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self Awareness
Concept that one exists as an individual separate from other people, with private thoughts. Includes recognition of one's strengths and weaknesses, likes, dislikes, behavior, attitude, and emotions
Personality traits
Internal contributing factor to the development of self-awareness. (extrovert, introvert)
Judgmental
inflexible and run the risk of neglecting the perception of others, possibly arriving at an opinion based on their own values without enough facts or enough regard for what other people may feel or think
Factors Influencing Mental Health
Genetic Characteristics
Nurturing During Childhood
Life Circumstances
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
Self actualization
Self Esteem
Love
Security and Safety
Physiologic
Self actualization
Need to be self-fulfilled, learn, create, understand, and experience one's potential
Interpersonal Communication
5 levels- The relationship is only as good as the intent of the conversation, pg 10
Denial
Unconscious refusal to face thoughts, feelings, wishes, needs, or reality factors that are intolerable
Displacement
Unconscious shifting of feelings such as hostility or anxiety from one idea, person, or object to another.

ie: teenage slamming a door when mad
Dissociation
Separation and detachment of a strong, emotionally charged conflict from one's consciousness (sometimes amnesia, sometimes become dif person)

Dissociative Identity Disorder
Projection
Unconscious assignment of unacceptable thoughts or characteristics of self to others
sublimation
unconsciousness rechanneling of intolerance or socially unacceptable impulses or behaviors into activities that are personally or socialy acceptable (a socially acceptable outlet)
Compassion fatigue (burnout)
when one provides care for others at work and home but loses the ability to take care of ones' self
Panic attacks
induce long lasting rise in LDL and total cholesterol in men, placing them at increased risk of cardiovascular disease
Schizophrenia caused by
- a virus
- autoimmune phenomena
- frontal lobe dysfunction
Increased episodes of depression and mania
causes changes in brain structure and function, which lead to treatments resistant depression (refractory)
Refractory
when whenever worked before doesn't any more
Untreated hypothyroidism
may play an unheralded role in tx resistance and in the development of rapid cycling in bipolar patients
Clozaril
has proven to be a safe, effective drug for psychotic clients with a history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome
SSRI use
leads to bone loss in older women
Brain trauma severity
is a predictor of personality change in the youth
Interaction- oriented approach
Paplau --> based on personal interaction

- view themselves as therapeutic tool and evaluations according to client's response
Paplau
Interpersonal theory

- nurse-client relationships in which problem-solving skills are developed (orientation, identification, exploitation, resolution)
Mental Health
- Accepts self and others
- Is able to cope with or tolerate stress
- Is able to form close and lasting relationships
- Use sound judgement to make decisions
- Accepts responsibility for actions
- Is optimistic
- Recognizes limitations (abilities and deficiencies)
- Can function effectively and independently
- Is able to distinguish imagined circumstances from reality
- Is able to develop potential and talents to the fullest extent
- Is able to solve problems
- Can delay gratification
- communicates emotions, giving and receiving, working alone as well as with others, acceptable authority, displaying a sense of humor, and coping successfully with emotional conflict
Mental Illness
- feels inadequate
- has poor self-concepts
- Is unable to cope
- Exhibits maladaptive behavior
- Displays poor judgment
- Is irresponsible or unable to accept responsibility for actions
- is pessimistic
- Does not recognize limitations (abilities an deficiencies)
- Exhibits dependency needs because of feelings of inadequacy
- Is unable to perceive reality
- Does not recognize potential and talents because of poor self-concept
- Acoids problems rather than coping with them or attempting to solve them
- Desires or demands immediate gratification
- inability to cope with stress, resulting in disruption, disorganization, inappropriate reactions, unacceptable behavior, and the inability to respond according to the person's expectations and the demands of society.
Culture
shared beliefs, values, behavioral norms, and practices that is common to a group of people sharing a common identity and language.
Subculture
smaller group that exists within a larger culture
Ethnicity
common ancestral, racial, physical, or national characteristics and who share cultural symbols (language, lifestyle, and religion)
Ethnocentrism
Believing and behaving is superior to that of others
Culture-bound syndrome
denotes recurrent locality-specific patterns of aberrant behavior and troubling experience that are prominent in folk belief and practice
Amok
Dissociative episodes followed by outburst of violence behavior directed at people or objects

