Flashcards in Psychiatry Deck (81)
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mother yells at her child, because husband yells at her
displacement - transferring avoided ideas and feelings to a neutral person or object (vs. projection)
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abused child later becomes a child abuser
identification - modeling behavior after another person who is more powerful
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a man who wants to cheat on his wife accuses his wife of being unfaithful
projection-attributing an unacceptable internal impulse to an external source (vs. displacement)
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after getting fired, claiming the job was not imporatant anyway
rationalization - proclaiming logical reasons for actions actually performed for other reasons
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a patient with libidinous thoughts enters a monaster
reaction formation - replacing a warded-off idea or feeling by an (unconciously derived) emphasis on its opposite (vs. sublimation)
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teenager's aggression toward father is redirected to perform well in sports
sublimation (mature) - replacing an unacceptable wish with a course of action that is similar to the wish but does not conflict with one's value system
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mature ego defenses
sublimation (vs. reaction formation), altruism, suppression (vs. repression), humor
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guanfacine class of drugs and use
alpha 2 agonist for ADHD and Tourette
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guaifenesin class of drugs and use
expectorant
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Rett syndrome
XD in girls exclusively. Regression, loss of verbal abilities, ataxia, sterotyped handwringing at early age
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length for dx of Tourette
> 1 year
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which components of orientation are lost first
first time, then place, then person
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EEG changes in delirium
diffuse slowing
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dx time for schizophrenia
> 6 months
see brief psychotic disorder and schizophreniform disorder
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dx time for brief psychotic disorder
less than 1 month
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dx time for schizophreniform disorder
1-6 months
see schizophrenia and brief psychotic disorder
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dx time delusional disorder
> 1 month
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dx time manic episode
> 1 week
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DIG FAST
distractibility, irresponsibility, grandiosity, flight of ideas, agitation, decreased need for sleep, talkativeness
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dx time hypomanic
> 4 consecutive days. not as severe as manic
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dx time schizoaffective disorder
> 2 weeks with concurrent mood disorder
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dx time cyclothymic disorder
> 2 years
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dx time MDD
>2 weeks
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SIGECAPS
sleep disturbance, loss of interest, guilt, energy, concentration, appetite, psychomotor, suicidality
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changes in sleep during depression
more REM sleep overall, and closer to the beginning of night. also repeated awakening and terminal insomnia
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dx time persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia)
>2 years
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dx time panic disorder
attack + > 1 month of distress about future attacks
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dx time for general anxiety disorder
> 6 months
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dx time adjustment disorder
less than 6 month
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