chapter 23 - behavioral emergencies Flashcards
The basic activities a person usually accomplishes during a normal day, such as eating, dressing and bathing
activities of daily living
A mental disorder characterized by the loss of contact with reality
psychosis
A complex, difficult-to-identify mental disorder whose onset typically occurs during early adulthood. Symptoms typically become more prominent over time and include delusions, hallucinations, a lack of interest in pleasure, and erratic speech
schizophrenia
An emergency in which abnormal behavior threatens a person’s own health and safety or the health and safety of another person
behavioral health emergency
Restriction of chest wall movements and/or airway obstruction
positional asphyxia
Temporary or permanent dysfunction of the brain, caused by a disturbance in the physical or physiological functioning of brain tissue
organic brain syndrome
A disorder in which there is no known physiological reason for the abnormal functioning of an organ or organ system
functional disorder
A serious behavioral condition in which a person exhibits agitated behavior combined with disorientation, hallucinations, or delusions
excited delirium
How a person functions or acts in response to his or her environment
behavior
A change in the way a person thinks and behaves that may signal disease in the central nervous system or elsewhere in the body
altered mental status
A delayed stress reaction to a prior incident
PTSD
An illness with psychological or behavioral symptoms and/or impairment in functioning caused by a social, psychological, genetic, physical, chemical, or biologic disturbance
psychiatric disorder
The point at which a person’s reactions to events interfere with activities of daily living
behavioral crisis
A persistent mood of sadness, despair, and discouragement
depression
