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Psychiatry

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Atypical depression






2. Men early 20s - women late 20s early 30s






3. The criteria for mental retardation?






4. Boys






5. Stress of physical illness - punishment - birth of a new sibling - fatigue (bedwetting in a previously toilet trained child when hospitalized






6. Mood stabilizers - Li - valproic acid - carbamazepine - atypical antipsychotics






7. Opiods






8. MAOi - SSRIs






9. While going to sleep






10. Positive reinforcement






11. Amphetamines






12. Occurs while waking up






13. Naltrexone and BDZ






14. PCP






15. Personality disorder






16. Transvestism






17. 7 to 9






18. Thiamine deficiency






19. Maternal blues 50 to 85%






20. Repression - not remebering a conflictual or traumatic experience






21. Schizophrenia






22. OCD - haloperidol






23. Nicotine






24. Loose associations






25. Fixation - men fixating on sports games






26. Substance withdrawal - signs are often opposite of intoxication






27. Transsexualism






28. Behavior inconsistent with ones own beliefs and attitudes - as opposed to OC personality disorder






29. Aspergers






30. Specific phobia






31. Ego - take it and you will get in trouble






32. Delusional disorder






33. In what diseaese is DA decrease - 5HT increase - and increase ACH?






34. Like manic but without marked impairement in fxning - no pyschotic features






35. Dec bone density - severe weight loss - metatarsal stress fractures - amenorrhea - anemia - lytes disturbances - depression






36. Retrograde amnesia






37. Shaping (social learning)






38. In what disease is DA increase?






39. 1-6 months






40. Physiologic tolerance and dependence with symptoms of withdrawal when intake is interrupted






41. Vit B1 - thiamine






42. Malingering






43. Genital/anal trauma - STDs and UTIs






44. BDZ - busiprone - SSRIs






45. Displacement - mom places blame on kid because she's mad at husband






46. 3000 deaths/yr in the US






47. Delirium






48. Methylphenidate - amphetamines - atomoxetine






49. Delusions - hallucinations - disorganizaed speech - disorganized or catatonic behavior and negative sx






50. Methadone