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Chapter 16 Suicide Prevention

Suicide is the voluntary act of killing oneself. It is fatal, self-i­nfl­icted destru­ctive act with explicit or inferred intent to die.
Interv­entions would include, reconn­ecting the patients with other people and reinfo­rcing hope, restoring emotional stability, helping the pt make safer choices, helping create a safe place, removing dangerous items, superv­ision, therap­eutic intera­ctions (group partic­ipa­tion) avoid engaging in No-suicide contract. Medication management would include Clozapine which decreases depression and decreases suicide drive
Suicid­ality is all suicid­e-r­elated behaviors and thoughts of completing suicide and suicide ideations
Interv­ention for social domain would include to assess their social capabi­lities, and help with social skills, partic­ipation in social networks, and how to manage and anticipate stigma­tizing concepts from others
Suicidal ideation is thinking about and planning one's death Homosexual men are 40-55% higher than hetero­sexual men at 18-30%
increasing the patients social support will be a important long term outcome and never promise to keep the interview 100% confid­ential due to the need to docume­ntation
adoles­cents are the age group who has the highest suicide rate
Can be highly stressful for nurses and may experience secondary trauma so it is always best to share feelings and experi­ences.
parasu­icide is a voluntary apparent attempt at suicide, in which the aim is not death (i.e. taking a sublethal drug instead of a lethal drug)
How may the individual feel when conducting suicidal gestures/ parasu­icide? The individual attempts to feel nothing, may truly want to die or want to send a message about their emotional state.
Most people who die from suicide have depression the first priority will be to initiate the least restri­ctive care possible, promting mental health, determine the imminent threat, changing social behaviors, implem­ent­ations of effective interv­entions to prevent future episodes
lethality is the probab­ility that a person will succes­sfully complete suicide, determined by the seriou­sness of the person's intent and likelihood that the method will succeed. Take into consid­eration the seriou­sness of ideation, degree of emotions such as hopele­ssness, amount of pervious attempts, planning, availa­bility of lethal methods, resources, episodes of self-harm, final acts, alcohol use, anxiety, impuls­ivity
Factors that enhance risk for suicide would be vulner­abi­lity, risk, intent, disinh­ibi­tion( thrill­-se­eking) mental illness, medical illness
Suicide risk factors: Psycho­social such as internal distress, low self esteem, interp­ersonal distress, childhood physical and sexual abuse, cognitive factors, Social: isolation, social distress, economic problems, poverty, knowing someone who had a successful suicide attempt. Males v. females, comple­tion, methods, ages, type of community
Females are more likely to attempt and males tend to be more successful with their attempts four times more than women
Older victims consider suicide due to aliena­tion, loss, sense of discon­nec­tion, physical illness, financial diffic­ulties the races most prone are White, American Indian, and Alaskan Native
In women that are in the military, military sexual trauma is what causes most victims to attempt suicide
Some cognitive risk factors would include problem solving deficits, impuls­ivity, rumination (Deep thinking) and hoples­sness
During the assessment process keep in mind IS PATH WARM: Ideation, Substance abuse, Purpos­ele­ssness, Anxiety, Trapped, Hopele­ssness, Withdr­awal, Anger, Reckle­ssness, Mood change

Chapter 24 Bipolar disorder

What is Bipolar Disorder? A disorder of mood consisting of episodes of depression and mania (or hypomania) a.k.a. Manic-­Dep­ression
What is a Manic Episode? A period of elevated, euphoric or irritable mood lasting at least one week 3 (or 4, if mood is irritable) symptoms charac­terized by accele­rated cognitive and behavioral activity which occur simult­ane­ously with the mood change.(D­IGFAST) Must cause severe impairment
D.I.G.F.A.S.T. way to remember charac­ter­istics of manic episodes D-dist­rac­tib­ility I-insomnia (decreased NEED for sleep) G-gran­diosity F-fast (racing) though­ts/­flight of ideas A-acti­vities (incre­ase­d/goal directed) S-speech (overt­alk­ative) T-thou­ght­les­sne­ss/­rec­kle­ss/­imp­ulsive
What is a Hypomanic Episode? A period of elevated, euphoric or irritable mood lasting at least four days 3 (or 4, if mood is irritable) symptoms charac­terized by accele­rated cognitive and behavioral activity which occur simult­ane­ously with the mood change. (DIGFAST) Must NOT cause severe impairment
What is a Depressive Episode? A period of sad mood or loss of interest in most things all day long, nearly every day for at least two weeks. 4 symptoms charac­terized by decele­rated cognitive and behavioral activity. Must cause impairment
S.I.G.E.C.A.P.S. way to remember charac­ter­istics of depressive episodes S-Sleep changes (usually increased) I- loss of interest G- guilty feelin­gs/­wor­thl­essness E- Energy low C- difficulty concen­trating A-Appetite changes (usually increased, or could be Reduced appetite but with carb craving) P-Psyc­homotor changes (usually retard­ation) S-Suicidal ideation or recurrent thoughts of death
What is a Mixed Episode? A mood episode including symptoms of both depression and mania occurring simult­ane­ously Depressive Mixed Episode - mostly depressive with a couple of manic symptoms Mixed Manic Episode- mostly manic with a couple of depressed symptoms DSM V reflects the above more closely than just saying 'mixed'
Making the Bipolar Diagnosis if patient presents with depressive symptoms If the patient presents with a depressive episode, must rule out medical causes and other psychi­atric illnesses that present with depression AND search for a history of manic or hypomanic episodes
making bipolar diagnosis if patient presents with manic/­hyp­omanic symptoms If the patient presents in a manic or hypomanic episode, must rule out medical causes and other psychi­atric illnesses that present with mania or hypomania
Medical Causes of Mania and Depression Substance abuse: Stimulant (cocaine, meth, caffeine, pseudo­eph­edrine) intoxi­cat­ion­/wi­thd­rawal, Alcohol, Opiate Medica­tions: Steroids Neurol­ogical condit­ions: MS, Frontal lobe syndromes, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Stroke Endocrine condit­ions: Hyper-­hyp­o-t­hyr­oidism, Cushing's syndrome Infect­ions: HIV (- can alter mood/c­ogn­ition- can cause symptoms like depres­sio­n/m­anic) Autoimmune disease: SLE (same as HIV) Metabolic states: Hypoxia
Psychi­atric Differ­ential Diagnosis Unipolar Depression Schizo­phrenia Schizo­aff­ective Disorder Attention Deficit Hypera­ctivity Disorder Borderline Person­ality Disorder Narcis­sistic Person­ality Disorder Antisocial Person­ality Disorder Primary Substance Abuse Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
how many indivi­duals that are bipolar have had depressive symptoms? how many have had only manic symptoms? 90% have had depressive symptoms that have bipolar, This means 10% have only had manic episodes (unipolar mania, predom­inant polar mania)
how many indivi­duals with bipolar have dealt with pscyhosis? 60% lifetime prevalence only 15% point prevalence
how many patients who are bipolar deal with anxiety? 50% of bipolar patients might have comorbid anxiety disorder, genera­lized anxiety that comes up with the episodes.
