Divided attention
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Mental health Refer to Psychiatrist(prescribe medications for treating illness) Psychologist(research and administer diagnostic tests can't prescribe medications) Medical history( positive family history, depression, substance abuse) Physical exam(inconclusive, confusing, inconsistent, illogical) Depression feelings of grief or sadness Bipolar disorder reccurent cycles of depression& elation affect normal life Seasonal affective disorder occurs during season winter ADHD(decreased ability to sustain attention or impulses 4-12% more in males Rx: Ritalin, Adderall Phobias abnormal fear of specific object OCD recurrent thoughts that focus on irrational or unreasonble fear compulsion: repeated behaviors Subtypes body dysmorphic disorder Muscle dysphoria reverse anorexia, bigorexia DSM V appearance preoccupation, repeptive behaviors, effects life Dissociative disorder person's identity or behaviors suddenly change so radically that their self is lost Anorexia nervosa low body weight, fear of weight gain, overemphasis on weight shape Bulimia nervosa recurrent binge eating recurrent inappropriate behavior to prevent weight gain purge once week self evaluation unduly influenced by weight Binge eating recurring episodes of binge eating ID problem eaters Dermatolgic GI endocrine hematologic(anemia) behavioral(weight changes, compulsive exercise, extreme wight concers) Anxiolytics(benzodiazepenes) xanax Niravam Diazepam Valium Antidepressants(Prozac most common) MAOIS monoamine oxidase inhibitors marplan selegiline SARIs serotonin antagonist(axiomin, etonin) NDRIs noepinephrine dopamine methyhlphenidate(Ritaline) SNRIs serotonin norepinephrine Sedative hypnotics barbituates phenobarbital(nembutal) Antipsychotics chlorpromazine(throazine largactil proxicilin) atypical antipsycholtics amisulpride(soliano, asendin) Mood stabilizers( minerals lithium camcolit, eskalith, lithobid) Anticonvulsants (depakine)(depacon, epilim) Stimulants(Alertec modavigil modalert) hydrafinil adranifil