C
Cluster personality disorders
- Cluster A Disorder = Atypical. Unusual and eccentric.
- Cluster B Disorder = Beast. Uncontrolled wildness.
- Cluster C Disorder = Coward [avoidant type], Compulsive [obsessive-compulsive type], or Clingy [dependent type]
- Author: Robert O’Connor University College Dublin
D
Depression: major episode characteristics: SPACE DIGS
- Sleep disruption
- Psychomotor retardation
- Appetite change
- Concentration loss
- Energy loss
- Depressed mood
- Interest wanes
- Guilt
- Suicidal tendencies
- Author: Robert O’Connor University College Dublin
G
Gain: primary vs. secondary vs. tertiary
- Primary: Patient’s Psyche improved.
- Secondary: Symptom Sympathy for patient.
- Tertiary: Therapist’s gain.
- Author: Robert O’Connor University College Dublin
I
Impotence causes: PLANE
- Psychogenic: performance anxiety
- Libido: decreased with androgen deficiency, drugs
- Autonomic neuropathy: impede blood flow redirection
- Nitric oxide deficiency: impaired synthesis, decreased blood pressure
- Erectile reserve: can’t maintain an erection
- Author: Ben Beckwith University of Queensland, Australia
K
Keober-Ross dying process: stages: “Death Always Brings Great Acceptance”
- Denial
- Anger
- Bargaining
- Grieving
- Acceptance
- Author: Sung H. Kim and Samuel Atom Baek-Kim Tuckahoe, NY
M
Middle adolescence (14-17 years): characteristics: HERO
- Heterosexual crushes/ Homosexual Experience
- Education regarding short term benefits
- Risk taking
- Omnipotence
- And there is interest in being a Hero (popular)
- Author: Atif Farooq Khawaja Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan, Gujranwala
Male erectile dysfunction (MED): biological causes: MED
- Medicines(propranalol, methyldopa, SSRI, etc.)
- Ethanol
- Diabetes mellitus
- Author: Dr. Atif Farooq Khawaja Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan, Gujranwala
N
Narcolepsy: symptoms, epidemiology: CHAP
- Cataplexy
- Hallucinations
- Attacks of sleep
- Paralysis on waking
- Usual presentation is a young male, hence “chap”.
- Author: Robert O’Connor University College Dublin
P
Premature ejaculation: treatment: 2 S’s
- SSRIs [eg: fluoxitime]
- Squeezing technique [glans pressure before climax]
- More detail with 2 more S’s:
- Sensate-focus excercises [relieves anxiety]
- Stop and start method [5-6 rehearsals of stopping stimulation before climax]
- Author: Atif Farooq Khawaja Rawalpindi Medical College, Pakistan, Gujranwala
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