Signs & Symptoms
This is the act of uncontrolled, compulsive, rapid ingestion of large quantities of food over a short period of time.
What is binge eating?
A patient with OCD has begun a ritual. What should the nurse do?
Allow the client to finish the ritual and stop the patient before the next ritual begins.
This medication is used to treat the somatic symptoms of anxiety disorders.
What is propranolol?
Usually subconscious ways our ego defend themselves against a security threat.
What are ego defense mechanisms?
These personality disorders involves avoiding relationships with people, although for different reasons. Name 1.
What are Schizoid and Avoidant Personality D/O?
Patients with this eating disorder are usually near a healthy weight.
What is Bulimia Nervosa?
This is what the nurse should do during mealtimes for a client with an bulimia or anorexia nervosa?
What is stay with the client for at least one hour?
This medication takes weeks to be effective for social anxiety.
What is buspirone?
A man who is embezzling money accuses his friend of stealing from the company. What defense mechanism?
What is projection?
Common defense mechanism commonly associated with Borderline Personality Disorder.
What is splitting?
Hypokalemia, dental erosion, and Russell's sign are indications this is occurring. It is not a specific eating disorder.
What is purging?
What can happen if a patient starts eating too quickly when being treated for Anorexia Nervosa?
What is Refeeding Syndrome?
This medication is used to treat nightmares in PTSD.
What is prazosin?
A person googles what to expect when your friend dies instead of dealing with the feelings of loss. Name the defense mechanism
What is intellectualization?
You should try to offer a patient at least this many options.
What are at least 3 options?
Hyponatremia, proteinuria, amenorrhea, and hypoglycemia are symptoms of this disorder.
What is Anorexia Nervosa?
Frequent interventions that are essential to monitor the medical status of clients with eating disorders. Name 2.
What are weights, labs, cardiac monitoring, and strict I&O?
These three electrolyte imbalances are associated with refeeding syndrome.
What are hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, and hypophosphatemia?
We associate these two colors with anorexia as a result of nutritional alterations.
What are orange from carotenemia (lack breakdown of Vitamin A) and blue from acrocyanosis due to anemia?
This personality disorder requires that you keep your promises to the patient.
What is Borderline Personality D/O?
The 4 cardinal or key symptoms of PTSD.
What are Change in mood/cognition, Hyperawareness, Avoidance behavior, and Reliving the event.
The nurse is caring for a patient with an eating disorder. The patient states “My life is over if I gain weight.” What is the cognitive distortion?
What is catastrophizing.
These are the 2 reasons we use olanzapine to treat anorexia.
What are stimulates appetite/weight gain and treats cognitive distortions/delusions/allows them to accept the weight gain.
Risk factors for developing PTSD. Name 5.
What are happening to you/your loved ones, where you feel safe (home, work), using drugs and alcohol to cope, experiences outside usual human experience, lack of societal support, repeat exposure, duration of trauma, not getting help, and previous mental health diagnosis.
The client states "I don't need to change. I am fine just the way I am." This is an ego ______tonic statement.