psychiatry Flashcards
(84 cards)
operant conditioning
an action is elicited because it produces a reward
negative reinforcement (a type of operant conditioning)
target behavior is followed by removal of aversive stimulus
temporary but drastic change in personality, behavior, memory, consciousness to avoid emotional stress
dissociation
-extreme forms = multiple personality disorder
mother yells at children bc husband yelled at her
displacement: a transfer of emotions
projection
unacceptable internal impulse is attributed to external source
i want to cheat on wife, but I blame her for cheating on me
isolation (of affect)
seperate feeling from ideas/events
Don’t show emotion when describing trauma
conduct disorder
repetitive/pervasive violation of basic rights of others. After 18 -> antisocial personality disorder
oppositional defiant disorder
enduring hostile behavior toward authority figures
-no serious violation of social norms or disregard or basic rights of others
Tourette’s
onset before 18, often resolves by adulthood
persistant tic/stereotyped behavior >1yr
**assoc with OCD
tx; antipscychotics (antidopamine)
dvlpment 3months 6months 9months 12months 2yr 3yr
3mo social smile
6mo roll
9mo stranger anxiety
12mo: walk, separation anxiety, 1 word phrases, no babinsky, stack 3 blocks
2yr; 200words, 2 word phrases, 6 blocks
3yr; tricycle, pee at 3 (toilet training)
1 dimensional perception until about 7
severe language and poor social abilities
repetitive behaviors. focus on objects
usually below normal intelligence
Autistic disorder occasional savants (unusual abilities)
milder autism without verbal/cognitive deficits
all absorbing interests, repetitive behavior, problem with social relationships
Asberger’s disorder
stereotyped hand wringing in girls with regression of development
Rett’s disorder (x linked). boys die in utero
ADHD must start before when?
<12y/o
trichotillomania
hair pulling disorder to relieve anxiety
antisocial personality disorder
conduct disorder at age 18 and older (disregard for rights of everything)
binge eating vs bulimia disorder
binge eaters feel guilty but don’t purge or complensate (tend to become obese)
electrolyte distrubance of vomiting
hypokalemic hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis
vomit = HCL
exchange intracellular H+ for extracellulur K+ => hypokalemic
hypnogogic
hallucination while GOing to sleep
hypnoPOMPic
hallucination while awakening from sleep
sublimation
replace unacceptable wish with action similar but without conflict of your morals
“sex with wife when wanted sex with office worker”
or im anxious so I’m going to go run to get it out
fixation
partially remaining at childhood lvl of development (men and sports games)
hallucination vs illusion
hallucination is seeing what’s not there
illusion is interpreting erroneously something that is there (tree branch is an arm!!!)
visual vs auditory hallucinations in psychosis associated with disease
visual more common with medical illness
auditory more common with psychiatric (schiz)