Eating Disorders
An eating disorder characterized by the consumption of large amounts of food, usually in a short period and often in secret
What is "Bulimia nervosa"?
The most common mental disorder among veterans returning from military combat
What is "PTSD"?
Stages of the life cycle during which individuals struggle with developmental "tasks"
What is "Erikson's stages- Adolescence, Marriage, Parenthood, Midlife, Retirement"
The maltreatment of one person by another
What is "Abuse"?
An extremely distressing experience that causes severe emotional shock and may have long-lasting psychological effects
What is "trauma"?
A disorder that is characterized by a morbid fear of obesity and a gross distortion of body image
What is 'Anorexia nervosa"?
A traumatically induced structural injury and/or physiological disruption of brain function as a result of an external force to the head
What is "TBI (traumatic brain injury)"?
Lack of affordable healthcare, poverty, substance abuse, severe and persistent mental illness
What are "contributing issues to the rise in the homeless population"?
________ who are battered often blame themselves for their situation. They may have been reared in abusive families and have come to expect this type of behavior
What is "victims"?
Disorder that occurs following exposure to an identifiable stressor or to an extreme traumatic event
What is "PTSD"?
A medication that has been used with some success in patients with anorexia
What is "Fluoxetine"?
A medication that may be prescribed for panic attacks
What is "Alprazolam"?
Level of prevention when teaching a class in parental effectiveness training
What is "primary level"?
Fear of retaliation, fear of losing custody of children, physical or financial dependence. lack of support network
What is "Reasons battered women give for staying in their abusive relationship"
An SSRI that is intended to increase energy and elevate mood
What is "sertraline (Zoloft)"?
Binging, purging, normal weight, hypokalemia
What is "Bulimia nervosa"?
Blasts from explosive devices are the leading cause of what injury
What is TBI (Traumatic brain injury)
What is "Tertiary level"?
The priority nursing intervention when a battered women presents to ER with multiple cuts & abrasions
What is "attending to the immediate care of the wounds"?
Persistent mental & emotional stress experienced by someone who has survived an incident in which others died
What is "survivors guilt"?
Bradycardia, hypotension, hypothermia
What are 'Physical manifestations of anorexia nervosa"?
A medication that may be prescribed to improve a patients memory and thinking capability
What is "Donepezil"?
Level of prevention when providing support in the ER to a rape victim
What is "Secondary level"?
You notice bruises and scars on a child and suspects abuse, how should you proceed?
What is "Report the suspicion to child protective services"?
Cognitive therapy, prolonged exposure therapy, group and family therapy, and psychopharmacology
What are "treatment modalities for PTSD"?