Type I bipolar One manic episode = type 1 (don't need any other symptoms)
type II bipolar hypomanic episode + major depression = type 2 (NO mania in type 2)
Cyclot­hymia rapid fluctu­ation between hypomania and subthr­eshold depres­sions (don't last more than 2 weeks). Happens over 2 years to be diagnosed.
Reasons for Misdia­gnosis patient's Lack of Insight patient's Poor Memory Unreli­ability of Hypomania Involve families
unipolar disorder major depressive disorder No history of manic or hypomanic episodes Different treatm­ents, illness course, person­ality variables and family history as compared to Bipolar patients
things that would point you toward bipolar diagnosis rather than unipolar Atypical depression features= (increased sleeping, increased appetite, etc) - might hint you toward bipolar Psychotic symptoms during depression (poverty, nihilism)- might hint you toward bipolar Postpartum depression (espec­ially w/ psychotic symptoms)- might hint you toward bipolar Early age of onset might hint you toward bipolar Poor response to antide­pre­ssnats- bipolar patients don't get helped by antiep­res­sants. Antide­pre­ssants- can actually cause mania BP 3-6 months UP 6-12 months
Epidem­iology of Bipolar Disorder Males = females Age of onset 19 New onset rare after 50 # Depressive episodes > # Manic episodes 10-25% are rapid cycling
Phenom­enology of Bipolar Disorder in childhood Preado­les­cence (age < 12) 80% continuous rapid-­cycling 1 week of hypoma­nia­/mania identi­fiable Adoles­cence (age > 13) 60% mixed, chronic
ADHD/b­ipolar The ADHD problem In children, 90% of BP diagno­sable with ADHD In adults, 1/3 diagno­sable with childhood ADHD Different develo­pmental presen­tations of the same underlying disease
Suicide in Bipolar Patients 19% suicide rate, lower if never hospit­alized 50% suicide attempt rate Women attempt more often and their attempts are evenly distri­buted over time Men have bimodal distri­bution of attempts (within 2 yrs of illness onset and after 23 yrs)
Risk Factors for Suicide in Bipolar Patients Prior history of attempt ETOH/S­ubs­tance abuse Recent onset of illness Type II Rapid Cycling Mixed and depressive states Increased aggres­siv­ene­ss/­imp­uls­ivity Anxiety (panic attacks, psychic anxiety)
Etiology of bipolar Intera­ction of Genetics and Enviro­nment 8-10 fold increased risk (odds ratio) compared to general population of having BD if a family member has it 7% risk of having BD if a first degree family member has it MZ concor­dance rate of 40-75%/DZ rate of 6-11% Genetics Additive genetics (nonme­nde­lian), multiple small genes Enviro­nment: Specific enviro­nment (not shared family experi­ences) Random events Genotype enviro­nment intera­ction Intrau­ter­ine­/pe­rinatal
strlly a collection of stressors comibned with underlying suscep­tib­ility that leads to illnes­ss.e­ss­-di­athesis model Genera
The Kindling Process The kindling process- no wellness period, you don't necess­arily need stressor eventually to set off the chain reaction. You're changing your brain chemistry. You lose the well time. Much harder to treat at that point. We want to treat earlier to prevent patients from getting to this stage
predictors of poor outcome for bipolar Predictors of poor outcome Substance Abuse, Psychosis, Early age of onset, Predom­inant depres­sion, Mixed states, Many episodes
predictors of good outcome for bipolar Predictors of good outcome Euphoric mania, unipolar mania, late age of onset, few episodes
medication options for bipolar Mood stabil­izers Antips­ych­otics Antide­pre­ssants
Mood Stabil­izers Lithium Valproate Carbam­azepine Lamotr­igine
lithium treatment- watch out for: reduced GFR over time, but if used correctly this is minor. Lithium toxicity- is the biggest issue. When patients dehydrated lithium levels rise= too high (greater than 1.5) very serious conseq­uences - seizures, coma, cardiac problems, kidney failure).
valproate treatment- watch out for: (depacot) - these symptoms are quite rare. If hx of liver/­pan­creatic issues, maybe be cautious with this drug. BAD with preganncy so don't give first line to women of child-­bearing age.
carbam­azepine treatment- watch out for: drug intera­ction is the serious issue here. It induces CYT450 3A4 it induces more of this enzyme so that the drugs aren't nearly as affective as they used to be.
lamotr­igine treatment- watch out for: (antic­onv­uls­ant)- not good at treating mania/­dep­res­sion, but good at PREVENTION of these states. Not many side effects except for steven's johnson and it's rare and to prevent you can titrate very slowly. Good In combo with other drugs.
Antips­ych­otics (2nd genera­tion) list Quetiapine Olanzapine Aripip­razole Risper­idone Zipras­idone Lurasidone Clozapine Iloper­idone Asenapine
Metabolic side effects of second generation antips­ych­otics Insulin resist­ance, increased choles­terol, increased weight gain
neurom­uscular side effects of second generation antips­ych­otics Akathisia, dystonic reactions, parkin­sonism, tardive dyskinesia
why would you want to review blood work for someone being treated for bipolar? CBC Liver function tests Thyroid studies (lithium) Glucose (2 gen antips­ych­otic) Electr­olytes Lipids PREGNANCY STATUS (depacot)
first line treatm­ent­/ma­nag­ement of bipolar Start with mood stabilizer monoth­erapy Optimize dose of mood stabilizer Li (0.8), valproate (80-100), carbam­azapine (8) Assess target symptoms Assess side effects and treat approp­riately Adjust dose Additional medica­tions to treat side effects (propa­nolol for lithiu­m-t­remor, Zinc/s­elenium for valpro­ate­-al­opecia, etc.)
If patient with psychotic symptoms or presen­tation partic­ularly severe (e.g. mania) how do you treat? Add atypical antips­ychotic (olanz­api­ne/­que­tia­pin­e/a­rip­ipr­azo­le,­etc.)
If depressed or manic and only partially responsive to initial treatment how do you treat? Add second mood stabilizer or atypical antips­ychotic Eventu­ally, may consider antide­pre­ssant for depression
beware of what medication when treating bipolar patients? Avoid use of antide­pre­ssants except when patient is severely depressed and suicidal. Use with mood stabilizer Taper off quickly after recovery. Avoid antide­pre­ssants when treating anxiet­y/a­nxiety disorders. Benzos for those without hx of sub abuse Gabapentin (Neuro­ntin), Pregablain (Lyrica), propanolol (Inderal), D-cycl­oserine Psycho­therapy "­Tin­cture of time"
If bipolar symptoms are refrac­tory, consider: Reasse­ssing diagnosis Drug-drug intera­ctions reducing drug efficacy Drug not at therap­eutic level/dose Lack of medication adherence Concom­itant substance use Adding another mood stabilizer not previously used Adding Electr­oco­nvu­lsive Therapy
little tips to help manage bipolar Advise patient to keep regular hours of sleep, and to avoid substance use RISKS for recurr­ence! Recommend concurrent Psycho­the­rap­y/P­syc­hos­ocial Treatments Develop a working relati­onship with expert therapists to whom you can refer .......... Be Availa­ble­!!!!!
primary care PA role in bipolar diagno­sis­/care Identify the illness Don't start an antide­pre­ssant Educate the patien­t/d­e-s­tig­matize illness Refer to a psychi­atrist Monitor and treat the cardio­vas­cular risk factors associated with treatment Accurately diagnose bipolar disorder early Treat effect­ively Monitor for suicid­ality Identify and treat comorbid illnesses Collab­orate with family and patient Attend to psycho­logical issues Shame, embarr­ass­ment, loss of mania, medication side effects, perceived loss of creati­vity, etc.
