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1
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What are the stages of General Adaptation Syndrome (ADS)?

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1) alarm
2) resistance
3) exhaustion

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What happens during the alarm stage of ADS?

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threat message is delivered to the hypothalamus, which sends signal to the pituitary, which sends signal to the adrenal glands

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What are the short term effects of stress?

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  • release of cortisol and corticosteroids
  • fluid retention
  • increase serum glucose
  • decrease inflammation
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What are the long-term effects of stress?

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  • immune system is compromised
  • obesity
  • depression
  • HTN
  • osteoporosis
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5
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neg draining energy that results in anxiety, depression, confusions…..?

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distress

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6
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a positive beneficial energy that motivates and results in feelings of happiness and positive feelings, can deplete resources if sustained?

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eustress

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the idea that deep relaxation can occur when muscle contractions are almost completely eliminated?

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Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR)

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the goal is to change the individuals’ perceptions of stress through cognitive restructuring?

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cognitive reframing

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9
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example of ___________ includes recasting irrational beliefs and replacing them with more positive statements?

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cognitive reframing

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10
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characterized by

  • recurrent unexpected panic attacks
  • sudden onset with intense apprehension and fear
  • lasts minutes then subside
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Panic Disorder

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11
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intense excessive anxiety and fear about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult?

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agoraphobia

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thoughts, impulses or images that persist and recur, they cannot be dismissed from the mind?

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obsessions

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13
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ritualistic behaviors that an individual feels driven to perform in an attempt to reduce anxiety

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Compulsions

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14
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occurs three days to one month after a traumatic exposure?

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Acute Stress Disorder

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15
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Venlafaxine (Effexor) mechanism of action?

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SNRI

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16
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SSRI’s list of drugs?

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  • fluoxetine (prozac)
  • paroxetine (paxil)
  • setraline (zoloft)
  • citalopram (celexa)
  • escitalopram (lexapro)
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17
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  • fluoxetine brand name
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prozac

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  • paroxetine brand name
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paxil

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19
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  • setraline brand name
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zoloft

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  • citalopram brand name
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celexa

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21
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  • escitalopram brand name
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Lexapro

22
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SSRI onset?

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2-5 wks

23
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SSRI A/E’s?

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  • well tolerated in elderly
  • anxiety
  • mild anticholinergic effects
  • insomnia
24
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If SSRI’s are d/c abruptly, this could occur?

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serotonin syndrome

25
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1st line tx of depression?

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SSRI’s

26
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benzodiazepine mechanism of action?

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binds to GABA receptors to slow electrical activity in the brain

27
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benzo meds?

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  • diazepam (valium)
  • clonazepam (klonopin)
  • alprazolam (xanax)
28
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  • diazepam brand name?
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valium

29
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  • clonazepam brand name?
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klonopin

30
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  • alprazolam brand name?
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Xanax

31
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Tyramine rich foods should be restricted in patients taking which meds and why?

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  • MOAIs

- blocks monoamine oxidase, which breaks down excess tyramine in the body

32
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  • emotional conflicts and stressors are dealt with by meeting the demands of others
  • the person receives gratification either vicariously or fro the response of others
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Altruism

33
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an unconscious process of substituting constructive and socially acceptable activity for strong impulses that are not acceptable in their original form? Changing a negative into a positive.

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sublimation

34
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transforming anxiety on an unconscious level into a physical symptom that has no organic cause, the symptoms function as an attention getter or as an excuse?

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Conversion

35
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the inability to integrate the positive and negative qualities of oneself or others into a cohesive image?

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splitting

36
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the conscious denial of a disturbing situation or feeling

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suppression

37
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escaping unpleasant realities by ignoring their existence?

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denial

38
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attributing to oneself the characteristics of another person or group?

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identification

39
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Transfer of emotion associated with a particular person, object, or situation to another person, object, or situation that is non-threatening.
ex: mad at boss so kicks his dog

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displacement

40
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attributing ones own unacceptable thoughts, feelings and motives to another person.
ex: hating someone, but saying/believing that they hate you

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projection

41
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The unconscious exclusion of unpleasant or unwanted experiences, emotions, or ideas from conscious awareness

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regression

42
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Unacceptable feelings or behaviors are kept out of awareness by developing the opposite behavior or emotion.

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Reaction Formation or Overcompensation

43
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Makes up for an act or communication.

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undoing, more common in children

44
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Consists of justifying illogical or unreasonable ideas, action, or feelings by developing acceptable explanations that satisfy the teller as well as the listener.

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Rationalization

45
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Splitting off the threatening event from awareness until she/he could begin to deal with her/his feelings of devastation.

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dissociation

46
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Occurs when emotional conflicts or stressors are dealt with by attributing negative qualities to self or others

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devaluation

47
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Emotional conflicts or stressors are dealt with by attributing exaggerated positive qualities to others.

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idealization

48
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Is reverting to an earlier, more primitive and childlike pattern of behavior that may or may not previously exhibited.

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regression

49
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Is used to make up for perceived deficiencies and cover up shortcomings related to these deficiencies to protect the conscious mind from recognizing them.

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compensation

50
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Is a process in which events are analyzed based on remote, cold facts and without passion rather than incorporating feeling and emotion into the processing.

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intellectualization

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