Psychiatric Mental Health Study Guide & Flashcard Index - 2023 Update
Here is the list of topics covered in our Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Flashcards for nursing students (Edition 3), which can be used as an easy reference guide for your flashcards. This is also an essential list of the Psychiatric Mental Health topics to know for your nursing exams!
Looking for an older edition? Check out Psychiatric Mental Health Edition 2 Index
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| Topic | Card # | Section |
|---|---|---|
| Abuse | 29-34 | Principles |
| Acamprosate | 67 | Therapies |
| Actual loss | 23 | Principles |
| Adderall | 66 | Therapies |
| Addiction | 101-105 | Disorders |
| Admissions | 1 | Principles |
| Adventitious Crisis | 22 | Principles |
| Advocacy | 5 | Principles |
| Affect | 16 | Principles |
| Aggression | 28 | Principles |
| Agoraphobia | 71 | Disorders |
| Alarm Reaction Stage | 18 | Principles |
| Alcohol Use Disorder | 102-103 | Disorders |
| Alcohol Use DIsorder Maintenance Meds | 67 | Therapies |
| Alzheimer's Disease | 98-99 | Disorders |
| Amphetamine mixtures | 66 | Therapies |
| Anorexia Nervosa | 95-96 | Disorders |
| Antabuse (disulfiram) | 67 | Therapies |
| Anticipatory Grief | 24 | Principles |
| Anticonvulsants | 61 | Therapies |
| Antipsychotics First Generation | 62 | Therapies |
| Antipsychotics Second Generation | 65 | Therapies |
| Antisocial Personality Disorder | 84 | Disorders |
| Anxiety | 19-21 | Principles |
| Assault | 6 | Principles |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | 87 | Disorders |
| Atypical Antidepressants | 59 | Therapies |
| Atypical Anxiolytics | 54 | Therapies |
| Autism | 88 | Disorders |
| Autonomy | 5 | Principles |
| Aversion Therapy | 43 | Therapies |
| Avoidance | 25 | Principles |
| Avoidant Personality Disorder | 85 | Disorders |
| Battery | 6 | Principles |
| Behavioral Therapy | 43 | Therapies |
| Beneficence | 5 | Principles |
| Benzodiazepines | 53 | Therapies |
| Binge Eating Disorder | 97 | Disorders |
| Biofeedback | 40 | Therapies |
| Bipolar Disorder | 77-78 | Disorders |
| Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) | 93 | Disorders |
| Borderline Personality Disorder | 84 | Disorders |
| Bulimia Nervosa | 94, 96 | Disorders |
| Buprenorphine | 68 | Therapies |
| Buproprion | 59 | Therapies |
| Campral (acamprosate) | 67 | Therapies |
| Carbamazepine | 61 | Therapies |
| Chantix (varenicline) | 69 | Therapies |
| Chlorpromazine | 62 | Therapies |
| Clang Association | 80 | Disorders |
| Clozapine | 65 | Therapies |
| Clozaril (clozapine) | 65 | Therapies |
| CNS Stimulants | 66 | Therapies |
| Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) | 44-45 | Therapies |
| Commitments | 1 | Principles |
| Compensation | 25 | Principles |
| Complicated Grief | 24 | Principles |
| Conduct Disorder (CD) | 86 | Disorders |
| Confidentiality | 2 | Principles |
| Conversion | 25 | Principles |
| Countertransference | 12 | Principles |
| Crises | 22 | Principles |
| Cyclothymic Disorder | 77 | Disorders |
| Deescalation Techniques | 28 | Principles |
| Defamation of Character | 6 | Principles |
| Defense Mechanisms | 25-27 | Principles |
| Delirium | 100 | Disorders |
| Dementia | 100 | Disorders |
| Denial | 25 | Principles |
| Depakene (valproic acid) | 61 | Therapies |
| Dependent Personality Disorder | 85 | Disorders |
| Depersonalization Disorder | 89 | Disorders |