 

Chapter 21 Depression

Depression is a common mental state charac­terized by sadness loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-w­orth, disturbed sleep or appetite, low energy, poor concen­tration
Risk factors for MDD would be weak social networks, prior history of depres­sion, family history of depres­sion, enviro­nmental and life stressors, lack of knowing how to cope with problems, addiction, medical or mental comorb­ities
Mood: pervasive and sustained emotion that influences one’s perception of the world and how one functions.
Need to assess any culturally distin­ctive experi­ences to ascertain any presence of depressive disorder from a “normal” cultural emotional response.
Affect: outward emotional expres­sion; provides clues to person’s mood Blunted Bright Flat Inappr­opriate Labile Restricted or constr­icted
Keeping in mind the root cause of the pts. MDD: Psycho­logical theories: Psycho­dynamic factors Behavioral factors Cognitive factors Develo­pmental factors. Social: Family factors, enviro­nmental factors. Biolog­ical: genetics
When feeling depressed those feelings interfere with daily activities impair judgement and contribute to negative views in the world the best cognitive interv­ention to teach patients is thought stopping
Women ages 18-35 experience MDD the most, incidence is higher in children who were born to mothers who experience depression Premen­strual dysphoric disorder Recurring mood swings, feelings of sadness, or sensit­ivity to rejection in the final week before the onset of menses The mood begins to improve a few days after menses begins Stress, history of interp­ersonal trauma, and seasonal changes are associated with this disorder.
Overview of depressive disorders include Disruptive diagnostic categor mood dysreg­ula­tion, Major depressive disorder, Persistent depressive (dysth­ymic) Premen­strual dysphoric Substa­nce­/me­dic­ation induced Other specified depressive Unspec­ified depressive disorders.
Goals of treatment Reduce or control symptoms and, if possible, eliminate signs and symptoms of the depressive syndrome Improve occupa­tional and psycho­social function as much as possible Reduce the likelihood of relapse and recurrence through recove­ry-­ori­ented strategies
In the Biopsy­cho­social aspect Patients experience lower quality of life Greater risk for develo­pment of physical health problems Generally diagnosed in primary care setting Charac­terized by severe and debili­tating depressive episodes Associated with high levels of impairment in occupa­tional, social, and physical functi­oning High risk of suicide..
Cognitive and Interp­ersonal Therapies Short-term cognit­ive­-be­hav­ioral therapy (CBT) Interp­ersonal therapy
With depressive disorder in children, they present themselves as Anxiety and somatic symptoms Decreased intera­ction with peers Avoidance of play and recrea­tional activities Irritable rather than sad mood High risk of suicide.
Combin­ation therapies With severe or recurrent major depressive disorder combin­ation of psycho­therapy (inter­per­sonal, CBT, behavior, brief dynamic, or dialec­tical behavioral therapies) and pharma­cot­herapy has been found to be superior to single modality. If not succes­sful, other options are available: ECT, light therapy, repetitive transc­ranial magnetic stimul­ation.
With depressive disorders in older adults they present as Often undetected and under treated Commonly associated with chronic illness Symptoms possibly confused with those of dementia or stroke Highest suicide rates in those older than 75 years Treatment is successful in 60% to 80%, but response to treatment is slower than in younger adults
In regard to the nurse's role, be aware of the risk factors of MDD, interview close friends or family members of the pts. assess the family's level of support.
Major depressive disorder tends to recur more often as the illness progress, usually the onset has a higher chance of starting during early 20 or when puberty begins. Recurrence related to age of onset, increased intensity and severity of symptoms, presence of psychosis, anxiety, and/or person­ality features Risk for relapse higher if initial onset at younger age & additional mental disorders.
When conducting a physical assess­ment, look at the pts. weight and weight changes, appetite habits. sleep patterns, and level of energy.
To be able to be diagnosed for MDD 4 out of 7 symptoms have to be present in pt disruption in sleep, appetite, weight, concen­tra­tion, energy, Psycho­motor agitation or retard­ation Excessive guilt or feelings of worthl­essness Suicidal ideation.
When conducting a medication reconc­ili­ation assess anything they take or drugs they do such as supple­ments, alcohol, street drugs, St. Johns wart, or any other mood-a­ltering substa­nces.
The prevalence of MDD is more common in women than men, episodes last longer than 6 months and most diagnosis occur around the ages of 18-29 More prevalent in younger adults, white adults, Native American adults than African American, Asian American, Hispanic adults.
When conducting a psycho­social assessment make sure to ask questions about addiction because most pts who have MDD are addicted to some substance as well as Mental status Coping skills Develo­pmental history Psychi­atric family history Patterns of relati­onships Mood and affect: anhedonia Quality of support system.
Major depressive disorders often co-occur with other psychi­atric disorders, including those that are substance related -Depre­ssion often is associated with a variety of chronic medical condit­ions, partic­ularly endocrine disorders, cardio­vas­cular disease, and neurologic disorders.
Suicidal ideations Passive or active Seriou­sness depends on frequency, intensity, and lethality Initially assessed as well as reassessed throughout the course of treatment Require immediate mental health assessment regarding the depth of their thoughts and intent­ions. This is the nurse's priority when assessing the pts. SAFETY IS ALWAYS ON THE TOP OF THE LIST!!
When suicidal ideation is noticed within the pt. Counseling and supportive services need to be provided to family and friends of persons who attempt or commit suicide because family and friends may experience feelings of grief, guilt, anger, and confusion.
Availa­bility in the time of crisis is very important to pts going through MDD. Being vigilant when the pts is thinking about suicide. Education about illness and treatment goals Encour­agement and feedback concerning progress Guidance regarding patient’s intera­ctions with personal and work enviro­nment Realistic goal setting and monitoring Support of individual strengths in treatment choices Must win patient’s trust Avoid cheerl­eading
When thinking of interv­entions think of Mass dulow's hierarchy, sleep ( Start making a sleep schedule for the pt and eliminate all distra­cti­onring those hours) Food (Help plan better eating habits with good food groups) Deep breathing exercises and increasing partic­ipation in activi­ties. Encourage the pt to be as indepe­ndent as possible. Help them achieve stability.
