Pharmacology
The need to take larger amounts of a substance to achieve the same effects
Medication Tolerance
Characterized by the presence of one or more physical symptoms
Somatic symptom disorders
Characterized by pervasive, persistent, and suspiciousness and distrust of others
Paranoid personality disorder
"Yes, I see. Go on."
General Lead
Apathy, withdrawal, lack of motivation, anhedonia, flat affect, social withdrawal
Negative symptoms
This medication helps prevent relapse by reducing your drug cravings.
Naltrexone (Vivitrol, Revia)
Intentionally faking or exaggerating symptoms for an obvious benefit
Malingering
Instability of mood, thinking, behavior, personal relationships, unstable self-image and marked impulsivity.
Borderline personality disorder
Non-therapeutic communication
Hallucinations, delusions, bizarre behavior, catatonia, formal thought disorder
Positive symptoms
This medication class is administered when a patient is experiencing severe alcohol withdrawl symptoms.
Anticonvulsants
Normal, beneficial stress
Eustress
Apathy, lack of motivation, anhedonia, flat affect, social withdrawl
Schizophrenia
The nurse repeats what the patient stated utilizing different words.
Restating
Period of "florid" or severe and well-developed symptoms
Acute phase of schizophrenia
Prescribed as part of aversion therapy for treatment of addiction.
Disulfiram (Antabuse)
Reframing, sleep, exercise, decrease caffeine intake
Stress reduction techniques
Secondary to another condition that if corrected, will also correct this condition
Delirium
Personal bias, value system, past experience
Factors affecting the communication process
Intense and strongly defended irrational suspicion
Paranoia
Hold the dosage, assess cardiac rhythm, monitor I & O, obtain labs, notify healthcare provider.
Nursing action with suspected lithium toxicity
Weight loss >30% over 6 months, heart rate <40, systolic BP <70, hypokalemia, ECG changes
Physical criteria for hospitalization of patients with eating disorders
Neurological disorder marked by acute/subacute confusional states with vitamin deficiency.
Wernicke's encephalopathy
Body gestures, facial expressions, hand movements
Nonverbal communication
"Made-up" words that mean something to the person
Neologisms