Mental Health Of Nursing

Front 1

what's the definition:
1.Organic mental illness-
2.Functional mental illness-

Back 1

1.Organic mental illness-
is mental illness due to a physical cause. (example.car accident).
2.Funcional mental illness-
is mental illness that does not have a causitive agent to link it to. (example schizophrenia)

Front 2

what are some symptoms of mental illness?

Back 2

behavior changes, lack of concern with physical appearance, binge eating, excessive fluid intake, sleep too much of too little, some physical symptoms, itchy but no rash could be mental illness or mental stressor, over-use of defense mechanisms, loss of control with reality, a morbid fascination with death, and someone suddenly becoming mute.

Front 3

what are three types of diagnosis involving mental health pts?

Back 3

1.Acute
2.Chronic
3.Remission

Front 4

what would the nursing process involve for mental illness?
(what would we ask)

Back 4

do you have a psyciatric history and you have to ask "is it diagnosed" weither it's them of a family member, have they had treatment and if so what kind of treatment, how do they cope, what factors do they use to cope, how do they funcion daily, if they are compliant how do their families cope, do they feel that there realashionship is being impacted.

Front 5

Physical assessment when looking to see if a pt has s/sx of mental illness

Back 5

physical appearence, look at clothing is it age appropriate,example a 80 year old woman wearing a mini skirt, be aware of there mood, decreased physical activity

Front 6

fraud's theory of personality:
what are they?

Back 6

1.Id-
2.Ego
3.Super-Ego

Front 7

what is the def. of Id
(fraud's theory)

Back 7

he states that the Id is UNCONSCIOUS and it is present from birth and it includes that instinctive and imprimative behavior. He sais that it is the source of all psycic energy and it makes up the primary componant of your personality

Front 8

what is the def. of ego
(fraud's theory)

Back 8

he states that the ego all three the concious, unconcious and the preconcious mind. it is part of our personality that is responsible for dealing with reality. He sais that the ego develops from the Id and the ego ensures tht the impulse of the Id are exceptible in the "real world".