(a culture bound syndrome)
Ataque de nervios
Uncontrollable shouting, crying, trembling, and verbal or physical aggression. Occurs frequently as direct result of stressful family event
Brain fog
Difficulty concentrating, remembering, and thinking. Associated with challenge or schooling
Ghost sickness
Preoccupation with death and the deceased. Bad dreams, weakness, feelings of danger, anxiety, and hallucinations may occur.
Rootwork
Illness ascribed to hexing, witchcraft, sorcery, or evil influence of another person. Like a "curse" and have to do certain things to get rid of it.
Translator
use of a family member or friend is not appropriate. Dr or nurse is ok.
Tarasoff decision
Cases in which violent or self-destructive behavior is identified by the clinician, and cases in which the defendant is not a mental health professional but rather a friend, significant other, or family member who is aware of the potential for danger but neglects to warn the potential victim (must warn person).
Protective and Advocacy Bill for Mentally Ill Individuals Act of 1986
- reaceive txs, etc.
- refuse tx- unless endangers
- have probable cause hearin within 2 days
- Maintain client privacy and confidentiality (HIPAA)
- communicate freely with others by letter, telephone, or visits, unless such activities are specifically restricted in ones' tx plan.
- have personal privileges (wearing own clothing, maintaining personal appearance in their taste, basic necessities of life)
- civil rights (vote, emplyed, drive, marry, etc.)
- religious freedoms and education
- respect, dignity, and personal identity
- continuity of care
- access own records
- exaplanation of costs and services
- obtain aftercare (housing etc.)
Grief
normal, appropriate emotional response to external and consciously recognized loss. Emotional pain that needs to be acknowledged
Anticipatory grief
normal grief when person is dying, allows others to get used to the idea, etc.
Mourning
outward expression of grief
bereavement
sadness, insomnia, poor appetitie, deprivation, desolation

some experience this as part of their grief

* best way to help someone who is grieving is to listen, be empathetic, acknowledge the loss, and experience the event at his or her own pace
Disenfranchised grief
experience of individuals whose grief is not acknowledged or supported by their social network or excluded from participating in grief-related rituals
Types of community mental health services
- Psychiatric Emergency Care
- Day-treatment Programs
- Residential treatment Programs
- Psychiatric Home care (homebound, acute or acut exacerbation, needs specialized knowledge or skills of psychiatric RN)
- Aftercare and rehabilitation (PACT- programs for assertive Community tx-FACT)
Standards of care and the nursing process
standard I- Assessment
Standard II- diagnosis
Standard III- outcome identification
Standard IV- Planning
Standard V- Implementation
Standard VI- Evaluation
Comprehensive assessment
biological, psych, social, cultureal, spirutal, etc.
focused assessment
regarding a particular problem
screening assessment
mental status exam
Affect
observable manifestation of ones emotions or feelings inferred from facial expressions (anger, sadness, or happiness)
- objective
Mood
the presence oof pervasive and sustained emotions or feelings DESCRIBED by the patient
- subjective
Congruent
describes consistency between a persons affect and mood (can also be incongruent or divergent)
Blocking
sudden stoppage
Circumstantiality
giving unnecessary detail
Clang association
punning or rhyming
Echolalia
parrot-like repetition
Flight of ideas
chance association
verbal skipping from one thought to another. Although talk is continuous, the ideas are fragmented. "I like the color blue. Do you ever feel blue? Feelings can change from day to day"
Looseness of association
relationship between sentences does not make sense. "Mary went swimming. I like turkeys"
Mutism
refusal to speak
(catatonic schizophrenia)
Neologism
use of a new word
Perseveration
person emits the same verbal response to various questions
Tangentiality
appropriate to the general topic but dos not specifically answer the question. Somewhat associated.
Verbigeration
meaningless repetition of specific words
Word Salad
mixture of words and phrases that lack comprehensive meaning or logical coherence.
Delusions
fixed false beliefs not true to fact and not ordinarily accepted by others

