Mnemonics Flashcards
(27 cards)
Depression Diagnosis
5+ in 2 week interval (1 must be mood or interests), not due to a medical condition/substances M SIG E CAPS Suicidal thoughts Interests decreased Guilt Energy decreased Concentration decreased Appetite disturbance Pyschomotor changes Sleep disturbance
Dysthymia (persistent depressive disorder)
HE'S 2 SAD Hopelessness Energy loss or fatigue Self-esteem is low 2 years minimum of depressed mood most of the day, for more days than not Sleep is increased or decreased Appetite is increased or decreased Decision-making or concentration is impaired
Hypomania
TAD HIGH Talkative Attention deficit Decreased need for sleep High self esteem/grandiosity Ideas that race Goal-directed activity increased High-risk activity
Mania
DIG FAST Distractibility Indiscretion Grandiosity Flight of ideas Activity increase Sleep deficit Talkativeness
Generalized anxiety disorder
WATCHERS Worry/wound up/wron out Anxiety/absentminded Tension in muscles Concentration difficulty Hyperarousal Energy loss Restlessness Sleep disturbance
PTSD
TRAUMA Traumatic event Re-experience Avoidance Unable to function Month or more of symptoms Arousal increased
Anxiety disorders due to medical conditions
Physical Diseases That Have Commonly Appeared Anxious: Pheochromocytoma Diabetes Mellitus Temporal lobe epilepsy Hyperthyroidism Carcinoid Alcohol withdrawal Arrhythmias
Antidepressant discontinuation syndrome
FINISH: Flu like symptoms Insomnia Nausea Imbalance Sensory disturbances Hyperarousal (anxiety/agitation)
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
FEVER Fever Encephalopathy Vital sign instability Elevated WBC/CPK Rigidity
Serotonin syndrome
HARMED Hyperthermia Autonomic instability Rigidity Myoclonus Encephalopathy Diaphoresis
Paranoid personality disorder
SUSPECT Spousal indifelity suspected Unforgiving Suspicious Perceives attacks (and reacts quickly) Enemy or friend? (suspects associates and friends) Confiding in others is feared Threats perceived in benign events
Schizoid personality disorder
DISTANT Detached or flattened affect Indifferent to criticism or praise Sexual experiences of little interest Tasks are done solitarily Absence of close friends Neither desires nor enjoys close relationships Takes pleasure in few activities
Schizotypical personality disorder
ME PECULIAR Magical thinking Experiences unusual perceptions Paranoid ideation Eccentric behavior or appearance Constricted or inappropriate affect Unusual thinking or speech Lacks close friends Ideas of reference Anxiety in social situations Rule out psychotic or pervasive developmental disorders
Borderline personality disorder
IMPULSIVE Impulsive Moodiness Paranoia or dissociation under stress Unstable self-image Labile intense relationships Suicidal gestures Inappropriate anger Vulnerability to abandonment Emptiness (
Antisocial personality disorder
CORRUPT Cannot conform to law Obligations ignored Reckless disregard for safety Remorseless Underhanded (deceitful) Planning insufficient (impulsive) Temper (irritaable/aggressive)
Histrionic personality disorder
PRAISE ME
Provocative or seductive behavior
Relationships considered more intimate than they are
Attention (need to be center of)
Influenced easily
Style of speech (impressionistic, lacking detail)
Emotions (rapidly shifting, shallow)
Make-up (physical appearance used to draw attention to self)
Emotions exaggerated
Narcissistic personality disorder
GRANDIOSE Grandiose Requires attention Arrogant Need to be special Dreams of success/power Interpersonally exploitative Others (unable to recognize feelings of others) Sense of entitlement Envious
Avoidant personality disorder
CRINGES
Criticism or rejection preoccupies thoughts in social situations
Restraint in relationships due to fear of shame
Inhibited in new relationships
Needs to be sure of being liked before engaging socially
Gets around occupational activities with need for interpersonal contact
Embarrassment prevents new activity
Self viewed as unappealing or inferior
Dependent personality disorder
RELIANCE
Reassurance required
Expressing disagreement difficult
Life responsibilities assumed by others
Initiating projects difficult
Alone (feels helpless/uncomfortable when alone)
Nurturance (goes to lengths to obtain)
Companionship sought urgently when a relationship ends
Exaggerated fears of being left to care for self
Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
SCRIMPER Stubborn Cannot discard worthless objects Rule obsessed Inflexible Miserly Perfectionistic Excludes leisure due to devotion to work Reluctant to delegate to others
Substance dependence
ADDICTeD Activities are given up or reduced Dependence, physical: tolerance Dependence, physical; withdrawal Intrapersonal consequences Cant cut down or control use Time-consuming Duration or amount of use is greater than intended
Substance abuse
WILD Work, school etc. obligation failures Interpersonal or social consequences Legal problems Dangerous use
Alcohol abuse
CAGE have you ever felt you should Cut down? have people Annoyed you by criticizing your drinking? Guilty about your drinking? Eye opener?
Causes of delirium
I WATCH DEATH Infection Withdrawal Acute metabolic Trauma CNS pathology Hypoxia Deficiencies Endocrinopathies Acute vascular toxins/drugs Heavy metals
