SHELF- Psych Flashcards
Mahler identified three phases of infant development.
1- autistic phase- 2
months of life, child spends time asleep .
2- symbiosis- From 2 to 6 months,
psychological fusion or lack of differentiation between mother and child.
3-separation-individuation- 6 and 36 mo, child develops a concept of self as
different and separated from the mother
Mahler identified three phases of infant development.
1- autistic phase- 2
months of life, child spends time asleep .
2- symbiosis- From 2 to 6 months,
psychological fusion or lack of differentiation between mother and child.
3-separation-individuation- 6 and 36 mo, child develops a concept of self as
different and separated from the mother
transitional object
a toy or a blanket, which represents a comforting substitute for the primary caregiver.
Thanks to a transitional object, the child can tolerate separation from the mother without excessive anxiety
what is the best way to explain complex things to a 4 year old
role play with toys
Sublimation
mature defense in which unacceptable social impulses are transformed into acceptable ones.
ie: learning about bad disease you have
preoperational stage of normal cognitive development, which occurs between _____ years of age
2 and 5 to 7
eriksonian stages
Hope: trust vs. mistrust (oral-sensory, infancy, 0–2 years)
Will: autonomy vs. shame and doubt (early childhood, 2–4 years)
Purpose: initiative vs. guilt (locomotor-genital, preschool, 4–5 years)
Competence: industry vs. inferiority (latency, school age, 5–12 years)
Fidelity: identity vs. role confusion (adolescence, 13–19 years)
Love: intimacy vs. isolation (early adulthood, 20-39 years)
Care: generativity vs. stagnation (adulthood, 40–64 years)
Wisdom: ego integrity vs. despair (maturity, 65 – death)
anaclitic depression
infants experiencing depression which leads to no eating which leads to failure to thrive
when do kids develop stranger anx
8 months
Primary process thinking is
primitive, nonlogical, timeless, and denies the existence of negatives.
Primary processes characterize the operational style of the id and are manifested in dreams
freud
Acting out means
the avoidance of personally unacceptable feelings by behaving in a socially inappropriate manner, that is often
attention seeking as well
undoing means
compulsive act that is performed in an attempt to negate or avoid the consequences of a fantasized action that is the result of an obsessional impulse
Undoing is one of the three main psychological defense systems
used in obsessive-compulsive disorder. The other two are isolation and reaction formation
Agoraphobia is
the marked fear and avoidance of being
alone in public places where rapid exit would be difficult or help would not be available
marijuana, PCP, and a benzodiazepine can be tested in the urine for
marijuana, PCP, and a benzodiazepine respectively, 2 to 7 days (depending on use), 8 days, and 3 days
Rx for LSD hallucinations
benzo
Rx for mild heroin withdrawl
clonidine
chlordiazepoxide should be given (PO, IM, IV?)
orally
The main mechanism of action of
amphetamines is ?
the release of stored monoamines in the synaptic cleft: Da and NE
what is bruxism
teeth grinding
The presence of the apparently normal
development of speech and other behaviors, followed by the loss of these
Autism (used to be called something else)
specific learning disorder with impairment in reading
dyslexia, still called this even tho writing is imparied.
its other name is specific learning disorder with impairment in reading
Fetal alcohol syndrome is
characterized by
intrauterine growth retardation
microcephaly
developmental delays/ attentional deficits, /hyperactivity.
Characteristic facial features are microphthalmia with short palpebral fissures, midface hypoplasia, thin upper lip,
and a smooth and/or long philtrum.
Infants exposed to cannabis prenatally present with
decreased visual responsiveness, tremor, increased startle reflex, and disrupted sleep patterns.
Nocturnal enuresis is not diagnosed before age __
5- incidence in boys > than in girls
the treatment of choice for enuresis is the use of classic conditioning with a bell (or buzzer) and a pad
Imipramine is?
a TCA
Choreiform movements and night terrors are side effects of this stimulant,
pemoline
Common side effects of methylphenidate include
loss of appetite and weight, irritability, oversensitivity and crying spells, headaches, and abdominal pain.
TICs and Insomnia may occur
a caregiver, usually the mother, fabricates or produces symptoms of illness in a child.
factitious disorder imposed by another
the product of a severely dysfunctional early relationship between the principal caregiver and the child, caregivers consistently disregard the child’s physical / emotional needs, the child fails
to develop a secure and stable attachment with them.
Reactive attachment disorder
a child voluntarily abstains from talking in particular situations (usually at school) while remaining appropriately verbal
at home.
selective mutism
Do sleep terrors have nightmares?
No, the terror does not occur during REM
Psychotic symptoms are present in one-third of the cases of childhood _______-
childhood major depression
oppositional defiant
disorder criteria
being angry, spiteful and vindictive, losing temper quickly, and deliberately annoying others, for at least 6 months is characteristic of the disease
SIX MONTHS
Define schizoaffective disorder
Major mood episode w/ psychosis
AND
normal mood w/ psychosis for at least 2 weeks
needs a moody AFFECT
schizophrenia vs schizofreniform
schizophreniFORM is FORMING the disease (less that 6 months of symptoms)
After 6 months, you have schizo
Adjustment disorder
depressive s/s for 3ish months after a traumatic event
rx: therapy
Cyclothymia is?
causes emotional ups and downs, but they’re not as extreme as those in bipolar I or II disorder.
Factitious disorder usually presents with ?
physical or mental symptoms that are induced by the patient to meet the psychological need to be taken care of (primary gain).
Malingering is
symptoms are faked, the motive in malingering is some secondary gain, such as getting out of jail.
Temporal Lobe epilepsy s/s
hyposexuality, emotional intensity, and a perseverative approach to interactions, termed viscosity
may often manifest as bizarre behavior without the classic grand mal shaking movements caused by seizures in the motor cortex
