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Mental Health NU160 Exam 3 Questions with complete solutions.ALREADY SCORED A+ Mental Health NU160 Exam 3 Questions with complete solutions.ALREADY SCORED A+ Mental Health NU160 Exam 3 Questions with complete solutions.ALREADY SCORED A+
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group of symptoms that mimic Parkinson's disease
that control gait, posture, and eye movements)
potentially fatal side effect with unstable vital signs, fever, confusion, muscle rigidity, tremor, and incontinence
treatment that produces involuntary, repeated movements of muscles in the face, trunk, arms, and legs
Maladaptive behaviors and thoughts, ACTIONS, ACT OUT Delusions, hallucinations, illusions, speech problems, bizarre behaviors, agitation, catatonic behavior Too much dopamine, brain size and structure normal Response to antipsychotics is usually good
adaptive mechanisms, THOUGHTS, DON'T ACT OUT Anergia, anhedonia, apathy, avolition, flat affect, won't speak unless spoken to Too little dopamine, decreased blood flow to brain, increased size of ventricles in brain, decrease in size of brain Response to antipsychotics is usually poor
The inability to recognize reality, relate to others, and cope with life's demands is -
a person processes and reacts to the world around them
excessive activity with no purpose, odd movements, rigid posture, echopraxia (mimics movements of others), echolalia (echoes others' speech), may suffer from malnutrition, dehydration, exhaustion, prognosis is fair
thinking, speech, and behavior, unable to perform ADL's, early onset, prognosis is poor
grandeur or persecution, auditory hallucinations, high anxiety, suspicious, angry, can be violent or suicidal, late onset, prognosis is good with treatment
episode of schizophrenia, is free of acute psychosis but has symptoms of disorder, emotional changes, schizophrenia present for many years, time is limited between acute episodes, prognosis is poor
stimuli
talking about oneself
tell where one's body ends and the environment begins
negative symptom
disturbances in thought, perception, behavior, and emotion lose contact with reality
of energy, no interest in goal-directed activities, negative outlook
longer than 1 day and less than 1 month, delusions, hallucinations, impaired functioning and speech, disorganized behavior, return to normal state
of nonbizarre (reality-based) fixed ideas, can complete ADL's but has delusions
(depression or mania) as well as schizophrenia, experience changes in mood What is the least desirable side effect of antipsychotics, reason why many people stop
complications during pregnancy/birth biochemical imbalances environmental factors
systems
absence of disease or out of proportion to an ailment, stress reducing mechanism
suggest the presence of a medical illness, but no physical causes can be found
begins before age 30, possess a long history of vague problems GI tract and sexual problems, pain, and false neurological symptoms are most common anxiety and depression common, involvement of multiple organ systems, early onset and chronic course, absence of any significant lab values
Hx of pain related to at least 4 different sites
hypochondriasis (illness anxiety disorder) conversion disorder (functional neurological symptom disorder factitious disorder
one of the signs or symptoms involves the voluntary motor or sensory system and suggests the presence of a neurological problem.
10 women to every 1 man diagnosed Men=associated w/ military service, industrial accidents, antisocial personalities thought to be result of emotional conflict La belle indifference-lack of concern about s/s Tx-eliminate any physical causes, help identify conflicts responsible for clients s/s
disability in order to assume the sick role 2 types - imposed on self and imposed on others imposed on others = Munchausen's syndrome
control of behavior, each personality is unique and represents the individual at different developmental stages
Escalation Crisis Recovery Depression
fear, or anxiety coping mechanisms attempt to gain control ability to solve problems decreases
toward total loss of control ineffective at gaining control frustration and anger increase intense emotions make aggression escalate intervention is crucial
assaultive behavior occurs unable to listen to reason or follow instructions
slowly calms and returns to normal behavioral responses interventions-assess for injury or trauma, provide safe quiet environment
reconcile with others may offer loving care to victim assaultive event is slowly placed in the past
Level 2-protect Level 3-control violence
impulse control disorders adjustment disorders
patterns that violate the rights of others, no empathy for others, often dx with antisocial personality disorders as adults, oppositional defiant disorder
inability to control an impulse to perform acts that are harmful to self or others, lack of self control over emotions and behaviors intermittent explosive disorder=failure to resist aggressive impulses that result in destruction of property or assault, must have physical damage
that develop in response to stressor, difficulty adapting to new situations
(small heads), fail to develop normally, CNS deficits, various degrees of intellectual disability, hyperactivity, irritability, poor feeding habits, slow rates of growth, developmental delays, behavioral problems, poor judgment, distinctive facial characteristics
body and environment
substance use must be disabling and lead to significant impaired functioning and distress must demonstrate signs of tolerance, withdrawal, and dependence