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NURS 451 - THEORIES AND THERAPIES (EXAM 1) 2024/2025

Bipolar is a ______ disorder - Answer-Mood At least one episode of mania or mixed, alternating with major depression No euthymia 18 y/o men - Answer-Bipolar I Hypomania, then major depression 20 y/o women - Answer-Bipolar II Hypomania, then minor depression NO history of MDD or mixed episodes! - Answer-Cyclothymia 1 Week of elevated, expansive, or irritable mood - Answer-Mania 4 Weeks of less extremely elevated, expansive, or irritable mood - Answer-Hypomania ________ episode is at lea...

Echopraxia - The compulsive imitation of another's actions. Echolalia "Echos" the "language" - The repetition of words spoken by another. Waxy flexibility Immobility makes them seem "wax-like" - A tendency to remain immobile. Pseudoparkinsonism - Symptoms resembling Parkinson's Disease (motor slowing or tremors, pill rolling, muscle rigidity, masklike facial expressions, shuffling gait, slowing of speech) caused by antipsychotic medication. Akathisia Kathy can't ever sit still!...

echopraxia - mimicking the movements of another echolalia - pathological repeating of another's words, occurring perhaps because the patient's thought processes are so impaired that he is unable to generate speech of his own waxy flexibility - Maintaining a given posture inappropraitely Pseudoparkinsonism - a temporary group of symptoms that looks like Parkinson's disease: tremor, reduced accessory movements, gait impairment, reduced facial expressiveness, and slowing of motor behavior ...

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When the patient does meaningless repetition or imitation of the movements of others as a symptom of psychiatric disorder Example: You scratch your ear and observe the patient doing the same; no matter what you do, he mechanically continues to copy your actions - Echopraxia When the client repeats pieces of what is said or entire phrases. Example: Nurse asks, "How are you today?" Patient answers, "You today" Example: Patient states "I love smelling roses. I love smelling roses." - Ec...

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