| Desyrel (trazodone) | 59 | Therapies |
| Disenfranchised Grief | 24 | Principles |
| Displacement | 25 | Principles |
| Dissociation | 25 | Principles |
| Dissociative Amnesia | 89 | Disorders |
| Dissociative Disorders | 89 | Disorders |
| Dissociative Identity Disorder | 89 | Disorders |
| Disulfiram | 67 | Therapies |
| Dolophine (methadone) | 68 | Therapies |
| Dopamine | 51 | Therapies |
| Droperidol | 62 | Therapies |
| Dysthymia | 73 | Disorders |
| Eating Disorders | 94-97 | Disorders |
| Echolalia | 80 | Disorders |
| Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) | 48-49 | Therapies |
| EMDR | 46 | Therapies |
| Ethical Principles | 5 | Principles |
| Exhaustion Stage | 18 | Principles |
| Exhibitionism | 106 | Disorders |
| Extrapyramidal Symptoms (EPS) | 63 | Therapies |
| Factitious Disorder | 91 | Disorders |
| False Imprisonment | 6 | Principles |
| Fetishism | 106 | Disorders |
| Fidelity | 5 | Principles |
| Flight of Ideas | 80 | Disorders |
| Flooding | 43 | Therapies |
| Frotteurism | 106 | Disorders |
| Gamma-aminobutyric Acid (GABA) | 51 | Therapies |
| Gender Dysphoria | 92 | Disorders |
| General Adaptation Syndrome | 18 | Principles |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder | 70 | Disorders |
| Grief | 23-24 | Principles |
| Group Therapy | 42 | Therapies |
| Guided Imagery | 40 | Therapies |
| Haldol (haloperidol) | 62 | Therapies |
| Haloperidol | 62 | Therapies |
| Histrionic Personality Disorder | 84 | Disorders |
| Identification | 26 | Principles |
| Inapsine (droperidol) | 62 | Therapies |
| Informed Consent | 3-4 | Principles |
| Intellectualization | 26 | Principles |
| Intentional Torts | 6 | Principles |
| Introjection | 26 | Principles |
| Invasion of Privacy | 6 | Principles |
| Justice | 5 | Principles |
| Levels of Prevention | 39 | Principles |
| Lithium | 60 | Therapies |
| Lithobid (lithium) | 60 | Therapies |
| Loss | 23-24 | Principles |
| Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) | 72-74 | Disorders |
| Malpractice | 7 | Principles |
| Maturational Crisis | 22 | Principles |
| Meditation | 40 | Therapies |
| Mental Status Exam | 16-17 | Principles |
| Methadone | 68 | Therapies |
| Methadose (methadone) | 68 | Therapies |
| Methylin (methylphenidate) | 66 | Therapies |
| Methylphenidate | 66 | Therapies |
| Milieu Therapy | 41 | Therapies |
| Modeling | 43 | Therapies |
| Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) | 58 | Therapies |
| Mood Stabilizer | 60-61 | Therapies |
| Naltrexone | 67 | Therapies |
| Narcissistic Personality Disorder | 84 | Disorders |
| Neglect | 29, 33 | Principles |
| Negligence | 7 | Principles |
| Neologisms | 80 | Disorders |
| Neurocognitive Disorders | 100 | Disorders |
| Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome | 64 | Therapies |
| Neurotransmitters | 51 | Therapies |
| Nicotine Replacement Therapy | 69 | Therapies |
| Non-pharmacological Therapies | 40-50 | Therapies |
| Nonmaleficence | 5 | Principles |
| Nontherapeutic Communication | 15 | Principles |
| Norepinephrine (NE) | 51 | Therapies |
| Nurse/Client Relationship | 11-12 | Principles |
| Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | 75 | Disorders |
| Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder | 85 | Disorders |
| Olanzapine | 65 | Therapies |
| Operant Conditioning | 43 | Therapies |
| Opioid Use Disorder | 104 | Disorders |
| Opioid Use Disorder Maintenance Meds | 68 | Therapies |
