sensitive to

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Vitamin B12 deficiency

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Homocysteine blood test more sensitive to

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Folic acid deficiency

Homocysteine is an amino acid that your body naturally breaks down into other substances with the help of vitamin B6, B12, and folic acid.

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Adonis complex

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Perceive muscles are inadequate

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Circumstantial speech

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Overly inclusive and includes a lot of unnecessary detail and digressions** but eventually reaches the point.

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Tangential Speech

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Speech pattern with lots of unecessary details and digressions and never reaches the point

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Flight of ideas

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Erratic direction changes with an identifiable connection between thoughts

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Loosening of Associations

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An illogical connection between thoughts, digressing in multiple directions, but sentence structure remains intact.

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Somatization disorder

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Characterized by multiple complaints not from specific disease states or organs. Symptoms are numerous, unrelated and difficult to measure.

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Conversion disorder

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sudden onset of single neurological symptom after a significant stress.

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when patient presents with anxious/panic cardiac type symptoms, what must be ruled out first and why

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Cocaine induced mood disorder b/c it may lead to MI and if you give a BB to reduce anxiety, in the setting of MI due to unopposed alpha beta effects on heart and potential worsening of myocardial ischemia.

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What does interpersonal therapy focus on

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personal relationships and how they contribute to depression

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Supportive psychotherapy

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Focuses on strengthening defense mechanisms to restore function and is usually reserved for those with more primitive coping mechanisms.

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Koro

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A korean delusion that their penis is shrinking into their abdomen

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Zar

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belief that spirit is posessed (North African & Middle East)

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Taijin Kyofusho

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Japanese - belief their body is offensive to others

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Kuru

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Prion disease with neurolodegenerative effects leading to death caused by ritualistic cannabilism of eating brains of deceased.

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2 month old behavioral red flags

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  • Does not respond to loud sounds
  • Does not track light or faces around the room
  • Does not reciprocate smile
  • No hands to mouth
  • doesnt hold up head while on tummy
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4 month old behavioral red flags

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  • Shows no affection to caregivers
  • No symmetrical eye movement in all directions
  • Does not push legs down when placed on a hard surface
  • Difficulty bringing things to mouth
  • No vowel sound production
  • No ability to roll in either direction
  • Excessive rigidity or laxed muscle tone
  • No laughter or squeeling sounds
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6-8 month red flags

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  • No stringing vowels or consonants together
  • no interest in exploring
  • No interest in reaching things
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Etiology of Rett syndrome

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Genetic mutation MECP 2- metabolic disorder

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Stage 1 of Retts Syndrome

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  1. 6-18 months gross developmental delay, muscle flacidity, loss of eye contact breath holding
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Stage 2of Rett’s Syndrome

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Ages 1-4 years - stereotypical hand movements, absence seizures, sleep disorders, irritability, irregular breathing

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Stage 3 of Rett’s syndrome

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Age 2-10 years, increased rigidity, bruxism, EPS head and neck, seizures, weight loss

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Stage 4 Retts syndrome

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Older than 10 years - loss of trunk control, plateau of deterioration and seizure activity. Unable to walk.

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Demographics of ASD

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Onset before age 3, Male to females 4 to 1.

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Characteristics of DMDD

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  • Disruptive Mood dysregulation disorder
  • temper outbursts three times per week for at least 12 months with at least a 3 month period that is asymptomatic
  • Persistent angy, irritable mood nearly every day between outbursts
  • Verbal or physical aggression towards people grossly out of proportion to provocation
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Reactive attachment disorder characteristics

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severely disturbed relationships usually beginning before age 5

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Which symptom is more commonly associated with children and not adolescence with MDD

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psychomotor agitation, anxious, irritable, selective mute, flat affect

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Examples of tasks a 3 year old can complete

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ride a tricycle, know age and gender differences

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Which age can chidren copy a circle, square

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  1. circle - 24 months
  2. square - 5 years old
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What is the differentiation stage and what disorder can arise if this stage is not successfully accomplished

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Starting at age 6 months, child goes from checking in to playing nearby. Child may use a transitional object to soothe themselves. Difficulties in this stage may lead to borderline personality disorder.

