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NUR 384 Exam 3 Study Guide Solutions
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) - Ans:✔✔-A type of psychotherapy that helps a person recognize
distorted/negative thinking with the goal of changing thought and behaviors to respond to changes in a
more positive manner.
Depressive episode - Ans:✔✔-An episode where the person experiences a depressed mood (feeling sad,
irritable, empty) or a loss of pleasure or interest in activities for most of the day, nearly every day, for at
least two weeks. Several other symptoms are also present, which may include poor concentration,
feelings of excessive guilt or low self-worth, hopelessness about the future, thoughts about dying or
suicide, disrupted sleep, changes in appetite or weight, and feeling especially tired or low in energy.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - Ans:✔✔-A medical treatment reserved for patients with severe major
depression who have not responded to medications, psychotherapy, or other treatments. It involves a
brief electrical stimulation of the brain while the patient is under anesthesia.
Group therapy - Ans:✔✔-A type of psychotherapy that brings people with similar disorders together in a
supportive environment to learn how others cope in similar situations.
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Hypertensive crisis - Ans:✔✔-An acute rise and significantly elevated blood pressure, typically over
180/120 mm Hg, that causes acute end-organ damage such as stroke, myocardial infarction, or acute
kidney damage. It can be caused by MAOIs, a class of antidepressants.
Light therapy - Ans:✔✔-Therapy for seasonal affective disorder (SAD) that involves sitting in front of a
light therapy box that emits a very bright light. It usually requires 20 minutes or more per day, typically
first thing in the morning during the winter months. Most people see some improvements from light
therapy within one or two weeks of beginning treatment.
Perinatal depression - Ans:✔✔-Depressive disorder that occurs during pregnancy.
Postpartum depression - Ans:✔✔-Feelings of extreme sadness, anxiety, and exhaustion that may make it
difficult for mothers of newborns to complete daily care activities for themselves and/or for their babies.
Severe postpartum depression can lead to postpartum psychosis.
Postpartum psychosis - Ans:✔✔-Severe postpartum depression can cause delusions (thoughts or beliefs
that are not true), hallucinations (seeing, hearing, or smelling things that are not there), mania (a high,
elated mood that often seems out of touch with reality), paranoia, and confusion. Women who have
postpartum psychosis are at risk for harming themselves or their child and should receive help as soon as
possible by calling 911 or taking the mother to the emergency room.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) - Ans:✔✔-A type of depression causing symptoms during the fall and
winter months when there is less sunlight and usually improves with the arrival of spring. SAD is more
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than just "winter blues." The symptoms can be distressing and overwhelming and can interfere with
daily functioning.
Serotonin syndrome - Ans:✔✔-A medical emergency that can occur in clients taking medications that
affect serotonin levels.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) - Ans:✔✔-A noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to
stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression when other depression treatments
haven't been effective.
Bipolar I Disorder - Ans:✔✔-The most severe bipolar disorder with at least one manic episode; most
individuals experience additional hypomanic and depressive episodes.
Bipolar II Disorder - Ans:✔✔-A pattern of depressive episodes and hypomanic episodes, but individuals
have never experienced a full-blown manic episode typical of Bipolar I Disorder.
Catatonia - Ans:✔✔-A state of unresponsiveness due to a person's mental state.
Cyclothymia - Ans:✔✔-A disorder defined by periods of hypomanic symptoms and periods of depressive
symptoms lasting for at least two years (1 year in children and adolescents). However, the symptoms do
not meet the diagnostic requirements for hypomanic episodes or depressive episodes.
Family-focused therapy - Ans:✔✔-Psychotherapy that focuses on psychoeducation, communication
enhancement training, and problem-solving skills. It includes attention to family dynamics and
relationships as contributing factors to the client's mood.
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Grandiose delusions - Ans:✔✔-A symptom associated with bipolar disorders of feeling unusually
important, talented, or powerful.
Hypomanic episode - Ans:✔✔-Episodes similar to symptoms of a manic episode, but they are less severe
and do not cause significant impairment in social or occupational functioning or require hospitalization.
Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy (IPSRT) - Ans:✔✔-Psychotherapy that emphasizes the
importance of establishing stable daily routines such as sleeping, waking up, working, and eating meals.
Manic episode - Ans:✔✔-A persistently elevated or irritable mood with abnormally increased energy
lasting at least one week. The mood disturbance is severe and causes marked impairment in social or
occupational function. Severe episodes often require hospitalization to prevent harm to self or others.
Psychotherapy - Ans:✔✔-A variety of treatment techniques that help an individual identify and change
troubling emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
Rapid cycling - Ans:✔✔-At least four mood episodes associated with bipolar disorder occurring in a 12-
month period.
Acetylcholine - Ans:✔✔-A neurotransmitter that stimulates nicotinic and muscarinic receptors in the
parasympathetic nervous system.
Adrenergic agonists - Ans:✔✔-Substances that stimulate SNS receptors and cause effects similar to
epinephrine and norepinephrine.
