Dementia/Eating Disorders/Neurodevelopmental
This eating disorder has the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses.
What is anorexia nervosa?
These two positive symptoms involve sensing something unreal and believing something false.
What are hallucinations and delusions?
This structured assessment examines appearance, behaviour, speech, mood, thought process, perception, and cognition.
What is the mental status exam (MSE)?
This extreme form of anger prevents logical thinking and makes skills such as CBT impossible.
What is rage?
This tool screens for alcohol use using four key questions.
What is the CAGE questionnaire?
This characterizes dementia but not delirium: slow, progressive cognitive decline.
What is a major cognitive disorder?
This type of hallucination is most common in schizophrenia.
What is auditory hallucination?
This principle emphasizes safety, choice, collaboration, empowerment, and respect.
What is trauma and violence informed care?
This type of violence involves using intimidation, coercion, threats, and control.
What is psychological violence?
This term describes the body’s adaptation to a substance requiring more to achieve the same effect.
What is tolerance?
This neurodevelopmental disorder involves impaired social communication and restrictive, repetitive behaviours.
What is autism spectrum disorder (ASD)?
This phase of schizophrenia involves disruptive symptoms and may require hospitalization.
What is Phase I — Acute?
This environment-based therapy uses structure, routines, and therapeutic relationships to promote recovery.
What is milieu therapy?
This 4‑stage cycle explains patterns in abusive relationships.
What is the Cycle of Violence (tension → incident → honeymoon → calm)?
These two medications support long‑term treatment for opioid use disorder.
What are methadone and Suboxone?
Name the 4 cardinal features used in the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM) for delirium.
What are: acute onset, inattention, disorganized thinking, altered level of consciousness?
This negative symptom involves a lack of pleasure or reduced interest in activities.
What is anhedonia?
This model is strengths‑based, patient‑centred, and focuses on hope, autonomy, and helping individuals achieve meaningful life goals, rather than managing deficits.
What is recovery model of care?
A Sexual Assault Evidence Kit (SAEK) can be completed up to this many days post‑assault.
What is 7 days?
This approach does not require abstinence and is a core pillar of Canada’s drug strategy.
What is harm reduction?
This electrolyte disturbance is common in bulimia nervosa due to vomiting and can lead to irregular heart rhythms.
What is hypokalemia?
These delusions involve belief that events or messages have personal meaning.
What are ideas of reference?
This community‑based, multidisciplinary treatment model provides intensive support for people with severe mental illness, featuring proactive outreach, and highly individualized care plans.
What is Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)?
This term refers to using threats to dominate another person, central to understanding abuse.
What is power and control?
This term refers only to repetitive behaviours without biological dependence, such as shopping, gaming, or smartphone use.
What is compulsive behaviours?