mental health Flashcards
Clubhouse model
Clubhouse model of mental health care puts the locus of control on the members; when designating groups, members formulate the goals and the OTR acts as an advisor
Shaping (cognitive behavioral approach)
Approximations of a desired behavior are reinforced or rewarded to facilitate the acquisition of the behavior
Chaining (cognitive behavioral approach)
One step in a sequence is learned and sparks the next step, until all the steps are learned
Reinforcement (cognitive behavioral approach)
Positive feedback about desired behavior serves to increase that behavior
Principals of Taylor’s Intentional Relationship Model
- Critical self-awareness and interpersonal self-discipline
- Keep head before heart
- Practice mindful empathy
- Client defines a successful relationship
- Practitioners must balance a focus on activities with a focus on the interpersonal
Psychodynamic FOR
Suggests unresolved childhood events are the reason for dysfunction; therapy is usually discussion based
Cognitive-behavioral FOR
Theory suggests that distorted thinking leads to behavioral and emotional problems related to mental illness
- focus of therapy is to increase awareness and change distorted thinking to alter behavior and emotions
- Psychoeducation is a major component of this theory
Behavioral FOR
Based on operant conditioning; positive and negative reinforcement used to shape behavioral responses
-FOR includes activities such as role playing to improve behaviors in safe environment
Cognitive disabilities FOR
AKA Allen Cognitive Levels: uses hierarchical continuum of cognitive disability to describe where client currently is able to function
Conversion disorder
Loss of body function or physical impairment absent of physical findings
OT focus in criminal justice system
Focus on reentry with main attempt to build skills in ADL’s and IADL’s to assist client’s reentry into society
Multiple Sclerosis memory deficit recovery
Most effective intervention is memory aids such as written directions
-Attention to task (such as taking one task at a time in place of multitasking) is another cognitive skill that benefits clients with MS
Anorexia and life decisions
Control of life decisions is an underlying issue for people with anorexia nervosa
-exploring options that the client could choose and then accompanying the client to explore how to make the choice work would be an initial step for therapy
Job share
An option within ADA guidelines that can help patients unable to keep up with fulltime schedule due to mental health issues without disrupting flow of normal operations (such as allowing patient to leave early or come in late)
Reasonable accommodation for school-aged child with autism
Changes or modifications that do not impose “undue burden” on school and would enable person with a disability to participate in school
-Example: presenting math problems one to a page reduces sensory overload by removing clutter on the page, allowing the student to attend to one math problem at a time and supporting the student in an inclusive setting by altering the task.
