Exam 1 Flashcards
what is the leading cause of disability in the U.S.?
major depressive disorder
what mental disorder have strong biological influences?
schizophrenia
Bipolar
major depression
OCD
panic disorder
autism
What factors can affect mental health?
traits
family/friends
culture
religion
genetics
economics
environmental
health practices and beliefs
what does the DSM-5 include?
diagnostic criteria
indicates expected assessment findings
What is decorticate rigidity?
flexion and internal rotation of upper extremity joints and legs
what is decerebrate rigidity?
neck and elbow extension
wrist and finger flexion
beneficence
quality of doing good
fidelity
loyalty and faithfulness to patients
veracity
honesty with patients
Ethics
study of philosophical beliefs about what is considered right or wrong in a society
Bioethics
refers to the five basic principles:
autonomy
beneficence
veracity
fidelity
justice
due process
requirement of state and federal governments to follow fair procedures before depriving someone of “life, liberty, or property”
patients can challenge involuntary admissions through a..?
writ of habeas corpus
what is habeas corpus?
formal written request to “deliver the body” to a court of law to continue to challenge a 5250
what would qualify a hold?
gravely disabled
danger to others
danger to self
voluntary admission
patients voluntarily admits themselves
as the right to leave at any time even AMA
involuntary admission
w/o patients consent
contraindications to seclusion and restraint
extremely unstable
delirium
severe suicidal tendencies
severe drug reactions/overdose
desire for punishment of patient
what is tort?
a civil wrong doing where monetary damages can potentially be awarded to the injured party
what do intentional torts include?
false imprisonment
assault
battery
what do unintentional torts include?
negligence
malpractice
four elements required to prove negligence?
duty
breach
causation
damages
what is breach of duty?
conduct that exposes patient to an unreasonable risk of harm
what is psychotherapy?
focuses on the complexity and inner workings of the mind
the conscious mind
current awareness, thoughts, and beliefs
unconscious mind
most primitive feelings, drives, and memories
id
the primitive pleasure-seeking impulsive part
ego
problem solver
reality tester
superego
moral component
right vs wrong influenced by parents or caregivers
psychoanalytic therapy
to learn unconscious thoughts
therapist is nondirective and interprets meaning
behavioral therapy
behavior learned through conditioning
addresses maladaptive behaviors by rewarding adaptive behavior
cognitive therapy
identifying negative thought patterns and replacing them with rational ones
therapy often has homework
transference
patient projects intense feelings onto therapist
countertransference
therapist projects feelings onto the patient
who believe in interpersonal therapy?
Sullivan
who believed in behavioral therapy?
pavlov and skinner
Pavlov’s classical conditioning
involuntary
behavioral reflexes conditioned to respond to a neutral stimuli
Skinner’s operant conditioning
voluntary
behavior learned thru positive or negative reinforcement
what is systemic desensitization and what therapy is it based on?
classical conditioning
learned responses can be reversed by promoting relaxation and gradually facing a stimulus
Aversion therapy
eradicate unwanted habits by associating unpleasant consequences with them
who started cognitive therapy?
beck
what is cognitive therapy?
identifies negative thought patterns and replaces them with rational ones
all or nothing thinking
thinking in black and white
overgeneralization
using a bad outcome as evidence nothing will ever go right again
mental filter
focusing on a negative detail and allowing it to taint everything else
disqualifying the positive
maintaining a negative view by rejecting info that supports a positive view
schemata
unique assumptions
what did hildegard peplau do?
theory of interpersonal relations
“nurses matter”
