Caregiver support and education — Flashcards

Long-term infant deprivation of affection may result in _____ disorder (infant withdrawn/unresponsive to comfort)

_____ is a factitious disorder characterized by illness in a child or elderly patient that is caused or fabricated by the caregiver

_____ is characterized by the patient projecting feelings about formative or other important persons onto the physician

_____ disorders are characterized by an inappropriate experience of fear/worry and physical manifestations incongruent with the magnitude of the perceived stressor

Which psychiatric disorder, delirium or dementia, is characterized by disorganized thinking, visual hallucinations, disturbances in sleep wake cycle, cognitive dysfunction, and agitation? _____

Vascular dementia is characterized by a step-wise decline in cognitive ability with _____-onset memory impairment

Which psychiatric disorder, delirium or dementia, is characterized by decreased intellectual function without affecting level of consciousness? _____

_____ (dementia or delirium) is usually secondary to other illness (e.g. CNS disease, infection, trauma, substance abuse/withdrawal, metabolic disturbances, hemorrhage, urinary/fecal retention)

_____ is defined as decreased cognitive ability, memory, or function with intact consciousness

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