Mental Health

Question 1

Is schizophrenia fully understood

Answer 1

No

Question 2

When does schizophreniz emerge

Answer 2

Late adolescence/early adult

Question 3

What are the three types of symtpms of schizo

Answer 3

Postivie, negative, and cognitive

Question 4

Explain the positive symptoms of schizo

Answer 4

Hallucinatiation, paranoia

Question 5

Explain the negative symptoms of schizo

Answer 5

Poor self-CARE, social withdrawl

Question 6

Explain the cognitive symptoms of schizo

Answer 6

Inability to FOCUS, LEARNING and MEMORY difficulty

Question 7

What is the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for schizo

Answer 7

1-month: dulesions, hallucinations, catatonia
6-months: NEGATIVE, NOT related to MEDS

Question 8

What are the three major objectives of schizo drug therapy

Answer 8

SUPPRESS/PREVENT acute episodes, MAINTENANCE of highest functioning

Question 9

Tell me about dosing for schizo

Answer 9

INDICIDUALIZED, OLDER need SMALLER, CHANGES

Question 10

How to promote treatment adherence

Answer 10

TRUST, ensure med is TAKEN, EDUCATE (SCHEDULE, SIDE EFFECTS, you will NOT become DEPENDENT or ADDICTED

Question 11

What are the non-drug therapies for schzo

Answer 11

FAMILY and PT counsiling, BEHAVIORAL and VOCATIONAL therapy

Question 12

What are the first gen antipsychotic meds categorized by

Answer 12

Low, medium, and high POTENCY

Question 13

Classify these:
ChlorpromazineHCL
Loxapine
Haloperiodol

Answer 13

Low
Medium
High

Question 14

How do the first gen of antipsychotic meds work

Answer 14

Block dopamine receptors CAUSING movement issues

Question 15

What are serious movement disorders called

Answer 15

Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)

Question 16

What are the three things under EPS

Answer 16

Acute dystonia, parkinsonism, tardive dyskinesia

Question 17

What is acute dystonia

Answer 17

Spasma of the TOUNGE and EYE goes UP

Question 18

What is parkinsonism

Answer 18

MASK-like FACE, DROOLING

Question 19

What is tardive dyskinesia

Answer 19

TWISTING movement of TOUGE and FACE, FLY-CATCHER TOUNGE, LIP-SMACKING

Question 20

What are anticholinergic effects

Answer 20

DRY mouth, BLURRED vision, PHOTOphobia, CONSTIPATION, urinary HESITANCY

Question 21

What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS)

Answer 21

Life-threating reaction to antipsycho meds

Question 22

When does NMS happen

Answer 22

Within the first TWO weeks

Question 23

What are the first symtpoms of NMS

Answer 23

CRAMPS, TRAMORS, FEVER

Question 24

What are the most severe symptoms of NMS

Answer 24

Rhabdo, HTN, ACIDOSIS

Question 25

What is the treatment of NMS

Answer 25

STOP meds, muscle RELAXANTS

Question 26

What are second gen antipsycho meds called

Answer 26

Atypical antipsychotics

Question 27

How do the second gen antipsychotics work

Answer 27

Block SEROTONIN

Question 28

Tell me about the general side effect info about atypical antipsychotics

Answer 28

FEWER MUSCLE issues, HIGH METABOLIC issues (diabetes, dyslipidemia), SEDATION, ORTHO HYPOtension

Question 29

What was bipolar disorder called before

Answer 29

Manic-depressive illness

Question 30

Is bipolar a lifelong treatment illness

Answer 30

YES

Question 31

What is bipolar disorder

Answer 31

CYCLIC disorder between mania and depression

Question 32

What are the four characeristic of bipolar

Answer 32

Major depressive, mixed episode, pure manic, hypomanic

Question 33

Tell me about major depressive episodes

Answer 33

Loss of PLEASURE or INTEREST

Question 34

Tell me about mixed episodes

Answer 34

AGITATION and IRRITABILITY, DEPRESSION

Question 35

Tell me baout pure manic episodes

Answer 35

EXPANSIVE and IRRITABLE MOOD

Question 36

Tell me about hypomanic episodes

Answer 36

MILDER, does NOT alter SOCIAL functionging

Question 37

What is the drug therapy for BPD

Answer 37

Mood stabilizers (lithium), antipsychotics

Question 38

Why are antipsychotic meds used for BPD

Answer 38

Control symptoms of MANIC episodes

Question 39

What is the most common psychiatric dieorder

Answer 39

Depression

Question 40

Tell me about women with depression

Answer 40

Twice as likely to get depression

Question 41

What are the prinicple symptoms of depression

Answer 41

Loss of PLEASURE or INTEREST in all activities

Question 42

What are the associated symptoms of depression

Answer 42

INSOMNIA, SUICIDAL

Question 43

What are the possible contributing factors of depression

Answer 43

GENES, CHILDHOOD, SELF-esTEEM, SITUATIONAL

Question 44

What is the monoamine0deficiency hypothesis

Answer 44

Depression is caused from norepi and/or sertonin issues

Question 45

What is the psychotherapy for depression

Answer 45

CBT

Question 46

What is the time frame for depresison meds

Answer 46

SLOWLY, 1-3, 12 weeks

Question 47

What is the selection of type of med based off of

Answer 47

Side effects

Question 48

What do depressive meds do

Answer 48

Increase suicidal tendency in the begining

Question 49

What are the four types of antidepressants

Answer 49

SSRI, SRI, tricyclic, atypical

Question 50

What is anxiety characterized by

Answer 50

Fear, dread, uneasiness

Question 51

What are the types of anxiety disorders

Answer 51

Generalized, OCD, social phobia, PTSD, panic

Question 52

What are the characteristics of GAD

Answer 52

WORRY for 6 months, not situational

Question 53

What is the treatment of GAD

Answer 53

Supportice, CBT

Question 54

What are the physical symptoms of anxiety

Answer 54

Palpitations, ounding heart, cheat pain, SOB, adbominal discomfort

Question 55

What do you use for GAD

Answer 55

SRIs, BUSPIRONE

Question 56

What are some other antianixety meds

Answer 56

Bendosodiazepines