Psychiatric Mental Health Study Guide & Flashcard Index

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!

Topic/Term 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