Substance-Related & Addictive Disorders
This chronic medical condition is rooted in environmental, neurotransmission, genetics, and life experiences
What is addiction?
This refers to excessive anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult
What is agoraphobia?
The most dangerous aspect of major depressive disorder
What is a preoccupation with death?
What was bipolar disorder formerly known as?
What is manic depression?
This amino acid is essential to serotonin synthesis and is only available through one's diet
What is tryptophan?
This syndrome occurs after years of heavy alcohol use and may include symptoms of short-term memory disturbances, altered gait, vestibular dysfunction, confusion, nystagmus, & unequal pupil sizes
What is Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome?
The hallmark feature of this is excessive worry
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
One of the most common psychiatric disorders, affecting 17 million adults in the US
What is major depressive disorder?
This refers to a low-level and less dramatic period of intense mood disturbance and often increases functioning
What is hypomania?
The only FDA-approved medication for the treatment of bulimia in adults
What is fluoxetine (Prozac)?
This category of drugs carry a high potential for abuse and have no acceptable medical use.
What are Schedule I drugs? (Example are heroin and LSD)
This group of medications are a first line therapy choice for anxiety disorder
What are SSRIs?
For individuals who do not respond to antidepressant therapy, this substance has been found to reduce depressive symptoms rapidly and lastingly
What is psilocybin (aka-magic mushrooms)
A distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated mood and energy that lasts at least a week for nearly every day, all day
What is mania?
Assessment findings in someone with anorexia nervosa (name at least 3)
What are low weight, amenorrhea, yellow skin, lanugo, cold extremities, peripheral edema, muscle weakness, constipation, abnormal labs, heart problems, decreased bone density, hypokalemia..
This category of Schedule I drugs cause a profound disturbance in reality and are associate with flashbacks, panic attacks, psychosis, delirium, mood and anxiety disorders
What are hallucinogens? (Examples-LSD)
This disorder is charachterized by pulling out one's body hair, esp the head
What is trichotillomania?
This disorder occurs in children and adolescents and is manifested by temper tantrums, behavioral outbursts out of proportion with the situation occurring at least 3 times a week
What is disruptive mood dysregulation disorder?
What is rapid cycling?
This potential lethal complication can occur when nutrients are suddenly restored with treatment for anorexia nervosa
What is refeeding syndrome?
DSM Criteria for alcohol use disorder include (name 3):
What is a persistent desire or unsuccessful effort to cut down, a great deal of time is spent on getting alcohol, a craving exists, role obligations begin to be unfulfilled, social problems, participating in hazardous activity, tolerance developing, withdrawal
Basic level nursing interventions for anxiety disorder
What are counseling, health teaching, health promotion, providing a safe milieu, and promotion of self-care activities?
Formerly known as dysthymia, this is diagnosed when low-level depression occurs most of the day, for the majority of days, lasting at least 2 years in adults
What is persistent depressive disorder?
It's chemical name is LiCo3
What is lithium carbonate?
Signs and symptoms of bulimia nervosa (name at least 3)
What is normal to low weight, dental caries, tooth erosion, parotid swelling, gastric dilation, callouses on hand, peripheral edema, muscle weakness, abnormal labs, cardiomyopathy, seizures...