Responses to Stress
Crisis-3 stages
Bipolar Disorders
Dementia and Alzheimer's
Dissociative Identity Disorders
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What form of stress can result in feelings of happiness, hopefulness, and purposeful movement?
Eustress
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Which form of crisis arises from events that are extraordinary, external rather than internal, and often unanticipated such as a loss or change in job?
Situational Crisis
100
Which Bipolar disorder is characterized by at least one week long manic episode that results in excessive activity and energy?
Bipolar 1 Disorder
100
A brain related disorder cause by diseases and other condition
Dementia
100
Defined as the presence of two or more distinct personality states that recurrently take control of behavior.
Dissociative identity disorder
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Which response prepares the body for a situation that an individual perceives as threat to survival?
Fight-or-Flight Response
200
Which form of crisis occurs over a lifespan, can lead to increased tension and anxiety such as a marriage or birth of a baby?
Maturational Crisis
200
Low levels of mania that alternates with profound depression is labeled as which Bipolar disorder?
Bipolar 2 Disorder
200
The most common type of dementia is what?
Alzheimer's 60-80%
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TRUE or FALSE: In dissociative identity disorder the dominant hand or voice of the person may be different
True
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Negative, energy draining resulting in anxiety, depression, confusion, helplessness, hopelessness, and fatigue is which form of psychological reaction?
Distress
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A form of crisis that is unplanned and accidental such as a natural or national disaster and or a violent crime…
Adventitious Crisis
300
TRUE or FALSE. Hypomania is defined as having high level symptoms of mania.
False. Hypomania is characterized by low levels of mania.
300
Typical age of onset for Alzheimer’s is 65, but can occur as early as?
30
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How long can shifts in personalities last?
From minutes to months, although shorter time periods are more common.
400
Which neurotransmitter is the main one associated with depression?
Serotonin
400
TRUE or FALSE. Each stage in a Maturational Crisis can cause a period of change that is physical, sexual, cognitive, and instinctual.
True
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Patient is experiencing what type of disorder when they are at their happiest, feel energized, have no need for sleep, feel euphoric, and takes the most risks?
Mania
400
Alzheimer’s disease starts out where?
Neuronal degeneration – Begins in hippocampus (part responsible for recent memory). Then spreads to cerebral cortex (problem solving and higher order cognitive functioning).
400
These techniques bring a person’s awareness to noticing real things in the present, and helps to counter dissociative episodes
Grounding techniques
500
What are the three stages of General Adaption Syndrome…
Alarm of acute stress stage, Resistance or Adaptive stage, Exhaustion stage
500
TRUE or FALSE. Divorce or death of a loved one cannot be labeled under a Situational Crisis.
False: Divorce or death of a loved one is labeled under a Situational Crisis.
500
Patient must be in a persistently depressed mood for how long before being diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder?
2 weeks
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Name some risk factors for Alzheimer’s
Caridovascular disease, head injury or TBI, decreases socialization, and poor diet.
500
TRUE or FALSE: There are no specific medications for patients with dissociative disorders.
True. Although, there may be medications used to treat symptoms.
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