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Psychological Disorders and Substance Abuse, Exams of Nursing

A list of questions and answers related to psychological disorders and substance abuse. It covers topics such as levels of anxiety, dissociative disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, substance abuse, and codependence. The document also includes information on withdrawal symptoms, detoxification, and screening tests for alcohol and drug abuse. It can be useful for students studying psychology, psychiatry, or addiction studies.

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Download Psychological Disorders and Substance Abuse and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! CMAN - 272 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ |2024 Levels of Anxiety: correct answers Mild Moderate Severe Pain Levels of Anxiety: Mild correct answers Patient's focus is flexible with slight discomfort and restlessness Levels of Anxiety: Moderate correct answers Patient's voice tremors and shakiness- still able to solve problems but not at optimal level Level of Anxiety: Severe correct answers Patient has feelings of dread can make problem solving impossible Levels of Anxiety: Panic correct answers Patient is immobile and unable to attend the environment. Has unintelligible communication as well as could have hallucinations. Agoraphobia correct answers An excessive fear or anxiety about being in a place from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing such as driving on an interstate. Dissociative Identity Disorder correct answers A dissociative disorder in which two or more distinct personality states recurrently take control of behavior. Dissociative Psychogenic fugue correct answers A condition in which an individual goes away and takes on a new identity. Dissociative psychogenic amnesia correct answers Where an individual has the inability to recall important personal information Depersonalization correct answers When an individual doesn't feel like themselves or a certain body part like a hand. Hypochondriasis correct answers Now known as illness anxiety disorder Results in misinterpretations of physical sensations as evidence of a serious illness. Can be quite obsessive as thoughts about illness may be intrusive. People experience extreme worry and fear about possibility of having disease. Even normal bodily changes such as change of heart rate or abdominal cramps may be seen as red flags for serious illness Conversion Disorder correct answers Manifests itself as neurological symptoms that is marked by the presence of of deficits in voluntary motor including paralysis, blindness, numbness Body Dysmorphic Disorder correct answers Patients with this disorder are commonly seen in cosmetic surgery and dermatological settings. Their preoccupation with an imagined defective body part results in obsessional thinking and compulsive behavior such as mirror checking and camouflaging. Hoarding correct answers A new disorder in the DSM V Extremely distressing to get rid of items. The accumulation of of belongings that may have little or no value is an obsession that prevents some people from leading normal lives. Unsafe and unsanitary conditions could occur Trichotillomania correct answers Hair-pulling disorder Trichophagia correct answers Secretly swallowing hair disorder Dermotillomania correct answers Skin-picking disorder Antabuse correct answers Alcohol-disulfiram reaction causes unpleasant physical effects Withdrawal correct answers Is a set of physiological symptoms that begin to occur as the concentration of the chemical decreases in an individual's bloodstream. This occurs after a heavy prolonged use of substance. Tolerance correct answers Needing increasing amounts of a substance to receive the desired result or finding that using the same amount over time results in a much diminished effect. Syngeristic effect correct answers When drugs are taken together, effect of either or both is intensified or prolonged Antagonistic effects correct answers When drugs are taken together, effect of one is inhibited or weakened. Detoxification correct answers is warranted when the individual quits using a psychoactive substance that is known to cause withdrawal or when the individual is already in withdrawal. An inpatient program with 24-hour medical coverage while body clears itself of drugs. Soups and liquids are the diet. Vitamins and minerals should be consumed too. Alcohol Withdrawal symptoms correct answers Peaks at 24-48 hours Restlessness Irritability Anorexia Tremor Insomnia Impaired cognitive functions Mild perceptual changes Delirium tremens correct answers Are a severe form of alcohol withdrawal symptoms. Some of the signs of DT include hallucinations, confusion, and body tremors. This serious condition can be life threatening and can result in seizures and even death. MAST correct answers Michigan Alcohol Screening Test -was developed in 1971 to assess the presence and severity of drinking problems. Is a self-scoring exam that helps detect if a patient has a drinking problem. DAST correct answers The Drug Abuse Screening Test- a 10- item brief screening tool. CAGE correct answers -Have you CUT down on your drinking? -Have people ANNOYED you by criticizing your drinking? -Have you ever felt bad or GUILTY about your drinking? -Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or to get rid of a hangover? (EYE OPENER) Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome correct answers Caused by a severe deficiency of thiamine. Is most commonly caused by alcohol misuse, but certain other conditions also caused the syndrome. Symptoms include: ataxia, confusion, and nystagmus. Hypomagnesemia correct answers Serum levels under 1.8 that can be caused from alcoholism. During acute alcoholic withdrawal, there is a shift of magnesium into the cells. Manifestations of this condition can result in muscle weakness, increased deep tendon reflexes and cardiac dysrhythmias. Codependence correct answers Is a cluster of behaviors originally identified through research involving the families of alcoholic patients. A term used to describe coping behaviors that present individuals from taking care of their own needs and have as their core a preoccupation with the thoughts and feelings of another. Usually refers to the dependence of one person on another person. Enuresis correct answers Is the voiding of urine during the day or at night. Into clothing or bed. Perimolysis correct answers Decalcification of the teeth from exposure to gastric acid in people with chronic vomiting Russell's sign correct answers defined as calluses on the knuckles or back of the hand due to repeated self-induced vomiting over long period of times. Lanugo correct answers A growing of fine white hairs all over the body Emaciated correct answers Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of lack of food Egosyntonic correct answers Dealing with personality disorders, not bothered by their symptoms, consistent with their ego. (Antisocial) Egodystonic correct answers Means they are bothered by their symptoms (Avoidant and want to be with people but they fear rejection) Cachectic correct answers Related to wasting syndrome Somatic thinking correct answers Combines talking therapy with body centered interventions and movement to address the symptoms in dissociative disorders. Tries to integrate the traumatic memory and to restore the person's ability to stay in the present moment. Bibliotherapy correct answers Involves using literature to help the child express feelings in a supportive environment. Makes sure
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