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Obsession

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

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Compulsion

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Ritualistic behavior that an individual feels driven to perform in an attempt to reduce their anxiety

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Phobia

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Irrational fear

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Nomophobia

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Fear of being without phone/ internet connection

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PTSD

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re-experiencing a traumatic event
Flashbacks
Avoidance
Detachment

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Positive symptom of schizophrenia

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Alteration in thinking
Speech
Perception
Behavior
Ex. Hallucinations
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Negative symptom of schizophrenia

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Anhedonia
Affect
Alogia
Avolition

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Lithium toxicity

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GI upset, coarse hand tremors, confusion, hyper-irritability of muscles, Arrhythmias

Monitor sodium levels; if low sodium it increasing the risk of lithium toxicity

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Lithium

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0.5-1.2 mEq/L
Mood stabilizer
Affects thyroid and renal function
Caution with diuretics

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Haloperidol

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Antipsychotic
Blocks dopamine receptors
Side effects dry mouth, postural hypotension

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Phenelzine

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MAOI; antidepressant

Hypertensive crisis with tyramine

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Milieu therapy

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An environment to affect positive change

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Addiction

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Compulsive seeking despite consequences

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Fluoxetine

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SSRI; antidepressant
Serotonin syndrome is SE
Hyponatremia is potential for older adults

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Hyponatremia

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Confusion
Edema
Decreased BP

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Tardive dyskinesia

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Involuntary muscle spasms

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Schizophrenia

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Typical onset teens to twenties

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Serotonin syndrome

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Hyperthermia
Increased BP
Confusion
(Flu-like symptoms)

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Echolalia

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Pathological repeating of words

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Bipolar

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Episodes of mania alternating with depression

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Mania

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Risk for physiological exhaustion

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Affect

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Flat, inappropriate emotions

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Tyramine

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Avoid this when taking MAOIs

In foods like cheese, yogurt, wine, aged meats

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Clang association

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Words strung together that rhyme

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Depakote
Anticonvulsant used for mania
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Resilience
Process of adaptation to deal with tragedies
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Anxiety
Most common of all psychiatric disorders
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Levels of anxiety; severe
Greatly reduced/distorted perceptual field, attention is scattered Problem solving feels impossible; dazed and confused Feeling of dread, confusion, purposeless activity, sense of impending doom, diaphoresis, withdrawal, loud/rapid speech, more intense somatic complaints (chest discomfort, dizziness, nausea, sleeplessness)
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Levels of anxiety; panic
Unable to attend to the environment; focus is lost Completely unable to process what is happening; disorganized or irrational reasoning Experience of terror, immobility or severe hyperactivity/flight, severe withdrawal, hallucinations/delusions, out of touch with reality, somatic complaints increase (numbness/tingling, SOB, dizziness, chest pain, trembling, chills, overheating, palpitations)
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Bipolar I
Marked by shifts in mood, energy, and ability to function. Have experienced at least one manic episode
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Bipolar II
Have experienced at least one hypomanic episode and at least one major depression episode
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Cyclothymia
Hypomania alternate with symptoms of mild to moderate depression for at least 2 years
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Dysthymia
Persistent depressive disorder; defined as a low mood occurring for at least 2 years
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Anhedonia
Refers to the absence of happiness or pleasure in aspects of life that once made them happy; inability to feel happy
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SSRI (paroxetine-Paxil; fluxetine-Prozac)
Used to treat generalized anxiety disorder | Blocks reputable of serotonin- increasing levels in the brain
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SNRI (venalfaxine-Effexor)
Used to treat anxiety, depression, and nerve pain | Blocks both serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain
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Nonadrenergic drugs Propranolol
Used to short-term for relief of social anxiety and performance anxiety Blocks adrenergic receptor activity
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Noradrenergic drugs Clonidine
Treats anxiety disorders; panic attacks | Stimulates adrenergic receptors
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Benzodiazepines (lorazepam; Ativan)
May be used short-term to treat panic disorder and agoraphobia Binds to benzodiazepine receptors, facilitates action of GABA, slowing neural transmission thus lowering anxiety Caution with driving No alcohol or caffeine
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Buspirone (BuSpar)
Can treat the worry associated with generalized anxiety disorder rather than the muscle tension Functions as a serotonin receptor partial agonist resulting in anxiolytics and antidepressant effects Does not cause dependency
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Levels of anxiety: mild
Heightened perceptual field; sharp focus Ability to solve problems becomes for effective slight discomfort, restlessness, easily startled, irritability, mild tension- relieving behaviors (foot tapping, lip chewing)
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Levels of anxiety; moderate
Grasps less of what is going on, less able to pay attention Able to solve problems but not are optimal level Voice tremors, shakiness, poor coordination, change in voice pitch, increases pulse/respiration/muscle tension, somatic complaints (headache, insomnia, backache) more tension relieving behavior (pacing, banging hand on table)
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Panic disorder vs. panic attack
panic disorder is a random attack, unknown trigger | panic attack you know the trigger
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Adaptive Vs. maladaptive
adaptive is positive; it is going to support groups and reaching out to people maladaptive is ineffective coping like using alcohol, withdrawing from people around you
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respiratory alkalosis
Neuromuscular: Anxiety, irritability, numbness or tingling of extremities, seizures, hyperreflexias, lethargy Cardiovascular: Tachycardia (lungs are working so hard at breathing that the heart is trying to work harder too), decreased or normal blood pressure Respiratory: Hyperventilation, dizzy, lightheaded Skin: Pale and diaphoretic
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cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia
``` difficulty with attention memory information processing problem solving judgement ```
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affective symptoms of schizophrenia
high risk for suicide increased substance abuse impairs functioning
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alcohol withdrawal; mild-moderate
agitation, anorexia, tremors, anxiety | begins 6-8 hrs after last drink
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alcohol withdrawal; alcoholic hallucinations
psychosis and perceptual problems delirium, unconsciousness, seizures begins 8-10 hrs after last drink
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alcohol withdrawal; withdrawal seizures
medical emergency generalized seizures begins 12-24 hrs after last drink
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alcohol withdrawal; withdrawal delirium
medical emergency elevated BP, HR, diaphoresis, fever, anxiety, insomnia, visual/auditory/tactile hallucinations begins anytime in the first 72 hours of last drink

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