| Panic Level Anxiety | 20-21 | Principles |
| Paranoid Personality Disorder | 83 | Disorders |
| Paraphilic Disorders | 106 | Disorders |
| Patient Rights | 2 | Principles |
| Pedophilia | 106 | Disorders |
| Perceived loss | 23 | Principles |
| Persistent Depressive Disorder | 73 | Disorders |
| Personality Disorders Cluster A, B, C | 83-85 | Disorders |
| Pharmacological Therapies | 51-69 | Therapies |
| Phobias | 71 | Disorders |
| Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) | 76 | Disorders |
| Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) | 73 | Disorders |
| Pressured Speech | 80 | Disorders |
| Primary Prevention | 39 | Principles |
| Progressive Relaxation | 40 | Therapies |
| Projection | 26 | Principles |
| Rape | 35 | Principles |
| Rape-Trauma Syndrome | 36 | Principles |
| Rationalization | 26 | Principles |
| Reaction Formation | 26 | Principles |
| Regression | 27 | Principles |
| Relaxation Techniques | 40 | Therapies |
| Repression | 27 | Principles |
| Resistance Stage | 18 | Principles |
| Restraints | 8-10 | Principles |
| Right to Refuse | 2 | Principles |
| Risperdal (risperidone) | 65 | Therapies |
| Risperidone | 65 | Therapies |
| Ritalin (methylphenidate) | 66 | Therapies |
| Schizoaffective Disorder | 81 | Disorders |
| Schizoid Personality Disorder | 83 | Disorders |
| Schizophrenia | 79-82 | Disorders |
| Schizophreniform Disorder | 81 | Disorders |
| Schizotypal Personality Disorder | 83 | Disorders |
| Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) | 73 | Disorders |
| Seclusion | 8-10 | Principles |
| Secondary Prevention | 39 | Principles |
| Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors | 55 | Therapies |
| Serotonin | 51 | Therapies |
| Serotonin Syndrome | 52 | Therapies |
| Sexual Assault | 35 | Principles |
| Sexual Masochism | 106 | Disorders |
| Sexual Sadism | 106 | Disorders |
| Situational Crisis | 22 | Principles |
| Smoking Cessation | 69 | Therapies |
| SNRIs | 56 | Therapies |
| Social Anxiety Disorder | 71 | Disorders |
| Somatic Syndrome Disorder (SSD) | 90 | Disorders |
| Specific Anxiety Disorders | 71 | Disorders |
| Splitting | 27 | Principles |
| SSRIs | 55 | Therapies |
| Stimulant Use Disorder | 105 | Disorders |
| Stress | 18 | Principles |
| Sublimation | 27 | Principles |
| Subutex (buprenorphine) | 68 | Therapies |
| Suicidal Patients | 37-38 | Principles |
| Suppression | 27 | Principles |
| Systematic Desensitization | 43 | Therapies |
| Tardive Dyskinesia (TD) | 63 | Therapies |
| Tegretol (carbamazepine) | 61 | Therapies |
| Tertiary Prevention | 39 | Principles |
| Therapeutic Communication | 13-14 | Principles |
| Thorazine (chlorpromazine) | 62 | Therapies |
| Torts | 6-7 | Principles |
| Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) | 47 | Therapies |
| Transference | 12 | Principles |
| Trazodone | 59 | Therapies |
| Tricyclic Antidepressants | 57 | Therapies |
| Undoing | 27 | Principles |
| Unintentional Torts | 7 | Principles |
| Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) | 50 | Therapies |
| Valproic Acid | 61 | Therapies |
| Varenicline | 69 | Therapies |
| Veracity | 5 | Principles |
| Violence | 28 | Principles |
| Vivitrol (naltrexone) | 67 | Therapies |
| Voyeurism | 106 | Disorders |
| Wellbutrin (buproprion) | 59 | Therapies |
| Word Salad | 80 | Disorders |
| Zyban (buproprion) | 59 | Therapies |
| Zyprexa (olanzapine) | 65 | Therapies |
