Scientific Foundation
Mental health patients are at risk of taking too many drugs at the same time. What is this called?
Polypharmacy
This disorder has 2 components to its diagnosis: delays or abnormal functioning in social interaction and restricted repetitive behaviors, interest and activities.
ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder
This tool is utilized to evaluate anxiety-related symptomatology that may present in adults as well as children. It provides an evaluation of overall anxiety and its degree of severity.
Hamilton Anxiety Scale
This approach focuses on the acceptance of the patient, while helping him/er to change behavior by replacing dichotomous thinking
DBT
What is called when the healthcare provider must breach confidentiality if a patient poses a serious risk to him/herself or others.
Duty to warn
These symptoms are concerning for what? Akathesia, Akinesia, Dystonia
EPS
These disorders occur when there is a disruption in consciousness, identity, memory or perception of the environment that is not due to the effects of a substance or general medication condition.
Dissociative Disorders
This tool is used for assessing global impairment and functioning
WHODAS-World health organization disability assessment schedule 2.0
This approach aims to help people identify and resolve issues regarding ambivalence about change
Motivational Interviewing
Scope of Practice
What is one of the most serious complications associated with the use of antipsychotic medications?
NMS
This disorder occurs when an individual has recurrent, multiple somatic complaints that cannot be fully explained by the medical condition, substance use or other medical disorder along with excessive worry regarding the health issue.
Somatic Symptom Disorder
This tool is used to assess whether a child has ADHD. It has 3 parts 1) assessment by a parent, 2) assessment by a teacher, and 3) follow-up assessment by a parent
Vanderbilt ADHD
This approach to care recognizes that trauma occurs much more commonly than previously thought and has profound effects on well-being and mental health
Trauma-informed care
A nurse practitioner must have what 2 types of licenses/certificates in order to practice?
RN license and advanced practice certificate
The most commonly used non-benzodiazepine
Buspar (Buspirone)
This disorder is characterized by the unintentional loss of bodily functions or symptoms of serious physical disease, with testing revealing no underlying physical disease.
Conversion Disorder
This tool is used to evaluate the severity of opiate withdrawal
COWS-Clincical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
This theory covers the life-span, focusing on conflicts at each stage and the virtue that is the outcome of finding balance in the conflict.
Erikson's theory of psychological development
What is the name of the law that was designed as a protection for individuals with mental disabilities and disorders and mandates equal annual and lifetime dollar benefits for mental health treatment?
Mental Health Parity Act
These non-specific neurological changes may indicate what type of toxicity? Lethargy, dizziness, alterations in consciousness ataxia, blurred vision
Benzodiazepine toxicity
This disorder is a neurological disorder with a genetic cause found almost exclusively in females. It is characterized by normal prenatal development, normal motor development in the first 5 months of life, with neurological decline occurring between 5-48 months of age.
Rett's Syndrome
This tool is used to assist with identifying and diagnosing obsessive-compulsive disorders
Y-BOCS: Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale
Behavior therapy, including flooding and systematic desensitization, has been found to be the most effective treatment for what type of disorders?
Phobias
This act is designed to prevent patient “dumping” from emergency departments and is an issue of concern for risk management, requiring staff training and compliance?
EMTALA-Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act