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Psychopharmacology
Psychobiology
Mental Status Assessment
Childhood Disorders
Mental Health Concepts
100
client experiences the opposite of the desired effects: insomnia, euphoria, anxiety, rage
What is paradoxical response/excitement?
100
mediates sleep, arousal, pain perception, memory, movement; implicated with Alzheimer's Disease and depression
What is acetylcholine?
100
observable behavior indicating one's emotional state
What is affect?
100
withdrawal into the self and inner world of own creation
What is autistic spectrum disorder?
100
split off clusters of mental/emotional content from conscious awareness
What is dissociation?
200
may occur with concomitant use of SSRIs, MAOIs, TCA, St. John's Wort; rapid onset, fever, diaphoresis, tachypnea, confusion
What is serotonin syndrome?
200
important role in human emotions and behavior
What are neurotransmitters?
200
fixed, false beliefs
What are delusions?
200
restricted interest and behavior; clumsiness; no language or cognitive delays
What is Asperger's Disorder?
200
no middle ground, all or nothing thinking
What is splitting?
300
energy increases before mood improves
What is activation?
300
mediates coordination, emotions, judgment; implicated with schizophrenia, mania and depression
What is dopamine?
300
stories made to fill in gaps in memory and protect self-esteem
What is confabulation?
300
increase attention span through weak CNS stimulation
What are the effects of CNS stimulants for clients with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
300
precipitated by specific identifiable events; acute, not chronic; resolved in one way or another within a brief period of time
What is a crisis?
400
severe occipital headache, nausea and vomiting, chills, restless within 1 hour of ingestion; discontinue med immediately and use cooling measures
What is hypertensive crisis?
400
serotonin and GABA (inhibitory) are decreased, norepinephrine (mediates arousal) is increased
What neurotransmitters are implicated with Panic Disorder?
400
able to conceptualize ideas, for example, understands proverbs
What is abstract thinking?
400
the parietal lobes have a weak connection to this aea of the brain, resulting in no motivation to respond to others' voices
What is the limbic system?
400
loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities
What is anhedonia?
500
do not eat chocolate while taking this medication
What education will the nurse provide about food interactions with MAOIs?
500
norepinephrine, serotonin and dopamine are all decreased
What neurotransmitter levels are seen with major depressive disorder?
500
powerful emotions lead to inner conflict
What is ambivalence?
500
presence of multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics; complexity and severity changes over time
What is Tourette's Disorder?
500
specific syndrome caused by cessation of use or reduction in heavy, prolonged use; generally the opposite of the acute effects
What is withdrawal?