Medications
Side effects ifor this medication include anticholinergic effects, cardiovascular disturbances, photosensitivity, and seizures.
What is tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)
This is the constant flow of speech that switches from one topic to another in rapid succession where no connection between topics exists
What is flight of ideas.
This compponent of bipolar disorder is characterized by inability to eat or sleep, endless energy, euphoria, and high affect
Mania
When using this defense mechanism a person refuses to acknowledge the existence of a real situation or the feeling associated with it
What is denial
Symptoms include gross distortion of body-image, preoccupation with food, and refusal to eat
What is anorexia nervosa
Priapism, decreased libido, weight gain, and dizziness may occur with this medication class.
What is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.
These are made-up words that only have meaning to the client.
What are neologisms
This is characterized by psychomotor retardation, lack of energy, suicidal ideation
What is bipolar depression
This is the transference of feelings from one target to another that is considered less threatening or that is neutral
What is displacement
Episodic, uncontrolled compulsive, rapid ingestion of large amounts of food in a short period of time
What is binging
This is the medication class of choice for clients with bipolar disorder
What is mood stabilizer
Visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, and tactile
What are types of hallucinations
There is no history of manic behavior with this mood disorder
What is major depressive disorder
Attributing feelings or impulses unacceptable to one's self to another person
What is projection
To rid the body of excessive calories the individual may engage in vomiting, administering enemas, and using laxatives
Purging
The client being discharged on Lithium Carbonate should be instructed to do these nutritional actions
What is take in adequate dietary sodium and drink 2 liters of fluid daily
This is the Repetition of words or phrases that are similar in sound, but no other way
What are clang associations
This is a somewhat milder form of mania
What is hypomania
An attempt to avoid expressing actual emotions associated with a stressful situation by using the intellectual processes of logic, reasoning, and analysis
Intellectualization
This disorder is similar to bulimia nervosa without the purging
Binge eating disorder
Tyramine must be avoided while taking medication in this drug class
What is MAOIs
The false belief that a person is being singled out for harm by another
What is delusion of persecution
This is the number 1 concern when providing care for a client with major depressive disorder; risk for
What is suicide
Separating a thought or memory from the feeling, tone, or emotion associated with it.
What is isolation
Clients with this eating disorder are at an increased risk for significant weight gain and complications associated with it
Binge eating disorder