Week 1 - Neurotransmitters, developmental theories (general), other general Flashcards

1
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Definition of mental illness

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A disturbance in thoughts or mood that cause maladaptive behavior, inability to cope with normal stresses, and or impaired functioning

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2
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What type of model is used for community mental health nursing?

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Public Health Model

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3
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Public Health model - primary prevention

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Services aimed at reducing the incidence of mental disorders within a population

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4
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Primary prevention examples

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Teach stress reduction, parenting skills to prospective parents, physical and psychosocial effects of alcohol/drugs to elementary school students

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Public Health model - secondary prevention

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Interventions aimed at minimizing early symptoms of psychiatric illness and directed toward reducing the prevalence and duration of the illness

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6
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Secondary prevention examples

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PHQ-2 depression screening, ongoing assessment of high risk individuals, identify at risk individuals

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Public Health model - tertiary prevention

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Services aimed at reducing the severity, discomfort or disability of a disorder - aka rehab

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Tertiary prevention examples

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Rehab, teaching daily living skills, monitoring effective of aftercare services

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9
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Therapeutic use of self

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Ability to use one’s personality consciously and in full awareness in an attempt to establish relatedness and to structure nursing interventions

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10
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Therapeutic use of self requires _______

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Self awareness

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11
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5 essential conditions to develop a therapeutic relationship

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  • Rapport
  • Trust/confidentiality
  • Respect
  • Genuineness
  • Empathy
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12
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4 major categories of neurotransmitters implicated in psychiatry

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  • Cholinergic
  • Monamines
  • Amino acids
  • Neuropeptides
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13
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What are neurotransmitters?

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Brain chemicals that communicate information throughout our brain and our body

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14
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What kind of chemicals are neurotransmitters?

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Endoginous - made within our body

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15
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Cholinergic example

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Acetylcholine

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16
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Acetylcholine - location

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ANS - autonomic nervous system

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17
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Acetylcholine - function (5)

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Implicated in: CAMPS

  • coordination of movement
  • arousal
  • modulation and memory
  • pain perception
  • sleep
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18
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Acetylcholine - possible implications (3)

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Parkinsons, Hungtingtons, Alzheimers

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19
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Levels of Acetylcholine transmission _______ in depression

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Increased transmutation in depression

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20
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3 types of Monamine neurotransmitters

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Norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin

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21
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Norepinephrine - category, locations

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Monamine

ANS, CNS

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22
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Norepinephrine functions (6)

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Regulation of: MAPS CC

  • Mood
  • Arousal
  • Perception
  • Sleep
  • Cognition
  • Cardiovascular functioning
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23
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Norepinephrine is increase in…. (3)

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Mania, anxiety states, schizophrenia

24
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Norepinephrine is decreased in…

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Depression

25
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Dopamine - category

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Monamine

26
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Dopamine - functions (4)

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Regulation of: PrMed

  • Pain and pleasure Reward centers
  • Movement and coordination
  • Emotions
  • Decision making
27
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Dopamine is deceased in

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Depression and Parkinsons

28
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Dopamine is increased in

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Mania

29
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Dopamine is dysregulated in

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Schizophrenia

30
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Serotonin - category, locations

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Monamine

Diffusely distributed throughout the body and CNS

31
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Serotonin - functions (8)

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LAMA CAPS

  • Libido
  • Arousal
  • Mood
  • Appetite
  • Cognition
  • Aggression
  • Pain perception
  • Sleep
32
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Where are there high concentrations of serotonin?

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GI tract - implicated in the nausea associated with SSRIs

33
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Why are GI problem side effects with serotonin?

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There are many receptors in the gut

34
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Serotonin has increased levels with

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Mania

35
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Serotonin has decreased levels in

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Depression

36
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Serotonin is dysregulated in

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Anxiety

37
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2 examples of Amino Acids

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Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA), Glutamate

38
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GABA is _____ where as Glutamate is ______

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GABA: inhibitory
Glutamate: excitatory

39
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GABA - category, location

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Amino acid, wide spread in the CNS

40
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GABA - function

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Interrupts the progression of electrical impulse at the synaptic junction (slows down body activity)

41
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Decreased levels of GABA in… (3)

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Anxiety, movement disorders, epilepsy

42
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Glutamate - category, locations (3)

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Amino acid

Pyramidal cells in the cortex, cerebellum, and primary sensory afferent systems

43
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Glutamate functions

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  • Relay of sensory info

- Regulation of motor and spinal reflexes

44
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Glutamate implications (2)

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  • Etiology of certain neurogenerative disorders

- Schizophrenia

45
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Neuropeptide examples (2)

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Endorphins

Enkephalins

46
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Endorphins and enkephalins are what types of peptides?

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Opioid peptides

47
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Endorphins and Enkephalins - locations (6)

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  • Hypothalamus
  • Thalamus
  • Limbic structures
  • Midbrain
  • Brainstem
  • GI tract (Enkephalins)
48
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Endorphins and Enkephalins - functions (2)

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Pain modulation, pleasure

49
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Endorphins and Enkephalins - implications (2)

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Addictions, schizophrenia

50
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Developmental theories define

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What is appropriate or inappropriate at each developmental level

51
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According to developmental theories, individuals pass through

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stages

52
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Psychoanalysis theorist

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Freud

53
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Psychosocial development theory

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Erikson

54
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Behavioral development theory

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Watson

55
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Social learning theory

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Bandura

56
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Cognitive development theory

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Piaget