MENTAL HEALTH LEC QUIZ Flashcards
the first part of the physical examination that begins the moment the nurse meets the client.
General survey
This provides the nurse with an overall impression of the client’s whole being.
Outcome of General survey
What are the indicators of health?
Temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, pain
What is the normal body temperature
36.5 to 37.7
Low and high temperature
Hypothermia and hyperglycemia
It reflects the pressure exerted on the walls of the arteries.
Blood pressure
the more blood the heart pumps, the greater the pressure in the blood vessels
Cardiac output
stiffness in the arterial walls is called
Arteriosclerosis
Increased blood pressure
Hyper tension
refers to pain, used in assessment
Coldspa
Scale used for infants and kids
Flacc scale
Refers to the client’s level of cognitive functioning (thinking, knowledge and problem solving) and emotional functioning
(feelings, mood, behaviors, stability).
Mental status
the state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and is able to make his or her community.
mental status
how an individual earns and can cope with the
basic needs and pressure in affiliated organizations
economic and social factors
a medical examination; an extension of the physical exam.
mental status examination
Elements of MSE
Appearance, behavior, speech, mood, affect, thought process, thought content, cognition, insight or judgment
new measure of depressive signs and symptoms.
Quick inventory of depressive symtomatology
Is a very reliable and simple screening tool which is sensitive to early detection of risky and high risk (or hazardous and harmful) drinking
The World Health Organization’s alcohol use disorders identification test (audit)
What are the developmental theories mentioned?
psychosexual, psychosocial, theory of cognitive development, moral development theory
Argues that human behavior is the result of the interactions among three component parts of the mind the id, ego, and
superego ; divided into 3 levels of awareness
Sigmund Freud
part of mind in which innate instinctive impulses and primary process is manifested ; if these needs or wants are not met, a person can become tensed, anxious, or angry
ID
Personal sense of self-esteem or self- importance ; part of the mind that radiates etween the conscious and the unconscious; responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity
Ego
Ethical component of personality and provides the moral standards of which the ego operates
superego
maintained that personality develops in a predetermined order through eight stages of psychosocial development, from infancy to adulthood ; During this stage, the person experiences psychosocial crisis which could lead to
positive or negative outcome for a personality development
erik erikson’s stages of psychosocial development