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Standard lab |
Metabolicprofile, urinalysis, complete blood count, thyroid function, pregnancy test forany patient of childbearing years
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Electrolyte testing |
Potassium and sodium levels can cause mental changes |
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Toxicology |
Drug screening on admission for legal and illegal drugs (serum) |
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Brain imaging |
MRI, PET scan, etc. |
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Type of memory mental health most commonly effects |
Short-term memory |
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Thought blocking |
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Echolalia |
Repeating of the last words spoken by another; mimicry or imitation of the speech of another person |
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Echopraxia |
Mimicry or imitation of the movements of another person |
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Perseveration |
Involuntary repetition of the same thought, phrase, or motor response; associated with brain damage |
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Verbigeration |
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Pressured speech |
Putting a lot of emphasis on their speech |
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Neologisms |
Words a person makes up that have meaning only for the person; often part of a delusional system |
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Flight of ideas |
Continuous flow of speech in which the person jumps rapidly from one topic to another |
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Looseness of association |
Focus is on a topic but the ideas don't fit together in a logical way |
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Circumstantiality |
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Circumferential |
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Mutism |
May only provide one or two word statements even though there is nothing wrong with the speech apparatus |
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Word salad |
A mixture of words meaningless to the listener and the speaker as well |
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Tangenital |
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Delusions |
A false belief held to be true even with evidence to the contrary |
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Illusions |
Errors in the perception of a sensory stimulus |
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Hallucinations |
A sense perception for which no external stimulus exists (seeing, hearing, tasting, feeling or smelling) |
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Thought broadcasting |
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Thought insertion |
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Depersonalization |
A phenomenon whereby a person experiences a sense of unreality of or estrangement from the self (seeing self in the distance) |
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Derealization |
The false perception by a person that his or her environment has changed (bigger, smaller, etc. |
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Ideas of reference |
The false impression that outside events have special meaning for oneself |
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Magical thinking |
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Nihilism |
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Phobia |
Fear associated with fairly common situations |
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Obsessions |
Preoccupation with certain thoughts |
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Compulsions |
Ritualistic behavior
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Self-destructive thoughts and behavior |
Suicidal or homicidal thoughts |
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Affect |
The external manifestation of a feeling or emotion that is manifested in facial expression, tone of voice, and body language |
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Suicide assessment |
1. Have you ever thought about killing yourself? (Ideation) 2. Do you have a plan? (Plan) 3. Does the person have the means or resources to carry out their plan? (Resources) 4. How likely is the plan to end in death? (hanging, gun, overdose) |
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Objective tests |
MMPI California Personality Inventory |
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Intelligence tests |
Wechsler adult intelligence scale (WAIS) Wechslet intelligence scale of children (WISC) |
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Depression scale |
Beck depression inventory |
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Projective tests |
Sentence completion Test (SCT) Draw a person Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) Rorschach Test |
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Mental health |
A state of well-being in which each individual id able to realize his or her own potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively and make a contribution to the community |
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Mental illness |
A clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome marked by the patient's distress or disability or the risk of suffering disability or loss of freedome |
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Resilience |
The ability to adapt and cope that helps people to face tragedies, loss, trauma, and severe stress |
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Mental health continuum |
A conceptual line used to represent levels of mental health and mental illness that vary from person to person and vary for a particular person over time |
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Four major areas of mental health/illness |
Happiness, control of behavior, self-concept, and reality testing |
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Happiness positive |
1. Life is enjoyable 2. Sees objects, people, and activities as possibilities for meeting one's needs |
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Happiness negative |
1. Mood is depressed 2. Major depressive disorder 3. Loss of interest in usual activities |
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Control of behavior positive |
1. Recognizes and acts upon cues to existing limits |
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Control of behavior negative |
1. Adjustment disorders 2. Repetitive, persistent, aggressive behavior violating the rights of others |
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Self-concept positive |
1. Sees self as approaching one's ideals, capable of meeting demands 2. Reasonable degree of self-confidence, helpful, resourceful under stress |
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Self-concept negative |
1. Dependent personality 2. Passively allows other to assume responsibility for major areas of life because of inability to function independently 3. Lacks self-confidence, helpless and stupid (learned) |
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Reality testing |
1. Accurate picture of what's happening around them 2. Sense of consequences of one's behavior 3. Sees the difference between "as if" and "for real" situations |
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Recovery process |
1. Self-directed 2. Person-centered 3. Empowering 4. Holistic 5. Nonlinear 6. Strength based 7. Peer-supported 8. Respect 9. Responsibility 10. Hope |
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Self-directed |
Patient is involved in their own care but patient's involvement is dependent upon their mental illness |
