Core PO1 - Mental health & cognition Flashcards
What are the impacts of a trauma related disorder?
- Indecisivness
- Anxiety
- High BP
- Weakened immune system
- Poor sleep
- Withdrawn
- Flashbacks
- Mood swings
- Outbursts
What are the impacts of a mood disorder?
- Difficulty making choices
- Impulsive
- Appetite change
- Sleep disturbance
- Lack of energy
- Anxiety
- Mood swings
- Withdrawn
- Shame
What are the impacts of a personality disorder?
- Headaches
- Sleep disturbance
- Digestive issues
- Mood swings
- Low self esteem
- Poor emotion management
- Lack stability
- Alienation
What are the impacts of a psychotic disorder?
- Poor decisions based on perception of reality
- Not sound of mind
- Paranoia
What are the impacts of an eating disorder?
- Insecurity
- Malnutrition
- Fatigue
- Disordered eating
- Exhaustion
- Gastrointestinal and heart issues
- Shame
- Secrecy
It’s important to remember there are different types of ED’s: anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, ARFID and more.
What are the impacts of an anxiety disorder?
- Worry
- Fear
- Avoidance
- Tension
- Fatigue
- Digestive issues
- Apprehension
- Lack concentration
What are the impacts of substance abuse?
- Poor prioritisation
- Poor impulse control
- Liver and heart damage
- Weakened immune system
- Withdrawl
- Paranoia
- Erratic
What are indicators that someone may lack capacity?
- Can’t comprehend specific information
- Unable to retain information
- Can’t utilise or weigh up information
- Can’t communicate decisions with the most amount of external intervention possible
How can you respond to a lack of capacity?
- IMCA
- Adapt communication
- Adapt information
Why is it important to diagnose memory issues early?
This helps the person gain access to memory clinics, slowing the decline in their cognition.
An advocate can also get to know the person in lucidity.
What do memory clinics do?
They give appropriate treatment, support and advocacy.
How can a change in cognition impact health and wellbeing?
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Frustration
- Change in intellectual wellbeing
- Struggle in social settings
- Relationship issues
What are the health impacts of stress?
Stress causes a rise in adrenaline and cortisol, which increases HR.
This can cause insomnia, which can weaken the immune system over a prolonged period of time.