"I have a metal plate in my knee that the martians put there..."
Hallucinations
sensory perceptions ( auditory, visual, gustatory, olfactory, tactile in nature)

(there are also command hallucinations)
Depersonalization
feeling of unreality or strangeness concerning self, the environment, or both

some describe out of body experiences viewing themselves from a few feet overhead. May feel like they are going crazy. common with substance abuse.
Obsession
insistent thoughts, recognized as arising from the self. Client usually regards the obsessions as absurd and relatively meaningless. They persist anyways --> CAN'T find relief
Compulsions
insistent, repetitive, intrusive, and unwanted urges to perform an act contrary to ones ordinary wishes--> they DO find relief in doing the actions
Memory
Recent memory- 2 weeks
long term memory
Intellectual ability
subtract or spell words backward, abstract though
Insight
self understanding, clients' insight into their illness or conditions

No insight--> limited insight --> insight
Neurovegetative changes
changes in psychophysiologic functions (sleep patterns, eating patterns, enrgy levels, sexual function, or bowel funtioning)I

f a pt states they didn't sleep and you saw them sleep, they didn't sleep (a highly prevalent problem)
Pharmacodynamics
study of biochemical an dphysiologic effects of drugs and the mechanisms by which the effects are produced.

Effects of drugs on body
Pharmacokinetics
study of movement of drugs and their metabolites through the body (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion/elimination)
Discontinuation (withdrawal) syndrome
abrupt discontinuation or reduction in dosage of a number of psychotropic drugs can precipitate transient emergence of clinical symptoms with rebound or relapse of original symptoms, uncomfortable new symptoms, or physiologicc withdrawal times
ADHD med
Ritalin (only one with street value)
antianxiety or anxiolytics
benzos
non-benzos
Z-track
Buspar
Antidepressants
SSRI
TCA
MAOI
atypicals
herbals
mood meds
acony
antipsychotics
lithium
Antidepressants
antianxiety or anxiolytics
toxic
range
Antipsychotics
14
EPS
Dopamine
Serotonin
+/-
SE's
Interactions
Parkinson's meds
artane
benadryl
cogentin
Anticonvulsants
Depakote, tegretol, neurontin, topamax, lamictal (side effect of rash), trileptal
Antipsychotics
Abilify
geodon
risperdal
zyprexa
Lithium caution
- salt and water (inverse relationship, have to be careful how much salt they take in and how much water they use)
Lithium toxicity range
1.5-2.0 +