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Surgeon General's Report on Mental Illness |
1. Mental health is fundamental to overall health 2. There are effective treatments for mental illness |
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Human Genome project |
Strengthened biological and genetic explanation for psychiatric conditions |
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President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health goals |
1. Streamlined care delivery 2. Early diagnosis and Rx 3. New expectations for recovery principals 3. Increased assistance |
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Institute of Medicine |
Highlights effective treatment methods, addresses the gap between best and worst care, problems of coerced treatment, treats mental health issues separate from physical, |
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Institute of Medicine recommendations |
Mental health care be safe, effective, patient-centered, timely, efficient, and equitable |
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Mental Health Parity Act |
Does not require mental health coverage from any insurance but any company that provides mental health care must do so in the same manner as med/surg coverage |
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Incidence |
Number of new cases |
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Prevalence |
Total number of cases, new and existing |
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Co-morbid conditions |
More than one mental illness |
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Elements of a diagnosis |
Diagnostic criteria and descriptors Sub-types Specifiers |
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Nursing process goal |
Identifying appropriate, safe, culturally competent, developmentally relevant, quality care for individuals, families, groups and communities |
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Nursing process theoretical foundations |
Developmental Psychodynamic Systems Holistic Cognitive Biological |
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Basic care |
1. Coordination of care 2. Health teaching 3. Milieu therapy 4. Pharmacological, biological and integrative therapies |
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Advanced care |
1. Prescriptive authority 2. Psychotherapy 3. Consultation |
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Id |
One's instinct |
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Ego |
Problem solving, reality |
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Super-ego |
Moral component |
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Conscious |
Person is aware of |
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Unconscious |
Repressed memories, feelings, thoughts, wishes |
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Preconscious |
Unconscious thoughts/memories that are available for retrieval to the conscious at any time |
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Psychoanalytical theory |
Human behavior is to seek pleasure and avoid pain |
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Psychoanalytical theory defense mechanisms |
All unconscious except supression, mental defense for anxiety-serve to deny, falsify, or distort reality to make it less treatening |
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Psychoanalytical theory symptoms |
Internal conflict arising from early childhood trauma and failure of developmental tasks, which lead to vulnerability in adults to situation stressors |
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Psychoanalytical theory treatment |
Clarify meaning of events - uncover past conflicts - transference |
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Freud's Stages: oral stage |
0-12 months Oral gratification, sucking |
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Freud's Stages: rectal stage |
1-3 years Rectal gratification, control of bowel movement |
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Freud's Stages: phallic stage |
3-6 years Genital fixation and concentration |
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Freud's Stages: latency stage |
6-11 years Repression of sexual feelings and memories |
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Freud's Stages: puberty |
11-18 years Rise in sexual energy, independence from parents |
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Erickon's Stages: 0-18 months |
Trust vs. Mistrust |
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Erickson's Stages: 18 months - 3 years |
Autonomy vs. Shame and doubt |
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Erickson's Stages: 3-8 years |
Initiative vs. Guilt |
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Erickson's Stages: 6-11 years |
Industry vs. Inferiority |
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Erickson's Stages: 11-20 years |
Identity vs. Role Confusion |
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Erickson's Stages: 18-25 years |
Intimacy vs. Isolation |
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Erickson's Stages: 45 years - death |
Ego integrity vs. Dispair |
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Piaget's Theory: 0-2 years |
Sensorimotor intelligence |
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Piaget's Theory: 2-7 years |
Preoperational thought |
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Piaget's Theory: 7-11 years |
Concrete operations |
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Piaget's Theory: 11 years - adulthood |
Formal operations |
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Relevance of Piaget's Theory |
1. Connection between sensory motor development andcognition
2. Concrete thinkers until age 12 when ability toconceptualize is developed in many mental illness patients are concretethinkers 3. Applies to children |
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Psychiatric nurse theorist |
Hildeguard Peplau |
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Interpersonal relationships in nursing concept |
Human means interacting with others-anxiety is interpersonallycause - growth is possible - Families can contribute to comfort, be a supportsystem, can do both
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Interpersonal relationships in nursing symptoms |
Are a response to anxiety arising frominterpersonal relationships-family perspective, system is disturbed, individualmerely reflects family problem
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Interpersonal relationships in nursing treatment |
Help individual cope within socialsystem-improve communication and relationships-use of family therapy (Yalom)useof group therapy
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Therapeutic nurse-patient relationship |
Mutual learning experience and a corrective emotional experience for the patient |
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Therapeutic goals/outcomes |
1. Developself realization, self acceptance, and general self-respect 2. Developclear sense of personal identity and improved personal integration 3. Developability to initiate and form interdependent interpersonal relationships 4. Improvefunctioning and ability to meet, satisfy personal needs and achieve realisticpersonal goals |
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Roles of psychiatric nursing |
1. Resource person 2. Teacher 3. Counselor 4. Leader |
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Domains of psychiatric nursing practice |
1. Direct care 2. Communication 3. Management 4. Teaching 5. Coordination 6. Delegation 7. Collaboration |
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Humanistic theory |
Doctrineor attitude or way of life centered on human intent, values, philosophy thatasserts that the dignity and worth of man and his capacity for self realizationthrough reason.
