Essentials Flashcards
What is meant by QSEN?
Quality and safety education for nurses
What is the Mental Health Parity Act?
Law passed in 1996
Requires insurances to provide mental health benefits same as physical health
What are “culture bound syndromes” in mental health care?
Mental illnesses only known in certain cultures. (like anorexia)
What is the psychoanalytic theory of psych care? Who is major theorist?
Unconscious thoughts shape us
Early childhood not remembered shapes us.
Goal is to uncover unconscious thoughts/feelings to heal
–Freud–
What is interpersonal theory of psych care? Who is major theorist?
Relationships are basis for mental health
–Sullivan–
What is behavioral theory of psych care? Major theorists?
Behavior is learned by reward or negative outcome.
Behavior modification is essential to mental health.
–Pavlov, Skinner–
What is cognitive theory of psych care? Major theorist?
Inner monologue is everything.
Our perception of events, not the actual events, shape us.
–Beck–
What is biological theory of psych care?
Mental illnesses have a biological cause.
Focus is on correcting the faulty neurotransmission.
What is person centered therapy?
Pioneered by Carl Rogers
Belief everyone is innately good and (given the proper tools) can understand, identify, and explore their own mental wellness.
What is CBT?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Goal is to identify negative thought patterns and change them to more rational thoughts.
What are the ABCs of irrational beliefs?
A=Activating Event (friend cancels dinner)
B=Belief (they hate me)
C=Consequence (I will ghost them)
Reframing is the goal. (Do they really hate me or were they just busy?)
What is all or nothing thinking?
–Cognitive distortion–
Absolutes
Black and white
Perfectionistic thinking
If one thing goes wrong…
What is overgeneralization?
One bad thing means nothing will every be right again
What is mental filter?
–Cognitive distortion–
Focus on the negative and ignore the positive
What is personalization?
–Cognitive distortion–
Assuming responsibility for an external event
–the party was a flop, probably because I showed up–
What are “should” or “must” statements?
–Cognitive distortion–
Assuming an unrealistic amount of control
–I should have done this or that and this wouldn’t have happened–
What are the bottom three tiers in Maslow’s heirarchy of needs?
Physiological (keeping us alive)
Safety
Love and belonging
What did Piaget study?
Cognitive development in kids
What are 4 stages of Piaget’s cognitive development?
- Sensorimotor (0-2) get to know their environment, object permanence)
- Pre-operational (2-7) language, play and pretend
- Concrete operational (7-11) logical thinking, problem solving, organizational skills
- Formal operational (11-adult) think abstractly and problem solve
What did Kohlberg’s stages of development focus on?
Moral development
What did Peplau’s and Neuman’s work focus on?
The relationship between nurse and patient is key to recovery.
What did Jean Watson’s nursing theory focus on?
Caring is just as important as tasks and procedures
What does a therapeutic millieu mean?
Healthy environment
