Mental health test 2 Flashcards
Includes all willful, self-inflicted, life-threatening attempts that have not led to death.
suicide attempt
Occurs when a client is having thoughts about committing suicide.
suicidal ideation
The intentional act of ending one’s own life.
suicide or completed suicide
A person contemplating suicide believes that the act is the
end to his/her problems
true or false: In the U.S. in 2017, white males accounted for almost 70% of suicide deaths, with the rate of suicide highest in middle-age white men.
true
what are considered protective factors for suicide?
feelings of responsibility toward children or pets, religious and cultural beliefs, positive self esteem, and sense of hope
risk factors for suicide for youth
Contagion, substance use, impulsive/aggressive personality disorders, stressful life events, family factors.
risk factors for suicide for older adults
Major changes in social roles; fear of burdening family members; substance use; death of loved ones
risk factors for suicide for middle-age
Relationship, legal or financial problems; substance use; job stress
Occurs when sexual contact takes place without consent, whether the vulnerable person is able or unable to give that consent
sexual violence
Includes failure to provide any of the following: physical care, such as feeding; emotional care, such as interacting with a child, or stimulation necessary for a child to develop normally; education, such as enrolling a young child in school; necessary health or dental care
neglect
Occurs when physical pain or harm is directed toward an infant or child, an intimate partner, or a vulnerable adult in the home.
physical violence
Includes behavior that minimizes an individual’s feelings of self-worth or humiliates, threatens or intimidates a family member
emotional violence
Failure to provide for the needs of a vulnerable person when adequate funds are available
economic maltreatment
true or false: In relation to child abuse, any bruising on an infant before age 6 months is considered suspicious.
true
phase in the cycle of violence in which the abuse has minor episodes of anger, can be verbally abusive and responsible for some minor physical violence. The vulnerable person is tense during this stage and tends to accept the blame for what is happening.
tension building phase
phase in the cycle of violence in which The tension becomes too much to bear and serious abuse takes place. The vulnerable person can try to cover up the injury or try to get help
acute battering phase
phase in the cycle of violence in which The situation is diffused for a while after the violent episode. The abuser becomes loving, promises to change, and is sorry for the behavior. The vulnerable person wants to believe this and hopes for a change.
honeymoon phase
somatic reaction that can occur later after a rape in which the client can have a variety of physical manifestations
gonorrhea
True or False: The majority of perpetrators of sexual violence are known to their victims.
true
Displacement
Shifting feelings related to an object, person, or situation to another less threatening object, person, or situation
Reaction formation
Overcompensating or demonstrating the opposite behavior of what is felt
Undoing
Performing an act to make up for prior behavior
Suppression
Voluntarily denying unpleasant thoughts and feelings
Repression
Unconsciously putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts, and emotions out of awareness
Regression
Sudden use of childlike or primitive behaviors that do not correlate with the person’s current developmental level
Altruism
Dealing with anxiety by reaching out to others
Sublimation
Dealing with unacceptable feelings or impulses by unconsciously substituting acceptable forms of expression
Rationalization
Creating reasonable and acceptable explanations for unacceptable behavior
Dissociation
Creating a temporary compartmentalization or lack of connection between the person’s identity, memory, or how they perceive the environment
Denial
Pretending the truth is not reality to manage the anxiety of acknowledging what is real
Compensation
Emphasizing strengths to make up for weaknesses
Identification
Conscious or unconscious assumption of the characteristics of another individual or group
Intellectualization
Separation of emotions and logical facts when analyzing or coping with a situation or event
Conversion
Responding to stress through the unconscious development of physical manifestations not caused by a physical illness
Splitting
Demonstrating an inability to reconcile negative and positive attributes of self or others
Projection
Attributing one’s unacceptable thoughts and feelings onto another who does not have them
stress
the body’s nonspecific response to any demand made upon it
Eustress
Beneficial stress
Motivates people to develop the skills they need to solve problems and meet personal goals
Distress
Causes problems both mentally and physically
May trigger depression, cause confusion, instill helplessness/ hopelessness, cause fatigue, etc.