Say it with a word.
The term used to describe feelings of hostility toward the person you are seeking love and approval from.
Ambivalence
Give 4 examples that may put a client at risk for developing depression.
Positive Family History
Neurotransmitter deficiencies
Stressful life events
Presence of a medical illness or Chronic Illness
Postpartum period
Comorbid anxiety or personality disorder
Trauma occurring early in life
This neurotransmitter influences movement, memory, thoughts, and judgment.
Dopamine
Give 4 examples of assessment criteria expected during a mental status examination.
Physical appearance
Orientation
Attention and concentration
Short-term and long-term memory
Movement and coordination
Speech patterns
Mood
Intellectual performance
Perceptions
Insight
Judgment
Thought content
Give 2 examples of Maladaptive coping mechanisms.
Abusing alcohol
Abusing drugs
Excessive gambling
Abusing nicotine
Excessive food intake
Beta-Adrenergic Blockers
(Atenolol, Metoprolol, Propranolol)
A client's right to make their own decisions is called what?
Autonomy
This subtype of bipolar II disorder, display milder mood swings, that occur abruptly and are shorter in duration.
Cyclothymic Disorder
This neuropeptide (a separate type of neurotransmitter) transmit sensation of pain.
Substance P
General Adaptation Syndrome has 4 stages. Which stage would you expect to see a decrease in vital signs, decreased immune response, end stage disease, etc...
Exhaustion stage
Give 2 examples of teaching points or interventions for a client with moderate to severe anxiety.
Breathe slowly and deeply
Progressively relax groups of muscles
Visualize a pleasant, relaxing place
Listen to relaxing or soothing music
Engage in large-muscle activity (riding a bike, walking briskly)
Sexual dysfunction is a frequent and undesirable side effect of this class of medication used to treat depression, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
The term used to describe honesty when dealing with a client.
Veracity
Clients are often hyperactive, display an exaggerated sense of their own importance, quickly angered, aggressive, reckless, impulsive, criminal activity, spending sprees, gambling, rapid or pressured speech, go without sleep, etc....
Manic phase of Bipolar Disorder
The neurotransmitter that is found in arears that regulate sleep, appetite, sexual behavior, and mood is what?
Serotonin
What level of anxiety is constructive and prepares a person to take action in appropriate situations?
Mild
This type of Behavioral therapy involves providing emotional support while gradually exposing a person to whatever it is that provokes their anxiety.
Desensitization
Phenelzine (Nardil), a Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor is unsafe and can cause hypertensive crisis if large amount of this type of food is ingested with it.
Foods high in tyramine
Fermented foods
Alcohol
Aged cheeses
This term along with excessive, ill-timed, or unrelieved stress, triggers general adaption syndrome.
Distress
A mood disorder with onset during darker winter months and spontaneously disappears in the spring.
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Excessive level of this neurotransmitter is implicated in neurodegenerative disease, such as ALS, Huntington Disease, and MS.
Glutamate
This type of anxiety involves a delayed response 3 or more months after an emotionally traumatic experience.
PTSD
(Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)
A type of psychotherapy that involves altering their irrational thinking, and correct their faulty belief systems, and replaces negative self-statements with positive ones.
Cognitive Therapy
This medication is closely related to this common mineral and if the intake of this mineral is low, or if a client becomes dehydrated, blood levels of this medication can cause toxicity. It is contraindicated during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Lithium
Unconscious tactics humans use to protect themselves from feeling inadequate or threatened.
Coping Mechanisms
Many clients with this condition confine themselves to their homes, where they feel safe.
Agoraphobia
This division of the Autonomic Nervous System is responsible for triggering the fight-or-flight response.
The sympathetic nervous system.
(the parasympathetic nervous system triggers the freeze response)
Abrupt onset of physical symptoms and terror that include intense apprehension, tachycardia, palpitations, chest pain, smothering or choking sensations, hyperventilation, feelings of impending doom, etc..
Panic Disorder
An initial response by a client with PTSD. The person avoids dealing with tragedy and detaches themselves from others.
Psychic numbing
This mood stabilizer has been known to cause blood dyscrasias, liver toxicity, drowsiness, mild tremors, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.
Valproic acid
(Depakote, Depakene)