Mental Health Final Flashcards
Life Cycle
birth, infancy, puberty, adulthood, old age, death
Human development
a change in structure, though, and/or behavior due to biological and environmental influence
growth
changes that occur over time (ht/wt)
learning
influenced by environment, feedback, and practice: maturation and growth may be necessary as well (riding a bike, handwriting, sitting still)
normal challenges
learning how to walk or read
Abnormal Challenges
adapting to disease/disability (cystic fibrosis, autism, stroke, injury)
intrinsic factors
personal: personality, gender
extrinsic factors
environmental: social pressures, varies throughout the lifespan: which in turn may depict how you deal with challenges
What is normal?
behavior that id generally accepted by society; can be influenced by regional norms, culture, and ethnicity
What is mental health?
state of well being in which every individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively, and is able to make contributions to his or her community
Mental Disorder
a syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an individuals cognition, emotion, regulation, behavior that reflects a dysfunction in psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying mental functions, (usually associated with things that effect function/occupation)
predisposing factors
genetics, age, gender
precipitating factors
environment, physical illness/disability, infections/trauma, deprivations, deficiencies
Inpatient Settings
Large public institutions, non-profit voluntary psych hospitals, general hospitals, proprietary hospitals, state hospitals, ALF, SNF
Outpatient settings
community mental health centers, home health, day tx, primary care clinics, aftercare clinic, psycho social clubs social/community agencies, schools/after school programs, prevention programs
Areas of professional ethics
be client centered, direct energy towards accomplishing goals, respect pt rights including the right to refuse tx, respect confidentiality, safeguard the welfare of the pts under your care, maintain your own competencies, protect client from negligence abuse or substandard care
Therapeutic Relationship
creating a safe space for the pt to help identify problems, set goals, and then to help them meet those goals. (a one way street) The therapist is in charge of maintaining the relationship.
Therapeutic Modes
advocating, emphasizing, instructing, collaborating, encouraging, problem solving
What is a group?
collection of individuals having sharing characteristics or a common shared purpose (family, worker, student) and others with similar occupational interests or occupational challenges
What is a symptom?
the way that an individual acts/feels to illness (mentally and physically)
Four dimensions of Occupation
doing, being, becoming, belonging
Therapeutic use of self
how you use yourself in order to relate to you patient
Anxiety
feeling of fear or dread that interrupts daily function
Depression
(SIG E CAPS); sadness, loss of interest, guilt, low energy, concentration, appetite, psychomotor, suicidal
