Mental Health Assessment Flashcards
Mental health assessment is different than a regular assessment because of what?
It is much more subjective, and difficult to test in that way
Mental health
Finding balance in all aspects of life
-can vary
Mental disorder
Cooccuring symptoms involving alterations in through, experience and emotion
Mental health vs mental illness
Health: state of wellbeing that we all posses, where we are able to participate fully
Illness: health conditions impacting emotions, cognition, behaviours that produce stress impacting day to day events (depression)
Examples of stigma
-labelling
-discrimination
-social exclusion
Physical limitation can cause
A decrease in ones mental health
-leads to social isolation, access help/rescources
Nurses are essential to mental health as
-create rappor
-nurse patient relationship
What does the mental status examination document
Emotional and cognitive functioning
What are the four main components of a mental health assessment and physical examination
Appearance, behaviour, cognition and thought process
Appearance
General presentation
Cognition
Consciousness, orientation, memory, attention/concentration
Behaviour
Mood/affect, speech
Thinking
Perception, process, judgement
What should be tested first in an assessment of mental status
Consciousness
Objective data of appearance
-posture
-body movements
-dress
-grooming and hygiene