behavioral/psychiatric emergencies Flashcards
what is a behavioral emergency
a situation in which a patient’s presenting problem is some disorder of mood, thought, or behavior that interferes with his or her activities of daily living.
what is a psychiatric emergency
when the abnormal behavior threatens an individual’s health and safety or the health and safety of another.
4 causes of behavioral/psychological emergencies
- biological
- psychopathy
- psychosocial
- sociocultural
biological emergency
result of a disease process, substance abuse,or psychiatric condition
psycopathy emergency
disorder types include anxiety, mood, personality, somatoform, disassociate, eating, impulse control, schizophrenia, psychotic, holistic, and violence
psychosocial emergency
results from an abnormal reaction to a stressful/traumatic event or abnormal development influences
sociocultural emergency
result from the patient’s actions and interactions within society, or may result from events that causes a profound psychological change
disorders of consciousness
- delirium
- stupors
- distractability
- confusion
disorders of motor activity
- motor activity may be increased, decreased or bizarre
- restless
- agitated
- stereotyped activity
- compulsions
disorders of speech
- speech maybe abnormally fast or slow
- abnormal word usage
- pressure of speech
- neologisms
- echolalia
- mutism
disorders of thinking
- flight of ideas
- retardation of thought
- circumstancial thinking
- preservation
- delusions of persecution
- delusions of grandeur
- thoughts of broadcasting
- thought control
- obsessions
- phobias
disorders of memory
- amnesia
- memory disorders may affect the mind’s ability to: registration, retention, recall, and recognition
- confabulation
disorders of orientation
disorientation
disorders of perception
- illusion
- hallucination
disorders of intelligence
intellectual ability