range 0.6-1.3
S/E of lithium
Drowsiness
muscles spasms
blurred vision
diarrhea
dizziness
stupor
convulsions
coma
death
SSSRIs- antidepressants
- first line
- Increase risk of suicide/teens and children
- Discontinuation syndrome
- Prozac, paxil, zoloft (most common 3)
lexapro, luvox, celexa
Tricyclics- antidepressants
Elavil (neurogenic pain)
Tofranil (bedwetting)
Anafranil (OCD)
Atypicals- antidepressants
Desyrel
Wellbutrin
Effexor
Herbal antidepressant
St. Johns Wart
MAOI- anti depressants
14 day clearance time
Food restrictions: fermented, pickled, salted, aged
- Hypertensive crisis
Benzodiazepines- anti-anxiety
Ativan, klonopin, librium, valium, xanax
- do not stop abruptly
- paradoxycal reaction
- lethal with alcohol
- dependency
Non- Benzodiasepines- anti-anxiety
BuSpar
SSRIs for ati anxiety
Prozac, paxil, zoloft
Lexapro, celexa, luvox
Antidepressants for antianxiety
Anafranil (for OCD)*
Effexor
Antihistamines for anti anxiety
Benadryl
Vistaril
Herbals for antianxiety
Valerian
chamomile
kava kava
ADHD meds
Ritalin
Adderal
Focalin
Strattera
Concerta
Stimulant ADHD meds
Ritalin
Adderal
Focalin
Concerta
Non-stimulant ADHD meds
Strattera
ADHD med S/E
appetite suppression
Suppress growth hormone
Sleep disturbances
Increase in pulse and BP
CNS overstimulation
Arrhythmias
Street drug (ritalin has high street value)
College students use to study
Potentiate antidepressant prescription in tx- resistant depression
Meds for aggression
Depakote, Neurontin (seizure induced aggression)
Clonidine, Tenex, int univ
Antianxiety Rx
Antipsychotics
11 antipsychotics
- Thorazine (tx of hiccups)
- Compazine (not an antipsychotics, used for N/V)
- Mellaril (endocrine-gynocomastia)
- Haldol (cocktail)
- Prolaxin (Decanoate-oil based so it lasts longer)
- Clozaril
- Risperidal
- Zyprexa
- Serroquil (S/E- weight gain)
- Abilify
- Geodin (metabolic syndrome
Dopamine meds (+ schizophrenia signs)
- Thorazine (tx of hiccups)
- Compazine (not an antipsychotics, used for N/V)
- Mellaril (endocrine-gynocomastia)
- Haldol (cocktail)
- Prolaxin (Decanoate-oil based so it lasts longer)
Dopamine and Serotonin meds (Atypicals)

(- and + schizophrenia signs)
- Clozaril (CBC-agranulocytosis)
- Risperidal
- Zyprexa
- Serroquil (S/E- weight gain)
- Abilify
- Geodin (metabolic syndrome
About compazine
not an antipsychotic (used for N/V)
About Mellaril
endocrine, gynocomastia
Side effects of psychotic drugs
Dry mouth
Sedation
Blurred Vision
Constipation
DECREASED SEIZURE THRESHOLD
Elevated prolactin
Diminished libido
Urinary retention
Weight gain
Mild ECG changes
Photosensitivity
Hyperglycemia
Increased cholesterol
Agranulocytosis
extrapyramidal (EPS)
Occulogyric crisis (eyes roll back in head)
Parkinsonism
Akathesia (restless, without sitting)
Acute dystonic reactions (muscles tense, repetative movements, abnormal posture)
Tardive dyskinesia (lip smacking, etc.)- LONG TERM USE
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
-Hyperpyrexia
-Severe muscle rigidity
-Labile P/BP
- Altered Consciousness
Long term use of neuroleptics can casue
Tardive dyskinesia- repetative, involuntary, purposeless movements, grimasing, lip smacking, puckering, pursing, rapid blinking, sticking out tongue, licking lips
What is acute dystonia
muscle tense, repetative movements, abnormal posture
Akathesia
restlessness, without sitting
Occulogyric crisis
eyes roll back in head
What major S/E does Clozaril have
Agranulocytosis --> reduction of WBCs --> infection

*monitor CBC

(In pharm notes, this also causes metabolic syndrome and seizures)
About Prolixin
Decanoate--oil based so lasts a long time
About Risperdal
There is an extended release that has sutures that release slowly
Seroquil S/E
Weight Gain
Mellaril S/E
gynecomastia and lactation
Metabolic syndrome
Increased blood sugar (pancreas)
HTN
hypercholesteremia
Weight gain
Increased abdominal girth
2 meds at greatest risk are causing metabolic syndrome are:
Zyprexa and clozaril
Mood disorders
Bipolar I and II
Dysthymia (like eyore in winnie the pooh)
Depression
Cyclothymia (like bipolar but less severe)
Season affective disorder (dark climate, no sun)
Post partum depression (Baby blues in 3-4 days --> psychosis)
Some presenting features of depression
Anxiety, somatic, complaints, and alcohol, and substance abuse
Deperssion S/S
SPACE DIGS

