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Psychiatric/Mental Health (Exam Five) Flashcards

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Which disorder has an onset during the developmental period that includes both intellectual and adaptive functioning deficits in conceptual, social, and practical domains?

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Intellectual Development Disorder (IDD)`

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What are the risk factors for developing Intellectual Developmental Disorder (IDD)?

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  • Family history of Tay-Sachs disease
  • Childhood meningococcal infection
  • Deprivation of nurturance and social stimulation
  • Birth trauma
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How is the degree of Intellectual Developmental Disorder measured?

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Patients IQ level

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List the four degrees of IQ severity. (Include name and number)

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  • Mild (50-70)
  • Moderate (35-49)
  • Severe (20-34)
  • Profound (below 20)
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Describe the characteristics of mild degree Intellectual Developmental Disorder (IDD).

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  • Academic skills up to 6th grade level
  • Able to live independently
  • Psychomotor skills not affected
  • Able to develop social skills
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Describe the characteristics of moderate degree Intellectual Developmental Disorder (IDD).

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  • Academic skills up to 2nd grade level
  • Requires supervision during activities
  • Motor development is fair
  • Nonadherence to social convention
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Describe the characteristics of severe degree Intellectual Developmental Disorder (IDD).

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  • Unable to benefit from academic training
  • Minimal verbal skills
  • Poor psychomotor skills
  • Requires complete supervision
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Describe the characteristics of profound degree Intellectual Developmental Disorder (IDD).

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  • Unable to benefit from any academic training
  • Requires constant care and supervision
  • No socialization skills
  • Little to no speech development
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How would a patient diagnosed with severe intellectual development disorder (IDD) communicate their wants and needs?

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By acting-out behaviors

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Which disorder is characterized by a withdrawal of the child into the self and into a fantasy world of his or her own creation?

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

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T/F: A predisposition to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is poor parenting.

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  • False

- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is not related to poor parenting

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List the signs and symptoms common among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

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  • Impaired social interaction
  • Impaired communication
  • Repetitive type activity
  • Self-soothing (i.e. rocking and pacing)
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The nurse knows that head-banging is associated with what disorder? What is the primary nursing intervention for a child who continuously bangs their head against the wall?

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  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

- Apply a helmet

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A child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has a nursing diagnosis of disturbed personal identity. What would be the desired outcome?

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Identify their own body parts

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Why might a psychiatrist prescribed medication to a child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? Are these medications used to treat autism?

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  • To relieve subsequent symptoms (i.e. aggression, irritability)
  • No, they’re not used to treat autism itself
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List the two medications used for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

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  • Risperidone

- Aripiprazole

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The nurse knows they should do what in order to make a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) feel more comfortable?

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Provide consistent caregivers

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Which disorder is characterized by excessive psychomotor activity that may be purposeful or aimless, accompanied by physical movements and verbal utterances that are usually more rapid than normal?

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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

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The essential behavior pattern of a child with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of:

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  • Inattention
  • Hyperactivity
  • Impulsivity
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Describe impulsiveness.

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The trait of acting without reflection and without thought to the consequences of the behavior

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Nursing interventions for the child with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are aimed at:

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  • Setting limits with consequences
  • Provide rewards for appropriate behavior
  • Provide group settings for the child
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What drug class is primarily prescribed, and considered first line treatment, for individuals suffering from Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)?

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Central Nervous System (CNS) stimulants

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List an example of a drug used to treat Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

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Methylphenidate

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List the side effects of methylphenidate.

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  • Insomnia
  • Anorexia
  • Tachycardia
  • Decreased appetite
  • Decreased growth and development
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Children on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder drugs are at an increased risk for what?

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Injury-related hospital admissions

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What disorder is characterized by the presence of multiple motor tics and one or more vocal tics?

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Tourette’s disorder

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According to the DSM-5, what diagnostic criteria must be met in order for a child to be diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome?

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  • Motor and vocal tics must be present

- Tics are persistent for more than 1 year

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What medication class(s) are effective in treating Tourette’s syndrome?

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  • Antipsychotics (neuroleptic)

- Alpha-agonists

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List the medications often used to treat Tourette’s syndrome.

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  • Haloperidol
  • Risperidone
  • Aripiprazole
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30
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Pharmacological intervention for Tourette’s disorder is most effective when it is what?

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Combined with other psychosocial therapy

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What disorder is characterized by a persistent pattern of angry mood and defiant behavior that occurs more frequently than is usually observed in individuals of comparable age and interferes with social, educational, or vocational activities?

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Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

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A child will display persistent patterns of behavior in which basic rights of others and major rules are violated if they are diagnosed with what disorder?

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Conduct Disorder (CD)

33
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Is childhood-onset type or adolescent-onset type Conduct Disorder (CD) considered more severe?

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Childhood-onset type

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T/F: When Conduct Disorder (CD) begins in childhood, there is more likely to be a history of ODD and a greater likelihood of antisocial personality disorder in adulthood than if the disorder is diagnosed in adolescence.

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True

35
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The nurse working on a unit of adolescents notices a patient with Conduct Disorder (CD) is becoming verbally abusive to another member of the milieu. What is the priority nursing intervention?

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Remove everyone from the milieu to provide safety

36
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What is a common predisposing factor when assessing a child diagnosed with Separation Anxiety Disorder?

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Child’s mother is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder

37
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Behavior therapy is most beneficial to children diagnosed with what disorder(s)?