Talk to the pts and educate them about the side effects of the medication and reinforce a schedule of what and what not to take them with. Antide­pre­ssants: SSRIs SNRIs NDRIs TCAs MAOIs
Other Somatic Therapies Electr­oco­nvu­lsive therapy Light therapy (photo­the­rapy) Repetitive transc­ranial magnetic stimul­ation
Psycho­social Interv­entions Cognitive interv­entions Behavioral interv­entions Group interv­entions Psycho­edu­cation Milieu therapy Safety Family interv­entions Support groups
Continuum of care beyond these settings: Partial hospit­ali­zation or day treatment programs Indivi­dual, family, or group psycho­therapy Home visits
Persistent depressive disorder (dysth­ymia) Major depressive disorder symptoms last for 2 years for an adult and 1 year for children and adoles­cents
Disruptive mood dysreg­ulation disorder Severe irrita­bility and outbursts of temper Onset before the age of 10 when children have verbal rages and/or are physically aggressive toward others or property The behavior disrupts family functi­oning as well as the ability to succeed in school and social activi­ties; this disorder can co-occur with attent­ion­-de­fic­it/­hyp­era­ctivity disorder.

Chapter 23 Schizo­phrenia and related disorders

What conditions fall under schizo­phrenia & related disorders? Schizo­phrenia Delusional Disorder Schizo­aff­ective Disorder Schizo­phr­eniform Disorder Brief Psychotic Disorder Substance /medic­ation induced Psychosis Psychosis due to another medical condition Shared Psychosis Brief Psychotic Disorder Other Schizo­phrenia Spectrum and Psychotic Disorders
How does schizo­phr­eniform differ from schizo­phr­enia? symptoms of schizo­phr­eniform disorder last ≥ 1 mo but < 6 mo.
What is Brief psychotic disorder? consists of delusions, halluc­ina­tions, or other psychotic symptoms for at least 1 day but < 1 m
What causes Brief Psychotic Disorder? severe stress in suscep­tible people; rare
What is Substa­nce­/me­dic­ati­on-­induced psychotic disorder? charac­terized by halluc­ina­tions or delusions due to the direct effects of a substance or withdrawal from a substance in the absence of delirium.
What is Psychotic disorder due to another medical condition? halluc­ina­tions or delusions that are caused by another medical disorder.
What happens in Shared Psychosis? people acquire a delusion from someone with whom they have a close personal relati­onship
What charac­terizes schizo­phr­enia? Psychosis Delusions (False Beliefs) Halluc­ina­tions (False Percep­tions) Disorg­anized speech and behavior Cognitive Deficits Other symptoms that cause social or occupa­tional dysfun­ction
What do people with schizo­phrenia have diffic­ulties with? real vs not real Think and speak clearly Have normal emotional responses Act normally in social situations Functi­oning
What is the incidence of schizo­phr­enia? 1% of popula­tion; men and women equally
What population has a higher prevalence of schizo­phr­enia? lower socioe­conomic classes in urban areas single people
What population has a higher prevalence of schizo­phr­enia? lower socioe­conomic classes in urban areas single people
What factors can predict schizo­phrenia in youth (prodromal period)? isolation, withdr­awal, increase in unusual thoughts and suspic­ions, family history of psychosis.
What is the etiology of schizo­phr­enia? unknown; biologic basis; neurod­eve­lop­mental vulner­ability interacts with enviro­nmental stressors and result in onset, remission or reccur­rence
What are brain differ­ences seen in schizo­phr­enia? altera­tions in brain activity and structure (enlarged cerebral ventri­cles, thinning of the cortex, decreased size of the anterior hippoc­ampus), changes in neurot­ran­smi­tters (dopamine and glutam­ate), Changes in distri­bution /chara­cte­ristics of brain cells that likely occurred before birth
What are the neurod­eve­lop­mental vulner­abi­lities seen in schizo­phr­enia? Genetic predis­pos­itions (10% 1st degree relatives, 50% monozy­gotic twins), birth compli­cat­ions, viral or CNS infect­ions, maternal exposure to famine & flu, rh incomp­ati­bility, hypoxia, low birth weight
What are social issues that may trigger schizo­phr­enia? Unemployed Poverty Leaving home Ending romance Joining armed forces
What are mitigating factors in schizo­phr­enia? social support, coping skills, anti-p­syc­hotics
What are the DSM 5 criteria for schizo­phr­enia? at least 2 of 5: 1. Delusions 2. Halluc­ina­tions 3. Disorg­anized speech 4. Grossly disorg­anized or catatonic behavior 5. Negative symptoms
What are additional requir­ements of DSM 5 for diagnosis of schizo­phr­enia? 1 symptom must be delusions, halluc­ina­tions or disorg­anized speech; at least 6 mo
What happens in the premorbid phase of schizo­phr­enia? no symptoms or may have impaired social compet­ence, mild cognitive disorg­ani­zation or perceptual distor­tion, a diminished capacity to experience pleasure (anhed­onia), and other general coping defici­encies
What happens in the prodromal phase of schizo­phr­enia? subcli­nical symptoms may emerge; they include withdrawal or isolation, irrita­bility, suspic­iou­sness, unusual thoughts, perceptual distor­tions, and disorg­ani­zation
What happens in the middle phase of schizo­phr­enia? sympto­matic periods may be episodic (with identi­fiable exacer­bations and remiss­ions) or contin­uous; functional deficits tend to worsen
What happens in the late illness phase of schizo­phr­enia? the illness pattern may be establ­ished, and disability may stabilize or even diminish.
How does schizo­phrenia begin? may be sudden (over days or weeks) or slow and insidious (over years)
What are positive symptoms in schizo­phr­enia? psychotic symptoms, loss of contact with reality, halluc­ina­tions, delusions, disorg­anized thoughts & behavior
What are halluc­ina­tions? Sensory percep­tions that are not perceived by anyone else. Auditory, visual, olfactory, gustatory, or tactile Auditory by far most common. "­Hearing Voices­"
What are the types of thought disorders in schizo­phr­enia? Thinking disorg­anized and speech reflects this. Thought blocking - stops speaking abruptly (someone removed thought) Neologisms - made up meanin­gless words Loose associ­ations jump between different topics
What are the types of thought disorders in schizo­phr­enia? Thinking disorg­anized and speech reflects this. Thought blocking - stops speaking abruptly (someone removed thought) Neologisms - made up meanin­gless words Loose associ­ations jump between different topics
What are examples of disorg­anized behavior in schizo­phr­enia? Childlike silliness Agitation Inappr­opriate appear­ance, hygiene, or conduct. Catatonia is an extreme behavior that can include mainta­ining a rigid posture and resisting efforts to be moved or engaging in purpos­eless and unstim­ulated motor activity.
