Intro To Mental Health Exam 1

Front 1

Changing Subjects

Back 1

Introducing and Unrelated Topic-NON

Front 2

The therapist seeks to understand and make unconsious ideas consious.

Back 2

Interpreting-NON

Front 3

Denying a problem exists

Back 3

Using Denial_NON

Front 4

Using cliches or trite expressions like "hang in there" or "chin up"

Back 4

Making stereotyped comments-NON

Front 5

A lack of empathy and understanding

Back 5

Belittling feelings expressed-NON

Front 6

Attributing ideas/behavior to other influences: EX: "what made you...?"

Back 6

Indicating the exisitence of an external power source-NON

Front 7

Asking the client ot provide reasons for thoughts/ideas and "asking why"

Back 7

Requesting an explanation-NON

Front 8

Attempting to protect someone or something from verbal attack

Back 8

Defending-NON

Front 9

persistent questioning of client

Back 9

Probing_NON

Front 10

telling the client what to do or how to behave

Back 10

Giving advice-NON

Front 11

Indicating with accord or opposition to the clients ideas

Back 11

Agreeing or Disagreeing-NON

Front 12

Judging clients ideas or behavior

Back 12

Approving or Dissaproving-NON

Front 13

Refusing to consider or showing contempt for the clients ideas or behavior

Back 13

Rejecting-NON

Front 14

When indicating to client there is no cause for anxiety &downplaying feeling

Back 14

Giving reassurance-NON

Front 15

When client has a plan in mind for dealing with stress

Back 15

Formulating a plan of action-Therapeutic

Front 16

The nurse tries to "desymbolize" feelings that are expressed indrectly

Back 16

Attempting to translate words into feelings-Therapeutic

Front 17

Putting into words what the client has only implied or said indirectly

Back 17

Verbalizing the implied-Therapeutic

Front 18

Used with clients with delusional thinking, nurse expresses uncertainity

Back 18

Voicing doubt-Therapeutic

Front 19

When nurse defines reality or indicates their perception of the situation

Back 19

Presenting reality-Therapeutic

Front 20

If you give client time to collect and organize thoughts

Back 20

Using Silence-Therapeutic

Front 21

When you convey an understanding and regard for the client-ex: eye contact and nodding

Back 21

Accepting-Therapeutic

Front 22

When you acknowledge and indicate awareness

Back 22

Giving recognition-Therapeutic

Front 23

When you make yourself available on an uncondtional basis

Back 23

Offering Self-Therapeutic

Front 24

When you allow the client to take initiative in introducing the topic

Back 24

Giving broad openings-therapeutic

Front 25

Offering the client encouragement to continue

Back 25

Offering general leads-Therapeutic

Front 26

When verbalizing what is observed or perceived

Back 26

Making observations-Therapeutic

Front 27

When asking client to say what is being perceived (as in a hallucination)

Back 27

Encouraging description of perceptions-Therapeutic

Front 28

Striving to explain vague, incomprehensible ideas/thoughts for mutual understanding

Back 28

Seeking clarification &validation-Therapeutic

Front 29

Delving further into a subject

Back 29

Exploring-therapeutic

Front 30

Taking note of an idea or a word, when client is moving rapidly between thoughts/ideas

Back 30

Focusing-Therapeutic

NOT THERAPEUTIC IF CLIENT IS ANXIOUS!

Front 31

When client asks for advice-referring back the question to the client

Back 31

Reflecting-Therapeutic

Front 32

Repeating the main idea of what the client said

Back 32

Restating-Therapeutic

Front 33

When asking client to compare and contrast ideas, expieriences and relationships

Back 33

Encouraging comparison-Therapeutic