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What is the practicing stage and what disorder can arise due to difficulties in accomplishing this stage.

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Overlaps from age 6 months to 18 months of age, developing a sense of autonomy, walkng and exploring the world. Engages in games that reassurance of caregiver and independence of child. Issues during this stage can give rise to narccistic personality disorder.

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What is the stage of rapproachment and what can arise with difficulties during this stage. (Mahler)

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Overlaps from age 15 months to 24 months. Characterized by child realizing their limits. Pulling away from aggression and running towards caregivers. Child attempts to reconcile autonomy with need for others. Issues in this stage can lead to borderline personality traits of splitting and projection.

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What is object constancy stage and which disorder can arise.

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Age 24-36 months. The child can hold a picture of the caregiver in mind while differentiating self and others. Consolidates dependency and consistency of caregivers. Problems may give rise to schizoid personality disorder.

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Cluster A personality disorders

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  • Characterized by unusual thoughts or eccentric behaviors
  • Includes paranoid personality disorder, schizoid, and schizotypical.
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Paranoid personality disorder

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Pervasive, persistent, and consistent mistrust of people.

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Schizoid personality disorder

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Pervasive detachment from social relationships and restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings.

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Schizotypal personality disorder

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Persistent pattern of social deficits characterized by acute discomfort and reduced capacity for close relationships complicated by cognitive and perceptual distortions and eccentric behaviors.

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Cluster B personality disorders

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Dramatic expression of fluctuating emotions, affective instability.
* Borderline personality disorder
* Narccistic personality disorder
* Antisocial personality disorder
* Histrionic

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Antisocial personality disorder and ages for dx

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A consistent disregard for the rights of others since the age of 15. Cannot be diagnosed until age 18.

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Borderline personality disorder

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Unstable sense of self, unstable interpersonal relationships, chronic feelings of emptiness, exacerbated by extreme separation anxiety, inability to be alone and persistent concern for the availability of others to help reduce the internal distress.

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Histrionic personality disorder

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Pervasive, persistent pattern of excessive emotionality and other attention-seeking behaviors.

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Narcisstic Personality Disorder

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Peristent inferiority complex overcompensated by the overinflated sense of importance and being perceived as special. Feel entitled yet depended on other with whom they often lack empathy and concern. The grandiosoty serves as a defense against not feeling valued while defensively putting off their need for others, despite craving constant admiriation and reassurance.

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Cluster C personality Disorders

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Consistent and persistent pattern of fear and anxiety with maladaptive coping mechanisms (avoidance, procrastination, difficulty in following through, difficulty unwinding) motivated by fear of rejection or criticism.

OCD, Dependent, avoidant

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Avoidant personality disorder

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Cluster C - pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, hypersensitivity to perceived criticism or real.

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Dependent personality disorder

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Cluster C - consistent and pervasive pattern of maladaptive behaviors from an excessive need to be cared for leading to submissive and clinging behaviors. Hoping to reduce the chance of separation.

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What is psychoanalysis best suited for

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People in late adolescence and early adulthood to examine unconcious motivations of past and present situations which takes place over the course of several years.

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Failing to master what stage inhibits the development of purpose and, virtue leading to children remain followers, lack self-initiative, and can feel like they are a bother to others.

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Failure to master initiative versus guilt.

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What developmental stage are middle school children in?

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Industry versus inferiority and moving toward identity versus role confusion.

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Dysdiadochokinesia and what part of brain is effected

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Inability to perform rapidly alternating hand movements, cerebellum

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Astereognosis

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Unable to discriminate between objects based on touching

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Reaction formation

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When a person reacts in the opposite way of how they feel or they want to feel in order to hide their true feelings.

