Lesson #26 Flashcards
Anxiety
Uneasiness Or fear of a situation
Apathy
Lack of interest
Bipolar disorder
Psychiatric diagnoses that describes mood disorder define my presence Of one or more episodes of abnormally elevated energy levels,cognition, and mood with one or more depressive episodes
Claustrophobia
Fear of having no escape and being in small spaces
Defense mechanisms
Unconscious behavior used to release tension or cope with stress or uncomfortable situations
Depression
Persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest
Intellectual disability
Development disability that causes below average mental functioning
Present at birth
No cure
Manic depression
Fluctuating between deep depression to extreme activity like high energy or big speeches
Mental health
Level of cognitive or emotional well-being or absence of mental illness
Mental illness
Disruption in a persons ability to function at a normal level in a family, Home, community, often producing inappropriate behaviors
Obsessive compulsive disorder or OCD
Uncontrollable need to repeat or perform actions in a repetitive or sequential manner
Panic disorder
Fearful, scared or terrified for no reason
Paranoid schizophrenia
Schizophrenic disorder in which the person has a false belief that somebody or some people are plotting against them
Phobia
An extreme form of anxiety or fears about some thing
Post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD
Anxiety related to a disorder caused by a traumatic experience
Psychotherapy
Sessions with mental health professionals during which the resident discusses problems or issues
Psychotropic medications
Drugs taking which affect a mental state and are used to treat mental disorders
Schizophrenia
Complex mental disorder that makes it difficult to tell between real and unreal experiences, think logically and to behave and normal in social situations
What causes mental illness
Physical factors
Environmental factors
Heredity
Stress
How to respond to behaviors of mental illness
Remain calm
Do not treat as child
Be aware of body language and facial expression
Maintain a normal distance
Use clear language
Avoid arguments
Maintain eye contact
Listen carefully
Show respect and concern
What are the different kinds of defense mechanisms
Denial
Projection
Displacement
Rationalization
Repression
Regression
Anxiety related disorders
Anxiety
Panic disorder
OCD
PTSD
Phobias
What are symptoms of anxiety disorders
Sweating, dizziness, choking, joy mouth, racing heart, fatigue, shakiness common cold, shortness of breath
Symptoms of clinical depression
Depressed mood
Loss of interest
Significant weight loss or gain
Sleeping too much
Fatigue or low energy
Feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt
Loss of concentration
Recurring thoughts of death or suicide
What are symptoms of schizophrenia
Delusions
Hallucinations
Disorganize behavior
Loss of interest in every day activities
Lack of emotion
Lack of motivation
Not caring about personal hygiene
Social withdrawal
What is combative behavior
Hitting, kicking, spitting pinching, pushing, pulling hair and cursing
Interventions for combative behavior
Remain calm
Don’t take personal
Step out of the way
Remove residence
Never strike back
D escalate
Report to nurse
What is anger behavior
Showering, yelling, threatening, throwing things, pacing, with drawl and sulking
Interventions for anger
Remain calm, do not argue, try to understand what triggered anger, empathize with the resident, listen, stay safe distance and explain what you’re doing
What are sexual behaviors
Sexual advancements, comments, sexual words or gestures, removing clothes, inappropriate touching of self or others, exposing body parts
What are interventions for Sexual behaviors
Do not overreact, try to redirect, move to private area, report to nurse and maintain safe distance for self and others
What are the treatments for mental
Psychotropic Medications and psychotherapy
