Exam 1 - Chapter 32 Flashcards
A group of psychiatric disorders, most often which are primarily biological in origin, that can significantly affect functioning and one’s quality of life, especially if they go untreated is called what?
SMI
What is Broad-based mental illness?
Any commonly accepted mental health diagnosis
What is similar to SMI, but emphasizing chronicity?
Severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI)
What are illnesses that have been determined to be due to biological differences in the brain?
Biologically based mental illnesses
What does rehabilitation focus on?
- Managing patients deficits
- Helping them learn to live with their illness
What does recovery focus on?
- Achieving goals of patients choosing
- Leading increasingly productive and meaningful lives
- Supported by NAMI
Explain what consumer means in regards to mental health?
People with SMI, indicates potential for active participation in treatment and an empowerment of the individual for this participation
Explain transinstitutionalization?
The shifting of a person or population from one kind of institution to another such as a state hospital, jail, prison, nursing home, or shelter.
Explain the commitment of outpatient help in regards to mental illness
Which provides mandatory Tx in the community, is typically ordered by a court when a patient leaves a hospital or prison.
Before deinstitutionalization, what were psychiatric hospitals?
long-term residences
Due to institutionalization what did those patients become dependent on?
Services and structure and were unable to function independently.
What resources are there for persons with SMI?
- Comprehensive community treatment
- Community services and programs
Who is outpatient commitment established for?
People who would otherwise be unlikely to continue treatment, resulting in their becoming a danger to self or society
