Symptomatology
This refers to the attitude that one is better than everyone else
What is grandiosity?
This mood stabilizer may not cause excessive weight gain as compared to lithium.
What is Depakote?
This part of the brain controls emotions.
What is the limbic system
This neurotransmitter is associated with the fight-or-flight response?
What is norepinephrine?
This is speech occurs when words flow rapidly an conveys an inappropriate sense of urgency.
What is pressured speech?
This is important when patients taunt or annoy others and have loud or crass speech
What is impaired social interaction?
Severe diarrhea, blurred vision, tinnitus, and a temp of 101 could indicate what issue with lithium administration?
Lithium toxicity
This part of the nervous system plays a major role during stressful situations.
What is the Sympathetic nervous system?
This neurotransmitter is increased in depression and can cause the undesirable effect of lactation.
What is prolactin?
During mania, patients can have alterations in cognitive functioning and make impulsive decisions
What is risk for injury?
This mood stabilizer is the only m.s. proven to decrease suicidality.
What is lithium?
These may influence a variety of regulatory functions including sleep-wake cycle, regulation of body temperature, and patterns of activity
What are circadian rhythms?
Which sign or symptom could a nurse include in a teaching session about serotonin syndrome?
Myoclonus
Patients with mania may threaten others and have increased impulsivity
What is risk for other-directed violence?
This medication is given to clients with anxiety disorders.
What is Valium?
This branch is the branch of medicine that studies the effects of social and psychological factors on the functioning of the immune system.
What is psychoneuroimmunology?
This alteration in vitals could be a sign of a serious side effect when taking an antipsychotic.
What is an increased temperature in agranulocytosis?
The patient with bipolar disorder intentionally overdoses on antidepressants. Patient has also experienced a recent breakup. Which nursing diagnosis would be the priority?
What is risk for self-directed violence r/t multiple losses?
This neurotransmitter is believed to be responsible for symptoms of hallucinations in psychosis.
What is dopamine?
Benzodiazepines have a _____ time usage and a ____ abuse potential.
What is short-term and high abuse?