Sean hood lectures Flashcards

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kubler-ross model is commonly known as

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the five stages of grief

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the 5 stages of grief is called

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the kubler-ross model

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what are the 5 stages of grief

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denial - temporary defence for the individual
anger - any individual that symbolises life or energy is subject to projected resentment and jealousy
bargaining - hope that the individual can postpone or delay the problem.
depression - silent, refusing visitors, spending much time crying and grieving. It is not recommended to attempt to cheer up a person in this stage, as it is important time for grieving and processing.
acceptance - individual comes to terms with the event

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telephone psychiatric referral structure is used when

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calling a psychiatrist to refer a patient

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general heading of structure of telephone psychiatric referral

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greeting
clarify relevance of consult
clarify intent of the call
headline summary
pause
meta formulation / synopsis
restate purpose of referral

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what are defences?

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automatic psychological processes that protect the individual against anxiety and from awareness of internal or external dangers or stressors

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4 levels of defence mechanisms in Valliant’s classification

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  1. Psychotic (<5 years, adult dreams and fantasy)
  2. Immature (3-15 years, PD, adult psychotherapy)
  3. Neurotic (3-90 years, acute stress, neurotic dis.)
  4. Mature (12-90 years)
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4 mature level defences

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suppression
altruism
sublimation
humour

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suppression

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emotions remains conscious but is suppressed

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altruism

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suppressing the emotion by doing something nice for others

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sublimation

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transmuting the emotion into a productive and socially redeeming endeavour
eg. ill start writing a book about how to cope with rejection

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humour

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expressing the emotion in an indirect and humorous way

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5 defences on the neurotic level

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denial (of internal reality)
repression
reaction formation
displacement
rationalisation

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denial (of internal reality)

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denying that emotion exists
eg. ‘the rejection doesn’t bother me at all’

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repression

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stuffing the emotion out of conscious awareness (unfortunately, the emotion typically returns to haunt the oppressor in unpredictable ways)

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reaction formation

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forgetting the negative emotion by transforming it into it’s opposite
eg. ‘we’ve become so close since he cheated on me, he really is a wonderful person’

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displacement

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displacing the emotion from its original object to something or someone else
eg. my boss really has been getting under my skin lately

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rationalisation

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inventing a convincing, but usually false, reason why you are not bothered

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6 immature level defence mechanisms

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passive aggression
acting out
dissociation
projection
splitting (idealisation/devaluation)
(Autistic) fantasy

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passive aggression

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expressing anger indirectly and passively

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acting out

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expression the emotion in actions rather than keeping it in awareness

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dissociation

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dissociating instead of feeling the pain

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splitting (idealisation/devaluation)

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defining the rejecting person as being all bad, verses having seen him as all good before the rejection, thereby transforming pain into anger and accusation

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(autistic) fantasy

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withdrawal into excessive daydreaming rather than take effective action

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3 defence mechanisms on the psychotic level

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denial (of external reality)
distortion (of external reality)
disavowal (of external reality)

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denial (of external reality)

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eg. ‘he never left me’

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distortion (of external reality)

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eg. he never left me, he’s just off on a business trip

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disavowal (of external reality)

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eg. he never left me, in fact I never even met him!

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what is the difference between coping mechanism vs defence mechanism

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ways of describing Affect on MSE

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congruent, reactive, range, intensity, mobility CRRIM

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affect

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the patient’s present emotional responsiveness, inferred from the patient’s facial expression, including the amount and range of the expressive behaviour

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quality of affect

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may be:
dysphoric in depression
euthymic (normal)
elevated/euphoric in mania
flat in schizophrenia
labile (all over the place)
irritable

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congrruency of affect

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the affect may or may not be congruent with the mood (when the affect matches the mood)

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range of affect

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may be within normal range, constricted, blunted or flat
the normal range of affect should include variation of facial expression, tone of voice, use of hands, and body movement

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when affect range is ‘constricted’

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the range and intensity of expression are reduced

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when affect range is ‘blunted’

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emotional expression is further reduced

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when affect range is ‘flat’

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virrtually no signs of expression should be present
patient’s voice is monotonous and face should be immobile

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what things to point out regarding behaviour for MSE

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engagement and rapport
eye contact
facial expression
body language (eg. threatening, withdrawn, mannerisms)
psychomotor activity (fidgeting, pacing, paucity of movement)
abnormal movements or postures (involuntary movements, tremor, tics, lip-smacking, akathiasis, rocking)

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things to point out about speech on MSE

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rate
quantity
tone
volume
fluency and rhythm

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rate of speech

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pressure of speech: a tendency to speak rapidly, motivated by urgency, usually a manifestation of thought abnormalities such as flight of ideas

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quantity of speech

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minimal or absent speech associated with depression
excessive speech associated with mania or schizophrenia

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tone of speech

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monotomous speech - associated with depression, schizophrenia and autism
tremulous speech - associated with anxiety

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fluency and rhythm of speech

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stammering or stuttering
slurred speech - may occur in major depression due to psychomotor retardation

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mood represents

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the patient predominant subjective internal state as described by them

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affect represents

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immediately expressed and observed emotion
eg. patiens facial expression and overall demeanour

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things to mention in regard to though content

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delusions
obsessions
compulsions
overvalued ideas
suicidal thoughts
homicidal/violent thoughts

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thought possession abnormalities

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thought insertion
thought withdrawal
thought broadcasting

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thought insertion

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a belief that thoughts can be inserted into the patient’s mind

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thought withdrawal

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a belief that thoughts can be removed form the patients mind

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thought broadcasting

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a belief that other can hear the patients thought

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things to mention about perception on MSE

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hallucinations
pseudo-hallucinations
illusions
depersonalisation
derealisation

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pseudo-hallucinations

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the same as aa hallucination but the patient is aware that it is not real

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illusions

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the misinterpretation of an external stimuli eg. mistaking a shadow for a person

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depersonalisation

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the patient feels like they are no longer a true self and are someone different or strange

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derealisation

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a sense that the world around them is not a true reality

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what to mention with regard to cognition

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are they oriented to time, place, person
attention span and concentration
if an MMSE, AMTS, or ACE-III was performed

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risk factors for suicide

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SADPERSONS

sex (women > men attempts vs. success)
age (teenagers and elderly)
depression
previous attempt
ethanol
rational thinking loss (10% schizophrenia)
social support problems
organised plan
no spouse
sickness (chronic illness)