What is the most frequently treated disorder by psychiatrists and mental health practioners?
personality disorders
100
What is it when individuals engage in repeated episodes of binge eating followed by behaviors such as self-induced vomiting?
bulimia nervosa
100
What medication has been reported to shown affect on weight gain and improve cognition and body image?
Olanzapine
100
What therapy is used to diminish errors in the patient's thinking and perceptions that result in distorted attitudes and eating disorders?
Cognitive behavioral therapy
100
If this assessement factor is present in personlity disorders, then the patient will need immediate attention?
suicidal or homicidal thoughts
200
What disorder avoids interpersonal relationships, have unusual beliefs and may be indifferent to the reactions of others in their lives?
Schizotypal personality disorder
200
What is it when individuals engage in self-starvation and fear of gaining weight?
anorexia nervosa
200
What medication has shown mixed results in maintaining weight and preventing relapse?
Fluoxetine
200
What therapy offers support to patients who feel isolated while offering an arena in which to explore the eating disorder?
Group therapy
200
What can help determine if the problem is psychiatric, medical or both?
Full medical history
300
What disorder has up to a 90% chance of having another psychiatric disorder?
borderline personality disorder
300
What is it when individuals engage in repeated episodes of binge eating after they experience distress?
binge eating disorder
300
What medication is not recommended for personality disorders due to the potential for abuse and overdose?
benzodiazepines
300
What therapy is another approach to cognitive behavioral therapy which was developed by Marsha Linehan in 1993?
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)
300
What is it called when a nurse observes a patient that is severley underweight with muscle wasting?
cachectic
400
What disorder is occupied with orderliness, perfectionism, control, neatness and the achievement of perfection?
obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
400
True or False. A history of sexual abuse is more common in those with eating disorders than in the general population.
True
400
What medication is used to help target impulsivity, uncontrolled behaviors and self harm?
Carbamazepine
400
What is a relatively new approach in the treatment of borderline personality disorder?
Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS)
400
What is called when a patient with an eating disorder has a growth of fine, downy hair on the face and back?
lanugo
500
What disorder is a maladaptive social response characterized by a person's grandiose sense of personal achievement?
narcissistic personality disorder
500
What abnormalities are noted in both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa?
Neuroendocrine
500
What class of medications used to treat depression is a good choice because they are the least toxic in overdose?
Selective SerotoninReuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's)
500
What is an approach that may help patients recognize their responsibilty in the existence of turmoil in their lives and learn healthier ways of reacting to other people and problems?
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
500
What is the cardinal symptom for anorexia nervosa?
dangerously low body weight measurements realtive to the age and gender of the patient