Week 1

Question 1

presentation of adjustment disorder

Answer 1

• Depressed mood, anxiety, conduct disturbance

- must arise within 3 months of a stressor and must be clinically significant.

Question 2

5 subtypes of adjustment disorder

Answer 2

· –Depressed mood: low mood, tearfulness; hopelessness
· Anxiety: nervousness, worry, jitteriness
· Mixed anxiety and depressed mood: combo of depressed/anxiety
· Disturbance of conduct: disturbance of conduct
· Mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct: both emotional sx and a disturbance of conduct
Unspecified: not classified as one of them

Question 3

symptoms of adjustment disorder

Answer 3

1) marked distress that is out of proportion to the severity/intensity of stressor
2) significant impairment in social, occupation, or other important areas of functioning.

Question 4

basic components of a patient encounter

Answer 4

medical history, physical exam, lab studies, patient education, plan

Question 5

Normal vital sign ranges for average adult

Answer 5

o BP: 90/60 mmHg to 120/80 mmHg
o Breathing: 12-18 breaths/min
o Pulse: 60-100 beats/min
o Temp: 97.8-99.1°F

Question 6

BMI ranges

Answer 6

• < 18.5 : Underweight
• 18.5 – 24.9: Healthy
• 25.0 – 29.9: overweight
• 30.0 – 39.9:Obese
• > 40: Extreme or high risk obesity

Question 7

effect of stress on cortisol release

Answer 7

• Necessary at low physiological levels to facilitate learning and memory and actually stimulates the functioning of the hippocampus
• With chronic levels of elevated cortisol, it will display an adverse effect on the hippocampus and therefore will affect memory formation and memory recall