NURS 6202 Midterm Exam
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Perseveration repetition of a response or behavior despite changing stimuli.
Common in neuro d/o **pt may stay on a topic
ex) I never have trouble sleeping. I never have trouble pooping.
Clanging speech speech based on sound versus meaning
**mania & schizophrenia
**create rhymes
Alogia A decrease in speech or speech content; a symptom of schizophrenia. Also
known as poverty of speech.
paradoxical sleep (REM) The body is internally aroused, with waking-like brain activity, yet asleep and
externally calm.
phantom limb pain Pain in a limb that no longer exists.
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) a disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal,
jumpy anxiety, numbness of feeling, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks
or more after a traumatic experience (women)
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) Disorder consisting of unwanted, repetitive thoughts and actions (childhood or
early adulthood)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) a disorder characterized by chronic excessive worry accompanied by three or
more of the following symptoms: restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems,
irritability, muscle tension, and sleep disturbance x 6 months (GAD-7) (women)
Depression A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness x2 weeks
(PHQ9) (women)
Hematoma a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues. (anticoagulant use, older
adults)
agoraphobia fear or avoidance of situations, such as crowds or wide open places, where one
has felt loss of control and panic x6 months (co-dx with panic d/o)
Schizophrenia a psychological disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations,
disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional expression
(prenatal exposure to infx, late adolescence)
, Dementia a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and
judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes (over 65)
bipolar disorder A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and
lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania. (substance abuse,
onset early teens/late adulthood)
Lead toxicity Disrupted neurotransmitter function. Oxidative stress & apoptosis (cell death) in
neuronal cells. Low-level exposure causes long-term behavioral effects,
impaired reading skills, aggression
Increases absenteeism and dropout rates
decompression sickness A condition resulting from nitrogen trapped in the body's tissues caused by
coming up too quickly from a deep, prolonged dive. A symptom of
decompression sickness is "the bends" or deep pain in the muscles and joints.
Joint pain, paralysis, death. ex)divers
Hypothalamus a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating, drinking, body
temperature; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is
linked to emotion
basal ganglia structures in the forebrain that help to control movement
Midbrain A small part of the brain above the pons that integrates sensory information
and relays it upward.
Thalamus the brain's sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem; it directs
messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to
the cerebellum and medulla
anxiety The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen. Alterations
in serotonin, norepi, and GABA.
***tachycardia & hyperventilation
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Terms in this set (175)
Perseveration repetition of a response or behavior despite changing stimuli.
Common in neuro d/o **pt may stay on a topic
ex) I never have trouble sleeping. I never have trouble pooping.
Clanging speech speech based on sound versus meaning
**mania & schizophrenia
**create rhymes
Alogia A decrease in speech or speech content; a symptom of schizophrenia. Also
known as poverty of speech.
paradoxical sleep (REM) The body is internally aroused, with waking-like brain activity, yet asleep and
externally calm.
phantom limb pain Pain in a limb that no longer exists.
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) a disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal,
jumpy anxiety, numbness of feeling, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks
or more after a traumatic experience (women)
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) Disorder consisting of unwanted, repetitive thoughts and actions (childhood or
early adulthood)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) a disorder characterized by chronic excessive worry accompanied by three or
more of the following symptoms: restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems,
irritability, muscle tension, and sleep disturbance x 6 months (GAD-7) (women)
Depression A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness x2 weeks
(PHQ9) (women)
Hematoma a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues. (anticoagulant use, older
adults)
agoraphobia fear or avoidance of situations, such as crowds or wide open places, where one
has felt loss of control and panic x6 months (co-dx with panic d/o)
Schizophrenia a psychological disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations,
disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional expression
(prenatal exposure to infx, late adolescence)
, Dementia a slowly progressive decline in mental abilities, including memory, thinking, and
judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes (over 65)
bipolar disorder A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and
lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania. (substance abuse,
onset early teens/late adulthood)
Lead toxicity Disrupted neurotransmitter function. Oxidative stress & apoptosis (cell death) in
neuronal cells. Low-level exposure causes long-term behavioral effects,
impaired reading skills, aggression
Increases absenteeism and dropout rates
decompression sickness A condition resulting from nitrogen trapped in the body's tissues caused by
coming up too quickly from a deep, prolonged dive. A symptom of
decompression sickness is "the bends" or deep pain in the muscles and joints.
Joint pain, paralysis, death. ex)divers
Hypothalamus a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating, drinking, body
temperature; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is
linked to emotion
basal ganglia structures in the forebrain that help to control movement
Midbrain A small part of the brain above the pons that integrates sensory information
and relays it upward.
Thalamus the brain's sensory switchboard, located on top of the brainstem; it directs
messages to the sensory receiving areas in the cortex and transmits replies to
the cerebellum and medulla
anxiety The condition of feeling uneasy or worried about what may happen. Alterations
in serotonin, norepi, and GABA.
***tachycardia & hyperventilation