Oftenrejects super-naturalization of “GOD” and rejects the “spiritual” aspects of man |
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Maslow's Theory of Basic Needs |
1. Physiological needs 2. Safety and security 3. Loving and belonging 4. Esteem and self-esteem 5. Self-actualization |
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Existentialist Theory |
Humanbeings are seen to be motivated primarily to satisfy basic needs and to fullfill certain aspirations. The payoff forsuch satisfaction and full-fillment is a sense of personal wholeness andwell being
Twogroups, one a spiritual approach and another atheistic (non spiritualapproach) |
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Existentialist perspective |
Freedom and responsibility
Death and human limitation Isolation and Connectedness Meaning vs. Meaninglessness Emotions and Experience |
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Learning theory |
Piaget Wolpe Skinner |
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Pavlov Classical |
Conditioning-arenot under conscious personal control , not personal choices
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Watson |
Personalitytraits and responses are adaptive/maladaptive, were socially learned throughclassical conditioning, anyone can be trained to be anything. |
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Skinner Operant conditioning |
Voluntarybehavior is learned through consequences. Behaviorresponses elicited through reinforcement-causes behavior to occur morefrequently.
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Behavioral Theory Symptoms |
Learned behavior that is maintained because it is reinforced
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Behavioral Theory Treatment |
Modify behaviorby manipulating environment-treat overt behavior only-set up schedule ofre-enforcers
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Behavioral Theory Strategies |
Use of systemic desensitization, aversiontherapy (antibuse RX), modelingnurse, other helpers, role modelidentified behavior biofeedback
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Cognitive Theory |
Focus on dispelling patient's irrational beliefs and distorted attitudes |
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Rational emotive therapy |
Eradicateemotional beliefs by helping people recognize thoughts that are not accurate,sensible, or useful
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Biopsychosocial Theory |
Mentalillness isdue to dysfunction of physiological process of the brain
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Milieu Therapy |
Health of each individual is realized andencouraged to grow
Every interaction is an opportunity fortherapeutic intervention Patient owns his or her ownenvironment-makes decisions and solve problems Patient owns his or her behavior-takeresponsibility for his/her behavior |
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Interpersonal relationships theory |
Hildeguard Peplau |
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Interpersonal and interactive skills theory |
Erickson |
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Science of caring |
Watson |
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Self-Care deficit theory |
Orem Self-carerequisites, self-care agency, self-care demand, self-care deficit, nursingagency |
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Adaptation Model |
Roy System,environment, health, & nursing elements Adaptivemodes: physiological, self-concept, role function, interdependence |
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Neuman's System Model |
Neuman Person,lines of resistance, stressor, prevention Intrapersonal,interpersonal, extra-personal stressors |
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Science of Unitary Human Beings |
Rogers Human/environment interplay Integrality, resonance, helices |
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Theory of Human Becoming |
Parse Paradoxes: revealing-concealing, enabling-limiting,connecting-separating |
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Expanding Human Consciousness |
Newman Choice point, patterns, health,body-dynamic energy |
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Cultural Care Diversity |
Leninger Culture care, folk systems, preservation,accommodation, re-pattering, and restructuring |