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What is anxiety?

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Feelings of apprehension, tension, and fear

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How do you know if you are having a panic attack?

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accelerated heart rate, sweating, trembling, shortness of breath, choking, chest pain, nausea

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What is a panic disorder?

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severe feelings of apprehension, needs two or more unexpected panic attack and at least one month of worry of having another panic attack; fear of losing control

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What is agoraphobia?

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significant fear or high in anxiety in two of the following situations:

fear of using public transportant, 
fear of being in open places, 
fear in being in enclosed spaces, 
fear in being in a crowd, \
fear in being outside of the home alone
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What is generalized anxiety disorder?

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chronic high level of anxiety thats not connected to any specific situation or a specific stimuli; have to have these symptoms for six months

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What are the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder?

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more irritable, restless, muscle tension, poor concentration, fatigue

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What is social anxiety disorder?

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the fear of being judged or evaluated by others

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what is selective mutism?

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when the child has consistent failure to speak in specific social situations; needs to last a month

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What are some types of specific phobias?

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animal or insect phobia
natural environment phobia
blood or injection phobia
driving through a tunnel driving on a bridge

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What is separation anxiety disorder?

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fear of being separated from loved ones or fear of something happening to them; ages 5-12; at least one month

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What is an obsession?

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thoughts that repeated enter your mind against your will

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What is compulsion?

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behaviors the person engages in to reduce the anxiety from the obsession

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What causes OCD?

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low levels of seratonin

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How do you treat OCD?

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something that raises seratonin

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What raises the seratonin approved for eating disorders?

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SSRI; prozac

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What is body dysmorphic disorder?

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perception that you have a body defect;

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What is a hoarding disorder?

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persistent difficulties getting rid of objects; significant clutter

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What is trichotillomania?

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pulling hair

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What is excoriation disorder:?

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picking at your skin

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What is PTSD?

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Post traumatic disorder

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What is the definition of PTSD?

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stress disorder exposed to a traumatic event and now experience specific symptoms afterwards

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What are the symptoms of PTSD?

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inability to feel joy or pleasure;
detachment
hypervigilant

(have to have these symptoms for 1 month)

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With PTSD, what does combat related mean?

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related in a war

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With PTSD, what does civilian mean?

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everything else besides the military

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What is acute stress disorder?

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symptoms of PTSD that had them for less than 1 month

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What is adjustment disorders?

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common stressors that are there for only six months

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What causes adjustment disorder?

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biological components

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People that have PTSD do they have a smaller or bigger hippocampus?

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they have a smaller hippocampus

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If you have low levels of gaba what does that mean?

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people report less calm

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What is psychodynamic?

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unconscious conflict

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What is benzodiazepines(?

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valium and xanax - they’re anti anxiety meds

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What is ssri?

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selective seratonin reuptake inhibitors

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What is systematic desensitization?

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slowly exposing the patient to their fear object while demonstrating deep breathing and relaxation

34
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what is flooding?

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gradually exposing the specific stimuli and preventing their escape

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What is covert sensitization?

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getting them more anxious, letting them think the worst case scenario

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what is modeling?

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observe through the actions of others

37
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What is resiliency?

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the ability to give them a sense of hopefulness

38
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What are reasons why the elderly frequently suffer from depression?

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loss, financial concerns and health issues

39
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When assessing depression what are aspects you should rule out?

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thyroid imbalance
anemia
diabetes

40
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what is naltrexone?

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prescribed for individuals that are alcoholics that blocks the release of dopamine

41
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what is antabuse?

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makes you sick

42
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what is psychosis?

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cause by an increase of dopamine causes delusions and too much dopamine causes hallucinations

43
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What does anti psychotic medication do?

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lower dopamine

44
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What is dillerium?

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disturbance in their attention in their memory, in their orientation and perception is disruptive

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What is dimensia?

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person that has significant deficits in their cognitive abilities

46
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What causes dimensia?

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alzheimers

47
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What causes alzheimers?

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acetylcholine, head injury or gene mutation

48
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Is there a cure for alzheimers?

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no

49
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What are the symptoms of parkinsons disease?

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rigid movement, shakes and tremors

50
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What causes parkinsons disease?

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lack of dopamine

51
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what is a degenerative disorder?

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loss of brain tissue

52
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What are somatic symptoms disorders?

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physical symptoms that can’t be explained that come from a psychological issue

53
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what is conversion disorder?

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loss of physical functioning

54
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What is Hypochondria?

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illness anxiety disorder

exaggerate severity of an illness. symptoms exist but patient exaggerates the severity

55
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What is munchausan syndrome?

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factitious disorder

physical or psychological symptoms that are intentionally produced.

56
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What is dissociative disorders?

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identity, memory, or consciousness are disrupted

57
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What is dissociative amnesia?

A

inability to recall important information

sometimes accompanied by dissociative fugue-waders away from home aimlessly

58
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what is dissociative identity disorder?

A

Multiple personality disorder

59
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what causes dissociative identity disorder?

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severe childhood trauma

60
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What is depersonalization/derealization?

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reports being detached from body or environment;

feels that the world around them is “unreal”

61
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What causes depersonalization/derealization?

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tumors, vascular impairment, underlying dementia

chronic stress

62
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What are the treatments for Multiple personality disorder?

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talks about trauma to reduce need for multiple personalities

63
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What is feeding and eating disorder?

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most women - underweight more attractive than overweight

most ment - overweight more attractive than underweight

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What is anorexia nervosa?

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restrictive or purging

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What is restrictive?

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counting calories and not eating

66
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What is purging?

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eating a lot then vomitting at the end

67
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What is the Psychoanalytic approach?

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fear of sexuality or intimacy

may unconsciously make yourself more unappleaing to the opposite sex

68
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What are treatments for Psychoanalytic approach?

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can be given medication that raise serotonin to increase appetite

69
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What is bulimia nervosa?

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recurring episodes of binge eating;

eating more than the average person

following intentional vomiting

70
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what is binge eating?

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discomfort with letting people close to you

fear of intimacy and sexuality similar to anorexia

71
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What can bulimia cause?

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heart problems and chemical imbalance

72
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When eating, what increases?

A

dopamine

73
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What is pica?

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persistent eating of non-food

ex. chalk, toilet paper

74
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What is rumination?

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eating leftover food from the garbage.

75
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what is avoidant?

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restrictive food intake

eating only certain food to regulate emotions and to cope with anxiety

76
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What is the difference between dementia and dilerium?

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dementia: gradual onset
dilerium: sudden onset

77
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How do you differentiate between bulimia, anorexia, and binge eating?

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bulimia: recurring episodes of binge eating; and taking actions to avoiding weight gain

anorexia: not eating and counting calories (restrictive)
Eating a lot and vomiting (purging)

Binge eating: Rapidly eating until uncomfortably full and feeling disgusted or guilty after

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