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some quick recall q
A person who is unable to remember things that occurred after a CNS insult has…?
Anterograde Amnesia
Anterograde amnesia caused by thiamine deficiency?
Korsakoff's amnesia
Are DT's life threatening?
Yes
Are the illness production and motivation in somatoform disorders consicous drives?
No
Bipolar I describes?
Manic
Bipolar II describes?
Hypomanic
Define a Manic episode.
"Distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood lasting at least 1 week"
Define a panic disorder.
Discrete period of intense fear and discomfort peaking in 10 minutes with 4/5 characteristics
Define Anosognosia.
being unaware that one is ill
Define Autotopagnosia.
Being unable to locate one's own body parts
Define Conversion disorder.
"symptoms suggest motor or sensory neurologic or physical disorder, but tests and PE are negative"
Define depersonalization.
body seems unreal or dissociated
Define Personality disorder
"when patterns become inflexible and maladaptive, causing impairment in social or occupational functioning or subjective distress"
Define Personality trait.
"an enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about the environment and oneself that is exhibited in a wide range of important social and personal contexts"
Delusions are….
false beliefs not shared by other memebers of culture/subculture that are firmly maintained in spite of obvious proof to the contrary
Describe a Paranoid Personality
distrustful and suspicious; projection is main defense mech
Describe a Schizoid Personality.
voluntary social withdrawl; no psychosis; limited emotional expression
Describe a Schizotypal Personality.
"interpersonal awkwardness, odd thought patterns and appearance"
Does the person who has the phobia recognize their fear as excessive?
"yes, they are exhibiting insight"
Does the phobic fear interfere with normal routine?
Yes
Hallucinations are….
perceptions in the absence of external stimuli
How are Cluster A personalities described?
as odd or ecentric; cannot develop meaningful social relationships; Weird
How are Cluster B personalities described?
"Dramatic, emotional, or erratic; Wild"
How are Cluster C personalities described?
"Anxious and fearful, 'Worried'"
How is a major depressive disorder characterized?
Recurrent-requires 2 or more depressive episodes with a symptom free interval of 2 months
How is a major depressive episode characterized?
"5 of the following for 2 weeks, including (1) depressed mood or (2) anhedonia: Sleep disturbances, Loss of Interest, Guilt, Loss of Energy, Loss of Concentration, Change in Appetite, Psychomotor retardation, Suicidal ideation, Depressed mood"
How is Schizophrenia described?
"periods of psychosis and disturbed behavior lasting >6months, "
How long does the disturbance due to PSSD last?
➢ 1 month and causes distress or social/occupational impairment
How many criteria sets exist for bipolar disorder?
"6 separate criteria exist for bipolar disorders with combinations of manic, hypomanic, and depressed episodes"
How many hallucination types are there? Name them.
"7; Visual, Auditory, Olfactory, Gustatory, Tactile, Hypnagogic, Hypnopompic"
How many heroin addicts are there in the US?
"~500,000"
How would you decribe a dependent personality?
"submissive and clinging, excessive need to be taken care of, low self-confidence"
How would you decribe an obsessive-compulsive?
"preoccupation with order, perfectionism and control"
How would you describe a Borderline personality?
"unstable mood and behavior; impulsive, sense of emptiness"
How would you describe a histrionic personality?
"excessive emotionally, somatization, attention seeking, sexually provocative"
How would you describe an Antisocial?
"as having a disregard for and violation of rights of others, criminality"
How would you describe an avoidant personality?
"sensitive to rejection, socially inhibited, timid, feelings of inadequacy"
How would you desribe a Narcissistic personality?
"grandiosity; sense of entitlement, many demand 'top' physician/best health care"
"If a patient consciously fakes or claims to have a disorder in order to attain a specific gain, how is this behavior described?"
Malingering
Illusions are….
"misinterpretation of actual external stimuli, ex. Mistaking coat rack for man"
In what kind of disorder does a person consciously create symptoms in order to assume a sick role and get medical attention?
Factitious Disorder
Is Heroin prescribable?
"NO, it is schedule I (ie. not prescribable)"
Is the motivation concious in Munchausen's by proxy?
NO
Name the 5 subtypes of schizophrenia.
"Disorganized, Catatonic, paranoid, Undifferentiated, Residual"
Name the types of Cluster B personalities.
"Antisocial, Borederline, Histrionic, Narcissistic"
To be a manic episode what characteristic behaviors must be present?
"3 or more of the following: Distractibility, Insomnia, Grandiosity, Flight of Ideas, Inc in Activity/pyschomotor agitation, Pressured Speech, Thoughtlessness"
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