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HealthPsych Session 5 Flashcards

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Why do more elderly relatives tend to die in hospital now than they did historically?

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Relatives at home feel unable to provide home care due to lack of support and advice as well as having concerns about pain management

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What is the result of medicalisation of death?

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Death is more unfamiliar so people tend to find it harder to accept

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How have life expectancy and healthy life expectancy changed?

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Life expectancy has increased but healthy life expectancy has not to the same extent so a significant proportion of life is in ill health

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Describe the 3 main patterns of dying.

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Gradual death: slow decrease in ability and health
Catastrophic death: through sudden and unexpected events
Premature death: in children/young adults through accident or illness

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What are the stages in the 5-stage grief model?

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Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance
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Should a period of denial be allowed for people experiencing grief?

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Yes, can be a helpful coping mechanism

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Should pts be hurried out of the depression stage of the 5-stage grief model?

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No, offer support instead

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What is grief?

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Set of psychological and physical reactions to bereavement which is a normal reaction to overwhelming loss where normal functioning no longer holds

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What is the process of grief?

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Disbelief and shock –> developing awareness –> resolution

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What other event does dealing with grief have common elements with?

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Terminal diagnosis

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Are psychological interventions helpful in grief?

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Only in high risk people

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What factors lead to complication of the grief process?

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Expression of grief discouraged

Ending of grief discouraged

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What can result from an interrupted grief process?

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Anxiety
Depression
PTSD

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What type of stress is bereavement?

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Severe form

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What are the physical symptoms of bereavement?

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SoB
Palpitations
Fatigue
GI symptoms
Decreased immune function
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What are the behavioural symptoms of bereavement?

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Insomnia
Irritability
Crying
Social withdrawal

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What are the emotional symptoms of bereavement?

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Depression
Anxiety
Anger
Guilt
Loneliness
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What are the cognitive symptoms of bereavement?

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Reduced concentration
Memory loss
Preoccupation
Hopelessness
Disturbance of identity
Visual and auditory hallucinations
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What are the outcomes of bereavement within 2 years?

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85% have adjusted and are experiencing minimal grief

15% experiencing chronic grief (anxiety, depression, PTSD)

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What are the risk factors for not adjusting to bereavement?

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Prior bereavements
Mental health
Type of loss (young, traumatic, if person was caring for deceased)
Lack of social support
Additional stressors
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What is palliative care?

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A shift of focus away from medical management towards improving QoL by managing emotional and physical symptoms and supporting pts to live productively so they are in control and retain dignity

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What are we less exposed to death as a population?

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Death has become medicalised as the majority of people now die in hospital despite wanting to die at home

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Describe type A psychological therapies.

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Treatment gives as an integral part of mental health care by GP/district nurse using psychotherapy techniques

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Describe type B psychological therapies.

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Eclectic psychological therapy and counselling taking ideas from different branches of formal therapies

