Flashcards in Psychiatry Deck (29)
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What is countertransference?
Doctor projects feelings about formative or other important persons onto patient
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What is the difference between displacement and projection?
Displacement is the feelings transferred to a neutral person or object, while projection is when an unacceptable internal impulse is attributed to an external source
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What is the difference between fixation and regression?
Fixation is temporary; regression is turning back the block
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What is the difference between reaction formation and sublimation?
Reaction formation is when a warded-off feeling is replaced by its opposite, while sublimation is when it is replaced with something that does not conflict with one's value system
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What are the mature defenses?
sublimation, altruism, humor, suppression
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Deprivation for ___ months can lead to irreversible changes in an infant
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T/F ADHD is associated with decreased frontal lobe volume
TRUE
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In order to classify for Tourette's, it has to persist for how long?
> 1 year
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Tourette's is associated with which other disorder?
OCD
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What is the treatment for separation anxiety disorder?
SSRIs
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What is Rett's disorder?
X-linked disorder exclusively in girls around 1-4
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What are the neurotransmitter changes associated with anxiety, depression, Alzheimer's, Huntington's, schizophrenia, and Parkinson's?
anxiety - high NE, low GABA, low serotonin
depression - low NE, dopamine, serotonin
Alzheimer's - low ACh
Huntington's - low GABA, ACh, high dopamine
Schizophrenia - high dopamine
Parkinson's - low dopamine, high serotonin, high ACh
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Where would one see tactile hallucinations?
In cocaine abuse or alcohol withdrawal
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How long does schizophrenia need to last to classify it?
>6 months
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How long does a delusional disorder need to last to classify?
>1 month
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How many qualifiers does a manic episode need?
3 things out of list
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How many qualifiers does a depressive episode need?
5 out of a list (SIGECAPS)
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What medication does atypical depression respond to?
MAOIs, SSRIs
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How many qualifiers does a panic disorder need?
4 out of a list
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Is OCD ego syntonic or dystonic?
Ego dystonic
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What is the difference in acute stress disorder and PTSD?
Time; PTSD is greater than 1 month
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What are the three types of personality disorders?
Clusters A, B and C; weird, wild and worried
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How many qualifiers does one need for substance dependence?
3 out of a list
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What medication would be used with opioid overdose?
naltrexone, naloxone
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With opioid overdose, would you expect to see dilated or constricted pupils?
Constricted
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With amphetamine overdose, would you expect to see dilated or constricted pupils?
Dilated
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Overdose of what would cause nystagmus?
PCP
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When do symptoms of marijuana withdrawal manifest?
They peak in 48 hours and last 5-7 days; detectable in urine for 4-10 days
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