Medications
Diagnoses
Therapeutic Communication
Labs to Know
Characteristics
100

Lithium

What is a mood stabilizer?

100

Increased pulse, chest palpitations, nausea, vomiting,

What is anxiety.

100

Nonverbal communication that conveys acceptance

What is silence

100

A potassium level within normal limits

3.5 to 5.5 mEq

100

Loss of interest or pleasure with activities

What is anhedonia

200

Disulfurim

What is Antabuse?

200

High degree of alertness, "butterflies in stomach"

What is mild anxiety.

200

Giving clients advice, reassuring clients

What are non-therapeutic communication techniques.

200

A normal sodium level

135 - 145

200

Extremes of depression and mania

What is Bipolar disorder

300

Sertraline and Fluoxetine

What are SSRIs?

300

Repetitive, ritualistic behavior

What is OCD

300
What is another term for nearest relative?
next of kin
300

Normal range for serum albumin

3.5 to 5.0 g/dL

300

Controlling and taking advantage of others

Manipulation

400

Parnate

What is an MAOI?

400

Unkempt, low-esteem, lack of energy

What is depression

400

Asking a question without a yes/no answer

What is open-ended

400

0.8 -1.2 mEq/L

What is the therapeutic blood level of Lithium

400

First phase:  tension builds in individuals in a relationship, Second phase: an incident, or threat Third phase:  honeymoon phase

What is the cycle of violence

500

Xanax and Ativan

What are Benzodiazepines?

500

an illness in which a person has abnormal eating habits that affect their health.

An eating disorder

500

Using your own words to restate what was said

What is paraphrasing

500
Lithium maintenance blood level

0.6 - 1.2 mEq?l

500

Recurrence of images, sounds, smells or feelings from a traumatic event

What are flashbacks