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20 Cards in this Set
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Who is Norman Farberow? |
An American pioneer in the field of suicidology. Created the first suicide prevention center and hotline in L.A. |
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How many people affected by suicide worldwide? |
1 million + affected worldwide |
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Per 100K, how many people in the US are affected by suicide? |
12.9 in 100K in the US |
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What % of suicide ideators have a plan, and what % attempt? |
34% and 72% |
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Suicide Risk Level: LOW |
IDEATION, MAY HAVE A PLAN,NO MEANS. |
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LOW Suicide Risk Level INTERVENTIONS |
SUPPORTIVE CRISIS INTERVENTION, VERBALNO-SUICIDE CONTRACT |
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Suicide Risk Level: MEDIUM |
IDEATION, PLAN, MEANS,SOMETHING CAN STOP THEM |
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MEDIUM suicide risk level - INTERVENTIONS |
• WRITTEN NO-SUICIDE CONTRACT, • INCREASED CONTACT, • FAMILY WATCH, • TAKE AWAY MEANS, • REFER TO MEDICATON EVALUATION, • POSSIBLEVOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION WHEN VERY DEPRESSED |
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Suicide risk level: HIGH (signs) |
IDEATION, PLANS, MEANS,NOTHING CAN STOP THEM, ANGRY |
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HIGH suicide risk level - INTERVENTIONS |
INVOLUNTARY HOSPITALIZATION OR VOLUNTARY,MEDICATION |
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NSSI |
Non-suicidal self-injury/self-mutilative behavior: Intentionally causing tissue damage to oneself without desiring to kill oneself. |
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DSM5 definition of NSSI |
5 OR MORE SELF-INFLICTEDDAMAGE TO THE BODY TO INDUCE BLEEDING OR PAIN WITH ABSENCE OF SUICIDAL INTENT |
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Interventions for NSSI |
· CREATE SAFE, NON-THREATENING AND STRUCTUREDENVIRONMENT · COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL COMPONENTS · PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY · GROUP THERAPY · S.A.F.E. (SELF-ABUSE FINALLY ENDS) |
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Signs a client is a danger to others |
1. HISTORY OF VIOLENCE 2. THOUGHTS OF COMMITTING HARM 3. POOR IMPULSE CONTROL 4. LOSS OF REALITY TESTING 5. FEELS OUTSIDE FORCE IS CONTROLLING HIM 6. BELIEF THAT OTHERS WISH TO HARM HIM 7. PERCEPTION OF REJECTION OR HUMILIATION 8. UNDER THE INFLUENCE 9. ANTI-SOCIAL PERSONALITY 10. FRONTAL LOBE DYSFUNCTION |
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Gravely Disabled |
A term used to describe individuals who are unable to care for their own personal needs such as food, shelter, and clothing due to a mental disorder. |
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delusions |
beliefs and thoughts often observed in individuals who are suffering from psychotic episodes due to schizophrenia, dementia, a manic episode, or substance intoxication. These beliefs have no basis in reality. |
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emergency psychiatry |
when services are provided in an emergency setting such as a hospital to people with serious suicide attempts, life threatening substance abuse conditions, vegetative depression, psychosis, violence, or other rapid changes in behavior. |
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hallucinations |
false sensory perceptions. auditory, visual, tactile, gustatory, olfactory, |
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mental status exam |
a structured way of observing and interviewing clients to assess for possible psychotic states. |
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Things that are looked at in the Mental Status Exam |
• APPEARANCE • ATTITUDE • BEHAVIOR • SPEECH • MOOD AND AFFECT • THOUGHT PROCESS • THOUGHT CONTENT • PERCEPTION • COGNITION AND ORIENTATION • INSIGHT • JUDGEMENT |
