Chapter 64- The Patient with a Mental Health Disorder Flashcards
Used to refer to someone with a mental disorder, chronic disease, or disability. The person is emphasized first and not the disorder, disease, or disability.
For example: refer to the patient as “an individual with schizophrenia,” not as “a schizophrenic.”
person first language
The most common class of mental disorder in the general population and a normal reaction to stress
anxiety disorder
Exaggerated resulting in excess worry and avoidance behavior that can impact day to day functioning
For formal diagnosis, the symptoms must be present for at least 6 months
anxiety disorder
Individuals with anxiety disorders often have what kind of conditions?
hypertension, gastrointestinal issues, thyroid disease, cardiovascular conditions, migraine headaches, allergies, and/or a respiratory disease
Persistent, pervasive anxiety and excessive worry, but are not associated with life-threatening fears or “attacks”
Symptoms: startle easily, difficulty falling and staying asleep, difficulty concentrating, and muscle tension
Generalized anxiety disorder
Frequent upsetting thoughts (obsessions) and when the individual tries to control them there is an overwhelming urge (compulsion) to repeat routines or rituals over and over
Symptoms: spend at least 1 hour a day with obsessive thoughts and rituals that cause distress and interfere with normal daily functioning, fear of germs, dirt, or intruders, washing hands, locking and unlocking doors, keeping unneeded items (hoarding)
Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Characterized by sudden and repeated episodes of extreme fear
Symptoms: unexpected (uncued) or “situationally bound” (cued), fear of being out of control, pounding or racing heart, sweating, difficulty breathing, chest pain, or dizziness
Panic Disorder
Develops after terrifying ordeal involving physical harm or threat of physical harm
Signs and symptoms: flashbacks of traumatic experience and terror may be triggered by a stimulus that can be readily associated with the original event, dreams or recollections, avoidance of places, events, or objects that are reminders of triggering event
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Symptoms of Panic Attack:
shortness of breath dizziness, unsteady feelings, or faintness palpitations or accelerated heart rate trembling or shaking sweating choking nausea or abdominal stress parasthesia flushes or chills chest pain or discomfort fear of dying fear of losing control