What are negative symptoms in schizo­phr­enia? blunted affect alogia anhedonia associ­ality avolution
Are positive or negative symptoms of schizo­phrenia harder to treat? negative
What is a major determ­inant of overall disability in schizo­phr­enia? cognitive impairment
What are the cognitive deficits in schizo­phr­enia? Attention processing speed working memory abstract thinking problem solving unders­tanding of social intera­ctions Problem solving Empathy Learning from experience inflexible thinking
What are the impacts of schizo­phrenia on occupa­tions? sleep issues; play/l­eisure impacted by negative symptoms; halluc­ina­tions may impact what they eat/drink; voices coming out of shower
What is the treatment for schizo­phr­enia? Antips­ychotic medica­tions are most effective; control positive symptoms; may need hospit­ali­zation for safety
What are some side effects of antips­ychotic medica­tions? Dizziness Akathesia -Feelings of restle­ssness or "­jitters Sedation Slowed movements Tremor Weight gain
What are serious side effects of antips­ychotic medica­tions? Extrap­yra­midal Syndrome (like PD) & Tardive Dyskin­esthia (uncon­tro­lled, repetitive movements esp around mouth)
What are treatments for schizo­phrenia other than medica­tion? Rehabi­lit­ation (prevo­cat­ion­al,­social, adls,etc), Supportive Services (emoti­onal), Psycho­the­rapy, Psycho­deu­ction, Relapse Prevention
What are compli­cat­ion­s/c­o-m­orb­idities of schizo­phr­enia? substance abuse, cigarette smoking, weight gain, diabetes, suicide, sponta­neous movement disorders, major depression
What is the prognosis for Schizo­phr­enia? early Tx, BPD, adherence to medica­tion, later onset = better outcome OCD = worse outcome
What factors are related to a good prognosis in schizo­phr­enia? Good premorbid functi­oning Late and/or sudden onset of illness Family history of mood disorders other than schizo­phrenia Minimal cognitive impairment Few negative symptoms Shorter duration of untreated psychosis
What factors are related to a poor prognosis in schizo­phr­enia? early onset Poor premorbid functi­oning Family history of schizo­phrenia Many negative symptoms Longer duration of untreated psychosis Men have poorer outcomes than women Comorbid substance abuse is a signif­icant predictor of poor outcome
What substances are highly disruptive to schizo­phrenia patients? marijuana and other halluc­inogens
What charac­terizes schizo­aff­ective disorder? signif­icant mood symptoms psychosis other symptoms of schizo­phr­enia. occurrence of ≥ 1 episodes of depressive or manic symptoms
What does the diagnosis of schizo­aff­ective disorder require wrt mood? signif­icant mood symptoms (depre­ssive or manic) be present for a majority of the total duration of illness concurrent with ≥ 2 symptoms of schizo­phrenia
What is the prognosis for schizo­aff­ective disorder? somewhat better than that for schizo­phrenia but worse than that for mood disorders.
What is Delusional Disorder? Charac­terized by delusions (false beliefs) that persist for at least 1 month, without other symptoms of schizo­phrenia Uncommon Onset middle or later adult life Psycho­social functi­oning is not as impaired Impairment related to delusion
What are some subtypes of delusion? Erotomanic Grandiose Jealous Persec­utory Somatic
Are delusions always bizarre in Delusional Disorder? No, they can involve situations that could occurAre delusions always bizarre in Delusional Disorder? No, they can involve situations that could occur
What does Delusional Disorder arise from? may arise from a preexi­sting paranoid person­ality disorder. In such people, a pervasive distrust and suspic­iou­sness of others and their motives begins in early adulthood and extends throughout life.
What are early symptoms of Delusional Disorder? feeling of being exploited, preocc­upation with the loyalty or trustw­ort­hiness of friends, a tendency to read threat­ening meanings into benign remarks or events, persistent bearing of grudges, and a readiness to respond to perceived slights.
What charac­terizes Erotomanic delusions? Patients believe that another person is in love with them. Efforts to contact the object of the delusion through telephone calls, letters, survei­llance, or stalking are common. People with this subtype may have conflicts with the law related to this behavior.
What charac­terizes Grandiose delusions? Patients believe they have a great talent or have made an important discovery.
What charac­terizes Jealous delusions? Patients believe that their spouse or lover is unfait­hful. This belief is based on incorrect inferences supported by dubious evidence. They may resort to physical assault.
What charac­terizes Jealous delusions? Patients believe that their spouse or lover is unfait­hful. This belief is based on incorrect inferences supported by dubious evidence. They may resort to physical assault.
What charac­terizes Somatic delusions? The delusion relates to a bodily function; eg, physical deformity, odor, or parasite.
What, in general, helps all psycho­social disorders? structure
 

Chapter 18 Trauma and stress disorders

Anxiety - Part of many emotional problems and mental disorders - Anxiety disorders are now redefined - Some previous disorders considered anxiety disorders are now catego­rized as separate disorders o Trauma­-st­res­sor­-re­lated disorder o Obsess­ive­-co­mpu­lsive disorder - Uncomf­ortable feeling of appreh­ension or dread in response to internal or external stimuli - Physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral symptoms.
Normal Versus Abnormal Anxiety Response - Unavoi­dable, takes many forms, serves different purposes - Normal anxiety: realistic intensity and duration for the situation, followed by relief behaviors intended to reduce or prevent more anxiety - Normal anxiety response: approp­riate for situation, can be used to help identify which underlying problem has caused the anxiety.
Factors that determine whether anxiety is a symptom of mental disorder: - Intensity of anxiety relative to the situation - Trigger for anxiety - Four degrees of anxiety Mild, Moderate, Severe, Panic
Phobias - Irrational fear of an object, person, or situation that leads to a compelling avoidance - Develo­pment of phobia may be outcome of extreme anxiety - Often present in anxiety disorders - May also develop into a specific phobia disorder.
Defense Mechanisms and Anxiety Used to reduce anxiety by: - Preventing or dimini­shing unwanted thoughts and feeling May be helpful but proble­matic if overused - Identify use of defense mechanism - Determine whether use is healthy or detrim­ental - What is healthy for one may be unhealthy for another.
Overview of Anxiety Disorders - Primary symptoms are fear and anxiety - Most common of the psychi­atric illnesses; chronic and persistent - Women experience anxiety disorders more often than men - Associ­ation with other mental or physical comorb­idities such as depres­sion, heart disease, and respir­atory disease - Most common condition of adoles­cents - Prevalence decreasing with age.
Anxiety Disorders Across the Life-Span - Prompt identi­fic­ation, diagnosis, and treatment may be difficult for special popula­tions - In the older adult popula­tion, rates of anxiety disorders are as high as mood disorders - This combin­ation of depressive and anxiety symptoms leads to decrease in social functi­oning, increase in somatic (physical) symptoms, and increase in depressive symptoms - Because the older adult population is at risk for suicide, special assessment of anxiety symptoms is essential - Detecting and treating anxiety important component of pain management
If left untreated in children and adoles­cents, symptoms persist and gradually worsen and sometimes lead to: - Separation anxiety disorder and/or mutism - Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts - Early parenthood - Drug and alcohol dependence - educat­ional undera­chi­evement later in life.
