Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

shelf exams > Psychiatry > Flashcards

Psychiatry Flashcards

1
Q

Cluster A personality disorders (Weird)

A

PPD, schizoid, schizotypal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What differentiates PPD from paranoid schizophrenia?

A

They do not have any fixed delusions. They are not frankly psychotic, though they may have transient psychosis under stressful situations.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Axis I

A

Clinical diagnoses – mental illnesses including substance-abuse and developmental disorders.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Axis II

A

Personality disorders and developmental/retardation disorders

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Axis III

A

Describes physical disorders or general medical conditions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Axis IV

A

Describes the severity of psychosocial factors, including environmental problems.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Axis V

A

The GAF or global assessment of functioning.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

GAF

A

Hospitalized patient

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Borderline IQ

A

70 to 79

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

TAT

A

Thematic apperception test. Tested individual create stories based on pictures of people in various situations. Evaluation of motives behind behaviors.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Rorschach test

A

Inkblots to identify thought disorders and defense mechanisms.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Weschler adult intelligence scale (WAIS)

A

Adult assessment of overall intellectual functioning. Consist of verbal and visual spatial components.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Stanford Binet test

A

Assesses intellectual ability of patients aged 2 to 18

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Tarasoff rule

A

The obligation of the doctor to notify any potential victims and proper authorities of a patient’s intent to harm.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Patient is talking in accelerated form and is uninterruptible

A

Pressured speech

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Automatisms

A

Involuntary movements in an altered state of consciousness us. Can be either purposeful or disorganized.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Mood versus affect

A

Mood is what the patient says it is. Affect is what you observe.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Loose associations

A

No logical connection from one thought to another.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

Flight of ideas

A

Thoughts change abruptly from one idea to another usually with rapid/pressured speech.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Neologism

A

Made up words

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Word salad

A

Incoherent collection of words

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

Clang associations

A

Word connections that are due to phonetics rather than actual meaning. An example “my car is red. I’ve been in bed. It hurts my head.”

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Thought blocking

A

Abrupt cessation of communication before an idea is finished.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

Tangentiality

A

Never reaching the point of the conversation due to a lack of goal directed associations between ideas. Response is usually in the ballpark.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Circumstantiality

A

Reach the point, but with over inclusion of trivial or irrelevant details.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

Delusions

A

Fixed false believes that are not shared by a person’s culture and cannot be changed by reason. Can be either bizarre or non-bizarre

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

Repetitive intrusive thoughts

A

Obsessions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

Repetitive behaviors usually driven by obsessive thoughts

A

Compulsions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

Delusions of reference

A

The belief that some event is uniquely related to the patient.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

Believe that a TV show character is sending the patient messages via they’re acting in dialogue.

A

Delusions of reference

30
Q

Belief that one’s thoughts can be heard or seen by others

A

Thought broadcasting

31
Q

Somatic delusions

A

False beliefs concerning body image – I cannot swallow

32
Q

Sensory perception in absence of an actual stimulation.

A

Hallucination

33
Q

In accurate perception of an existing stimulus.

A

Illusion

34
Q

Auditory hallucinations are associated with…

A

Schizophrenia

35
Q

Visual hallucinations are associated with…

A

Alcoholic hallucinosis, other chemical causes.

36
Q

The most important predictor of future violence.

A

History of violence

37
Q

Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory (MMPI – 2)

A

Personality test for different pathologies and behavioral patterns.

38
Q

Olfactory hallucinations are usually…

A

An aura associated with epilepsy

39
Q

Tactile hallucinations are seen with…

A

Drug abuse and alcohol withdrawal.

40
Q

Respond better to current antipsychotic medications.

A

Positive symptoms

41
Q

When typical and atypical antipsychotics fail to resolve symptoms.

A

Clozapine (clozaril)

42
Q

Three phases of schizophrenia

A

Prodromal, psychotic, residual

43
Q

Prodromal schizophrenia may appear…

A

Schizotypal with social withdrawal and irritability.

44
Q

Positive symptoms of schizophrenia occur during this phase.

A

Psychotic phase

45
Q

Residual phase of schizophrenia

A

Between psychotic phases of schizophrenia, marked by negative symptoms.

46
Q

Anhedonia

A

Without pleasure

47
Q

Alogia

A

Poverty of speech

48
Q

Symptoms of schizophrenia

A

Positive, negative, and cognitive

49
Q

Cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia

A

Impaired attention, executive function, and working memory

50
Q

Subtypes of schizophrenia

A

Paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, or residual

51
Q

Schizophrenia with only minimal evidence of positive symptoms

A

Residual type

52
Q

Schizophrenia with motor problems. Echolalia or echopraxia

A

Catatonic type (Very rare). Copy speech and copy movement.

53
Q

Poor functioning schizophrenia early-onset. With disorganized speech, disorganized behavior and flat or an appropriate affect.

A

Disorganized schizophrenia

54
Q

Higher functioning schizophrenia that occurs at an older age. Preoccupation with one or more delusions or frequent auditory hallucinations.

A

Paranoid type

55
Q

Psychotics symptoms for less than one month

A

Brief psychotic disorder

56
Q

Schizophrenia from 1 to 6 months.

A

Schizophreniform disorder

57
Q

The idea that mentally ill people eventually make their way down to the lower tiers of society and populate the lower socioeconomic status.

A

Downward drift hypothesis

58
Q

Akathisia

A

Unpleasant subject of sense of restlessness, inability to sit still

59
Q

Lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia

A

1%

60
Q

Head CT of a schizophrenic patient shows…

A

Enlargement of the ventricles and diffuse cortical atrophy

61
Q

Predisposition to paranoid psychosis.

A

Deafness

62
Q

Dopamine antagonists. Mostly D2

A

First generation antipsychotics: chlorpromazine Thioridazine trifluoperazine haloperidol

63
Q

Common side effects of first-generation antipsychotics

A

Extraparametal symptoms, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and Tardiva dyskinesia

64
Q

Involuntary learned responses.

A

Classical conditioning

65
Q

Voluntary response is associated with positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, and extinction.

A

Operant conditioning

66
Q

When patient project feelings about formative or other important persons onto a physician.

A

Transference

67
Q

A physician reciprocating the patients feelings of formative or important person.

A

Countertransference

68
Q

Unconscious mental processes used to resolve conflict and prevent undesirable feelings.

A

Ego defenses

69
Q

Expressing an acceptable feelings and thoughts through actions such as tantrums.

A

Acting out

70
Q

Intoxication with visual hallucination and aggression.

A

PCP or phencyclidine

71
Q

Intoxication with CNS depression constipation and pinpoint pupils

A

Heroin or other opioids

72
Q

Intoxication with formication

A

Cocaine

shelf exams (1 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions