Definitions
Persistent, irrational fear of specific object, activity, or situation that leads to avoidance of the object, activity or situation.
What is a phobia?
GAD
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
blocks alcohol metabolism
Disulfiram (antabuse)
Person presents with overwhelming anxiety, diminished perceptual field, limited attention span, difficulty completing tasks, HA, Palpitations, insomnia.
Severe Anxiety
This cluster exhibits dramatic, emotional, or erratic behavior
Cluster B
Feeling of apprehension, uneasiness, uncertainty, or dread resulting from a real or perceived threat (emotional response)
What is Anxiety
BPD
Borderline Personality Disorder
inhibits glutamate
Acamprosate (Campral)
person presents with patches of hair loss on their head and eyebrows and has noticable anxiety
Trichotillomania
Which of the following disorders is not a part of cluster C:
Avoidant, Dependent, Anti-social, or OCD
Anti-Social
Psychological and emotional expression of stress through physical symptoms
What is Somatization
CBT
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Reduces the rewarding and pleasurable effects of alcohol and opioids
Naltrexone (Revia, Vivitrol)
Patient c/o chest pain, SOB, and fast heart rate. Upon assessment, labs are within normal range and all vitals are normal. HR was 67 and RR was 16. They later say that they felt HA, and L sided weakness, but had no signs of illness.
Factitious Disorder
Characterized by a long-standing distrust and suspiciousness of others based on the belief, unsupported by evidence, that others want to exploit, harm, or deceive them
Paranoid Personality Disorder
Characterized by feelings of entitlement, an exaggerated belief in ones own importance, and lack of empathy
What is Narcissistic personality disorder
SBIRT
Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment
potentiates the inhibitory effects of GABA
Benzodiazepines
patient presents with agitation, N/V, increased BP pulse and temperature, impaired cognition, and perceptual changes
Alcohol withdrawal
For this personality disorder you should respect the patient's need for social isolation
Schizotypal
occurs when personality traits become rigid and inflexible, and contribute to maladaptive patterns of behavior or impairment in functioning and lead to distress
Personality Disorder
BOPT
Body-oriented psychological therapy
Serotonin 5-HT A Partial agonist
Buspirone (BuSpar)
Person presents with Magical thinking, odd beliefs, inappropriate affect, strange speech patterns, social deficits, is superstitious, and has bizarre fantasies
Cluster A; Schizotypal PD
List the different disorders in cluster B: Must name all 4
Antisocial, Borderline, Histrionic, Narcissistic