Panic Disorder - Extreme, overwh­elming form of anxiety often experi­enced when an individual is placed in a real or perceived life-t­hre­atening situation - Panic normal during periods of threat; abnormal when contin­uously experi­enced in situations of no real physical or psycho­logical threat - Panic attacks: sudden, discrete periods of intense fear or discomfort accomp­anied by signif­icant physical and cognitive symptoms - Panic attacks usually peak in about 10 minutes but can last as long as 30 minutes before returning to normal functi­oning
Panic: Clinical Course - Onset between 20 to 24 years of age - The physical symptoms include palpit­ations, chest discom­fort, rapid pulse, nausea, dizziness, sweating, parest­hesia's (burning, tickling, pricking of skin with no apparent reason), trembling or shaking, and a feeling of suffoc­ation or shortness of breath - Cognitive symptoms include disorg­anized thinking, irrational fears, depers­ona­liz­ation, and poor commun­ication - Feelings of impending doom or death, fear of going crazy or losing control, and desper­ation ensue - Physical symptoms similar to cardiac emerge­ncies - Indivi­duals may seek medical assist­ance, remain unconv­inced it is only a panic attack after negative cardiac workup - Symptoms are physically taxing and psycho­log­ically fright­ening to patient
Diagnostic Criteria - Chronic condition with several exacer­bations and remissions during course of disease - Often lead to other symptoms, such as phobias - Other diagnostic symptoms: palpit­ations, sweating, shaking, shortness of breath or smothe­ring, sensations of choking, chest pain, nausea or abdominal distress, dizziness, dereal­ization or depers­ona­liz­ation, fear of going crazy, fear of dying, parest­hesia, chills or hot flashes - Key Diagnostic Charac­ter­istics
Epidem­iology and Risk Factors - Risks: female; middle aged; low socioe­conomic status, and widowed, separated, or divorced - Experi­enced differ­ently across racial­/ethnic groups - Other risk factors: family history, substance and stimulant use or abuse, smoking tobacco, severe stressors - Several anxiety symptoms + experience of separation anxiety during childhood à panic disorder later in life - Comorb­idity: anxiety disord­er(s), depres­sion, eating disorder, substance abuse, schizo­phr­enia.
Etiology - Biologic theories - Genetic factors - Neuroa­natomic theories o Abnorm­alities in fear network Changes in volume of different brain areas - axis Bioche­mical theories Serotonin and norepi­nep­hrine o GABA o Hypoth­ala­mus­-pi­tui­tar­y-a­drenal (HPA)
Etiology - Psycho­social theories - Psycho­ana­lytic and psycho­dynamic theories: Inadequate empirical evidence - Cognitive behavioral theories: Intero­ceptive condit­ioning
family Response to Disorder - Persons with panic disorder may inadve­rtently cause reactions from other family members - May limit social functions to prevent panic attack - Need tremendous amount of support and encour­agement from signif­icant others
Teamwork and Collab­oration - Safe and therap­eutic enviro­nment - Medication and monitoring of effects - Individual psycho­therapy - Psycho­logical testing - Priority care issues: safety because of a high risk for suicide
Panic Control Treatment - Systematic desens­iti­zation - Implosive therapy - Exposure therapy - Cognitive behavioral therapy - Pharma­cologic interv­ent­ions: SSRIs
Integr­ation with Primary Care - Coordi­nation of care with primary care providers and mental health providers - PCP treat physical conseq­uences - Anxiety can be caused by physical health issues - Side effects of some prescr­iption and nonpre­scr­iption drugs - Can prevent misdia­gnosis and/or wrong treatment
Mental Health Nursing Assessment - Overall physical and mental status, suicidal tendencies and thoughts, cognitive thought patterns, avoidance behavior patterns, family and cultural factors - Encourage keeping log, will become basic tool
Panic Attack Assessment - Identify charac­ter­istics of attack - Indivi­dual's strengths and problems
Physical Health Assessment - Substance use - Sleep patterns - Physical activity - Medica­tions - Other physical assess­ments
Psycho­social Assessment - Self-r­eport scales (Table 18.2, Box 18.4) - Mental status examin­ation - Cognitive thought patterns (Table 18.3) - Family factors - Cultural factors - Identi­fying strengths.
riority of Nursing Care - First priority: suicide preven­tion: Adoles­cents with pain disorder may be at higher risk - Assess for depres­sion, loneli­ness, social isolation - Physical symptoms: dizziness, hyperv­ent­ilation - Family needs - Outcomes depend on particular health care issue and interv­ention agreed upon
Therap­eutic Relati­onship - Critical aspect - Patient may appear very nervous or anxious - Help patient relax and be comfor­table discussing fears and anxiety - Provide therap­eutic enviro­nment/ relati­onship
Establ­ishing Mental Health and Wellness Goals - Drasti­cally changing lifestyle to avoid situations does not aid recovery - Goals: Develop healthy lifestyle, Support sense of accomp­lis­hment and control, Reduce anxiety and panic - Wellness challenges (Box 18.5) - Teaching breathing control - Teaching nutrit­ional planning - Teaching relaxation techniques - Promoting increased physical activity - Pharma­cologic interv­ent­ions: SSRIs, SNRIs, Benzod­iaz­epine
Evaluation and Treatment Outcomes - Panic control treatment - CBT therapy - Exposure therapy - Medication
Continuum of Care - Care across multiple settings is crucial - Treated in least restri­ctive enviro­nment, meeting safety needs - Emergency → inpatient → outpatient clinic → individual therapy
Integr­ation With Primary Care - Patients may seek care from primary care instead of psychi­atric provider - Panic attacks often mimic cardiac diffic­ulties, important for patient to continue seeking health care from providers who can monitor the situation: Family interv­ention, Inpatient focused care, Community care
Integr­ation With Primary Care - Patients may seek care from primary care instead of psychi­atric provider - Panic attacks often mimic cardiac diffic­ulties, important for patient to continue seeking health care from providers who can monitor the situation: Family interv­ention, Inpatient focused care, Community care
Genera­lized Anxiety Disorder - Feelings of frustr­ation, disgust with life, demora­liz­ation, and hopele­ssness - Sense of ill-being and uneasiness and fear of imminent disaster
GAD: Clinical Course - Insidious onset - Many complain of being chronic worriers - Indivi­duals of all ages affected - Typical onset (more than half) in childhood and adoles­cence; onset after age 20 years also common - May exhibit mild depressive symptoms - Highly somatic - Experience poor sleep habits, irrita­bility, trembling, twitching, poor concen­tra­tion, exagge­rated startle response
Diagnostic Criteria GAD - Excessive worry and anxiety for at least 6 months - Anxiety related to a number of real-life activities or events - Patient with little or no control over the worry - Signif­icant impairment in daily personal or social life
GAD: Nursing Care - Similar to panic disorder - Medica­tion: Antide­pre­ssants, Antian­xiety agent - Nursing interv­entions focus on helping person target specific areas of anxiety and reducing the impact of anxiety
Agorap­hobia - Fear or anxiety triggered by two or more situat­ions. - Individual believes something terrible might happen and escape will be difficult - Leads to avoidance behaviors - May occur with panic disorder but considered a separate disorder
Specific phobia - Persistent fear of clearly discer­nible, circum­scribed objects or situations leading to avoidance behavior (Box 18.11) o Animals, natural enviro­nment, blood injection injury, situat­ional - Anxiol­ytics for short-term relief of anxiety - Exposure therapy (treatment of choice)
