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23 Cards in this Set
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What is mental health? |
Ability to: Recognize own potential Cope with normal stress Work productively Make contribution to community |
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What are traits of mental health? |
Ability to: Think rationally Communicate appropriately Learn Grow emotionally Be resilient Have a health self esteem |
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What is mental illness? |
Defined by disorder Culturally defined Significant dysfunction in mental functioning related to: - developmental - biological - physiological disturbances |
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What is resilience? |
Ability & capacity to secure resources needed to support well-being |
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What is resilience characterized by? |
Optimism Sense of mastery Competence |
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What is the diathesis-stress model? |
Most accepted explanation for mental illness Diathesis- biological predisposition Stress- Environment stress or trauma = genetic vulnerability & negative environmental stressors |
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What is the epidemiology of mental disorder? |
Study of the patterns of mental disorders have identified risks & resiliency factors Genetic, biological, environmental, cultural, occupational, gender (at times) |
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What are psychiatric mental health nurses? |
Employ purposeful use of self Use nursing, psychosocial & neurobiological theories and research |
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What are future challenges and roles? |
Aging population Increasing cultural diversity Expanding technology Patient advocacy Community & social inclusion of mental health interventions Political & legislative involvement |
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What are the 12 Social Determinants of Health in Canada? |
1. Income & social status 2. Social support networks 3. Education 4. Employment/working conditions 5. Social environment 6. Physical environment 7. Personal health practices & coping skills 8. Healthy child development 9. Biology & genetic endowment 10. Health servies 11. Gender 12. Culture |
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What was the focus in the 19th century? |
Focus on control - Asylums - Restraints - Bloodletting - Purging |
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What happened in the late 20th century? |
Family therapy Chlorpromazine |
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What happened in 1976? |
De-institutionalization - integration of psychiatric units into general community hospitals Civil rights Community Mental Health program |
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What role did de-institutionalization have in the community? |
Expended community based mental health services development - crisis management - consultation liaison - primary care psychiatry Evolving nursing approaches towards mental health care with expanded & autonomous roles |
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What is culture? |
Groups with shared beliefs, values, practices Influences thinking and behaviour |
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What are cultural norms? |
Define what is normal or abnormal within a culture |
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What are ethnic groups? |
Common heritage and history Share world view for thinking |
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What are western traditions? |
Identify found in individuality Value- autonomy, independence, self reliance Mind and body separate entities Disease has a cause & treatment is aimed at the cause Time is linear Success is obtained by preparing for the future |
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What are Eastern traditions? |
Family basis for identity Body-mind-spirit one entity Time is circular & recurring Born into a fate; duty to comply Disease caused by fluctuations in opposing forces |
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What are indigenous culture? |
Places significance on place of humans in natural world Basis of identity is the tribe Person is an entity only in relation to others Disease- lack of harmony between individual & environment |
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What are barriers to quality of mental health services? |
Communication barriers Stigma of mental health Misdiagnosis Genetic variations in pharmacodynamics |
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What are concepts in understanding the life of people with mental disorders? |
Stereotyping Prejudice Discrimination Stigma |
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What are the effects of stigma (public vs. self)? |
Public stigma - discrimination - poverty, unemployment - lack of early detection, treatment Self stigma - depression - self- hatred |
