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Mental Health ch 35 exam

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show Delirium  
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show Transsexualism  
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show Somatoform  
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Which type of delusion is the belief of being someone with great powers to control the situation   show
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What is sometimes referred to as nocturnal delirium, manifested by increased disorientation and agitation only during the evening and nighttime and is seen more often in older adults?   show
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What anxiety disorder is characterized by a fear of being in an open, crowded, or public place, such as a field, tunnel, bridge, congested streets, or busy stores, where escape may be difficult or help unavailable if anxiety incapacitates the sufferer?   show
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show Delusion  
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Which type of delusion is a belief that someone is out to harm them?   show
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Which type of schizophrenia is flat or inappropriate affect, incoherence; prognosis is poor?   show
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show Hallucination  
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What is defined as an attack of acute, intense, and overwhelming anxiety accompanied by a degree of personality disorganization, such as being unable to solve problems or think clearly, symptoms occur abruptly and peak within 10 minutes.   show
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show Thought withdrawal  
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What are some of the symptoms of a panic atack?   show
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show Catatonic  
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show Post Traumatic Stress Disorder  
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show Sigmund Freud  
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Which type of schizophrenia has delusions, auditory hallucinations; prognosis is good with treatment?   show
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What is Lithium and how is it used?   show
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show Dementia  
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What is a long-term and intense form of therapy that allows the individual to bring unconscious thoughts to the surface?   show
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What problem can be encountered with the use of Lithium?   show
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Which type of delusion is the belief that ideas are put in their mind, i.e, “Janie put these thoughts in my head for her own pleasure.”?   show
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show Negative behavior includes apathy (avolition), social withdrawal, alogia, blunted emotional responses, and anhedonia.  
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What is a lack of energy, a contentment to just sit and do nothing. An unkempt appearance is a reflection of this?   show
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show Alogia  
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What is are positive traits or behaviors?   show
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What positive trait or behavior is thought to occur when the individual cannot interpret information being received in the brain. This may be exhibited by loose association in speech. Conversation does not flow logically?   show
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show Phobia  
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Which type of delusion is the belief that their ideas are known to others without any action on their part to convey the thoughtsi.e, “You all know the thoughts I have been having today.”?   show
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What is DSM-IV-TR?   show
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show The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders  
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Which type of schizophrenia demonstrates the typical signs and symptoms associated with schizophrenia without displaying evidence of gross disorganization, incoherence, delusions, and hallucinations; prognosis is poor?   show
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show Ideas of Reference  
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What is a system that classifies mental disorder; used by most hospitals and health care professionals in the United States. Various disorders and descriptive references are outlined?   show
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Which alternative medicine has been shown to be effective for mild depression with few side effects when taken in therapeutic doses?   show
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What can the herb, Kava, be used for?   show
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Which popular herbs are believed by some to improve memory and boost energy?   show
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What is a severe form of self-starvation that can lead to death?   show
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What is defined as is a prolonged emotion that affects a person's psyche?   show
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What is bulimia nervosa commonly known as?   show
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What is defined as repeating, severe depressive episodes lasting more than 2 years?   show
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show Bulimia nervosa  
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What is a mood disturbance characterized by exaggerated feelings of sadness, despair, lowered self-esteem, loss of interest in former activities, and pessimistic thoughts?   show
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In what population is suicide the highest?   show
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What percentage of those diagnosed with major depressive disorder die from suicide?   show
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show Bipolar disorders  
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show Mania  
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show Cyclothymic disorder  
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Which disorders are connected with hormonal imbalances and respond well to treatment?   show
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If postpartum depression lasts longer than what amount of time is further investigation of the problem advised?   show
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show Electroconvulsive therapy is considered when drug therapy is ineffective or is contraindicated  
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show Paraphilia  
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What is the early phase of a manic episode when symptoms are not severe?   show
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show Obsessions  
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show Compulsion  
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show Neurosis  
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An individual who is overcooperative from a deep fear of abandonment; cannot carry out a task alone; unable to take responsibility for his own ADLs; usually seeks overprotective, dominating, or abusive relationships is what type of personality disorder?   show
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show Borderline personality:  
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show Therapeutic Communication  
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What is used to relieve anxiety by conditioning and retraining of behavioral responses by repetition.   show
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Which type of therapy focuses on breaking negative thought patterns and developing positive feelings about memories or thoughts?   show
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show Play Therapy  
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Which type of therapy can help resolve phobias?   show
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show Hypnosis  
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What is a potentially life-threatening condition that can occur usually as a result of an interaction between an SSRI and another serotonergic agent.   show
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What is the usual ECT treatment plan   show
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show Prodromal, prepsychotic, acute and residual  
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During which schizophrenia phase are signs and symptoms widely varied but disturbances in thought, perception, emotion, and behavior are very apparent. Often, the individual loses contact with reality and is unable to function in the most basic ways.   show
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Which schizophrenia stage often begins in adolescence and begins with lack of energy, motivation and withdrawal. symptoms include affect becomes blunted; beliefs and ideas become odd; may develop an excessive interest in philosophy or religion, etc.   show
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