Glossary/Key Terms Flashcards
A personalised and comprehensive document outlining the goals, interventions, and treatments for a person’s mental health care.
care plan
Someone who provides support and care to a person with mental health challenges, often a family member or friend.
carer
The presence of two or more disorders or conditions occurring in the same individual simultaneously. This can include concurrent substance use and a diagnosed mental illness.
co-morbidity
An individual who has used, or uses, mental health services to address their mental health needs.
consumer
Techniques used to help someone who is in a highly distressed or agitated state, or experiencing a crisis.
de-escalation
A cognitive framework through which an individual makes meaning from their mental health experiences. Individuals can vary in the meaning they make from their experience, and this is likely to inform how they respond to future mental health experiences.
explanatory frame
Mental health care provided without the individual’s consent, usually due to concerns for their safety or well-being.
involuntary treatment
The first-hand understanding of mental health challenges gained by individuals who have experienced them.
lived experience
Emotional and psychological discomfort or unease experienced by an individual.
mental distress
A broad term encompassing various mental health difficulties or disorders that individuals may face.
mental health challenge
A registered nurse with specialised training in mental health. They provide support, assessment, and treatment to individuals experiencing mental health challenges, and offer counselling, education, and medication administration to promote overall mental well-being and recovery.
mental health nurse
A professional with lived experience of mental health challenges who provides support and assistance to others going through similar experiences.
peer worker
An approach that aligns the provision of care and support to the individual’s preferences, values, and goals.
person centered
A medical doctor who specialises in mental health. They can diagnose and treat mental disorders using a combination of therapy and medication. They have the authority to prescribe medications and may work in hospitals or private practices.
psychiatrist
A mental healthcare professional who holds a degree in psychology and is trained to assess and treat mental and emotional issues through various therapeutic approaches. They cannot prescribe medication but can provide counselling and psychotherapy.
psychologist