Sleep disturbances
Psychomotor
Agitation and Appetite (weight gain or loss)
Concentration
Energy (fatigue)


DIGS- getting worse
depressed mood
interest (anhedonia-markedly diminished interest or pleasure in former activities)
guilt
suicidal ideation
age range for highest suicide risk
under 19 and older 45
What is considered a good indicator of suicide? and what is the best indicator?
good- hopelessness (Beck-self rating)
best- previous attempt
coprolalia
cursing (tourettes)
Axis I
Psych Dx- focus of clinical attention
- generalized anxiety, schizophrenia, paranoid type
Axis II
Personality disorders/mental retardation
-borderline personality disorders
- profound mental retardation
Axis III
Medical conditions (wounds, etc.)
Axis IV
Psychosocial/environmental stressors (educational, occupational, housing, traumatic events, legal problems, access to healthcare services)
Axis V
Global assessment of functioning (GAF)
GAF
first number is new, second number is the past year
Oppositional defiant disorder
angry, talk back, defiant,don't do what tell them
Conduct disorders
like defiant but also hurt small children, small animals, and set fires)
Antisocial personality disorder
psychopaths, no remorse, can tell ies and won't show on lie detector
Serotonin Syndrome S/S
- extreme agitation
- restlessness
- confusion
- hallucinations
- loss of coordination
- tachypnea
- labile BP
- hyperpyrexia
- diaphoresis
- overactive reflexes
- N/V
- diarrhea
Withdrawal syndrome
- dizziness
- nausea
- sensory disturbances
- tremor
- dysphoria
- anxiety
- days to weeks after last dose
Delusion of reference
"people on tv are referring to me, my hair isn't quite right, and everyone will notice"
Delusion of persecution
everyone hates me, everyone in room is angry with me, I don't get a fair shake
Bipolar type I vs. Bipolar type II
1 is up and down, 2 is up and down but not quite as much
3 new antipsychotic drugs to add to 11
Invega
Saphris
Tofranil
Classic triad of Neuroleptic Malignant syndrome
hyperpyrexia
rigidity
cognitive
Signs of Neuroleptic Malignant syndrome
hyperpyrexia, rigidity, cognitive, labile P/BP, diaphoresis, tremor, dystonia, drowsiness to coma, seizures, arrhythmias
What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome associated with
meds that impact on dopamine and perhaps TCA;s- remember compazine

Increased risk when combine with haldol and lithium

Once symptoms emerge, may exacerbate rapidly
Meds that can cause Serotonin syndrome
SSRI- Celexa, Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft
SNRI- Desyrel, Effexor
NDRIs- wellbutrin (also for smoking)
MAOIs- Marplan, Nardil
Pain Rx- Fentanyl, Demoral, Talwin, Ultram
Anti nausea meds- Reglan, Zofran
Antimigraine- Imitrex, Avert, Zomig
OTC cough and cold- Robitussin
Illegal drugs- XTC, LSD
Herbal: St Johns Wart, Ginseng
BPD- Lithium
tx for tardive dyskinesai
**no standard treatment!**
treated with Clozoril or Benadryl
Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't
Extrapyramidal symptoms
- acute dystonia
- acute dyskinesia
- pseudoparkinsonism
- akathisia
- Tardive dyskinesia
- neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Pseudoparkinsonism
Motor retardation or akinesia
- masklike and pill rolling tremor, salivation
- within first week of tx
Akathisia
motor restlessness
- constant state of movement
- difficulty sitting still, or strong urge to move about
Acute dystonic reactions
irregular, involuntary movement/spasms involving muscles in head, neck, trunk, limbs.
- facial grimacing
- abnormal eye movements
- backward rolling of eyes (oculogyric crisis)
Tardive dyskinesia
- tongue protrusion, cheek puffing, involuntary movements of extremities and trunk
Labs affected in neuroleptic malignant syndrome
elevated CPK
elevated WBCs
tx for pseudoparkinsonism
Cogentin (anticholinergic med)
tx for neuroleptic malignant syndrome
-Dantrium, Barlodel
(dantrolene)
Metabolic syndrome
hyperglycemia, dyslipidemia, abdominal obesity (all gut, not butt)
Nursing interventions for pts taking antipsychotics
- blood pressure
- CBC
- serum glucose level
- lipid panel
- liver function tests
- visions tests

