Test 2 Flashcards
What is the abnormal involuntary movement scale?
The AIMS records the occurrence of tardive dyskinesia (TD) in patients receiving narcoleptic medications (TD is a neurological syndrome that results in involuntary and repetitive body movements).
What is acute dystonia?
Unintentional sustained muscle contractions leading to abnormal postures. This acute condition is a common side effect of antipsychotic drugs.
What is associative looseness?
A disturbance of thinking in which the association of ideas and thought patterns becomes so vague, fragmented, diffuse, and unfocused as to lack any logical sequences or relationship to any preceding concepts or themes
What is automatic obedience?
Automatic obedience is when an individual obeys all orders, commands, and instructions from another person without question or concern. They perform what is requested of them even if it is something they normally wouldn’t do.
What is catatonia?
Catatonia is a neuropsychiatric condition that affects both behavior and motor function, and results in unresponsiveness in someone who otherwise appears to be awake
What is the CAGE questionnaire?
The CAGE questionnaire is a questionnaire that checks for alcohol dependency. The CAGE acronym represents four questions that focus on the condition of the persons drinking habit. These questions include:
Have you ever felt you should cut down on your drinking?
Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?
Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking?
Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or get rid of a hangover (eye-opener)?
What is clang association?
Clang associations are groupings of words, usually rhyming words, that are based on similar-sounding sounds, even though the words themselves don’t have any logical reason to be grouped together. A person who is speaking this way may be showing signs of psychosis in bipolar disorder or schizophrenia
What is delirium tremens?
Delirium tremens is a severe form of alcohol withdrawal. It involves sudden and severe mental or nervous system changes. Can begin having “illusions” where objects become interpreted as something else
What is echolalia?
Meaningless repetition of another person’s spoken words as a symptom of psychiatric disorder. People with autism may display this disorder. It is also difficult for people with this disorder to communicate
What is echopraxia?
Meaningless repetition or imitation of the movements of others as a symptom of psychiatric disorder. Stereotyped imitation of the movements of another person; seen sometimes in catatonic schizophrenia and Gilles de la Tourette’s syndrome
What is Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure, done under general anesthesia, in which small electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure. ECT seems to cause changes in brain chemistry that can quickly reverse symptoms of certain mental health conditions. The biggest side effect is memory loss
What are extrapyramidal symptoms?
Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS) are side effects of antipsychotic medicines. EPS can cause movement and muscle control problems throughout your body
What is the flat affect?
The flat affect is a condition that causes people to not express emotions in the same way other people might. For example, when a person without flat affect is happy, they may smile brightly or in some other way show that they’re pleased. A person with flat affect shows no facial expressions
What is hypomania?
The symptoms of hypomania are similar to those of mania – elevated mood, inflated self-esteem, decreased need for sleep, etc. – except that they don’t significantly impact a person’s daily function (they are able to stop to eat and sleep) and never include any psychotic symptoms.
What is the labile affect?
Labile affect or Pseudobulbar affect refers to the pathological expression of laughter, crying, or smiling. It is also known as “Emotional Lability”, “Pathological Laughter and Crying”, “Emotional Incontinence”, or more recently Involuntary Emotional Expression Disorder (IEED). [1] An individual may find themselves laughing uncontrollably at something that is only moderately funny, being unable to stop themselves for several minutes. Episodes may also be mood-incongruent; an individual might laugh uncontrollably when angry or frustrated, for example
What is milieu therapy?
Milieu therapy is where a safe environment is precured and patient interactions all have the goal of being therapeutic
What is neologism?
A new word that is coined especially by a person affected with schizophrenia and is meaningless except to the coiner, and is typically a combination of two existing words or a shortening or distortion of an existing word
What is parkinsonism?
Parkinsonism is a clinical syndrome characterized by tremor, bradykinesia, rigidity, and postural instability. It is found in Parkinson’s disease
What is postpartum depression?
Also known as baby blues, postpartum depression commonly include mood swings, crying spells, anxiety and difficulty sleeping. Usually only lasts 6 months
What is psychosis?
A mental disorder characterized by disconnection from reality which results in strange behavior often accompanied by perception of stimuli (voices, images, sensations) and other hallucinations
What is schizoaffective disorder?
Schizoaffective disorder is a mental health disorder that is marked by a combination of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression or mania
What is schizophreniform disorder?
Schizophreniform disorder is a type of psychotic illness with symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia, but lasting for less than 6 months
What is seasonal affective disorder (SAD)?
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that’s related to changes in seasons — SAD begins and ends at about the same times every year. If you’re like most people with SAD, your symptoms start in the fall and continue into the winter months, sapping your energy and making you feel moody. Less often, SAD causes depression in the spring or early summer
What is serotonin syndrome?
Serotonin syndrome occurs when you take medications that cause high levels of the chemical serotonin to accumulate in your body. Too much serotonin causes signs and symptoms that can range from mild (shivering and diarrhea) to severe (muscle rigidity, fever and seizures). Severe serotonin syndrome can cause death if not treated
What is stupor?
A state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility
What is tardive dyskinesia?
A neurological syndrome that results in involuntary and repetitive body movements. Once this has occurred it cannot be fully reversed
What is waxy flexibility?
Waxy flexibility is where a person can be positioned as if they were a wax figurine and hold that position for minutes on end involuntarily
What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs? What must be done in order to progress to the next stage?
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a theory by Abraham Maslow, which puts forward that people are motivated by five basic categories of needs: physiological, safety, love, esteem, and self-actualization. If needs in the previous stage are not met then progression cannot be made.
