Flashcards in Depression - Unit 2 (1) Deck (15)
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Anhedonia
The inability to experience or even imagine any pleasant emotion
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Self-Depreciatory
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Negativism
Strong resistance to suggestions or directions; exhibiting behaviors contrary to what is expected
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Psychomotor retardation
Extreme slowdown of physical movements. Posture slumps; speech is slowed; digestion becomes sluggish. Common in severe depression
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Psychomotor Agitation
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Diurnal Variation
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Risk Factors Depression
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Younger women, older men
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Poor and sometimes wealthy
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More prevelant in caucasion more debilitating in niggers
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Seratonin and norepinephrine chemical imbalance
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Single men, married women
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Chronic pain
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Trauma
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Less than 3 years assessment
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Decreased appetite
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Tantrums
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Not playful
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Not emotional
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3-5 years assessment
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Accident prone
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Phobias
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Excess in self-criticism
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6-8 years assessment
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Vague physical complaints
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Aggressive behavior
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Clings to parents
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Avoids new people
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9-12 years assessment
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Morbid thoughts
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Excess worry
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Disappointed parents
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Other childhood symptoms
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Hyperactivity
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Delinquency
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School problems
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Sleep difficulties
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Social isolation
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Suicidal thoughts
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Adolescent Assessment
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Sadness
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Lonliness
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Anxiety
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Hopelessness
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Inappropriate anger
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Agressiveness
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Running away
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Sexual acting out
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Substance abuse
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Apathy
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Loss of self-esteem
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Sleep/eat difficulties
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Physical complaints
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Older adult assessment
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Low self-esteem
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Hopelessness
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Helplessness
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Bereavement overload
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Memory loss
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Confused thinking
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Apathy
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Restless
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Common Nursing Diagnoses