-personal and family history of metabolic problems
- assessment of body mass index and waist circumference
- nutritional and activity counseling
- admin antacids 2 h before or 1h after
- if one dose/day, give PO 1-2h before bed
- avoid touching concentrated liquids
- no subcu unless specifically ordered, use Z-track, and change needles after filling syringe,
- Risperdal only in gluteal
Prolaxin and Haldol in deltoid or gluteal
- If pt is not compliant, prepare to give meds IM (last longer like 2-4 weeks depends on med)
- antipsychotic drugs can induce seizures in those with seizure disorders
Dosage range of atypical antidepressant Wellbutrin
200-1450 mg.day
Dosage range of atypical antidepressant Desyrel
25-600 mg.day
Dosage range of atypical antidepressant Effexor
75-375
Antidepressant potentially serious adverse affects
- seizures due to lowering of the threshold as with the use of buproprion
- Liver disorder due to trazodone
- Severe hyponatremia linked to use of SSRIs
Guilty but mentally ill
exhibit clinical symptoms of a psychiatric disorder (pyromania, substance abuse or sexual offenses). Client is responsible for his or her behavior but the act happened cause of the illness.
ATI
5% of grade, have to take
Level 3=5points
level 2=4 points
level 1=3 points
below level 1=0 points
students role on psych
observe and learn
uniform
white scrub ad blue scrub pants
GAF scores
91-100 superior
41-50 serious symptoms
Criteria for Baker Act
- mental illness (not developmental diasbility, intoxication, substance abuse, or antisocial behaviior)
- refused voluntary admission
- without care they will harm self or others
Who may initiate Baker Act
Judge
LEO
Mental health professional
Ex Parte
must be signed by judge since there is no other professional

court enters the order based on a sworn testimony (written or oral)
BA 52
Involuntary examination form
BA 32
Court form to petition for further involuntary treatment
Within 24h of BA
psychiatrist must examine pt
Within 72h of BA
- released
- voluntary
- BA 32 to petition for further involuntary tx is filed--> hearing will be held
Marchman Act Criteria
Substance abuse impaired and because of impairment

Lost power of self control because of substance abuse and either
- inflicted or threatened/attempted to inflict physical harm on self or others
- is in need of substance abuse service by reason of substance abuse impairment
Who can certify a person as incompetent
in Florida, just a physician
Incompetent definition
Judgement is so affected by the illness that can't make decisions on health or mental health
Delusion of reference of persecution
police are out to get you, being watched
Delusion of alien control
feeling, thought controlled by an outside source (aliens)
Nihilistic delusion
The client denies reality of self, part of self or external object. "I have no head"
Delusion of poverty
think are poor or going to loose money
Delusion of grandeur
think napolean for Jesus
Somatic delusion
think have cancer, sickness, etc.
Axis V
GAF
DSM- IV-TR
Axis, diagnostic classification tool, insurance companies need them
Restraint rules
- must be assessed by physician or licensed independant practitioner within first hour
- order is good for 4 hrs
- has to be reevaluated q4h and new written or verbal order written
deinstitutionalization
1960s, moving chronically mentally ill pts for state psych hospitals back into community supervised facilities
Culture Bound Syndrome
denotes ercurrent locality-specific patterns of aberrant behavior and troubling experience that are prominant in folk belief and practice.
East Asian Population and CYP2D6
more than 1/3 of population are "poor metabolizers".. stays in system longer.
Habeus corpus
if pt disagrees with hearing, have another hearing and are either discharged or tx.

have probable cause hearing within three court days of admission to secure a speedy recovery from involuntary detention if found sane in a court of law