Symptoms
Bipolar Spectrum
Side Effects
It's My Body
Name that Paraphilia
100
Intrusive, unwanted, and irrational thoughts
What are obsessions?
100
The diagnosis of Bipolar I requires a history of this.
What is a manic episode?
100
All mood stabilizers produce this side effect.
What is weight gain?
100
Joan has colon cancer and is in need of surgery. She denies that she has cancer. Joan would be diagnosed with this disorder.
What is Personality trait or coping style affecting colon cancer (general medical condition)
100
Obscene phone calls
What is What is telephone scatologia?
200
Primary symptoms of this disorder are re-experiencing, avoidance, and hyperarousal
What is PTSD
200
The diagnosis of Bipolar II requires a history of ...
What are hypomania and recurrent major depression?
200
Lamictal is titrated slowly out of concern for this side effect.
What are life threatening rashes including Stevens-Johnson Syndrome?
200
Two somatoform disorders which involve preoccupation with aspects of one's self.
What is Body dysmorphic disorder and hypochondriasis
200
I love those ear lobes.
What is partialism?
300
Patients with OCD view their compulsions in this way.
What is irrational or absurd?
300
The first line medication choices for Bipolar Spectrum disorders.
What are lithium and lamictal?
300
The principal side effect associated with ECT.
What is memory loss?
300
These are 3 fundamental components of the management of somatizing patients.
What are regularly scheduled visits, recognizing symptom complaints as a form of emotional communication, and a trusting relationship?
300
Puppy love
What is zoophilia?What is
400
These are the most frequent types of symptoms in conversion disorders.
What are neurological symptoms?
400
Patients on this mood stabilizer have a suicide rate 10 times greater than patients on lithium.
What is depakote?"
400
This drug is known to lower the seizure threshold in patients.
What isbupropion (Wellbutrin)?
400
In this class of disorders, the motivation is thought to be desire to assume the patient role.
What are factitious disorders?
400
Rub a dub dub
What is frotteurism?
500
The most common symptom of depression in children.
What are stomach aches?
500
This disorder is a chronic but milder variant of bipolar disorder.
What is cyclothymia?
500
Clinical manifestations may include hyperpyrexia, muscle rigidity, altered mental status, and evidence of autonomic instability (irregular pulse or blood pressure, tachycardia, diaphoresis, and cardiac dysrhythmia). Additional signs may include elevated creatinine phosphokinase, myoglobinuria (rhabdomyolysis) and acute renal failure.
What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome?
500
In distinguishing conversion disorder from somatization disorder, this aspect of the patient's presentation is key.
What is the person's attitude toward his/her condition?
500
A fondness for enemas.
What is klismaphilia?
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