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Sublimation

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Substituting a socially acceptable constructive activity for a robust contrasting impulse. “A woman puts negative energy into a home improvement project after a breakup”

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Name most common tricyclics

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End in tryptaline, pramine, franil
“at the pramiere, fran tryped”
1. amitriptyline (elavil)
2. nortriptyline (Pamelor)
3. imipramine (tofranil)
4. clomipramine (anafranil)
5. desipramine (norpramin)
6. doxepin (silenor)

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MAOI - most common

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  1. tranylcypromine (parnate)
  2. isocarboxazid (marplan)
  3. phenelzine (nardil)
  4. slegeline
    “TIPS”
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Name a purpose of a defense mechanism

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resolve conflict associated with ego-dystonic stimuli

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70
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Primary prevention

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Reduce incidence of disease or condition

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Secondary prevention

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aims to detect a condition early and prevent it from getting worse

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Tertiary prevention

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Enhance the quality of life after the disease or condition occurs

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What does medicare part B cover

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durable medical equipment, outpatient appointments, and ambulance services

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DBT involvrd reconciling the tension to find the truth between

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Radical acceptance and change

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Strategic therapy

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uses the paradoxical directive to effect a change in behavior

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Just Culture

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ANA’s statement on promoting open and fair interprofessional collaboration aimed at reducing human error.

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What teratogenic effect does depakote have and when

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1st trimester- Neural tube defect - spina bifida most common (also heart defect, cleft lip and palate.)

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Lithium causes what type of teratogenic effect and when

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Cardiac malformations first trimester (ebstein anomaly - tricuspid valve)

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Clozapine and ANC requirements

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  • Must be stopped for an ANC less than 1000.
  • Prior to starting the ANC should be greater than 1500
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cluster B personality disorders

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The dramatic type - antisocial, narcisstic, borderline, histrionic

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How do BB cause depression

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they are believed to cross the blood-brain barrier and lead to symptoms associated with depression (especially lipophilic BB)

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Undoing defense mechanism

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when a person tries to cancel out a threatening thought or emotion by engaging in a contrary behavior

Manager being extra nice after disciplining employee.

83
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What is an example of legal ruling trends over the last 30 years

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Juries have been encouraged to find defendants not guilty

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what elements of CBT inform DBT

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mindfulness, meditation, and emotional regulation

85
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what developmental stage does abstract thinking develop

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formal operations stage age 11-15 years

86
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What type of prevention is a suicide hotline?

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Secondary prevention because a specific condition with specific interventions is aimed at reducing a specific risk outcome.

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A person with a low self esteem, poor self-control, self-doubt requiring a high degree of reassurance failed to master what developmental stage.

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Industry versus inferiority where the child learns skills, takes pride in their accomplishments and develop self-esteem from being valued by peers for their competencies

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High specificity tests identify

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True positives and rules it in.
SPin.

89
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Type I error

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When null hypothesis is rejected when in fact it is true

90
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In OCD, which symptom is consistent with the obsession

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anxiety (ruminations, checking gas, hand washing are compulsions)

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Cluster A personality disorders

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odd/eccentric type - paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal

92
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Sinclair method of treating ETOH abuse

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taking naltrexone 1 hour before intended alcohol use

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Quality Improvement

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Aims to review current practices and outcomes

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Strategic Therapy

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short-term problem focused on an interventional approach to treatment

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Experiential therapy

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technique that uses expressive tools and activities to recreate emotional situations from the past or present so they can be resolved in a less threatening manor.

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Structural therapy

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addresses patterns of interaction that cause conflict within a family system

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Solution focused therapy

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enhances individual strengths, and past successes are used to build communal self-efficacy within the family system. Tools include the miracle question, scaling questions, and coping questions

98
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Which class of medications is used to treat nightmares in PTSD

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Alpha 1 blockers (prazosin)

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What treatment is indicated for treating HIV neurocognitive deficits (HAND) and dementia

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antiretroviral therapy

100
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Repression

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a defense mechanism where a person expresses pleasurable emotions accompanied by amnesia or lack or awareness of an ego-dystonic event. An unconcious defense mechanism deployed by the ego to keep disturbing or threatening thoughts from the concious.

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Labs in hypothyroidism

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High TSH (normal 0.4-4.5) and low T4 (normal 0.7-1.9)

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Kindling

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a metaphorical theory that small neurobiological reactions lead to full blown disorders.