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NUR 384 Exam 3 Study Guide Solutions
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) - Ans:✔✔-A type of psychotherapy that helps a person recognize
distorted/negative thinking with the goal of changing thought and behaviors to respond to changes in a
more positive manner.
Depressive episode - Ans:✔✔-An episode where the person experiences a depressed mood (feeling sad,
irritable, empty) or a loss of pleasure or interest in activities for most of the day, nearly every day, for at
least two weeks. Several other symptoms are also present, which may include poor concentration,
feelings of excessive guilt or low self-worth, hopelessness about the future, thoughts about dying or
suicide, disrupted sleep, changes in appetite or weight, and feeling especially tired or low in energy.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - Ans:✔✔-A medical treatment reserved for patients with severe major
depression who have not responded to medications, psychotherapy, or other treatments. It involves a
brief electrical stimulation of the brain while the patient is under anesthesia.
Group therapy - Ans:✔✔-A type of psychotherapy that brings people with similar disorders together in a
supportive environment to learn how others cope in similar situations.
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Hypertensive crisis - Ans:✔✔-An acute rise and significantly elevated blood pressure, typically over
180/120 mm Hg, that causes acute end-organ damage such as stroke, myocardial infarction, or acute
kidney damage. It can be caused by MAOIs, a class of antidepressants.
Light therapy - Ans:✔✔-Therapy for seasonal affective disorder (SAD) that involves sitting in front of a
light therapy box that emits a very bright light. It usually requires 20 minutes or more per day, typically
first thing in the morning during the winter months. Most people see some improvements from light
therapy within one or two weeks of beginning treatment.
Perinatal depression - Ans:✔✔-Depressive disorder that occurs during pregnancy.
Postpartum depression - Ans:✔✔-Feelings of extreme sadness, anxiety, and exhaustion that may make it
difficult for mothers of newborns to complete daily care activities for themselves and/or for their babies.
Severe postpartum depression can lead to postpartum psychosis.
Postpartum psychosis - Ans:✔✔-Severe postpartum depression can cause delusions (thoughts or beliefs
that are not true), hallucinations (seeing, hearing, or smelling things that are not there), mania (a high,
elated mood that often seems out of touch with reality), paranoia, and confusion. Women who have
postpartum psychosis are at risk for harming themselves or their child and should receive help as soon as
possible by calling 911 or taking the mother to the emergency room.
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) - Ans:✔✔-A type of depression causing symptoms during the fall and
winter months when there is less sunlight and usually improves with the arrival of spring. SAD is more
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than just "winter blues." The symptoms can be distressing and overwhelming and can interfere with
daily functioning.
Serotonin syndrome - Ans:✔✔-A medical emergency that can occur in clients taking medications that
affect serotonin levels.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) - Ans:✔✔-A noninvasive procedure that uses magnetic fields to
stimulate nerve cells in the brain to improve symptoms of depression when other depression treatments
haven't been effective.
Bipolar I Disorder - Ans:✔✔-The most severe bipolar disorder with at least one manic episode; most
individuals experience additional hypomanic and depressive episodes.
Bipolar II Disorder - Ans:✔✔-A pattern of depressive episodes and hypomanic episodes, but individuals
have never experienced a full-blown manic episode typical of Bipolar I Disorder.
Catatonia - Ans:✔✔-A state of unresponsiveness due to a person's mental state.
Cyclothymia - Ans:✔✔-A disorder defined by periods of hypomanic symptoms and periods of depressive
symptoms lasting for at least two years (1 year in children and adolescents). However, the symptoms do
not meet the diagnostic requirements for hypomanic episodes or depressive episodes.
Family-focused therapy - Ans:✔✔-Psychotherapy that focuses on psychoeducation, communication
enhancement training, and problem-solving skills. It includes attention to family dynamics and
relationships as contributing factors to the client's mood.
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Grandiose delusions - Ans:✔✔-A symptom associated with bipolar disorders of feeling unusually
important, talented, or powerful.
Hypomanic episode - Ans:✔✔-Episodes similar to symptoms of a manic episode, but they are less severe
and do not cause significant impairment in social or occupational functioning or require hospitalization.
Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy (IPSRT) - Ans:✔✔-Psychotherapy that emphasizes the
importance of establishing stable daily routines such as sleeping, waking up, working, and eating meals.
Manic episode - Ans:✔✔-A persistently elevated or irritable mood with abnormally increased energy
lasting at least one week. The mood disturbance is severe and causes marked impairment in social or
occupational function. Severe episodes often require hospitalization to prevent harm to self or others.
Psychotherapy - Ans:✔✔-A variety of treatment techniques that help an individual identify and change
troubling emotions, thoughts, and behaviors.
Rapid cycling - Ans:✔✔-At least four mood episodes associated with bipolar disorder occurring in a 12-
month period.
Acetylcholine - Ans:✔✔-A neurotransmitter that stimulates nicotinic and muscarinic receptors in the
parasympathetic nervous system.
Adrenergic agonists - Ans:✔✔-Substances that stimulate SNS receptors and cause effects similar to
epinephrine and norepinephrine.
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