Prozac, wellbutrin and zoloft fall into this category of medications.
What are antidepressants
100
Making an association about a situation or comment.
What is abstract thinking.
100
Major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder are examples of this group of disorders.
What are mood disorders?
100
These patients are persistently gloomy and are unable to experience feelings of pleasure joy or humor.
What is depressive personality disorder?
100
The inability to think clearly, perceive correctly and manage intense emotions characterizes this condition.
What is psychosis?
200
This class of drugs is most often used to treat alcohol withdrawal.
What are benzodiazepines?
200
This book is used to diagnose mental health disorders.
What is The DSM IV- TR
200
A chronic disorder in which periods of depressed mood are interspersed with normal mood.
What is dysthymic disorder?
200
Social discomfort is the primary characteristic of people with this disorder.
What is avoidant personality disorder?
200
A combination of disordered thinking, perceptual disturbances, behavioral abnormalities, affective disruptions, and impaired social competency characterizes this disorder.
What is schizophrenia?
300
Name one medication used to treat ADHD
What is Ritalin
300
A person who hears voices telling him or her to do something is suffering from these.
What are command hallucinations?
300
Continuous thoughts about hurting or killing a child and an inability to stop is characteristic of this disorder.
What is postpartum obsessive compulsive disorder?
300
A person who is grandiose and who strives for power and success has this personality disorder?
What is narcissistic personality disorder?
300
A loss of normal function normally seen in mentally healthy adults is an example of this type of symptom.
What are negative symptoms?
400
Lithium is used to treat this mental health disorder.
What is bi-polar disorder
400
A person with depression who suddenly feels better and gives away prized possession may be suffering from?
What is suicidal ideation
400
This disorder is characterized by periods of deep depression and extreme elation with interspersed periods of normal mood.
What is bipolar disorder?
400
This cluster of personality disorders lies along the schizophrenic spectrum.
What is Cluster A?
400
This accounts for the majority of premature deaths among patients suffering from schizophrenia.
What is suicide?
500
This is the drug of choice when a patient is psychotic and acting out.
What is Haldol?
500
A patient who moves from topic to topic with no sensible connection is exhibiting?
What is loose association
500
This disorder is characterized by a mood range from moderate depression to hypomania, which may or may not include periods of normal mood, lasting at least two years.
What is cyclothymic disorder?
500
This person exhibits erratic moods and has poor impulse control as well as unpredictable behavior.
What is borderline personality disorder?
500
These are false beliefs that cannot be changed by logical reasoning or evidence.