Stuff I Know
When taking this drug, avoid all forms of alcohol.
What is Disulfiram (or Antabuse)?
This mental disorder is characterized by an all encompassing low mood and loss of interest in activities.
What is depression?
Name a disease that is associated with a decline in acetylcholine.
What is Alzheimer's?
EPS is most evident in people taking this type of medication.
What are antipsychotics?
Johnny is diagnosed with this after he argues with his parents, bullies his sister, and threatens to hurt her hamster.
What is conduct disorder?
treatment, refuse treatment, competence/self-determinism, informed consent, confidentiality, HIPPA, dignity, individualized treatment, worship, mail, vote
What are the rights of psychiatric patients?
physical appearance, dress, body movements, posture, touch, facial expressions, eye contact, paralanguage
What is nonverbal communication?
A period of intense fear that has a sudden onset and is relatively brief in duration.
What is a panic attack?
Choosing to forget events caused by a trauma
What is suppression?
This particular trait separates somatic symptom disorder from illness anxiety and conversion disorders.
What is doctor shopping?
A patient rejects the nurse's assistance because the nurse reminds the patient of a horrible ex boss.
What is transference?
Low levels of GABA are linked to this
What is anxiety?
cognition, insight, judgment, perception, mood/affect, thought content, thought process, speech, cooperation, behavior, appearance
What are components in a mental status assessment/exam?
What is secondary gain?
The patient is found weeping in bed over a dark purple bruise she is convinced is an advanced stage malignant melanoma. The patient is actually diagnosed with this.
What is illness anxiety disorder?
termination, working, orientation, and pre-interaction/identification
What are the phases of the NCR?
Losing someone suddenly or unexpectedly puts you at risk for this.
He is a bad nurse and she is good nurse
What is "splitting"?
Hallucinations, delusions, alterations in speech and bizarre behavior are considered these type of symptoms of schizophrenia.
What are positive symptoms?
Name the part of the nursing care plan the nurse would expect to find this statement: "Offer snacks and finger foods frequently"
What is "Intervention"?
Acknowledging how you feel about a patient before providing care is also called ___________
What is called "checking yourself at the door?"
acutely suicidal, drug overdose, hallucinogen reaction, ETOH intoxication, uncontrolled anger, acute psychosis
What are psychiatric emergencies (crisis situation)?