ATI proctored Mental Health 2024.

What are cognitive symptoms of psychotic disorders - answers-disordered thinking -inability to make decisions -poor problem solving ability -difficult concentrating to perform tasks -Memory deficits Misconstrues trivial events and attaches personal significance to them, such as believing that others, who are discussing the next meal, are talking about them - answersideas of reference Feels singled out for harm by others (being hunted down by FBI) - answersPersecution Believes that she is all powerful and important like a god - answersgrandeur believes that his body is changing in an unusual way, scubas growing a third arm - answerssomatic delusions May feel that her spouse is sexually involved with another individual - answersJealousy Believes that a force outside his body is controlling him - answersbeing controlled believes that her thoughts are heard by others - answersthought broacasting believes that others thoughts are being inserted into his mind - answersthought insertion Believe that her thoughts have been removed form her mind by an outside agency - answersthought withdrawal is obsessed with religious beliefs - answersreligiosity The client may say sentence after sentence but each sentence may relate to another topic and the listeniner is bale to follow the clients thoughts - answersflight of ideas Made up words that have meaning only to the client such as i tranged and flitted. - answersneologisms What are the standardized screen tools for psychotic disorders - answers-Global assessment of functioning scale -scale for assessment of negative symptoms -Brief psychiatric rating scale -abnormal involuntary movement scale (AIMS) What antidepressants are prescribed for psychotic disorders - answersPaxil -monitor for SI -Notify for deepened depression -Do not stop abruptly What are the anxiolytics/ bento's used for psychotic disorders? - answers-Ativan -Klonopin -sedative effects -need to get blood tests for ANC -use caution in older adults What are the personality disorders in cluster A - answers(Odd and eccentric traits) -Paranoid -Schizoid -Schizotypal Characterized by odd beliefs leading to interpersonal difficulties, an eccentric appearance, and magical thinking or perceptual distortions that are not clear delusions or hallucinations - answersschizotypal Dealing with anxiety by reaching out to others. Ex: a nurse who lost a family member in a fire is a volunteer firefighter - answersAltruism Dealing with unacceptable feelings or impulses by unconsciously substitute acceptable forms of expression. Ex: a person who has feelings of anger and hostility toward his work supervisor sublimates those feelings by working out vigorously a the gym during his lunch period - answersSublimation Voluntarily denying unpleasant thoughts and feelings. Ex: A person who has lost his job states he will worry about paying his bills next week - answersSuppression Putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts, and emotions out of conscious awareness. Ex: a person who has a fear of the dentist's drill continually "forgets" his dental appointments. - answersRepression What are healthy defense mechanisms? - answersalturism and sublimation what are intermediate defenses - answersrepression reaction formation displacement rationalization undoing