Mental Health

Question 0

Conscious

Answer 0

aware of surroundings, what is happening, and bale to control thoughts and behaviours

Question 1

What are the levels of awareness?

Answer 1

Conscious, sub conscious, unconscious

Question 2

sub conscious

Answer 2

memories, past experiences and thoughts that can be recalled by the person

Question 3

unconscious

Answer 3

experiences and feelings that cannot be remembered

Question 4

Id

Answer 4

the part of the person that actively seeks to fulfill needs that must be met. ex hunger and warmth

Question 5

ego

Answer 5

the part of the person that deals with the reality of the situation the person is in. including thoughts, feelings, common sense, and reasoning and problem solving. decides what to do and when

Question 6

superego

Answer 6

the part of the person tat is concerned with morals and values. what the ego thinks and does against an inner feeling of right and wrong

Question 7

What are signs to watch for regarding suicide?

Answer 7

deepening depression, final arrangements, sudden elevated mood, risk taking, presuicidal statements

Question 8

Questions to ask patient considering suicide?

Answer 8

Are you thinking about suicide? do you have a plan?

Question 9

What is most common dementia?

Answer 9

Alzheimer’s disease

Question 10

What is Alzhiemer’s disease?

Answer 10

pervades most of the brain. nerve cell death, and tissue loss.

Question 11

What happens to the brain of an Alzheimer’s pt?

Answer 11

cortex, shrivels damaging thinking, planning, and remembering
ventricles, fluid filled spaces grow larger
hippocampus, severe shrinkage affecting memories

Question 12

what are predicted risk factors of Alzheimer’s ?

Answer 12

low education, age, female, head trauma, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, family history, heart disease

Question 13

What are the 10 warning signs of Alzheimer’s?

Answer 13

1) memory loss effecting day to day function
2) difficulty performing familiar tasks
3) problems with language
4) disorientation of time and place
5) decreased judgement
6) problems with abstract thinking
7) misplacing things
8) change in mood and behaviour
9) changes in personality
10) loss of initiative

Question 14

Symptoms of 7A’s

Answer 14

aphasia
agnosia
apraxia
anosognosia
apathy
amnesia
altered perception

Question 15

What is vascular dementia?

Answer 15

commonly caused by a stroke. mixed dementia alzheimer’s and VaD.

Question 16

What is frontotemporal dementia?

Answer 16

syndrome caused by degeneration of the frontal lobe of the brain.

Question 17

What is Lewy body dementia?

Answer 17

deposits on brains nerve cells that disrupt them. has a rapid progression. similar symptoms of parkinsons and alzheimers

Question 18

what is creuttzfedlt-jakob disease?

Answer 18

1-2 people out of a million get this. develops rapidly. caused by prions

Question 19

What is PSW role for communicating with dementia pts?

Answer 19

approach from front
introduce yourself
provide reassurance
talk slowly and clearly
use body language
reduce distractions
use short sentences
never argue with individual
acknowledge pts feelings

Question 20

what are communication tips of psw with dementia pts?

Answer 20

listen with eyes heart and ears
eye contact
pay attention to body language, language, facial expression
respond to persons feelings
touch is powerful
give lots of respond time
be prepared to repeat

Question 21

how does dementia and depression overlap?

Answer 21

symptoms of depression are memory loss, confused thinking, apathy, disrupted sleep patterns and reduced appetite. same as alzheimer’s and other dementias

Question 22

Personal safety

Answer 22

Supportive stance
Hair pulling
Biting
Choking
Kicking
Punching hitting

Question 23

What occurs in early cognitive?

Answer 23

Short term memory loss
Forgetting that memory lapses had happened
Hard time learning new things
Limited attention span
Difficulty finding right words
Ideas take longer to make

Question 24

What occurs in early personality?

Answer 24

Less sparkle
Appear different
Mood shifts
Passive and socially withdrawn

Question 25

What occurs in early functional changes?

Answer 25

Getting lost
Unable to follow direction
Appears vague and uncertain
Hesitant to start activities
Mild coordination problems
Greater difficulty performing complex tasks

Question 26

What occurs in middle cognitive?

Answer 26

Memory loss becomes more pronounced
Can’t retain new information
Difficulty remembering family and family
Decreased attention span and concentrating
Lose ability yo judge, reason, identify time

Question 27

What occurs in middle personality?

Answer 27

Self interest
Increased anxiety 
Paranoia
May start hoarding
No filter
Repetitive questions

Question 28

What occurs in middle functional?

Answer 28

Decreased sequencing
Visual problems
Changes in sleep
Sundowning
Inability to perform Idals
Needs assisting choosing proper clothes

Question 29

What occurs in late cognitive?

Answer 29

Severe cognitive impairment
Impairment of judgement
Cannot to simple tasks
Difficulty understanding others
Starts to wonder

Question 30

What occurs in late personality?

Answer 30

Gets cold
Potential lethargy
Unable to recognize family and friends
Can’t recognize themselves

Question 31

What occurs in late functional ?

Answer 31

Cannot do ADL's
Needs care and supervision
Loses ability to walk without help
Unable to respond to environment
Impaired swallowing

Question 32

End of life

Answer 32

Can’t speak, understand
Complete with drawl
Needs total care
Complete dependence on ADL’s