Ch23 Behavioral Health Emergencies Class Notes

Question 1

Medical problems

Answer 1

Acute medical situation
Mental illness

Question 2

Behavior

Answer 2

Is what you can see of a person response to the environment

Question 3

Behavior crisis

Answer 3

Patients who exhibit agitated
In danger to they self or others

Question 4

*psychiatric disorder

Answer 4

is an illness with psychological or behavior symptoms that may result impaired function

Question 5

Anxiety disorders

Answer 5

Generalized anxiety disorder
Panic disorder
social, and other phobias
PTSD
Obsessive compulsive disorder

Question 6

2 types of diagnosis

Answer 6

Organic and functional

Question 7

Organic brain syndrome

Answer 7

Temporary or permanent dysfunction of the brain

Question 8

Impaired cerebral blood flow
Comes from a stroke

Question 9

Functional

Answer 9

Disorder wheres there’s a unknown body function
-body seems normal

Question 10

What assessment you get clues for medical problems

Answer 10

History taking !💪

Question 11

psychosis

Answer 11

Delusion out of touch with reality

Question 12

Schizophrenia

Answer 12

Disorder that is not easily treated or defined

Signs symptoms *

Delusional
Hallucinating
Lack of interest for pleasure

Question 13

Psychotic patients

Answer 13

Identify yourself
Maintain distance
Calm , direct, straight forward

Question 14

Delirium

Question 15

Restraint process

Answer 15

5 people for restraint
4 point both arms and legs
One for each part of the body
Never make eye contact