103
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Example of qualifications for Medicare part A

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  • age 65 or older
  • Disability entitled to social security disability benefits for at least 24 months
  • Have ESRD and be on dialysis or kidney transplant
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Psychic determinism

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psychodynamic principal that determines all behavior has purpose

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Ego development principle

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one understands that others have needs and that impulsive acts and causes self-harm

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Id principle

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seeks immediate gratification and pleasure

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Superego

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Ethical restraint and moral framework

108
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Hashimotos thyroiditis

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autoimmune, goiter, antibodies cause inflammation in thyroid gland, have trouble make enough thyroid hormone - symptoms of hypothyroidism

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Pharmacokinetics

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The bodys affect on the drug, distribution, metabolism, excretion, absorption

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pharmacodynamics

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The affect of the drug on the body, antagonist, agonist

112
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Defense mechanisms is people with cluster c personality disorders

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Reinforcing isolation and intellectualization

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Cluster B personality disorder defense mechanisms

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Projective identification, regression, somatization, denial,externalization, dissociation

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Cluster A personality disorders defense mechanisms

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Projections, avoidance, procrastination and fantasy based

115
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How do benzodiazepines affect TBI

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Can cause memory problems and confusion

116
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Core concepts of Transactional analysis

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Experience feelings out of the blue. Transference and countertransferance describes how memories from past relationships can impact current relationships more specifically how perception can impact how one conducts current relationships and life scripts

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Side effects of THC

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Heightened sensitivity, including paradoxical anxiety, impairs motor skills and cognition, and decreased motivation.

118
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Late symptom > 6 months of microcytic hypochromic anemia

119
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MMSE scores

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9 or less - severe
10-18- moderate
19-23- mild

120
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MMSE scores

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9 or less - severe
10-18- moderate
19-23- mild

121
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Which eating disorder affects individuals of average height and weight, especially in sports with target weights

122
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Screening for depression is what type of prevention

123
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What type of cognitive decline is often comorbid in Down’s syndrome

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Alzheimer’s

124
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How can lithium effect thyroid

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Hypothyroid

125
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Two Biomarkers of heavy drinking

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Elevated MCV and triglycerides

126
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Which is a legal determination competence or capacity to refuse care

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Competence

127
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who is considered to be the founder of psychiatric nursing

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Hildegard Peplau - developed theory of interpersonal relationships in the 1950’s

128
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What does PICO stand for

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guides clinicians in practicing evidence based interventions
* P - who is the patient population
* I- what is the potential intervention
* C - Is there a comparison or control group
* O- what is the desired outcome

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steps in evidenced based practice process

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  1. ask a question - start with patient’s situation and formulate clear answerable question (PICO can be used)
  2. Find evidence
  3. appraise evidence
  4. apply evidence
  5. evaluate outcome
130
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resilence

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ability to transform a disastrous situation into a growth experience in an effort to move forward

131
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Concordance

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.a way of working together with people. may be seen as developing a mutually agreed upon treatment plan

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adaptation

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ability of person to adjust to changes or new experiences

133
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What is serotonin derived from and where is it synthesized

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the amino acid tryptophan, raphe nuclei in the brain stem

134
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Examples of catecholamines, what are they derived from and where are they synthesized

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dopamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine. they are derived from the amino acid tyrosine and syntheisized in the brain, adrenal medulla and by some sympathetic fibers

135
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What do catecholamines play a role in

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nutrient metabolism, thermogenesis, glycogenolysis and hormone secretion

136
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Examples of high potency antipsychotics (1st generation)

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Haldol, fluphenazine (prolixin)

137
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Examples of moderate potency antipsychotics (1st generation)

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Loxapine and perphenazine (trilafon)

138
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Examples of low potency antipsychotics (1st generation)

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chlorpromazine (thorazine) and thioridazine (mellaril)

139
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What is the antidote for serotonin syndrome

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cryptohetadine (periactin) histamine-1 receptor antagonist

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3 of the following criteria are needed for a diagnosis of catatonia

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stupor, catalepsy (marked loss of voluntary movement causing body to appear rigid and inflexible), wavy flexibility, mutism, negativisim, posturing, mannerisms, stereotypy, agitation, excessive motor activity, grimacing, echolalia, echopraxia (involuntary repeat or imitate actions of someone else)

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Lithium therapeutic range

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Identity vs role confusion

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Adolescence (12-20 years) development of stable and coherent sense of self including one’s vallues, beliefs. Characterized by exploration of different roles and identities which can lead to a period of identity confusion.

