Mental Health

Question 1

The drugs ending in “pam” are

Answer 1

Anxiolytics

Question 2

What three categories are antidepressants?

Answer 2

MAOIs
SSRI
TCAs

Question 3

What food do you avoid with MAOIs?

Answer 3

Tyramine

Question 4

What neurotransmitter is involved with depression?

Answer 4

Serotonin

Question 5

What are the five types of anxiety disorders?

Answer 5

Generalized anxiety disorder
Panic attacks
Phobia
OCD
PTSD

Question 6

How long does GAD have to be occurring to be diagnosed

Answer 6

6 months

Question 7

How long does ptsd have to be occuring to be diagnosed

Answer 7

4 weeks

Question 8

How is bipolar disorder different from depression?

Answer 8

Bipolar disorder involves periods of mania and depression versus just depression

Question 9

What is the difference between bipolar 1 and bipolar 2 disorder ?

Answer 9

Bipolar one they reach a full manic state each time

Bipolar two they reach a hypomanic state

Question 10

What two factors contribute to the development of schizophrenia?

Answer 10

Genetics and environment

Question 11

What type of disorder is schizophrenia?

Answer 11

Psychotic

Question 12

What neurotransmitter is effected in schizophrenia?

Answer 12

Dopamine (increased)

Question 13

Someone with schizophrenia may experience two thinking alterations which are

Answer 13

Hallucinations and delusions

Question 14

If someone has isolated themselves, is disorganized and has flat affect you suspect:

Answer 14

Schizophrenia

Question 15

What is the prodrome phase in schizophrenia?

Answer 15

It is the phase of “going down hill”

Question 16

What is difference between hallucination, illusion and delusion?

Answer 16

Hallucination: sensory without external stimuli (hearing voices)

Illusion: real stimuli misinterpreted

Delusion: False Belief

Question 17

How many types of personality disorders are there?

Answer 17

10

Question 18

In cluster A what “theme” is present?

Answer 18

Odd people

Question 19

What three types of personality disorders are present in cluster A of personality disorders?

What is the main theme of each type?

Answer 19

Paranoid : suspicious
Schizoid: emotionally detached
Schozotypal: magical thinking

Question 20

What four types of personality disorders are in cluster b?

Answer 20

Antisocial
Borderline
Histrionic
Narcissistic

Question 21

What theme is present in cluster b?

Answer 21

Dramatic and emotional

Question 22

Describe the key theme in each antisocial, histrionic, narcissistic and borderline personality disorder

Answer 22

Antisocial: little concern for others
Borderline: unstable
Histrionic: attention seeking
Narcissistic: high ego “grandiose”

Question 23

What is the difference between obsessive and compulsive?

Answer 23

Obsessive: thought
Compulsive: action

Question 24

What is the main theme in cluster C?

What three personality disorders are within cluster c?

Answer 24

Anxious and fearful

Avoidant
Dependent
Obsessive-Compulsive

Question 25

Is obsessive compulsive personality disorder the same as having ocd?

Answer 25

No

Question 26

What key feature is in avoidant, dependent and obsessive compulsive disorder?

Answer 26

Avoidant: avoid people to avoid criticism Dependent: clingy and submissive Obsessive-Compulsive: must be in control

Question 27

What is somatic symptom disorder?

Answer 27

Having a mental disorder which may be displayed in physical signs or symptoms

Question 28

What is Factitious Disorder?

Answer 28

The want to be sick just to be in the "sick role". Will make false claims of signs and symptoms

Question 29

Compare somatic symptom disorder to conversion disorder

Answer 29

Somatic: - can be any symptom - excessive worry - may or may not be medically explained Conversion: - neuro symptoms (seizures) - cannot be medically explained - may be from psychological stress

Question 30

What three types of dissociative identity disorders are there?

Answer 30

Dissociative Amnesia Dissociative Fugue Dissociative Identity Disorder

Question 31

What key theme is present in dissociative amnesia?

Answer 31

Psychological trauma occurs and after that moment the person can not remember ANYTHING.

Question 32

What key theme is present in dissociative fugue?

Answer 32

The person loses their memory and goes on to start a whole new life

Question 33

If someone has 2 completely separate personalities we might suspect:

Answer 33

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Question 34

What is the underlying reason dissociative identity disorder occurs

Answer 34

Child abuse

Question 35

What five things indicate a substance use disorder?

Answer 35

``` Craving Increased amount of time Cant cut down School/work impacted Increased amount needed ```

Question 36

Describe tolerance

Answer 36

Effect decreases with each subsequent dose resulting in people increasing the dose