Mental Health Concepts Flashcards

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Mental health definition

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“The successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings and behaviors that are age-appropriate and congruent with local and cultural norms.”

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Mental illness

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“A maladaptive response to stressors from the internal or external environment. Evidenced by thoughts, feelings or behaviors that are incongruent with the local and cultural norms and interfere with the individuals social, occupational or physical functioning.”

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Maslow

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Hierarchy of needs, self-actualization requires state of mental health

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Horwitz

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Included that culture can influence how people view mental illness

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General adaptation syndrome

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  • Hans Selye
  • 1) alarm reaction stage
  • 2) stage of resistance
  • 3) stage of exhaustion
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1) alarm reaction stage

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Fight or flight initiated

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2) stage of resistance

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The individual uses physiological responses of the alarm reaction stage as a defense in an attempt to adapt to the stressor

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3) stage of exhaustion

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Occurs when there’s a prolonged exposure to the stressor to which the body has become adjusted. The adapted energy is depleted and the individual can no longer draw from the resources from the first two stages.

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Immediate response to stressors

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Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system

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Sustained response to stressors

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Prolonged period of stress, promotes susceptibility to many diseases

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Anxiety

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Diffuse apprehension that is vague in nature and is associated with feelings of uncertainty and helplessness

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Grief

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Subjective state of emotional, physical and social response to the loss of a valued entity. Real or perceived.

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Adaptation

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Determined by the extent to which thoughts, feelings and behaviors interfere with an individuals function.

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Kübler-Ross stages of grief

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  • denial
  • anger
  • bargaining
  • depression
  • acceptance
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Neuroendocrinology

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Study of the interaction between the endocrine and nervous systems, and the effects of various hormones on cognitive, emotional, behavioral functioning

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Psychoneuroimmunology

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Study of the relationship between the immune and nervous systems and psychological processes

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Ethical and legal issues

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  • nurses faced with the challenge of making difficult decisions regarding good and evil or life and death
  • legislation determines what is “right” or “good” within a society
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Client rights

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  • right to treatment
  • right to refuse treatment
  • right to the least restrictive treatment alternative
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Legal issues in psych nursing

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  • confidentiality/right to privacy
  • informed consent
  • restraints and seclusion
  • commitment issues
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Avoiding liability

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  • respond to client
  • educate client
  • comply w the standard of care
  • supervise care
  • adhere to the nursing process
  • document carefully
  • f/u as required
  • develop and maintain good interpersonal relationships
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Spirituality

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The human quality that gives meaning and a sense of purpose to an individuals existence. Spirituality exists within each individual regardless of belief system and serves as a force for interconnectedness between the self, others, the environment and a higher power.

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Assessment of spiritual needs

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  • nurse must consider spiritual/religious needs when planning care
  • a spiritual assessment tool may be used to gather needed information