Anxiety Disorders
The lowest level of anxiety that can improve focus and performance.
Mild anxiety.
The main issue for individuals with anorexia nervosa.
Control (over body, food, and environment).
A prolonged emotional state that influences personality and functioning.
Mood.
The electrolyte most important to monitor in a patient on lithium.
Sodium.
Pressured, nonstop, rapid talking is known as ___.
Pressured speech.
This level of anxiety is characterized by inability to focus, hyperventilation, and tachycardia.
Severe anxiety.
The most common method used in bulimia nervosa.
Daily moderate depression lasting longer than 2 years.
Dysthymic disorder (persistent depressive disorder)
A serum lithium level of 1.8 mmol/L indicates what level of toxicity?
Moderate toxicity.
Wearing brightly coloured clothes, being hyperactive, and constantly seeking fun are typical of which episode?
Manic episode.
Repeated, unwanted intrusive thoughts are called ___.
Obsessions.
Persistent eating of nonfood items such as clay or starch.
PICA.
Rapid shifts between extreme sadness and joy most likely indicate this disorder.
Bipolar disorder.
The timeframe for most antidepressants to show effect.
2-4 weeks.
A patient insists she is the "Saviour of the World". This is an example of:
Delusions of grandeur.
Exposure therapy where the patient is rapidly confronted with their fear is known as ___.
Flooding.
The most life-threatening complications of anorexia nervosa (name two).
Electrolyte imbalances, dehydration, loss of muscle mass, or suicide.
Light therapy is most effective for this disorder.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
Name an adverse effects of lithium and its associated teaching point.
Nausea (take with food), tremors (report if severe), increased urination/thirst (maintain hydration).
This common sign is associated with bulimia.
Russel's sign, or teeth erosion.
The nursing priority when a patient is in a panic attack.
Ensuring patient safety.
Priority nursing diagnosis for a patient admitted with anorexia nervosa and 25% body weight loss.
Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements.
Priority nursing intervention for a depressed patient with feelings of worthlessness.
Careful, unobtrusive observation around the clock (suicide prevention).
This patient would be a candidate for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
A patient with severe, long-lasting depression.
A patient who alternates between depression and hypomania (without full mania) is most likely diagnosed with ___ disorder.
Bipolar II disorder.