Trauma, stressor-related & dissociative disorders
Teaching for this diagnosis should include:
•Relaxation techniques
•Improve coping
•Self-Care
•Recognizing problems
What is teaching for PTSD?
Social media seems to increase fears in this disorder.
What is illness anxiety disorder?
Common symptoms include:
• Difficulties retrieving correct words or names
• Trouble remembering names when introduced to new people
• Challenges in performing tasks in social or work settings
• Forgetting material that one has just read
• Losing or misplacing a valuable object
• Increasing trouble with planning or organizing
Mild Alzheimer’s disease (early stage)
Effects both emotions (e.g., anger and irritation) and behaviors (e.g., argumentativeness and defiance).
What is oppositional defiant disorder?
Characterized by a long-standing distrust and suspiciousness of others, hypervigilance
What is paranoid personality disorder?
Sudden unexpected travel and an inability to recall one’s identity ad information about some or all their past. May assume a whole new identity.
What is dissociative fugue?
Get additional things when ill - extra attention, money, meds, possibly disability, etc.
What is meant by 'secondary gains'?
Common medication used for cognitive symptoms/dementia that provide small but short-lived improvements in cognitive functioning.
What are cholinesterase inhibitors?
A 3 year old spins in circles while walking, avoids eye contact and conversations.
What are signs & symptoms of mental illness in a child?
Magical thinking, odd beliefs, strange speech patterns, and inappropriate affect are hallmarks of this disorder. They prefer to spend their time alone.
What is schizotypal personality disorder?
Two or more alters, each is a complex unit having individual memories, behavioral patterns, and social relationships
What is dissociative identity disorder?
True/False - Those with somatic symptom disorder have voluntary control over their symptoms.
False
Disturbance in attention
Develops over a short period of time
Additional disturbance in cognition
What is delirium?
The rights of others are violated and societal norms or rules are disregarded. The behavior is usually abnormally aggressive and can frequently lead to the destruction of property or physical injury.
What is conduct disorder?
Individuals with this disorder are unaware that thoughts are unreasonable, focus on being perfect, and devotes more time to work than friends.
What is obsessive-compulsive personality disorder?
Signs/symptoms of this disorder include:
*Flashbacks (dissociative experiences during which the event is relived along with vivid sensory input
*individual avoids talking about the event or avoid activities, people, or places that arouse memories of the trauma
*increased arousal (irritability, difficulty sleeping, difficulty concentrating, hypervigilance, or exaggerated startle response)
What is PTSD?
Loss of sensation (hearing, vision, sensation) due to a traumatic event
Examples of conversion disorder.
Teaching for this med should include:
The most common side effects are gastrointestinal (usually temporary); take with food
can cause bradycardia (rarely)
What is donepezil (Aricept)?
Have a preference for large rewards and pay little attention to increasing penalties.
What is oppositional defiant disorder?
Classic characteristics of this population include extroversion, flamboyance, and colorful personalities. Despite this bold exterior, they tend to have limited abilities to develop meaningful relationships. They may exaggerate symptoms.
What is histrionic personality disorder?
Nightmares/night terrors, flashbacks, somatic sx (headaches, stomachaches, pain), memory problems, difficulty concentrating, stop playing with friends.
What are common symptoms of a child who has suffered trauma/PTSD.
Will go from one primary care provider or hospital to another; may demand/request specific treatments & interventions; negative test results are followed by a new symptom
What is factitious Disorder?
Loss of ability to identify and use common, everyday things is called:
What is agnosia?
A pattern of behavioral outbursts characterized by an inability to control one’s aggressive impulses. The aggression can be verbal or physical and is targeted toward other people, animals, property, or even oneself.
What is intermittent explosive disorder?
Individuals with this disorder will exploit others for gaining personal power or pleasure.
What is antisocial personality disorder?