Social anxiety disorder (social phobia) - Persistent fear of social or perfor­mance situation in which embarr­assment may occur - Go to great lengths to avoid situations - Genera­lized social anxiety disorder: experi­ences fear related to most social situat­ions, including public perfor­mances and social intera­ctions - SSRIs to reduce social anxiety and phobic avoidance - Benzod­iaz­epines to reduce anxiety caused by phobias

Chapter 27 Somatic symptom disorder study guide

Somatic symptom disorder Excessive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to somatic symptoms (Symptoms do not have to be medically unexpl­ained) Specifier: Pain
Illness anxiety disorder Unwarr­anted fears about a serious illness despite absence of any signif­icant somatic symptoms
Conversion disorder Neurol­ogical symptom(s) that cannot be explained by medical disease or culturally sanctioned behavior (empha­sizes the importance of neurol­ogical testing)
Maling­ering Intent­ionally faking psycho­logical or somatic symptoms to gain from those symptoms
 

chapter 24 Person­ality and impulse control

Person­ality disorders Overly rigid and maladp­ative patterns of behavior and ways of relating to others that reflect extreme variations on underlying person­ality traits, such as undue suspic­iou­sness, excessive emotio­nality, and impuls­ivity. Ego Syntonic
Ego Syntonic -Behaviors or feelings that are perceived as natural parts of the self
Ego Dystonic -Behaviors of feelings that are perceived not to be part of one's self identity
Cluster A -People who are perceived as odd or eccentric. -Includes paranoid, schizoid, and schizo­typal disorders
Cluster B -People whose behavior is overly dramatic, emotional, or erratic -Antis­ocial, border­line, histri­onic, and narcis­sistic
Cluster C -Appear anxious or fearful -Avoidant, dependent, and obsess­ive­-co­mpu­lsive
Paranoid Person­ality Disorder -Pervasive suspic­iou­sness- the tendency to interpret other people's behavior as delibe­rately threat­ening or demeaning -Sensitive to criticism, whether real or imagined -Clini­cians need to weigh cultural and sociop­oli­tical factors when arriving at a diagnosis
Symptoms of Paranoid Person­ality Disorder -Suspects that others are exploi­ting, harming, or deceiving him/her -Doubts about friends' loyalty -Reluctant to confide in others because of fear that this inform­ation will be used malici­ously -Reads hidden meaning into benign events -Persi­stently bears grudges -Frequ­ently perceives attacks on his/her character and reacts swiftly with anger -Exces­sively suspicious about partner's fidelity
Schizoid Person­ality Disorder -Reserved displaying one's feelings, especially when among strangers -Rarely express emotions and are distant and aloof -Emotions are not as shallow or as blunt as people with schizo­phrenia -Lack of interest in social relati­ons­hips, flattened affect, and social withdrawal -Described as a loner or an eccentric, lacks interest in social relati­onships
Schizo­typal Person­ality Disorder -Chara­cte­rized by eccent­ric­ities of thought or behavior -Similar to schizo­phrenia but it is milder and neurol­ogical dysfun­ction is less pronou­nced. Also doesn't follow an episodic course -Slightly more common in males than females -Higher rates of disorder among african americans than whites or hispanic
Symptoms of Schizo­typal Person­ality Disorder -Delusions of reference -Strange or "­mag­ica­l" thinking -Abnormal perceptual experi­ences -Paranoia -Inapp­rop­riate or flat affect -Inapp­rop­riate appearance -Lack of close friends
Antisocial Person­ality Disorder -Chara­cte­rized by antisocial and irresp­onsible behavior and lack of remorse for misdeeds -Violate the rights of others, disregard social norms and conven­tions, and break the law -Tend to be impulsive and fail to live up to their commit­ments to others
Antisocial behavior and crimin­ality -Tend to think of antisocial behavior as synonymous with criminal behavior -Not all criminals have antisocial behavior though -Many people with antisocial person­ality disorders are law abiding and successful in their careers, even though they may treat others in a callous and insens­itive manner
Profile of the antisocial person­ality -Failure to conform to social norms -Irres­pon­sib­ility -Aimle­ssness and lack of long term goals or plans -Impulsive behavior -Outright lawles­sness -Violence -Chronic unempl­oyment -Martial problems -Lack of remorse -Substance abuse or alcoholism -Disregard for others
Psycho­paths -1% of population -"born that way" -Brain differ­ences -Contr­olled -Manip­ulative -No attachment -Calcu­lated risks
Sociopaths -4% of population -Envir­onm­ental -Unsteady lifestyle -Erratic, angry -Impulsive -May be attached -Sloppy work
Borderline Person­ality Disorder -Chara­cte­rized by a deep sense of emptiness, an unstable self-i­mage, a history of turbulent and unstable relati­ons­hips, dramatic mood changes, impuls­ivity, difficulty regulating negative emotions, self-i­nju­rious behavior, and recurrent suicidal behavior -At the core is a pervasive pattern of instab­ility in relati­ons­hips, self-i­mage, and mood, along with a lack of control over impulses -Tend to be uncertain about their personal identi­ties- their values, goals, careers, and even their sexual orient­ations -Very troubles relati­onships with their families
Symptoms of Borderline Person­ality Disorder -Frantic attempts to avoid abando­nment -Pattern of intense, unstable relati­onships -Identity distur­bance -Impul­sivity in self-d­amaging areas -Recurrent suicidal or self-h­arming behavior -Marked mood reactivity -Chronic feelings of emptiness -Diffi­culty contro­lling anger -Paranoia or dissoc­iation may be present
Borderline person­ality and cutting -May engage in impulsive acts of self-m­uti­lation, such as cutting themse­lves, perhaps as a mean of tempor­arily blocking or escaping from deep, emotional pain -Self-­mut­ilation is sometimes an expression of anger or a mean of manipu­lating others -Acts may be intended to counteract self-r­eported feelings of "­num­bne­ss" partic­ularly in times of stress
Borderline person­ality disorder and splitting -An inability to reconcile the positive and negative aspects of the self and others, resulting in sudden shifts between positive and negative feelings
Histrionic Person­ality Disorder -Chara­cte­rized by excessive emotio­nality and an overwh­elming need to be the center of attention -Latin histrio means "­act­or" -People tend to be dramatic and emotional, but their emotions seem shallow, exagge­rated, and volatile -Formerly called hysterical person­ality
Symptoms of Histrionic Person­ality Disorder -Uncom­for­table when not center of attention -Displays inappr­opr­iately provoc­ative behavior -Shifting, shallow emotional expression -Sense of self is focused on physical appearance -Shallow, impres­sio­nistic manner of speaking -Theat­rical and exagge­rated behavior -Easily sugges­tible -Thinks relati­onships are unreal­ist­ically intimate
Narcis­sistic Person­ality Disorder -Chara­cte­rized by inflated or grandiose sense of themselves and an extreme need for admiration -Expect others to notice their special qualities, even when their accomp­lis­hments are ordinary and they enjoy basking in the light of adulation -Self-­abs­orbed and lack empathy for others -Tend to be preocc­upied with fantasies of success and power, ideal love, or recogn­ition for brilliance or beauty -Inter­per­sonal relati­onships are inveriably strained by the demands that people with narcis­sistic person­ality impose on others and by their lack of empathy with, and concern for, other people -Seek the company of flatterers -Interest in people is one-sided: they seek people who will serve their interests and nourish their sense of self-i­mpo­rtance
