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55 Cards in this Set
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What percent of adults that use health services each year? |
22% |
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What percent of adults suffer from some mental illness within their lifetime? |
32% |
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People with psychiatric disabilities are ___ times more likely to die in police encounters |
4 times more likely |
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CIT Paradox |
You will have more control of the mentally ill person with a less authoritative approach |
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Professional Definition: Mental Illness |
Mental illness is diagnosed based on behaviors and thinking as evaluated by a psychiatrist, psychologist, licensed professional counselor, licensed social worker, or other qualified professionals using a tool known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
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General Definition: Mental Illness |
Illness, disease, or condition that either substantially impacts a person’s thought, perception of reality, emotional process, or judgment, or grossly impairs aperson’s behavior, as manifested by recent disturbance behavior |
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Define: Insanity |
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Abnormal vs. Normal Behavior |
A sharp dividing line between “normal” and“abnormal” behavior does not exist. Adjustment seems to follow what is called a“normal distribution,” with most people clustered around the center and therest spreading out toward the extremes |
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Criteria for an involuntary emergency mental health evaluation |
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4 Categories of Mental Illness |
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3 Most common Personality Disorders |
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Causes of Mood Disorders |
Researchers believethat a complex imbalance in the brain’s chemical activity plays a prominentrole in mental illness selectivity in the individual. Environmental factors canalso be a trigger or buffer against the onset |
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2 Most common Mood Disorders |
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Bipolar Disporder |
involves mania (intense excitement) and depression |
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Symptoms of mania |
elated, happy, irritable, angry, or unpleasant mood. excess energy |
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Define: Psychosis |
Distortion of reality with possibly delusions and hallucinations. To the person, the hallucinations and voices are real. |
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Define: Delusion |
False beliefs not based on factual information. The person may overreact to the situations or may appear to have what is called a “flat affect,” where he shows no emotion or does not seem to care about what is going on around him |
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Define: Hallucinations |
Distortions in the senses, causing the individual to experience hearing or seeing something that is not there |
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Symptoms of a Psychotic Episode -Psychosis |
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Excited Delirium Syndrome (ExDS) signs |
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Define: Anhedonia |
lacking pleasure or interest in activities that were once enjoyable |
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Schizophrenia Statistics |
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Causes of Schizophrenia |
no known causes |
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Define: Clanging |
rhyming random string of words by a schitzophrenic |
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Define: Neologism |
A newly created word whose meaning is unknown to others |
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Alzheimer's Disease |
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Symtoms Alzheimer's |
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2 Most Common Developmental Disorders |
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Autism |
Appears before age 3 Characteristics:
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Autism Behaviors |
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Mental Retardation |
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Methods Questioning a Retarded Patient |
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Suicide Statistics |
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Myths about Suicide |
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Suicides Relationship with Mental Illness |
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Psychopharmacology |
4 categories:
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Psychotropic Side Effects |
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3 Reasons why consumers do not take medications |
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Components of "First Three Minute Assessment" |
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LEAPS Concept of Interaction |
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The Process of Modeling |
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Not actively Listening |
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3 Levels of Active Listening |
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Barriers to Active Communication |
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Techniques of Active Listening |
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Basic Strategies |
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Basic Strategies When Communicating with the Mentally Ill |
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4 Effective Communication Skills |
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Process in evaluating the appropriateness of a warrant-less apprehension |
“Least restrictivealternative” is the treatment that:
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Assistance Request Factors |
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What constitutes a Crisis? |
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Define Crisis Behavior |
A person suffering from a temporary breakdown incoping skills that includes perception, decision-making ability, and problemsolving ability is experiencing crisis behavior |
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List Benefits of Jail Diversion |
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Jail Diversion Concept Facts |
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2 Approaches to Jail Diversion |
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