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Mental Health

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Pts with chronic/progressive illness are more prone to   Depression and suicide  
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REBT states   People are accepted unconditionally  
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Type of therapy that enforces that we can't change the past and need to develop socially acceptable behavior   Reality therapy  
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Major concern for psychiatric pts   Safety  
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Hyperviligence and flashbacks are common with   PTSD  
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The phobia of open spaces   Agoraphobia  
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This personality has a major concern for self-injury and has a history of unstable relationships   Borderline  
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This personality lacks empathy, have a need for admiration and a sense of entitlement   Narcissistic  
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This personality lacks social relationships and a range of emotions, and are discomforted by interpersonal relationships   Schizoid  
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Includes racing thoughts and forced speech   Mania  
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Pt displays depressed mood for at least two years to receive a diagnosis of this   Dysthymia  
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Pts with disturbed sleep, depressed mood and thoughts of death may be suffering a what   Major depressive episode  
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Axis 1   Psychiatric syndromes  
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Axis 2   Personality disorders and mental retardation  
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Axis 3   General medical conditions  
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Axis 4   Psycho-social and environmental problems  
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Axis 5   Global assessment of functioning  
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A pt refusing to discuss an issue is using what as a defense mechanism   Repression  
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Pts taking neuroleptics may develop ticks (ex: lip smacking), this is known as   Tardive dyskinesia  
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What should a nurse do with a paranoid pt   Explain all procedures before performing  
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This personality engages in attention seeking behaviors   Histrionic  
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This personality has social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation   Avoidant  
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Ritualistic or repetitive behaviors that a pt carries out continuously   Compulsions  
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Occurs when a person inflicts illness or injury on someone else to gain attention   Munch-howsens  
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Repeating   Echolalia  
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Mirroring of movements   Echopraxia  
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Refusing to speak   Mutism  
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Statue-like state   Catalepsy  
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Loss of interest in hobbies   Anhedonia  
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Manic pts benefit from a reduction of what   Environmental stimuli  
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Life threatening reaction r/t neuroleptic meds. Exhibited by: rigidity, fever, diaphoresis, sudden altered LOC   Neuroleptic malignant syndrome  
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Involves using opposite behavior from what would be expected for a given situation   Reaction formation  
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Clients suffering from mental illness have a higher incidence of _1_ and the nurse should watch for _2_ symptoms upon admission   1. Substance abuse 2. Withdrawl  
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S/S of withdrawl   Tweaking, formication, hallucinations, delirium tremens  
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