Basic Concepts: Mental Health & Psych Nursing Flashcards
Characteristics of Mental Health
- Dynamic (constantly changes from time to time)
- Positive State (must always be looking at what will be good for your health)
- Lifelong process of successful adaptation to internal and external stimuli
- State of emotional, psychological and social wellness
Predictors of Mental Health
- Satisfying interpersonal relationship
- Effective coping and behavior
- Positive Self-concept
- Emotional Stability
Factors that influence mental health (individual, environmental, interpersonal)
A. Individual
- biologic make-up/genetic
- autonomy and independence
- self-esteem
- capacity for growth
- ability to find meaning in life
- emotional resilience
- sense of belonging
- reality orientation
- coping or stress management activities
B. Environmental
- sense of community
- access to adequate resources
- intolerance of violence
- support of diversity among people
- mastery of the environment
- positive yet realistic view of one’s world
C. Interpersonal
- effective communication
- ability to help others
- intimacy
- balance of separateness and connectedness
What is positive nurturing?
Instilling trust, love, security, acceptance, and increased self-worth
Psychiatric nursing
specialized area of nursing practice employing theories of human behavior as its science and purposely use of self as its art
joyce travelbee definition of psychiatric nursing
An interpersonal process whereby the professional nurse practitioner assists an individual, family, or community, to promote mental health, prevent or cope with the experience of mental illness and suffering and if necessary, to find meaning in these experiences
therapeutic use of self
Is the ability to use one’s personality consciously and in full awareness in an attempt to establish relatedness and to structure nursing interventions.
self care activities
itrospection, self-concept, and self-awareness
introspection
constant reflection, spending time consciously focusing on how one feels and what one values or beliefs
self-concept
related to role performance, body-image, self-esteem, personal identity
self-awareness
ability to examine personal feelings, actions, and reactions so as to allow the nurse to acknowledge the client’s differences and uniqueness
mental illness
- Health conditions involving changes in thinking, emotion, or behavior that affects daily life, struggles to fulfill roles
- Associated w distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family activities
TRUE/FALSE: All mental, emotional, or behavioral disturbances are mental health disorders
FALSE
Recognize distinction
people who demonstrate dramatic withdrawal or exploding out behaviors from experience of great losses (death, disappearance of a loved one, divorce, traumatic crises)
(considered as normal responses)
Mental Disorder
- syndrome with psychological or behavioral manifestations/impairment in functioning (cannot focus, less attention span)
- disorganization, ineffective problem solving, poor reality testing, and impaired cognitive functioning