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Industry vs inferiority

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Middle childhood (6-12). children who struggle with this stage may feels a sense of inferiority and incompetence. They may have difficulty interacting with peers and seek adult reassurance.

146
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logotherapy

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Approach within existential therapy focusing on individuals find meaning and purpose in their life “finding healing through finding meaning ”

147
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family homeostasis

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Tendency of family members to resist change and maintain familar roles and dynamics even when they are dysfunctional

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Self differentiation

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In systemic family therapy refers to an individuals ability to maintain a sense of self while remaining emotionally connected to others. Encourages members to maintain emotional autonomy and not react impulsively during conflicts, Instead, they should engage in open non-reactive communication

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Triangulation

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when a 3rd party is brought into a conflict between two individuals or family members. It can involve the formation of alliances or coalitions within the family often leading to increased conflicts and difficulties resolving issues.

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structual family family therapy

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involves identifying and reorganizing family roles, boundaries, and hierarchies to improve family functioning

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multisystemic family therapy (MST)

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In cases where youth is involved in delinquet behavior, such as substance abuse, and coflicts with the law. MST targets various systems that influences the youth’s behavior, including family dynamics, peer relationships, school, and the community, . Its a comprehensive approach that addresses the complex factors that contribute to delinquent behavior and provides strategies for change.

152
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Scaling questions

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Used in solution-focused therapy to help family members evaluate their current situation on a scale and explore what would make it one point better. Encourages small steps of improvement and sets a positive and solution oriented tone alllowing them to identify realistic goals and solutions for their challenges.

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Paradoxical directives

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A key technique in strategic family therapies. Involves prescribing the symptom or problematic behavior as asolution to disrupt dysfunctional patterns. This higlights the unworkability of the behavior or provoke resistance from the family, ultimately leading to a shift in the famly dynamics and the creation of change (example- person with crippling fear of making a mistake, may be asked to make a small mistake to see how it feels)

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Straightforward directives

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In strategic family therapy, provides clear and specific instructions for changing specific behaviors and interactions within the family. Designed to create immediate change and address the identified issues directly. Particularly useful when the goal is to interrupt existing patterns and proved a clear path for behavior change within the family. “Example, telling family for the next 24 hours to ignore child’s tantrum in order to not reinforce negative behavior.”

155
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The best medication for withdrawal symptoms for a patient with liver disease

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Ativan (lorazepam) due to shorter half-life and less hepatic metabolism

156
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How long should someone refrain from alcohol use after stopping antabuse (disulfiram)

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up to 2 weeks

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Which medication is recommended for ADHD and Tics

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Guanfacine (Intuniv) alpha 2 blocker

164
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What type of therapy is reccomended for ASD

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Aplied Behavioral analysis therapy (ABA)

165
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1st line medication for bipolar I with acute depression

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Atypical antipsychotic (e.g., Latuda)

166
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An increase in Na levels causes Lithium levels to

167
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Which medications increase Lithium levels

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NSAIDs, thiazide diuretics, ACEI, metronidazole, tetracycline

168
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Which medications decrease lithium levels

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potassium sparing diuretics, theophylline

169
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How does psychotherapy effect the corticolimbic pathway

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Enhances function of the prefrontal cortex down to the limbic system

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How does pharmacotherapy effect corticolimbic pathway - direction

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First targets limbic system and then works it way up

171
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How does omega fish oils work to help those with mood disorders

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Increasing serotonin levels, altering dopamine function and regulating corticotrophin-releasing factor

