PNR413 TERMINOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE
catharsis
a release of emotional tension
crisis phase
During a period of emotional and physical crisis, the client loses control.
escalation phase
-clients response represent escalating behaviors that indicate movement toward loss of
control
impulse control
the ability to wait and think before acting or speaking
(ability to delay gratification)
5 Phases of Aggression Cycle
1. triggering: event/circumstance in the environment initiates pt's response, often anger
or hostility
2. escalation: pt's responses represent escalating behaviors that indicate movement
toward a loss of control
3. crisis: during an emotional and physical crisis, the pt loses control
4. recovery: pt regains physical and emotional control
5. post-crisis: pt attempts reconciliation with others and returns to level of functioning
before the aggressive incident and its antecedents.
ostracism
, deliberate social exclusion of individuals or groups
cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
-Focuses on family thinking, learned patterns of unhelpful behavior resulting in
distress/psychological problems for pt.
-Changes faulty thinking, behavior patterns improves individuals coping skills, quality of
life, stress relief
-Focus is on current life, emphasizes pt as own therapist.
dialectical behavior therapy
-Type of CBT used to Tx borderline personality/chronic suicidal
-Learns mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal
effectiveness.
-Also effective in: substance dependence, eating disorder, PTSD, personality disorders.
phobia
abnormal fear
extrapyramidal
EPS reversible movement disorders induced by neuroleptic meds
-Include dystonic reactions, parkinsonism, akathisia
Dystonic reactions
-Antipsychotic meds appear early in course of tx, characterized by spasms (neck, eye)
-protrusion of tongue, dysphagia, layrngeal and pharyngeal spasms (airway
compromised)
-frightening, painful
dystonic acute tx
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++ LATEST UPDATE
catharsis
a release of emotional tension
crisis phase
During a period of emotional and physical crisis, the client loses control.
escalation phase
-clients response represent escalating behaviors that indicate movement toward loss of
control
impulse control
the ability to wait and think before acting or speaking
(ability to delay gratification)
5 Phases of Aggression Cycle
1. triggering: event/circumstance in the environment initiates pt's response, often anger
or hostility
2. escalation: pt's responses represent escalating behaviors that indicate movement
toward a loss of control
3. crisis: during an emotional and physical crisis, the pt loses control
4. recovery: pt regains physical and emotional control
5. post-crisis: pt attempts reconciliation with others and returns to level of functioning
before the aggressive incident and its antecedents.
ostracism
, deliberate social exclusion of individuals or groups
cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
-Focuses on family thinking, learned patterns of unhelpful behavior resulting in
distress/psychological problems for pt.
-Changes faulty thinking, behavior patterns improves individuals coping skills, quality of
life, stress relief
-Focus is on current life, emphasizes pt as own therapist.
dialectical behavior therapy
-Type of CBT used to Tx borderline personality/chronic suicidal
-Learns mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotional regulation, and interpersonal
effectiveness.
-Also effective in: substance dependence, eating disorder, PTSD, personality disorders.
phobia
abnormal fear
extrapyramidal
EPS reversible movement disorders induced by neuroleptic meds
-Include dystonic reactions, parkinsonism, akathisia
Dystonic reactions
-Antipsychotic meds appear early in course of tx, characterized by spasms (neck, eye)
-protrusion of tongue, dysphagia, layrngeal and pharyngeal spasms (airway
compromised)
-frightening, painful
dystonic acute tx
