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what's the def. of mental health?
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A relative state of mind in which a person is able to cope with and adjust to the recurrent stresses of everyday living in an acceptable way.
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what is the def. of mental illness?
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Is usually based on the degree of behavior NOT always as a whole, any disturbance of emotional equilibrium, as manifested in maladaptive behavior and impaired functioning, caused by genetic, physical, chemical, biologic, psychologic, or social and cultural factors.
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Define:
1.Organic mental illness 2.Functional mental illness |
1.Organc mental illness is mental illness due to a physical cause such as a car accident.
2.Functional mental illness does not have a causative agent to link it to. An example is schizophrenia. |
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What are 3 types of diagnosis of mental illness?
and what are there def.? |
1.Acute-
2.Chronic- 3.Remission-able to function at normal capacity. |
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fraud's stages of psychosexual development-LIST them
(there's 7) |
the oral stage
the anal stage the phallic stage the oedipus complex the electra complex the latent stage the genital stage |
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how did people in the 1850's -1900's percieve mental illness?
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they believed that it was satonic or demonic
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what's the def. of compensation
(defense mechanism) |
when we attempt to make up for real or imagined weakness.
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what is the def. of denial
(defense mechanism) |
the refusal to acknowledge a real situation(you see this alot with patients that have a termina illness)
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what is the def. of displacement
(defense mechanism) |
transferring the feelings from one source to another that is considered to be less threatening
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what is the def. of identification
(defense mechanism) |
the emulation of admirable qualities in another to enhanc one's self-esteem
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what is the def. of rationalization or intellectualization
(defense mechanism) |
use of logic and reason or analysis to avoid unacceptable feelings
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what is the def. of introjection
(defense mechanism) |
this is when we internalize or we take on someone else's values or their beliefs. Adopting someone's values or beliefs. (as student's we do this alot, also polotics do this alot)
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what is the def. of isolation
(defense mechanism) |
when you seperate your emotion from your memory or an unassociated thought
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what is the def. of projection
(defense mechanism) |
unexceptable feelings of impulses and you transfer them to another person
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what is the def. of reaction formation
(defense mechanism) |
avoidance of unacceptable thoughts and behaviors by expressing the opposite thoughts and behaviors. example hypochondriacs
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what is the def. of regression
(defense mechanism) |
withdrawal to an earlier level of development to benefit from the associated comfort of that previous level. example bringing a new baby home and the sister or brother regresses back to being an infant
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what is the def. of repression
(defense mechanism) |
unconcious defense mechanism in which unwanted ideas are kept out of concious.
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what is the def. of somatization
(defense mechansim) |
the transfer of painful feelings to a body part thus the person's feeling of pain is a symptom. example a cutter
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what is the def. of sublimation
(defense mechanism) |
transformation of unexceptable impulses into more constructive or more exceptable behavior. you have an impulse to do something bad and instead you transfer it and do something good.
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what is the def. of suppression
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concious or voluntary inhibition , coucious ability to stick it somewhere, put it aside and move on. example avoiding and ex relashionship and you dont forget but you move on.
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what is the def. of undoing
(defense mechanism) |
actually or symbolically canceling out something
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what is the def. of substitution
(defense mechanism) |
individual replaces a highly valued unattainable object with a less valuable attainable object. example louis voton purses
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what is the def. of conversion
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when you have an emotion conflict that has turned into a physical symptom and it provides and individual with some kind of benefit
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what's the difference between anxity and panic disorders?
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anxiety disorders you have a little time, you know the symptoms.
panic disorders you don't know that they are coming, you don't have control |
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what's the difference between effect and affect?
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effect- is a result of an action or force.
affect- is an outward, observable manifestation of a person's expressed feelings or emotions, such as flat, blunted, bland or bright |
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what is word salad stand for?
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shifting from topic to topic, repeat, repeat, repeat, making no sence
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what do defense mechanisms do?
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they help individuals to resolve mental conflicts, reduce anxiety, protect self-esteem, and maintain a sense of security
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The World Health Organization (WHO) defines mental well-being as what?
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"a state of physical and mental well-being."
