Psychiatric/mental Health Nursing Study Guide Rated A+

confabulation {Ans: Imagination is used to fill in memory gaps; defense mechanism used by people experiencing memory deficits}Introjection {Ans: treating something outside the self as if it is actually inside the self; it is unconsciously incorporating the wishes, values, and attitudes of another as if they were one's own}schizoid personality disorder {Ans: neither desire nor enjoy close relationships; prefer solitary activities; and demonstrate emotional coldness, detachment, and a flattened affect}Akathisia {Ans: Motor restlessness can be treated with an antiparkinsonian or anticholinergic drug while the antipsychotic medication is continued}Disulfiram {Ans: aversion therapy for alcohol addiction/abuse cannot tolerate alcohol when on it consuming alcohol while taking it will cause a severe reaction: nausea, vomiting, hypotension, headache, tachycardia, tachypnea, and flushing}Tardive dyskinesia {Ans: involuntary repetitious tonic muscular spasms that involve the face, tongue, lips, limbs, and trunk; takes several months to years to develop after the start of therapy with a conventional antipsychotic d/c if observed, may be reversible}antisocial personality disorder {Ans: Aggressive and manipulative behaviors}Isocarboxazid {Ans: MAOI Circulatory collapse is associated with toxicity}empathy {Ans: the projection of self into another's emotions to share the emotions and the other's state of mind; this technique