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Describe type C psychological therapies.
Formal psychotherapists e.g. regular CBT sessions
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What types of psychological therapies does the NHS use?
CBT Psychoanalytical/psychodynamic Systemic Family
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What is CBT?
Pragmatic combination of concepts and techniques to relieve symptoms by changing maladaptive thoughts, beliefs and behaviour (not situations but view we take of them is causing upset)
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What behavioural techniques are used in CBT?
Graded exposure to feared situations Activity scheduling Reinforcement
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Why does avoidance of stimulus perpetuate fear?
Association develops between feeling bad in presence of stimulus and feeling better once it is removed (operant conditioning)
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What cognitive techniques are used in CBT?
``` Education of cause of problem Monitoring of thoughts, feelings etc Examining/challenging -ve thoughts Behavioural experiments to test beliefs Cognitive rehearsal ```
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What is CBT the first line treatment for?
Depression Anxiety states: phobias, OCD, generalised anxiety disorder, panic, PTSD, health anxiety, body dystrophic disorder Eating disorders Sexual dysfunction
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What is CBT used as an adjunctive Tx for?
Psychotic symptoms (+anti-psychotic medication)
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How does CBT work as an adjunct to medication in psychotic symptoms?
Decreases impact of -ve symptoms Distracts from symptoms Decreases preoccupation with delusions and intensity of beliefs Alters beliefs about abnormal perceptions
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Who is CBT suitable for?
Pts who are keen to be active participants Pts who engage collaboratively Can accept model emphasising thoughts and feelings Able to articulate problems Practically seeking solutions to problems
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Is CBT suitable for pts with a nebulous wish to be happy?
No
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What are the limitations of CBT?
Findings of efficacy are usually from homogenous populations with limited comorbidities Delivered by expert practioners (challenge for routine practice) Circumscribed benefits in complex and diffuse problems
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What do focal psychoanalytical/psychodynamic therapies identify?
Conflicts arising from an early experience which is re-enacted in adult life
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What does focal psychoanalytical/psychodynamic therapy use to resolve conflicts?
Relationship with therapist and pt
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What is the purpose of analytical psychoanalytical/psychodynamic therapy?
Long term approach to re-enact and interpret unconscious conflicts underlying symptoms using the relationship with the therapist
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What is transferance?
Unconscious redirection of feelings towards one person to another e.g. smiling at a stranger that reminds you of a friend
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What is counter-transferance?
Emotional reaction of analyst to subject contribution
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Who is psychoanalytical/psychodynamic therapy suitable for?
Interpersonal difficulties and personality problems Capacity to tolerate mental/emotional pain Interest in self-exploration
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What does classical psychoanalytical therapy need to be effective which means it is not used routinely in the NHS?
To be daily over a prolonged period of time
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What is systemic and family therapy?
Approach focused on relational context to address patterns is interaction and meaning to facilitate resources in the system as a whole
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Why is family therapy used to treat children?
Treatment in isolation --> return of original behaviours once back in family environment
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What does humanistic/client-centred therapy rely on?
General counselling skills: warmth, empathy, unconditional +ve regard to enable reflection
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What is humanistic/client-centred therapy effective in?
Scoping with immediate crises where there is already motivation and willingness to problem solve
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Who is humanistic/client-centred therapy suitable for?
Mild to moderate difficulties related to life events Subclinical depression Mild anxiety/stress Marital/relationship difficulties All with recent onset of
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What problem factors should be considered when choosing a psychological therapy?
Nature Chronicity Severity Complexity
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What patient factors should be considered when choosing a psychological therapy?
Psychological mindedness Pain tolerance Preference for short or long term focus Exploratory work
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What is the -ve cognitive triad?
- ve view of self - ve view of surrounding world - ve view of future
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What leads to development of the -ve cognitive triad?
Early experience --> core beliefs (may be unbalanced) --> assumptions --> critical incident activates assumptions --> -ve automatic thoughts
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What is the rationale behind CBT?
Event/situation --> thought --> emotion | Not situations but our view of them that cause upset
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When do anxiety systems become problematic?
Perceived danger doesn't exist
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What causes anxiety in terms of brain function?
Unable to distinguish between physical and psychological threat so responds to false alarm
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How does CBT treat anxiety?
Decreases avoidance Ceases safety-seeking behaviour Exposure --> habituation and testing with subsequent change of beliefs by real-life experiments
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Give some examples of anxiety disorders.
``` Panic disorder +/- agoraphobia Social anxiety disorder Specific phobias Health anxiety OCD BDD PTSD GAD ```
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What are the 10 common healing factors?
Emotionally charged, confiding relationship with helpful person Healing setting Rationale/myth that explains symptoms and suggests way forward Ritual/procedure requiring active therapist and pt participation Combatting pt's sense of alienation Inspiring pt's expectation of help Providing new learning experiences Arousing emotions Enhancing sense of self-efficacy Providing opportunities for practice
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How does a healing setting aid healing?
Ritualistic aspect focuses on activity
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How does providing new learning experiences aid healing?
Essentially unlearn and replace with corrected experience

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