Brain
What is the heaviest organ in the human body?
The liver
What happens to your heart rate under stress?
It increases!
In what disorder are serotonin and norepinephrine decreased in the brain?
Depression
What happens when a client taking psychotropic meds drinks alcohol?
Additional CNS depression
What does CARESS stand for?
Communicating Alternatively, Releasing Endorphins, Self-Sooth
What part of the brain is responsible for thought, learning, and problem solving?
Cerebrum
Is using social support an adaptive or maladaptive response to stress?
Adaptive (Healthy)
What disorder is characterized by episodes of both depression and mania?
Bipolar Disorder
What blood pressure change happens when the client stands up quickly and can be a side effect of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs?
Orthostatic hypotension
What is the activity used to keep a person in the moment and present?
Mindfulness Meditation
What part of the brain is responsible for balance and muscle function?
Cerebellum
What happens when Therapists work long and hard without support and lose hope that things can get better?
Burnout
People with what disorder often have hallucinations and delusional thinking and often do not realize that they are ill?
Schizophrenia
What is the most important advantage of the depot injection antipsychotic meds?
They are long acting (1-4 weeks)
What is the meaning of DBT? And name 1 of the skills.
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.
What part of the brain is responsible for automatic functions such as breathing?
Brain Stem
What happens to the adrenal glands during stress?
They secrete epinephrine and norepinephrine.
An individual with what disorder might say, “I can’t get out of bed. I feel like there is no hope for the future?”
Depression
Name one of the anticholinergic side effects.
Any one: increased heart rate, constipation, dry mouth, orthostatic hypotension
What does CBT say is connected and impacts one another?
Thoughts, Feelings, Behaviors.
What part of the brain is involved in motivation, decision making, and goal-oriented behavior?
Frontal Lobe
What makes a person more likely to have the negative effects of stress?
Any one of following: Many stressors, perception that the stress is severe, poor coping skills.
An individual with what disorder might say "People are going to be staring at me at the party and I might feel trapped".
Anxiety Disorder
What is a drug caused movement disorder with late onset that can be permanent?
Tardive dyskinesia (involuntary and repetitive body movements).
What is a SMART Goal?
Simple, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time Sensitive