Diagnosis Flashcards
(22 cards)
Anxiety is characterized by
fear and anxiety, distress, excessive worry, fear,
Anxiety will impact
School, play, social performance, emotional skills, habits, roles, patterns, self-concept, occupations
Treatment for anxiety
CBT, psychoeducation : problem solvoing skills, relaxation skills, gradual exposure, antidepressants, mindfulness, coping strategies
Bipolar disorder
persistant depressive disorder, sad, depression and elevated ood with mania (you experience both ends of the continuum)
Bipolar disorder presents like
Excessive talking, inflated self-esteem, distractibility, irritable mood, fatigue or low energy, worthlessness, difficulty with concentrating, decrease in appetite, decreased need to sleep
OT interventions
Coping, education, time management, self- appraisal
OCD treatment
CBT, mindfulness, activity management, replacement of habits
OCD
persistant thoughts and behaviors that cause distress, efforts to ignore or surpress thoughts or urges or actions, obsessions, compulsions (performing repetitive behaviors such as hand washing etc.),
Behaviors are meant to prevent or reduce anxiety
obsessions and compulsions are time consuming and cause distress
PTSD
emotional or behavioral symptoms in response to a specific stressor
distress out of proportion to stressor
impairment in function
anxiety
PTSD treatment
anxiety management, expression of emotion, relaxation, yoga
Schizophrenia
delusions hallucinations disorganized speech disorganized behavior psychosis catatonic behavior diminished emotional expression modd episodes
OT intervention
Monitor medications med. management art and creative therapy behavioral therapy family therapy social supports
OT’s can work with those who have schizophrenia with
social skills
communication skills
performance areas: self care, leisure, work
life skills
Substance abuse symptoms
distress
dysfunction
Withdraw presents with
hand tremor nausea or vomiting hallucinations agitation anxiety seizures delirium
treatment for substance abuse
behavioral therapy
12-step programs
managing social influences
How OT can help with substance use disorders
leisure patterns social skills CBT encourage physical activity stress management refocus patterns.habits enhance skills for sense of home
personality disorders
distress and impairment depression anxiety paranoid antisocial avoidant
Paranoid PD
suspicion jealousy isolated hostile argumental egocentric grudges
Schizoid PD
loners no interest in friends withdrawn little emotions self-absorbed vague flat affect
Antisocial PD
failure to conform to lawful behavior deceitfulness impulsivity irresponsible lack of remorse
Boarderline PD
impulsive
mood is unstable
depression
emotion shift
