FULLY SOLVED ANSWER COLLECTION
◉ Vaginitis Caveats include:
Answer: Exam before treatment; self-diagnosis not recommended;
failure of OTC = evaluation; PAP not reliable for dx; probiotics not
recommended for treatment or prevention; sex partner treatment
not needed for BV or uncomplicated candidiasis
◉ Obsessive Compulsive Disorders
Answer: Presence of obsessions/compulsions consuming >1hr/day
or causing significant distress. Obsessions: persistent, inappropriate
ideas/impulses. Compulsions: washing, checking, hoarding,
counting; evolve into rituals. Onset in late adolescence/early
adulthood.
◉ Treatment of Anxiety Disorders includes:
Answer: Psychotherapy & pharmacotherapy; CBT 12-15 weeks;
first-line medications: SSRIs or SNRIs.
◉ true or false: Stress Disorders like Acute stress or PTSD are
reactions to trauma. PTSD triad: re-experiencing trauma, avoidance
of associated stimuli, persistent anxious vigilance. Beta blockers
cannot prevent PTSD establishment.
,Answer: false. everything is true EXCEPT the last sentence. beta
blockers CAN prevent PTSD establishment.
◉ Adjustment Disorders. when do symptoms begin and when do
they resolve?
Answer: Symptoms begin within 3 months of stressor; cause
significant impairment; expected to resolve in 6 months unless
stressor is chronic.
◉ Eating Disorders include anorexia and bulimia. what are they and
how do we treat?
Answer: Anorexia nervosa: refusal to maintain normal weight, fear
of fat, may induce vomiting/diuretics/purgatives. Bulimia nervosa:
normal/overweight, binge/purge cycles, no amenorrhea. Treatment:
psychotherapy, medications; anorexia may require inpatient care.
◉ Mental Health Conditions include:
Answer: Include ADHD, Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar Disorders,
Depression, Eating Disorders, OCD, PTSD.
◉ Related Mental Health Concerns are risk of what problems?
Answer: Risk of suicide, self-harm, sleep disorders.
, ◉ Human Sex Trafficking. what age groups and sex is most often
affected?
Answer: Adolescent & young adult females comprise majority of
trafficked persons in US & globally; especially sex trafficking
◉ what erikson stage are Adult women in?
Answer: Adult women: Intimacy vs Isolation, Generativity vs
Stagnation.
◉ what are the different seasons on a womans life?
Answer: - 17-22 yrs: boundary between childhood & adulthood,
fundamental life turning point. - 22-28 yr: Entry Life Structure
choices re love, marriage, family, occupation, lifestyle. - 28-33 yr: Age
30 transition reappraise life structure, moderate/severe
developmental difficulty. - 33-40 yr: Culminating Life Structure,
secure place in society, move from junior to senior membership. -
40-45 yr: midlife transition, Coming to terms with end of youth,
Work of mid-life individualization forms inner framework out of
which self & life evolve the rest of this era
-45-50 yr: Entry life structure for middle adulthood, Creating new
structure for launching of middle adulthood, Establishing an initial
place in a new generation & new season of life
- 50-55 yr: Age 50 Transition, Opportunity to reappraise Entry life
structure, Further exploration of self and world, Developmental
crises are common in this stage