NURS 665 exam 2 review/104
Questions with Answers
dissociative amnesia - -a sudden loss of memory for important personal
information that is too extensive to be due to normal forgetting.
- localized amnesia - -Failure to recall events during a circumscribed period
of time.
- selective amnesia - -The inability to recall only certain incidents
associated with a traumatic event for a specific period following the event.
- generalized amnesia - -total inability to recall any aspect of one's life.
- continuous amnesia - -failure to recall successive events as they occur
- systemized amnesia - -failure to recall certain categories of information
- During a mental examination of dissociative amnesia, if pt answers yes to
any of the questions, what 2 things should the provider do next? - --Ask the
patient to describe the event.
-Make sure to specify that the symptoms does not occur during an episode of
intoxication.
- What are nonclassic presentation of dissociative amnesia? - -Depression,
mood swings, substance abuse, sleep disturbances, Anxiety, and panic
attack.
- What are differential diagnosis of dissociative amnesia? - -Ordinary
forgetfulness, Dementia, delirium, substance related amnesia
- What is the main focus of treatment of dissociative amnesia? - -Restoring
the patients memory loss to conciousness as soon as possible
- What happens if memory is not restored in pt with dissociative amnesia? -
-The repressed memory may form a nucleus in the unconscious mind.
- Treatment of Dissociative Amnesia - --Cognitive behavioral therapy
-Hypnosis
-group Therapy ( veterans w/ PTSD)
- Can somatic therapy be used to treat dissociative amnesia? - -Somatic
therapy will only be used to facilitate an interview.
, - What are some somatic therapy that is helpful with facilitating interview in
dissociative amnesia? - -Diazepam, sodium amobarbital, thiopental and
amphetamines.
- IV barbital and valium are helpful in what type of dissociative amnesia
cases? - -Refractory cases of chronic dissociative amnesia when patients are
unresponsive to other interventions.
- How does cognitive therapy work for dissociative amnesia? - -Identifies the
specific cognitive distortions that are based in the trauma may provide an
entree into autobiographical memory.
- How does Hypnosis work for dissociative amnesia? - --Its used to contain,
modulate, and titrate the intensity of the symptoms.
-Used to facilitate controlled recall of dissociative memories
- How does group therapy work dissociative amnesia - --May be helpful in
recovering memories from amnesia
-Support from members and therapist may facilitate integration and mastery
of the dissociative material.
- What population of people that have dissociative amnesia will benefit more
from group therapy? - -Veterans with PTSD and survivors of childhood
abuse.
- Why is it difficult to assess dissociative amnesia in children? - -Because of
their limited ability to describe subjective experiences.
- True or false.. Patient with dissociative amnesia symptoms can
spontaneously resolve if removed to safety from the traumatic overwhelming
circumstance? - -True
- DSM-5 criteria (A) for dissociative amnesia - -Inability to remember
important personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature,
that is too extensive to be ordinary forgetfulness
- DSM-5 criteria (B) dissociative amnesia. - -The symptoms cause clinically
significant distress or impairment in social, occuptional, and other important
areas of functioning.
- DSM CRITERIA (C) dissociative amnesia. - -The amnesia is not explained
by substances, or by other medical or psychological conditions
Questions with Answers
dissociative amnesia - -a sudden loss of memory for important personal
information that is too extensive to be due to normal forgetting.
- localized amnesia - -Failure to recall events during a circumscribed period
of time.
- selective amnesia - -The inability to recall only certain incidents
associated with a traumatic event for a specific period following the event.
- generalized amnesia - -total inability to recall any aspect of one's life.
- continuous amnesia - -failure to recall successive events as they occur
- systemized amnesia - -failure to recall certain categories of information
- During a mental examination of dissociative amnesia, if pt answers yes to
any of the questions, what 2 things should the provider do next? - --Ask the
patient to describe the event.
-Make sure to specify that the symptoms does not occur during an episode of
intoxication.
- What are nonclassic presentation of dissociative amnesia? - -Depression,
mood swings, substance abuse, sleep disturbances, Anxiety, and panic
attack.
- What are differential diagnosis of dissociative amnesia? - -Ordinary
forgetfulness, Dementia, delirium, substance related amnesia
- What is the main focus of treatment of dissociative amnesia? - -Restoring
the patients memory loss to conciousness as soon as possible
- What happens if memory is not restored in pt with dissociative amnesia? -
-The repressed memory may form a nucleus in the unconscious mind.
- Treatment of Dissociative Amnesia - --Cognitive behavioral therapy
-Hypnosis
-group Therapy ( veterans w/ PTSD)
- Can somatic therapy be used to treat dissociative amnesia? - -Somatic
therapy will only be used to facilitate an interview.
, - What are some somatic therapy that is helpful with facilitating interview in
dissociative amnesia? - -Diazepam, sodium amobarbital, thiopental and
amphetamines.
- IV barbital and valium are helpful in what type of dissociative amnesia
cases? - -Refractory cases of chronic dissociative amnesia when patients are
unresponsive to other interventions.
- How does cognitive therapy work for dissociative amnesia? - -Identifies the
specific cognitive distortions that are based in the trauma may provide an
entree into autobiographical memory.
- How does Hypnosis work for dissociative amnesia? - --Its used to contain,
modulate, and titrate the intensity of the symptoms.
-Used to facilitate controlled recall of dissociative memories
- How does group therapy work dissociative amnesia - --May be helpful in
recovering memories from amnesia
-Support from members and therapist may facilitate integration and mastery
of the dissociative material.
- What population of people that have dissociative amnesia will benefit more
from group therapy? - -Veterans with PTSD and survivors of childhood
abuse.
- Why is it difficult to assess dissociative amnesia in children? - -Because of
their limited ability to describe subjective experiences.
- True or false.. Patient with dissociative amnesia symptoms can
spontaneously resolve if removed to safety from the traumatic overwhelming
circumstance? - -True
- DSM-5 criteria (A) for dissociative amnesia - -Inability to remember
important personal information, usually of a traumatic or stressful nature,
that is too extensive to be ordinary forgetfulness
- DSM-5 criteria (B) dissociative amnesia. - -The symptoms cause clinically
significant distress or impairment in social, occuptional, and other important
areas of functioning.
- DSM CRITERIA (C) dissociative amnesia. - -The amnesia is not explained
by substances, or by other medical or psychological conditions