172
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Which cranial nerve is associated with anticholinergic side effects of face, dry mouth, decreased respiratory secretions, decreased tearing

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Cranial Nerve VII

173
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Which medication is the only FDA approved medication for Bulimia Nervosa

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Fluoxetine

174
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Characteristics of refeeding syndrome

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hypophasphatemia, hypomagnesmia, hypokalemia, glucose intolerance, thiamine deficiency, and fluid overload

175
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What clinical features are more commonly seen in bipolar major depression

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hypersomnia, hyperphagia, leaden paralysis, delusions and hallucinations

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Geriatric bipolar disorder differences

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lower instances of comorbid anxiety and substance abuse, lower instance of increased sexual interest, during hypo/manic episodes

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Examples of some medications that induce psychosis

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analgesics, antidepressants, antivirals, anticholinergics, corticosteroids, antieleptics, interferons.

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Manic episode with mixed features must include 3 of the following

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depressed mood, low energy, diminshed interest in most activities, psychomotor retardation, excessive guilt or thoughts of worthlessness, recurrent thoughts of suicide or death

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Is it common for mania with mixed features to transition to mania

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no, but it can transition to depression

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Projection

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lower adaptive defense mechanism defined as reacting to unacceptable thoughts or impulses as if outside of ones self

181
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Failure to thrive infants are below what percentile on body charts

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3rd percentile

182
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Deficit schizoprehnia

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Patients who primarily experience negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Less likely to experience delusions with a high emotional content, less likely to have a substance use disorder, less likely to have a depressive disorder and are less likely to show improvement or recover

183
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Interaction between lamictal and birth control

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Estrogen can make lamictal less effective, lamictal levels can increase (double) during pill free week.

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Characteristics of schizophrenia in neurological system

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  • inadequate synapse formation and excessive pruning of synapses
  • low glutamate
  • High dopamine in mesolimbic pathway (positive sx)
  • Low dopamine mesocortical pathway prefrontal cortex (negative sx)
  • Brain structures small except enlargened ventricles
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Risks of developing schizophrenia

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  • first degree relative (parents, siblings, children)
  • age of onset male 18-25 and females 25-35
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Mesolimbic pathway

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  • originates in VTA to the nucleus accumbens, amygdala, hippocampus, stria terminalis
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Mesocotrical pathway

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originates in VTA and proects primarily to prefrontal cotrex

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Neurotransmitters alzheimers

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  • Acetylcholine - role in memory, learning, attention, arrousal, involuntary muscle movement
  • Decreased in alzehimers
  • Glutamate - memory and cognition
  • Decreased in alzheimers
  • ? Dopamine may be low*
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neurotransmitters in addiction

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  • substances increase dopamine
  • GABA decreased in prefrontal cortex addiction characteristics - poor impulse control and disinhibition
  • Alcohol can reduce GABA production leading to GABA withdrawal
    {GABA - helps body feel relaxed and feel calm)
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neurotransmitters ADHD

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Decreased serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine

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Autism neurotransmitters

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  • Low serotonin in brain may increase repetitive behaviors
  • hypothesis elevated serotonin in blood
  • GABA - decreased - implicated in social processing, sensorimotor areas may be associated with altered tactile function(may have some increase in certain areas of brain)
  • imbalance of glutamate and gaba
  • Glumtamate may be increased - overstimulation of neurons associated with neurological disorders
192
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Neurotransmitters in antisocial personality disorder

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serotonin and dopamine
Low serotonin, more release of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens (reward system)

194
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labs for hyperthyroidism

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Elevated T3 and T4, low TSH

195
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Low T3 and T4, high TSH

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hypothyroidism

196
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Normal TSH levels

197
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What medication for acute panic attack

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hydroxyzine

198
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Time frame for adjustment disorder

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emotional or behavioral symptoms begin within 3 months of experiencing a significant stressor

199
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Prazosin

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alpha1-adrenergic antagonist. Preferred in treatment of nightmares associated with PTSD.

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Tourette disorder

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presence of both motor and vocal tics that are sudden, repetitive, and involuntary

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