Symptoms of Narcis­sistic Person­ality Disorder -Grandiose sense of self-i­mpo­rtance -Preoc­cupied with fantasies of success, love -Believes he or she is "­spe­cia­l" and should only associate with other "high status­" people -Requires excessive admiration -Sense of entitl­ement -Inter­per­sonally exploi­tative -Lacks empathy -Envious of others or believes self to be envied -Arrogant or haughty attitude or behaviors
Avoidant Person­ality Disorder -Chara­cte­rized by avoidance of social relati­onships due to fears of rejection -Few close relati­onships outside of immediate families -Tend to avoid group occupa­tional or recrea­tional activities for fear of rejection -Lunch alone at their desks -Equally common in men and women -2.4% of general population
Dependent Person­ality Disorder -Chara­cte­rized by an excessive need to be taken care of by others -Linked to other psycho­logical disorders, including mood disorders and social phobia, as well as to physical problems such as hypert­ension, cardio­vas­cular disorder, and gastro­int­estinal disorders -Link between dependent person­ality and "­ora­l" behavior problems, such as smoking, eating disorders, and alcoholism
Obsess­ive­-Co­mpu­lsive Person­ality Disorder -Chara­cte­rized by excessive orderl­iness, perfec­tio­nism, rigidity, difficulty coping with ambiguity, difficulty expressing feelings, and meticu­lou­sness in work habits -Persons are so preocc­upied with the need for perfection that they cannot complete work on time -Their efforts fall short of their expect­ations, so they redo their work -2.1-7.9% of the population
Symptoms of Obsess­ive­-co­mpu­lsive person­ality disorder -Overly preocc­upied with details, order, etc. -Perfe­cti­onism interferes with task completion -Devoted to work to the exclusion of leisure -Infle­xible about matters of ethics or morality -Unable to throw away useless objects -Reluctant to delegate tasks to others -Hoards money for antici­pated catast­rophes -Generally shows rigidity and stubbo­rnness
Psycho­dynamic Perspe­ctives -Tradi­tional Freudian theory focused on problems arising from the oedipus complex as the foundation for abnormal behaviors. -Freud believed that children normally resolve the Oedipus complex by forsaking incestuous wishes for the parent of the opposite gender and identi­fying with the parent of the same gender -As a result, they incorp­orate the parent's moral principles in the form of a person­ality structure called the superego
Genetic Factors -Plays a role in the develo­pment of antiso­cial, narcis­sistic, paranoid, and borderline disorders -Parents and siblings of people with person­ality disorders, such as antiso­cial, schizo­typal, and borderline types are more likely to be diagnosed with these disorders themselves than are members of the general population -Play a role in the develo­pment of certain psycho­pathic person­ality traits such as callou­sness, impuls­ivity, and irresp­ons­ibility
Lack of emotional respon­siv­eness -When people get anxious, their palms tend to sweat. This is a skin response called the galvanic skin response (GSR), is a sign of activation of the sympat­hetic branch of the autonomic nervous system -An early study showed that people with antisocial person­alities had low GRS levels when they were expecting painful stimuli than normal controls -They experience little anxiety when expecting pain
The cravin­g-f­or-­sti­mul­ation model -People with antisocial person­alities appear to have exagge­rated cravings for stimul­ation -Perhaps they require a higher­-th­an-­normal threshold of stimul­ation to maintain an optimum state of arousal -They may need more stimul­ation than other people to maintain interest and function normally
Areas of the brain most directly implicated are the prefrontal cortex and deeper brain structures in the limbic system -These abnorm­alities may help explain diffic­ulties with impulse control problems that we see in many people with BPD and antisocial
Socioc­ultural Perspe­ctives -Bc antisocial disorder is reported most frequently among people from lower socioe­conomic classes, the kinds of stressors encoun­tered by disadv­antaged families may contribute to antisocial behavior patterns -Many inner-city neighb­orhoods are beset by social problems such as alcohol and drug abuse, teenage pregnancy, and disorg­anized and disint­egr­ating families
Treatment of person­ality disorders -People with these disorders see their behaviors as natural parts of themselves -Even when unhappy and distre­ssed, they are unlikely to perceive their own behavior as causative -Despite these obstacles, evidence supports the effect­iveness of therapy in treating person­ality disorders
Psycho­dynamic Approaches -Used to help people become aware of the roots of their self-d­efe­ating behavior patterns and learn more ways of relating to others -However, people with person­ality disorders especially BPD and narcis­sistic often present challenges to the therapist -Ex. people with BPD tend to have turbulent relati­onships with therap­ists, sometimes idealizing them, sometimes denouncing them as uncaring
Cognit­ive­-Be­hav­ioral approaches -Focus on changing clients' malada­ptive behaviors and dysfun­ctional thought patterns rather than their person­ality structures -Use techniques such as modeling and reinfo­rcement to help clients develop more adaptive behaviors -Beck's approach focuses on helping the individual identify and correct distorted thinking -Linehan's technique, dialec­tical behavior therapy (DBT) combines cognit­ive­-be­hav­ioral and buddhist mindfu­lness mediation
Biological approaches -Drug therapy does not directly treat person­ality disorders. Antide­pre­ssants or anti anxiety are sometimes used to treat associated depres­sio­n/a­nxiety -Antid­epr­essants of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor increase the availa­bility of serotonin in synaptic connec­tions between neurons and can help temper feelings of anger and rage. -Atypical antips­ych­otics may have benefits in contro­lling aggressive self-d­est­ructive behavior in people with BPD, but the effects are modest and the drugs carry potential side effects
Impulse control disorders -Category of psycho­logical disorders charac­terized by failure to control impulses, tempta­tions, or drives, resulting in harm to one or others -Grouped in a broader category of disrup­tive, impuls­e-c­ontrol, and conduct disorders that also includes conduct disorder and opposi­tional defiant disorder
Klepto­mania -Type of impulse control disorder charac­terized by repeated acts of stealing -Stolen objects are of little value -Person may give them away, return them secretly, discard them, or just keep them hidden at home -In most cases they can easily afford what they steal
Interm­ittent Explosive Disorder -Type of impuls­e-c­ontrol charac­terized by repeated episodes of impulsive, uncont­rol­lable aggression in which people strike out at others and destroy property -They have episode of violent rage in which they suddenly lose control and hit or try to hit other people -Exper­ience a state of tension before their violent outbursts and a sense of relief after
Pyromania -Impul­se-­control disorder -Repeated acts of compulsive fire setting in response to irresi­stible urges -Rare disorder, which may help explain why it is poorly understood -Sense of release when setting fires and perhaps feelings of empowe­rment
Impulse control disorder Tx -IED: Antide­pre­ssants, anger management training -Covert sensit­ization -Aversion therapy -Relax­ation training -Cognitive restru­cturing