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Mood Disorders
Personality Disorders
Thought Disorders
Medications
Violence
100
When a person's mood alternates between the extremes of depression and elation
What is What is bi-polar disorder?
100
Behaviorally, people with this disorder exhibit perfectionism and inflexibility.
What is OCD?
100
Majority of premature deaths among people with this disorder is from suicide.
What is schizophrenia?
100
Class of medications used to treat alcohol withdrawal.
What are benzodiazepines?
100
This became a crime in all 50 states in 1993.
What is marital rape?
200
A person who has rapidly alternating moods. A classification of bi-polar disorder.
What is mixed?
200
Dependence and submissiveness are the major features of this disorder.
What is dependent personality disorder? (DPD)
200
General term that describes the inability to think clearly, perceive correctly, and manage intense emotions.
What is psychosis?
200
The availability of this neurotransmitter is increased with SSRI's and SNRI's.
What is serotonin?
200
The most widespread type of incest.
What is sibling incest?
300
Characterized by a mood range from moderate depression to hypomania, which may or may not include periods of normal mood, lasting at least two years.
What is cyclothymic disorder?
300
Persons who strive for power and success. Failure is intolerable.
What is narcissistic personality disorder. (NPD)?
300
A person in a close relationship with another who is delusional comes to share delusional beliefs.
What is shared psychotic disorder?
300
Aged cheeses, liver, bananas and draft beer are some examples of foods to avoid with this class of drugs.
What are MAOI's?
300
Has become a major social and economic problem, with thousands of people a year affected.
What is workplace violence.
400
Clients have symptoms that appear to have a mixture of schizophrenia and the mood disorders.
What is schizoaffective disorder?
400
Loners who prefer solitary activities because social situations and interactions increase their level of anxiety.
What is schizoid personality disorder?
400
A distinctive subtype of this disorder characterized by significant and persistent negative symptoms.
What is Deficit schizophrenia?
400
Severe diarrhea, irregular tremor, and muscle weakness are some of the symptoms that occur with toxicity of this drug.
What is lithium?
400
Truancy, psychosis, interest in firearms or bombs, and being a loner.
What are risk factors for violent behavior?
500
Enzyme responsible for deactivating neurotransmitters after they have been released from receptor sites.
What is monoamine oxidase (MAO)?
500
The three unstable disorders in Cluster B. They are barely distinguishable from one another.
What are Borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic personality disorders?
500
Excessive or added behaviors that are not normally seen in mentally healthy adults.
What are positive symptoms?
500
The inability to sit or stand still along with an intense feeling of anxiety.
What is akathisia?
500
Measures meant to decrease the effect of the disaster. Includes pre-planning disaster responses and practicing them.
What is primary prevention?