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Disruptive behavior disorders (i.e. ADHD, ODD, Conduct Disorder)

38
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, individuals aged 55 through 64 are classified as what?

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Older

39
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, individuals aged 65 through 74 are classified as what?

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Elderly

40
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, individuals aged 75 through 84 are classified as what?

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Aged

41
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, individuals aged 85 years and older are classified as what?

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Very old

42
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Whether one is considered “old” must be self-determined, based on these variables:

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  • Attitude
  • Mental health
  • Physical health
  • Degree of independence
43
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Provide examples of older adults who are considered to have a positive self-concept.

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  • Busy mother who volunteers

- Middle-aged professor who hosts a part for students

44
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List factors that affect aging according to the environmental theory.

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  • Industrial carcinogens
  • Sunlight
  • Trauma
  • Infection
45
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_______-______ memory seems to deteriorate with age, while ________-______ memory does not show similar changes.

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  • Short-term memory

- Long-term memory

46
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T/F: Mentally active people show less memory declined than those who are not mentally active.

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True

47
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What are the most common affective illnesses occurring after the middle years?

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Depressive disorders

48
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What is one of the most common and critical forms of psychopathology in later life?

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Delirium

49
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List the factors that contribute to risks for caregiver elder abuse.

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  • Economic stress
  • Substance abuse
  • Difficult coping with caregiver role
  • Criminal behavior history
50
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List the identified risk factors for victims of abuse.

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  • White female
  • Aged 70 or older
  • Mental/physical impairment
  • Inability to meet self-care needs
  • Having care that exceeds caretakers ability
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T/F: Elder victims often minimize the abuse or deny that it has occurred.

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True

52
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______________ therapy is especially helpful with elderly patients.

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Reminiscence therapy

53
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Reminiscence therapy helps increase ________-________ and decreases the likelihood of ____________.

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  • Self-esteem

- Depression

54
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Describe abuse.

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The maltreatment of one person by another

55
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What disorder of the brain has been implicated in the disposition to aggressive and violent behavior?

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Temporal lobe epilepsy

56
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A pattern of coercive control founded on and supported by physical and/or sexual violence or threat of violence toward and intimate partner is known as what?

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Battering

57
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T/F: The typical abuser is very possessive and perceives his spouse as a possession.

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True

58
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List the three distinct phases of the cycle of battering.

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  • Phase 1: Tension-building phase
  • Phase 2: Acute battering incident
  • Phase 3: Honeymoon phase
59
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Describe Phase 1: Tension Building Phase of the cycles of battering.

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  • Man’s tolerance for frustration is declining

- Can last weeks, months, or years

60
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Describe Phase 2: Acute Battering Incident of the cycles of battering.

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  • Most violent
  • Shortest phase
  • Usually lasts up to 24 hours
61
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Describe Phase 3: Honeymoon Phase of the cycles of battering.

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Batterer becomes extremely loving, kind, and contrite

62
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What are the most common response battered women give for staying in their abusive relationship?

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  • They fear for their lives and/or the lives of their children
  • Sense of powerlessness
63
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What aspects are considered central to the dynamic of domestic violence?

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  • Power

- Control

64
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Signs of physical child abuse include the following:

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  • Shrinks at the approach of adults
  • Frightened of adults
  • Often absent from school
  • Multiple bruises in various stages of healing
  • Appears apathetic and tired
65
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The occurrence of sexual contacts or interaction between, or sexual exploitation of, close relatives, or between participants who are related to each other by kinship bond that is regarded as a prohibition to sexual relations is know as what?

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Incest

66
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_________ is the expression of power and dominance by means of sexual violence, most commonly by men over women, although men may also be victims.

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Rape

67
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Describe actions displayed by the victim of a rape who is experiencing the expressed response pattern.

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  • Crying
  • Sobbing
  • Restless
  • Tension
68
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Describe actions displayed by the victim of a rape who is experiencing the controlled response pattern.

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  • Masked feelings
  • Calm
  • Composed
  • Subdued affect
69
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What is the silent rape reaction?

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Survivor tells no one about the assault

70
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What is the primary nursing intervention for the victim of abuse or neglect?

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  • Provide shelter

- Promote reassurance of his/her safety

71
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What type of care is foundational to all treatment modalities for survivors of abuse and neglect?

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Trauma-informed care

72
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Which act called for the construction of comprehensive community mental health center, the cost of which would be shared by federal and state governments?

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Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963

73
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What deterred the implementation of the Community Mental Health Centers Act of 1963?

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State governments did not have the capability to match the federal funds to establish mental health centers

74
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Describe primary prevention.

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Services aimed at reducing the incidence of mental disorders within the population

75
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List examples of primary prevention.

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  • Teaching parenting skills and child development to expecting parents
  • Teaching effects of alcohol and drugs to elementary/secondary school students
  • Providing education and support to unemployed or homeless individuals
76
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Describe secondary prevention.

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Interventions aimed at minimizing early symptoms of psychiatric illness and directed toward reducing the prevalence and duration of the illness

77
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A client with schizophrenia is hospitalized due to a psychosis exacerbation. What level of prevention does this fall under?

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Secondary prevention

78
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Describe tertiary prevention.

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Services directed at reducing the residual defects associated with severe and persistent mental illnesses

Health and Illness Concepts III Nursing: N2410 (15 decks)

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