Exam 8 Flashcards
Characteristic of mental health ?
Ability to trust others
Correct view of reality
Maintain self esteem
Able to adapt and solve problems
Mental health continuum .
A SCALE ! Mental health - adaptive (constructive ) high level of wellness
Mental illness - maladaptive (destructive ) rarely in touch with reality
Characteristic of mental illness ?
Inability to trust
Inaccurate view of reality
Poor self esteem
Maladaptive behavior
-A pattern of behavior , disturbing to individuals & community
-interfere with daily activities impair judgement or alter reality
- desturbance of a person ability to cope
Where are mental health concepts used ?
USED IN ALL SETTINGS
Eg : psychiatric facility or unit
Types of abnormal speech ?
ECHOLILIA-a person repeating a word or phrase they here eg: common in autistic children
WORD SALAD -mixture of words
FLIGHT OF IDEAS - changing the subject a lot eg: from one topic to the next
NEOLOGISM - making up new words
What are delusions ?
Fixed false beliefs
Maybe and idea of percussion or grandeur
What are hallucinations ?
Experiencing sensory stimuli That is not their …. Eg : No one is eyeing feeling or hearing but you !
- most common VISUAL - seeing
AUDITORY - hearing
TACTILE -feeling
How do you respond to delusions/ hallucinations ?
Acknowledge the patient concern
Re orient to reality
Do not encourage false belief or experience
What is conflict ?
Presences of opposing or incompatible thoughts , ideas , goals , implies or drive
Eg: when a person is I’ll and needs to see a physician , but does not for fear of getting bad news
What is personality & how is it developed ?
Relatively consistent attitudes & behaviors particular of an individual
–development comes from hereditary ( nature ) and enviorment ( nurture )
Freud’s theory of personality , superego , ego , ID, ?
- ID ( child ) - seeks pleasure , gratification , primitive drives …. basic , innate , psychic energy
- EGO-(adult )- stands for good reason , spence ….. reasonable … Mediates between persons perception & objective reality , always rational
- SUPEREGO(parent ) -Part of the personality that acts like a conscience eg : what’s right or wrong …….. Incorporates societal values judgemental & critical
What is motivation ?
personal resources or inner drive to complete a task , to reach a goal , may be EXTRINSIC or INTRISIC
What is frustration ?
Anything that interferes with goal - directed activity
What is the most important factor in therapuetic relationship ?
Building trust
What is behavior ?
Behavior is learned
All behavior has meaning
Human behave to meet need and communicate
What does homeostatic imbalance mean ?
Illness
What are the defense mechanism ? Know specific types eg : Displacement
conversion – being blind because you saw someone being murder
rationalization – to justify oneself … child being told to clean his room and don’t do it gives a long explanation
regression –reverting back to doing thing you used to do ….like wetting the bed again
displacement – not taking your anger out on your boss , but on your husband
denial – reality is denied , …..being told you have a hip fracture and still doing push ups
identification –individual incorporates a characteristic …..dressing up like your favorite actress
introjection – an attribute of another is internalized ….child following direction while parents are not around
projection attributing characteristics that the person does not want to admit to…..blaming the teacher cause you did poor on your test
What are the defense mechanism ? Know specific types eg : Displacement
conversion – being blind because you saw someone being murder
rationalization – to justify oneself … child being told to clean his room and don’t do it gives a long explanation
regression –reverting back to doing thing you used to do ….like wetting the bed again
displacement – not taking your anger out on your boss , but on your husband
denial – reality is denied , …..being told you have a hip fracture and still doing push ups
identification –individual incorporates a characteristic …..dressing up like your favorite actress
introjection – an attribute of another is internalized ….child following direction while parents are not around
projection attributing characteristics that the person does not want to admit to…..blaming the teacher cause you did poor on your test
dissociation - separation and detachment of emotional …..a victimized person tells their story with a smile
reaction formation _the conscious is opposite of the unconscious ……being polite to a person that is dislike
compensation -a indiviua make up for diefiency ….so instead of playing sport because of this height he does more academic work
What is stress ?
Wear and tear on the body
A response of the body to demand made upon it
Normal aspects of life that must be managed in healthy ways
May stimulate a fight or flight response
What is anxiety ? What nursing intervention will help the anxious patient ?
A vague feeling if apprehension to a treat
- stay with the client
-provide calm reassurance
-encourage deep breathing
Excersize ( brisk walk )
