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Mental Health - FINAL EXAM Terminology Flashcards

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Resilience

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Closely associated with the process of adapting, and helps people facing tragedies, loss, trauma, and severe stress.

  • Personality Trait
  • helps people adapt to stress
  • move forward
  • can be developed & enhanced
  • AKA “Hardiness”
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Parity

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Refers to equality, and the Mental health Parity act required insurers to s that provide mental health coverage to offer annual and lifetime benefits at the same level provided for medical/surgical coverage.

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DSM IV TR

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Categorizes behavior or psychological syndromes which constitute mental disorders

  • classifies DS not people!
  • Includes cultural perspective
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ICD 10

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  • Psych Dxs correspond to DSM IV
  • Reimbursement based on assigned codes
  • Helps identify epidemiological trends
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Prevalence

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the # of TOTAL cases, new & existing, in a given population during a given period of time.

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Incidence

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the # of NEW cases of metal disorders in a healthy population within a given time period

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Clinical epidemiology

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Adresses what happens after people with illnesses are seen by providers of clinical care.
-measures effects of tx on pt

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GAF

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Global Assessment of Function

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Counter-transference

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Nurse displaces feelings onto the client that are actually related to another person in the nurse’s life.

*Treater’s emotional response towards a pt.

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Transference

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A pt displaces the traits, etc. of another significant life figure onto the nurse/treater. Usually results in irrational attitudes and feelings.

*Pt’s feelings toward treater that are attributed to another important person in the pt’s life.

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Operant conditioning

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Voluntary behavior learned by reinforcement

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Participant observer

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treaters interact and become involved as they observe

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Classical conditioning

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Neutral stimulus paired with another stimulus. Eventually just the presence of the neural stimulus will elicit a response. The responses are involuntary.

EX: dog/ bell = salivation

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Defense mechanism (Security Operations)

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individual responses to decrease anxiety and increase feeling of security.

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Positive reinforcement

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Rewards behavior

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Extinction

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absence of reinforcement (e.g. ignoring behavior)

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Negative reinforcement

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Removal of a noxious or objectionable stimulus.

EX: taking alcohol away from an alcoholic

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Milieu

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The environment as a therapeutic force.
Basic intervention that nursing has responsibility for
Coined by Bruno Bettelheim

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Boundaries

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A set of functions which help differentiate between members and define roles in a family

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Dialectical behavioral therapy

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  • Employs cognitive and behavioral approaches
  • Accepts pt where they are
  • Developed by Marsha Linehan for Tx of Borderline personality DS.
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Heritability

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the estimated portion of a diagnosed condition that is the result of genetic factors as opposed to environmental influence.

i.e. genetic tendency

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Anhedonia

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Inability to experience pleasure

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Anergia

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Lack of energy; passivity.

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Catatonia

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A state of psychologically induced immobilization, at times interrupted by episodes of extreme agitation.

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Affect

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The external manifestation of feeling or emotion which is manifested in facial expression, tone of voice, and body language.

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Serotonin withdrawal

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Flu-like symptoms

Caution Pt to not stop SSRI abruptly

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Serotonin Syndrome

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Caused by too high dose or interaction wthat leads to over-stimulation of serotonin receptors
S/S: Abd pain, diarrhea, fever, tachycardia, elevated BP, increased motor activity
LIFE-THREATENING

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Polymorphism

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A common variation in the individual’s DNA sequence

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Crisis Intervention

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A therapeutic approach focusing on rapid resolution

-ALL available resources utilized.

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Accommodation

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lose/win- one party concedes to the other

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Competition

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win/lose- usually one party is superior to be more assertive than the other

EX: parent or boss

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Avoidance

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lose/lose- avoid attempts to manage conflict

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Compromise

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win/lose-lose/win, partially satisfies each party.

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Clear boundaries

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those boundaries which are understood by all members

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Diffuse or enmeshed boundaries

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Boundaries which are unclear or inconsistent such that individual roles are unclear.

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Rigid or disengaged boundaries

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Boundaries which are inflexible and can inhibit individual growth and development. Tend to result in isolated families

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Manipulating

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Individual behaves in a manner in order to get his/her own way.

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Generalizing

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Use of all inclusive statements when dealing with a particular problem or issue
-Similar to minimizing

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Blaming

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Blaming others to keep focus off self

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Placating

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Placing blame on self or take ownership of a conflict in order to keep peace.

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Triangulation

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Inclusion of a 3rd party to stabilize problematic relationships between two people

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Scapegoating

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Focus of blame is placed on one member; usually a weaker one

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Multi-generational issues

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Family themes or issues that continue from one generation to the next

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Double-blind

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A situation in which there is a mixed message that results in a no-win situation (darned if you do darned if you don’t)

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Differentiation

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Ability to grow and develop as a unique individual and remain involved emotionally with the family

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Distracting

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Bring in unrelated or unimportant details as a distraction to the real problem

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Genogram

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standardized format for providing pertinent information across at least 3 generations of family.

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Agoraphobia

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Intense fear about being places from which there is no escape or help. Examples: someplace alone, in a plane, stuck on a bridge, elevator

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Panic attack

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Sudden onset of intense feelings of fear, apprehension and impending doom. Fear they are having a heart attack or going to die. person loses perspective. Often accompanied by physical symptoms. Can occur with or without agoraphobia

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Phobia

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Specific, irrational fear, about an activity, object or situation.

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Flashbacks

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dissociative experience related to previous traumatic life event

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Obsession

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persistent and recurrent thoughts that cannot be dismissed

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Compulsion

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ritualistic behaviors that an individual feels he must do in order to relieve anxiety (obsession)

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Tort

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Assault

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Battery

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Multi-generational issues

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Family themes or issues that continue from one generation to the next

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Double-blind

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A situation in which there is a mixed message that results in a no-win situation (darned if you do darned if you don’t)

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Differentiation

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Ability to grow and develop as a unique individual and remain involved emotionally with the family

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Distracting

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Bring in unrelated or unimportant details as a distraction to the real problem

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Genogram

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standardized format for providing pertinent information across at least 3 generations of family.

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Agoraphobia

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Intense fear about being places from which there is no escape or help. Examples: someplace alone, in a plane, stuck on a bridge, elevator

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Panic attack

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Sudden onset of intense feelings of fear, apprehension and impending doom. Fear they are having a heart attack or going to die. person loses perspective. Often accompanied by physical symptoms. Can occur with or without agoraphobia

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Phobia

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Specific, irrational fear, about an activity, object or situation.

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Flashbacks

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dissociative experience related to previous traumatic life event

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Obsession

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persistent and recurrent thoughts that cannot be dismissed

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Compulsion

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ritualistic behaviors that an individual feels he must do in order to relieve anxiety (obsession)

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Tort

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A civil wrong for which monetary damages may be collected by the injured part from the wrongdoer

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Assault

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Verbal or Threat of physical

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Battery

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Physical

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Temperament

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A constitutional factor which is indicative of a child’s behavior styles used to cope

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Intentional Tort

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A voluntary act performed with the intent to bring about a physical consequence (battery assault false imprisonment)

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Malpractice

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Form of negligence applicable to professionals

MUST BOTH cause harm to the pt and be a failure to keep professional standards of care

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