Exam 17: Psychiatry

Which mental illness is often associated with domestic violence?

Describe the causes and characteristics of posttraumatic stress disorder.

Autistic children may be of normal intelligence or mentally retarded.

A state of complete physical and psychological dependence on a substance is known as ________.

PMDD is a continuing,disabling reaction to a very traumatic event in which a patient has problems such as chronic anxiety,insomnia,and irritability.

The patient underwent hypnosis,or ________,in order to stop smoking.He was put into a sleep-like trance during which time the therapist made suggestions to his unconscious mind to later act on consciously.

The "high" that drugs of abuse cause is created because they increase the level of ________ in the brain.

The combining form phren/o- means ________.

Decreased levels of the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and serotonin may cause ________.

The process of helping a patient get through the acute symptoms of alcohol withdrawal is known as ________.

The combining form klept/o- means ________.

To deter alcohol use,which drug will make a person physically ill when combined with alcohol?

During hypnosis,patients are able to remember who they are and what is happening.

Acute confusion,disorientation,and agitation due to a toxic level of drugs or alcohol in the brain is known as ________.

Autism is an impulsive flight from one's life and familiar surroundings after a traumatic event.

Which type of activity is NOT part of a psychiatric interview?

When the psychiatrist asks the patient if he or she has any thoughts of killing someone,the psychiatrist is asking if the patient has any ________ ideation.

________ is a neurotransmitter for the sympathetic division of the nervous system that prepares the body for "fight or flight."

What does it mean if a psychiatrist documented that the patient had a flat affect?

Control of long-term memory and comparison between present and past emotions and events is the responsibility of the ________.