PN245 Psych 3-Hour Exam Cram Mental Health Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering assessment mnemonics, Pennsylvania legal commitments, medication side effects, and diagnosis criteria for mental health disorders.

Mental Health

emotional, psychological, social well-being.

Mental Illness

disturbance in thinking, mood, behavior.

ASMTTPO

Appearance, Speech, Memory, Mood, Thoughts, Thoughts of self-harm, Perception, Orientation.

Therapeutic Communication Techniques

open-ended questions, reflection, clarification, restating, silence.

Relationship Phases

Preinteraction, Orientation, Working, Termination.

Transference

client projects feelings.

Countertransference

nurse projects feelings.

Milieu

structured safe therapeutic environment.

PA 201 Commitment

$72$ hrs.

PA 302 Commitment

$5$ days.

PA 303 Commitment

$20$ days.

PA 304 Commitment

$90$ days.

PA 305 Commitment

$180$ days.

Psychoanalytic Theory

unconscious mind.

Behavioral Theory

change behaviors.

CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)

thoughts affect feelings and behaviors.

ECT Medications

Etomidate and Succinylcholine.

SAD PERSONS Mnemonic

Sex male, Age <$19$ or >$45$, Depression, Previous attempt, Ethanol, Rational thinking loss, Social support lacking, Organized plan, No partner, Sickness.

SIGECAPS Mnemonic

Sleep, Interest↓, Guilt, Energy↓, Concentration↓, Appetite changes, Psychomotor retardation, Suicide.

Depression Diagnosis Criteria

5/9 symptoms for $2$ weeks.

DIGFAST Mnemonic

Distractibility, Indiscretion, Grandiosity, Flight of ideas, Activity↑, Sleep↓, Talkative.

Mania Diagnosis Criteria

3/7 symptoms for $1$ week.

Crisis Duration

$4-6$ weeks.

PTSD Duration

$1$ month.

OCD

obsessions + compulsions.

GAD Duration Criteria

symptoms for $6$ months.

SSRIs

Fluoxetine, Sertraline, Paroxetine, Citalopram, Escitalopram.

MAOI Risk

Avoid tyramine foods; risk of hypertensive crisis.

Serotonin Syndrome Symptoms

diarrhea, shivering, hyperreflexia, fever, unstable vitals, sweating, restlessness.

Lithium Acute Mania Range

$0.8-1.4$.

Lithium Maintenance Range

$0.4-1.0$.

Valproate Side Effect

hepatotoxicity.

Carbamazepine Side Effect

thrombocytopenia.

Lamotrigine Risk

Stevens-Johnson syndrome.