Intro to Mental Health Flashcards
What is physical wellness ?
proper care of our bodies for optimal health and functioning
- includes physical activity, nutrition, and mental wellbeing
What is mental well-being ?
being able to recognize your own potential to cope with the normal stress of life, work productively, and make a contribution to the community
What are the subcategories of physical and mental wellness ?
- nutrition
- exercise
- sleep
- trauma/injury
- social habits
- genetics/family history
- supportive environment
- spiritual wellness
What is resiliency ?
ability and capacity to secure resources needed to support well-being
- essential to recovery
What is mental illness ?
all psychiatric disorders that have definable diagnoses
What are the different ways that mental illness can occurs ?
- genetics
- neurobiological
- psychological
- environmental
What is self-actualization ?
achieving one’s full potential, including creative activities
- self fulfillment needs
How does trust vs. mistrust affect mental health ?
infancy
- forming attachment with your mother lays the foundation for later trust in others
How does autonomy vs. shame/doubt affect mental health ?
early childhood
- gaining some basic control of self and environment
- like potty training
How does initiative vs. guilt affect mental health ?
preschool
- becoming purposeful and directed
- like helping set the table
How does industry vs. inferiority affect mental health ?
school age
- developing social, physical, and school skills
- like joining a sports team
How does identity vs. role confusion affect mental health ?
adolescence (12-20)
- making transition from childhood to adulthood and developing that sense of identity
How does intimacy vs isolation affect mental health ?
early adult (20-35)
- establishing intimate bonds of friendship and love
- symptoms of schizophrenia may already appear but at this age schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder is apparent and diagnosed
How does generativity vs. self absorption affect mental health ?
middle adult (35-65)
- fulfilling life’s goals that involve family, career, and society
- developing concerns that embrace future generation
How does integrity vs. despair affect mental health ?
later years (65+)
- looking back over one’s life and accepting it’s meaning
What is Benner’s theory of mental health ?
caring as a foundation for nursing
- care and comforting interventions and gestures
- importance of nurse-patient relationship
- importance of teaching and coaching the patient
What is Orem’s theory of mental health ?
goal of self-care as integral practice of nursing
- promote self-care activities of the patient
- like help the pt’s do their ADLs on their own before they get discharged
What is primary prevention in mental health ?
- teach coping strategies
- provide psychosocial support to at risk individuals
(want to prevent illness and disease)
What is secondary prevention in mental health ?
- early identification
- screening with prompt and effective treatment
What is tertiary prevention in mental health ?
- rehabilitation
- preservation of individual
(measures taken with someone who already has a illness/disease but want to prevent further damage)
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) ?
evaluation and modification of thoughts and behaviors
- depression, eating, anxiety/panic
- short term
- want the pt to change their thought processes
What is behavioral therapy ?
correction of learned maladaptive behavior
- PTSD, OCD, panic disorder
- learning how to change behaviors
- short term
What happens in the acute phase of intervention ?
want to prevent injury
What happens in the continuation phase of intervention ?
prevention of relapse
