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1
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A mental state and physiology response characterized by

Unusual strength and endurance 
tolerance of pain
agitation
Hostility
frenzied and bizarre behavior
hot and diaphoretic skin
Unusual speech
A

Agitated delirium

2
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is the state of painful uneasiness about impending problems

A

anxiety

3
Q

a way a person acts or performs

A

behavior

4
Q

a situation in which a person exhibits “abnormal” behavior

A

behavioral emergency

5
Q

changes in moods from very high to very low

A

bipolar disorder

6
Q

is one of the most common psychiatric conditions

A

depression

7
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Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder, in which sustained muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal postures.

A

dystonia

8
Q

restraints that are padded so not to hurt the patient

A

humane restraints

9
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is a highly exaggerated or unwanted mistrust or suspicion of others

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paranoia

10
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which are closely related to anxiety problems, are irrational fears that are often triggered by specific objects or events

A

phobia

11
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is a mental state were a patient is out of touch with reality

A

psychosis

12
Q

minimum amount of force require to keep the patient from injuring self or others

A

reasonable force

13
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is a chronic mental illness in which a patient does not return to premorbid level of functioning

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Schizophrenia

14
Q

is any willful act to design to ends ones own life

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suicide

15
Q

There has been little research on the movement disorder known as tardive dyskinesia (TD), which affects approximately 20 percent of patients who have been treated for certain psychoses with medications known as dopamine antagonists.

A

tardive dyskinesia (TD)