NR547 / NR 547 Midterm Exam Differential
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NR547/NR 547MidtermExam DifferentialDiagnosis inPsychiatric-MentalHealthacross the Lifespan
Practicum
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Definition
compulsive fretting; overthinking about our problems and their causes
-responds to atypical antipsychotics
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rumination hallucinations:
, catatonia anhedonia
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Definition
panic attack
Rationale: Jeremy's anxiety is associated with a stressful situation
(delivering the bad news) and a fear that something bad will happen
(staff's reaction to the announcement). He experiences physical
symptoms of heart pounding, nausea, dizziness, and inability to
formulate an organized answer to the question. The setting is also in a
familiar place among colleagues where no real threat exists.
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Anxiety rating scale: GAD-7
Jeremy is a 44-year-old male who works as a department head for a local
grocery store chain that is down-sizing due to economic reasons. Top level
management has announced that there will be restructuring of the company
where many of the employees are no longer deemed essential. Because of
the automatic self-check-out systems, there is no longer the need to employ
as many cashiers as possible. Jeremy has been given the task of notifying his
employees of this major change in staffing. He plans to share these decisions
at next week's staff meeting. From the moment Jeremy received this directive,
he started to feel fearful of the possibility of announcing the decision to
downsize as well as deciding on who would be eliminated. On the day of the
staff meeting, his employees were present. As he started the staff meeting, he
, began to feel nausea. He even noticed his heart pounding. When he was
questioned by an employee on
psychosis neurobiological factors: Neuroanatomy
Several areas of the brain are associated with the symptoms of schizophrenia. When
brain circuitry in the prefrontal cortex malfunctions, patients may experience
symptoms.
Match the brain area with malfunctioning circuitry with the symptoms produced:
Area of brain:
Mesocortical and ventromedial prefrontal cortex
Dorsolateral
Orbitofrontal and connections to the amygdala
Symptoms:
aggressive, impulsive symptoms
negative and affective symptoms
cognitive symptoms
Basic Laboratory Interpretation: Thyroid Function Tests (TFTs)
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Definition
occurs when a person experiences repeated panic attacks
-Anxiety about future attacks may lead to behavioral changes
• avoid situations that might trigger attacks
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, Panic disorder Separation anxiety disorder
Schizophrenia Bipolar disorder
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Term
anhedonia
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lack of energy inability to initiate movement
inability to initiate and persist in
inability to experience pleasure
activities
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Term
Matthew, a 46-year-old, presents to the clinic. He reports difficulty with
establishing and maintaining an erection during sex. He states he is in a
committed relationship with a long-term partner, whom he loves. He
Diagnosis in Psychiatric-Mental Health across the
Lifespan Practicum | Actual Questions and Answers
Latest Updated (Graded A+)
-Chamberlain
Correct 205
100%
Incorrect 0
NR547/NR 547MidtermExam DifferentialDiagnosis inPsychiatric-MentalHealthacross the Lifespan
Practicum
1 of 205
Definition
compulsive fretting; overthinking about our problems and their causes
-responds to atypical antipsychotics
Give this one a try later!
rumination hallucinations:
, catatonia anhedonia
Don't know?
2 of 205
Definition
panic attack
Rationale: Jeremy's anxiety is associated with a stressful situation
(delivering the bad news) and a fear that something bad will happen
(staff's reaction to the announcement). He experiences physical
symptoms of heart pounding, nausea, dizziness, and inability to
formulate an organized answer to the question. The setting is also in a
familiar place among colleagues where no real threat exists.
Give this one a try later!
Anxiety rating scale: GAD-7
Jeremy is a 44-year-old male who works as a department head for a local
grocery store chain that is down-sizing due to economic reasons. Top level
management has announced that there will be restructuring of the company
where many of the employees are no longer deemed essential. Because of
the automatic self-check-out systems, there is no longer the need to employ
as many cashiers as possible. Jeremy has been given the task of notifying his
employees of this major change in staffing. He plans to share these decisions
at next week's staff meeting. From the moment Jeremy received this directive,
he started to feel fearful of the possibility of announcing the decision to
downsize as well as deciding on who would be eliminated. On the day of the
staff meeting, his employees were present. As he started the staff meeting, he
, began to feel nausea. He even noticed his heart pounding. When he was
questioned by an employee on
psychosis neurobiological factors: Neuroanatomy
Several areas of the brain are associated with the symptoms of schizophrenia. When
brain circuitry in the prefrontal cortex malfunctions, patients may experience
symptoms.
Match the brain area with malfunctioning circuitry with the symptoms produced:
Area of brain:
Mesocortical and ventromedial prefrontal cortex
Dorsolateral
Orbitofrontal and connections to the amygdala
Symptoms:
aggressive, impulsive symptoms
negative and affective symptoms
cognitive symptoms
Basic Laboratory Interpretation: Thyroid Function Tests (TFTs)
Don't know?
3 of 205
Definition
occurs when a person experiences repeated panic attacks
-Anxiety about future attacks may lead to behavioral changes
• avoid situations that might trigger attacks
Give this one a try later!
, Panic disorder Separation anxiety disorder
Schizophrenia Bipolar disorder
Don't know?
4 of 205
Term
anhedonia
Give this one a try later!
lack of energy inability to initiate movement
inability to initiate and persist in
inability to experience pleasure
activities
Don't know?
5 of 205
Term
Matthew, a 46-year-old, presents to the clinic. He reports difficulty with
establishing and maintaining an erection during sex. He states he is in a
committed relationship with a long-term partner, whom he loves. He