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what is the def. of mental health?
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It is a dynamic process in which a person's physical, cognitive, affective, behavioral and social dimensions interact funcionally with one another and the environment.
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how did individuals in 1950's-1970's percieve mental health and the care of people with mental illness?
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they really didn't know what to make of it, this is when science stepped in to try to figure out what was causing it
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what was treatment like during the 1950's-1970's?
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public or psyciatric facilities, they started medication, psycologic therapy-counseling
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how did individuals in 1900's01950's percieve mental health and the care for people with mental illness?
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they felt the cause for mental illness was social, moral, personal access. (overlly sexual)
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diagnosis for pts in 1900's-1950's was?
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insanity
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treatment between 1900's-1950's consisted of what?
and what were that facilities like during this time period |
restraints were popular at this time. mental health facilities had more respect for the pts. treatment milleu thereapy-structure the environment in order to function
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how did individuals percieve mental health and care for mentally ill patients during the 1850's-1900's?
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they felt that the cause for mental illness was caused by sanic or demonic possession,. menopauese-thought it was a mental illness. If you were caught masturbating, drank to much tea, tropical climates these were all things that they believed caused mental illness
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what was the diagnosis for mental illness between 1850-1900's
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Idiocy- this was the actual diagnosis that the doc. gave
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what was the treatment like, and the facility's during 1850-1900's
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people were thrown into mad-houses, they were cruel and in-humane facilities
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how is the cause/or no cause of mental health diagnosed today
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by testing, bloodwork to rule out medical reasons, MRI's, catscans, interviews, therapuetic relashionship-which is EVERYTHING in mental health! DSM 4 classification book it has all the diff. components of what it is and what can occur.
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what factors affect coping with mental illness?
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1.Age
2.Cultural beliefs 3.Sprirituality 4.Self-concepts 5.Family and community resources 6.Emotions |
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what is tangential speech
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when a pt. starts to talk to you about something and goes right into something else, pt goes on a tangen.
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what is thought blocking
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it is when someone with a mental illness talks to you and all the sudden stops talking, they totally loose there thought.
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what is loose associations
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this is when somebody contiually shifts from topic to topic while speaking with out making sence- word salad.
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what is obsessions
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unwanted thoughts
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what is the def. of compulsions
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when the pt. will actively repeat a specific manner with out voluntary control, O.C.D., washing hands, counting
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what are phobias
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unrealistic fears of specific objects or things
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what are delusions
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they are not based on reality
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what are suicidal ideations
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thoughts or plans to kill yourself, you have to monitor because if they want to do it they will be successful
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what is dysthymia?
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it is a depression where you are depressed most of the days of the month, they might be fine in the a.m but mostly always depressed
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how do we as nurse's care for pts. with mental illness, personality disorders
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make sure their body image is good, sleep patterns are good,nutrition, feelings, help them feel safe.
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what is agoraphobia?
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you are afraid to leave your house
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what is acrophobia
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afraid of hieghts(acrobat)
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what is claustrophobia?
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afraid of tight/small spaces
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what is PSTD?
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post -traumatic stress disorder, and it's usually a psycological traumatic event
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Factitious Disorders
what's the def. and give examples |
the client shows repeated simulatio of feigning of physical or phychiatric symptoms. The motivation for this behavior is to assume the "sick role" and to obtain treatment.
Types: Munchausen syndrome and Ganser syndrome |
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what is biological approach mean?
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mental disordes that are related to the physiological changes with in the central nevous system and we can manage
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what is pshyco anniletic approach mean?
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based on theory that all humans can fuction at all type of levels of concious and uncouncious behavior hense coping mechanisms.
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what is interpersonal approach mean?
and cognitive approach? |
learn new ways of coping, example anxiety-to develop trust.
Cognitive approach has to be earned,our thoughts will influence behavior. |
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what's involved in our therapuetic relashionship with mentally ill/ or pts with personality disorders?
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Try not to socialize with your pts.
you have to be a good listener be available listen concentrate on the pt. DON'T think while they are talking CLARIFY back to them what they said. DON't ask why |
