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Mental Health ch 35 exam

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show Probating  
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show Delirium  
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What is a persistent desire to be the opposite sex and desire to have the body of the opposite sex. Transvestic fetishism is associated with this disorder?   show
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show Somatoform  
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show Grandeur  
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show Sundowning syndrome  
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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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show Persecution  
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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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show Panic attack  
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show Thought withdrawal  
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show Heart palpitations, sweating, trembling or shaking, feelings of dyspnea or choking, chest pain, nausea or abdominal distress, feeling dizzy or faint, fear of losing control or going crazy, fear of dying, paresthesias, and chills or hot flashes.  
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show Catatonic  
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Which mental disorder describes a response to an intense traumatic experience that is beyond the usual range of human experiences, such as war, rape, major auto accident, etc.?   show
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Psychoanalysis was developed by whom?   show
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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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show Psychoanalysis  
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show Toxicity is a problem with lithium. Poor fluid intake and salt restriction in the diet increase the risk of toxicity. Be aware of the signs of toxicity: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, drowsiness, muscle weakness, and ataxia, can lead to seizures and death.  
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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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What are negative traits or behaviors?   show
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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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What is defined as reduced content of speech and may occur as part of the overload of information that occurs in conversation, and the schizophrenic individual needs time to sort out the message received?   show
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show Positive behavior patterns include delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking.  
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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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What is an anxiety disorder characterized by obsessive, irrational, and intense fear of a specific object or activity?   show
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show Thought Broadcasting  
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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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show Residual  
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show Ideas of Reference  
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show Multiaxial System  
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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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show It can be used to treat anxiety and insomnia.  
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Which popular herbs are believed by some to improve memory and boost energy?   show
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show Anorexia nervosa  
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What is defined as is a prolonged emotion that affects a person's psyche?   show
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show Binging  
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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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Which manic-depressive disorder exhibits sudden shifts of emotional extremes from depression to mania?   show
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show Mania  
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show Cyclothymic disorder  
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show Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and postpartum depression  
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show Longer than 2 weeks  
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What is ECT?   show
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show Paraphilia  
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show Hypomanic Episode  
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What are thoughts that are recurrent, intrusive, and senseless. These thoughts are anxiety producing and distressful in that they are uncontrollable.   show
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What is an irresistible, repetitive, irrational impulse to perform an act that is usually contrary to one's ordinary judgments or standards yet results in overt anxiety if not completed.   show
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What is a term describing difficulty with stress that causes mild interpersonal disorganization. There is no loss of reality perception; the individual has insight that he or she has a problem?   show
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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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What is a dynamic process in which both participants (the nurse and the patient) share meaning.   show
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show Behavior Therapy  
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show Cognitive Therapy  
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show Play Therapy  
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Which type of therapy can help resolve phobias?   show
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What type of therapy is used to help the person recover deeply repressed emotions and speed recovery?   show
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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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What are the 4 stages of Schizophrenia?   show
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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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