Substance Use/Addictive Disorders
The process of using a substance to excess
What is intoxication?
The three groups of personality disorders
What are eccentric, erratic, and anxious?
Symptoms include cutting, burning, skin picking, etc., without the intention of death
What is non-suicidal self-injury?
A confused mental state that occurs suddenly and is a medical emergency
What is delirium?
The reduced ability to experience pleasure
What is anhedonia?
Drug treatment for opioid overdose in an emergency
What is naloxone (Narcan)?
Most well-known personality disorder characterized by emotional dysregulation and lability
What is borderline personality disorder?
Group most at risk for copycat suicides
Who are adolescents?
The most frequently occurring major neurological disorder
What is Alzheimer's disease?
The type of symptoms which include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, and bizarre behavior
What are positive symptoms?
Consuming too much alcohol in a short period of time
What is binge drinking?
Disorder in which the individual needs to be the center of attention and display bold behaviors
What is histrionic personality disorder?
A verbal cue that includes an open message about suicide that is obvious and apparent
What is an overt statement?
The tendency for the patient's mood to drop and agitation to increase as the day becomes darker
What is sundowning or sundown syndrome?
A common side effect of antipsychotic medications
What is tardive dyskinesia or EPS?
Most common medication given for opioid withdrawal
What is methadone?
Disorder characterized by perfectionism and obsessively sticking to schedules
What is obsessive compulsive personality disorder?
Group that has a 1.5-time higher risk for suicide
Who are veterans?
The creation of stories in place of missing memories to maintain self-esteem
What is confabulation?
A type of disorganized speech that includes a mixture of seemingly random and unrelated words/phrases
What is a word salad?
A serious medical emergency that can occur within the first 72 hours of alcohol withdrawal
What are delirium tremens (DTs)?
Disorder in which the individual is detached from social relationships and the nurse should avoid being too "friendly"
What is schizoid personality disorder?
The three goals of nursing interventions when a patient has suicidal ideations
What are prevention, treatment, and postvention?
The inability to recognize or identify familiar objects, people, or sounds
What is agnosia?
A disorder in which psychotic symptoms last less than 6 months
What is schizophreniform disorder?