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Test #2: Psych Flashcards

1
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What is oppositional defiant disorder?

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Uncooperative, defiant, disobedient and hostile behavior towards authority figures WITHOUT major antisocial violations

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What sex is most affected by oppositional defiant disorder?

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Males

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What is conduct disorder?

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Aggression, deceitfulness characterized by harming people or property

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What is intermittent explosive disorder?

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impulsive, aggressive, violent behavior and angry verbal outbursts, usually lasting less than 30 minutes.

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What drugs are given for intermittent explosive disorder?

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fluoxetine (Prozac), lithium, and anticonvulsant mood stabilizers such as valproic acid (Depakote), phenytoin (Dilantin), topiramate (Topimax), and oxcarbazepine (Trileptal)

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What medications are prescribed for oppositional defiant disorder?

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Medications aren’t given for oppositional defiant disorder

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What are symptoms of conduct disorder?

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Aggression to people and animals, destruction of property, deceitfulness and theft, and serious violation of rules

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Will an overdose on benzo’s kill you?

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No, very rarely fatal

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Will OD on barbiuate’s kill you?

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Possibly

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In children with ADHD, abnormalities would be found in which area of the brain?

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The frontal lobe

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Which medication is the most effective treatment for ADHD?

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Ritalin

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What is the diagnostic criteria for mental retardation?

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IQ less than 70

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What are the notable side effects of Ritalin?

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Growth delays and appetite suppresion

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What is the treatment for Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome?

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Thiamine/Vitamin B1

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15
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What is “splitting”?

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Seeing people/things as totally good or totally bad

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16
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Someone with Bulimia will most likely have what kind of personality?

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Impulsive

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17
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What is the most commonly used antidepressant medications for children and adolescents?

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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

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What is Disulfiram (Antabuse)?

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It is a drug given to alcoholics to help them stop drinking; if they drink while on the drug, they will have a flushing reaction, a throbbing headache, sweating, nausea and vomiting

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What is the best response to a patient’s need to complete an OCD ritual?

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Set aside time for the patient’s anxiety-relieving ritual, communicate acceptance and relieve pressure.

20
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A patient with a phobia should be…

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allowed to avoid the object of their fears.

21
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Why does a patient on tricyclic antidepressants need to be monitored for suicidal thoughts?

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Tricyclic antidepressants don’t reach therapeutic levels until 10-14 days of use–they give patients more energy, which may be used to commit the suicide they’ve been thinking of (but didn’t have the energy before)

22
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What are side effects of Haldol?

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Constipation and dry mouth

23
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A depressed patient complains that her stomach is missing; how should the nurse respond?

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The nurse should answer with a response that focuses on the patient’s symptoms of depression (rather than the delusion)

24
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What is “conversion disorder”?

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An anxiety disorder where there are symptoms like blindness or paralysis with no physical basis. Characteristically, the patient will also be indifferent to the symptoms

25
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A patient with a history of substance abuse needs what sort of therapeutic environment?

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A structured, non-permissive setting; the goal is to allow them to learn to deal with increasing amounts of anxiety without drugs

26
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How do clients with conversion disorder usually feel about their symptoms?

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Indifferent and unconcerned

27
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What is “sublimation”?

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sublimation is a type of defense mechanism where socially unacceptable impulses are consciously transformed into socially acceptable actions or behavior

28
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What is “undoing”?

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An attempt by a client to erase an action; possibly characterized by excessive apologizing

29
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What is “projection”?

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Attributing your feeling to someone else. For instance, saying that someone you can’t stand doesn’t like you.

30
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What signs and symptoms would a patient have who has recently shot up heroin?

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They would have constricted pupils and slowed respirations

31
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What is escitalopram?

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A SSRI

32
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What should a nurse watch for after administering escitalopram?

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dizziness

33
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What is “milleu therapy”?

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The overall environment in the in-patient setting that is designed to have a therapeutic effect on clients

34
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What is meant by “biological therapies”?

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These are medications or procedures; psychoactive drugs, electroconvulsive therapy, nonconvulsive stimulation

35
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What is cognitive behavioral therapy?

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It involves teaching a patient to consciously control their thoughts, find problem-solving strategies, modify negative self-talk, etc

36
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What is catharsis?

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Catharsis includes activities that provide a release of the anger.

37
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People addicted to alcohol and drugs have a rate of suicide that is what percentage higher than that of the general population?

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20%

38
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An aggressive, bipolar patient will be treated with what medication?

A

Lithium; to treat the underlying diagnosis of bipolar

39
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An aggressive patient with dementia, psychosis or a personality disorder would be treated with what med?

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carbamazepine (Tegretol) or valproate (Depakote); to treat the underlying disorder

40
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What is the therapeutic range of lithium?

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0.6-1.2; not to exceed 2

41
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Research shows that aggression has been linked to low levels of what neurotransmitter?

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Serotonin

42
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What is agnosia?

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Loss of ability to recognize things

43
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What is aphasia?

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Loss of ability to communicate

44
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What is apraxia?

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Disorder of motor planning; cannot execute what they want to

45
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What is coprolalia?

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Involuntary utterance of obscene words

46
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What class of medications would be prescribed for clients with eating disorders?

A

Antidepressants

47
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Which of the following is the drug of choice for Tourette’s disorder?

A

Haldol

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