NR 547 WEEK 1

Psych ROS: anxiety obsessive, compulsive - Checking, cleaning, organizing, rituals, hangups, obsessive, thinking, counting, rational versus irrational beliefs Psych ROS Anxiety -PTSD - Nightmares, flashbacks, startle response, avoidance Psych ROS: Anxiety social anxiety - Avoidance Psych ROS anxiety simple phobias - Heights, planes, spiders Psych ROS: Psychosis -Types of delusions to ask about (5) - Hallucinations, paranoia, delusions, patient's perception Psychosis: Hallucinations - Sensory perception without an actual stimulus Auditory: usually in Schizophrenic patients Visual: can be in Schizophrenia, drug intoxication or delirium Olfactory: usually an aura associated with epilepsy Tactile: usually secondary to drug use or alcohol withdrawal Psychosis and paranoia - can occur with prolonged use of strong stimulants, unreasonable fear Psychosis and delusions - Fixed false beliefs. Bizarre delusions is a false belief that is impossible (FBI has sent Aliens from area 57 after me).