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What is the fundamental component of Milieu?

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BALANCE between independence and dependance - seclusion and restraint are only used for safety reasons

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Which comes first; seclusion or medication?

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medication (with client consent)

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What is fidelity?

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do no wrong

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What is veracity?

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telling the truth (verdad)

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What kind of law would “pleading insanity” fall under?

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common law

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What kind of laws are federal and state legislatures?

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statutory law

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what is a tort?

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an act or failure to act that brings harm to another

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What is Susto?

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sickness following a frightening event that causes the (susto) soul to leave the body - Latino

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What is Koro?

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genitals get Koro-ed off

fear of genitals and nipples disappearing into the body - Asia

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What’s the weird part of the classification of postpartum depression?

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it is “culture bound” to the US

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What are the 4 worldviews?

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RACE

Relational
Analytic
Community
Ecologic

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What tool do we use to diagnose psychiatric issues in the US?

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DSM-5

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What does the “behavior” domain of the MSE encompass?

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speech - rate, rhythm, volume, spontaneity

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What does the “affect” domain of the MSE encompass?

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the observed range, intensity, lability, appropriateness and quality of the patient’s mood

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Failure of orientation usually occurs in this order:

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  1. time
  2. place
  3. person
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What is tangentiality?

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the THOUGHT PROCESS of digressing multiple times throughout a story

“I was walking my dog and then I saw a squirrel. That reminds me, last year I bought a blender.”

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What is circumstantiality?

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the THOUGHT PROCESS of talking in a circle/circumference - unnecessary retelling of details

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What is flight of ideas?

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the THOUGHT PROCESS of moving quickly from one idea to another

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What is blocking?

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the THOUGHT PROCESS of stoping mid sentence

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What are loose associations?

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the THOUGHT PROCESS of speaking works at random and not in sentences.

cat…
blender…
Mexico…

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What is preservation?

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the THOUGHT PROCESS of not being able to move on to another topic.

“preserving” the topic

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What are delusions?

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the THOUGHT CONTENT of fixed false beliefs

“my baby is spying on me, I’m sure of it, and you’re not changing my mind”

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What are ideas of reference?

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the THOUGHT CONTENT that people are talking about me

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What is being paranoid?

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the THOUGHT CONTENT that people are after me

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What is grandeur?
the THOUGHT CONTENT that you are the king of the world
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What is being nihilistic?
the THOUGHT CONTENT that things are disappearing (my body is disappearing/the earth is disappearing)
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What portion of the THOUGHT CONTENT domain leads patients to believe they've always been the victim/are always angry/lose everyone?
life themes
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What does the thought control domain encompass?
broadcasting - thinking their thoughts are being read by others insertion - thinking their thoughts are being inserted by someone else withdrawal - thinking their thoughts are being stolen
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What form of COGNITION determines how people interpret things - can they understand that bananas and oranges are both fruit?
level of abstraction
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What is executive function?
a form of COGNITION that gives you your checklist how to dial a phone number how to order coffee
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What is the first memory to be lost?
recent
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What is the difference between hallucinations and illusions?
hallucinations - perceiving something in the absence of a stimulus illusions - perceiving something incorrectly (seeing a cat and thinking it's a phone)
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How do you score the MSE?
25-30 normal 21-24 mild impairment 10-20 moderate impairment < 10 severe impairment
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What are the HEALTHY MATURE defense mechanisms?
HASS (avocados are healthy and I'm mature enough to have the money to buy them) Humor Altruism Suppression - intentional Sublimation - former addicts start an anonymous meeting
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What are the NEUROTIC (intermediate) defense mechanism?
SURF RIDRs are neurotic Somatization Undoing Reaction Formation Repression - unintentional Intellectualization Displacement Rationalization
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What are the two most used defense mechanisms by substance abusers?
denial | rationalization
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What are the IMMATURE defense mechanism?
PPADDS - I need to pad my brain so I don't feel anything ``` Passive agression Projection Acting out Denial Dissociation Splitting ```
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What are the 6 subroles of the nurse according to Hildegard Peplau? (Interpersonal Psych Model)
my mother is managing the technician and the teacher but she's using a socializing agent with the counselor ``` Mother Manger Technician Teacher (Health) Socializing agent Counselor ```
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What are the 4 phases of interpersonal process according to Hildegard Peplau? (Interpersonal Psych Model)
Orientation Identification Working Resolution
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Who is the mother of psychiatric nursing?
Hildegard Peplau
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Who developed the psychoanalytic psych model? Describe it.
Freud Id - me me me Ego - px solver Super Ego - morality (age 5) Consciousness - info the person is aware of Unconscious - memories that have been repressed and can not be recalled at will Preconscious - memories that can be recalled with some effort
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Who developed the developmental psych model? Describe it.
Erikson Trust vs Mistrust Infancy (birth to 1 year) Autonomy vs S&D Infancy (1 to 3 years) ``` Initiative vs guilt Early childhood (3 to 6 years) ``` ``` Industry vs inferiority School age (6 to 12 years) ``` Identity vs ID confusion Adolescence (12 to 18 years) ``` Intimacy vs isolation Early adulthood (20s, 30s) ``` ``` Generativity vs stagnation Middle adulthood (40s, 50s) ``` ``` Integrity vs despair Late adulthood (60s onward) ```
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Who developed the cognitive-behavioral psych model? Describe it.
Beck therapy focuses on thinking and behavior rather than expressing feelings
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what is transference?
unconscious emotional reaction in a situation based on previous experience
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what is countertransference?
nurse places feelings on to the patient from people in the patient's past
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how should the nurse interact with a patient having hallucinations?
COMMENT on the behavior ASK for more information and ASSESS if there are themes of powerlessness/guilt/etc. DISTRACT
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how should the nurse interact with a patient having delusions?
CLARIFY the meaning DO NOT ARGUE MONITOR to prevent harm
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What is universality?
felling of relief because "I am not alone"
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What should a group therapy session revolve around?
the here and now
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When assessing a family, what must a psychiatric nurse know?
the stage of family development and how the family is coping with the stage
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Can an RN provide family therapy?
no - beyond our scope
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What is the most common site of drug metabolism?
liver
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What effect does protein binding have on psych drugs?
drugs bound to proteins can NOT leave the bloodstream and affect psych function
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what is "down regulation" as it applies to pharmacodynamics?
chronic exposure to a drug causes decreased receptor sensitivity
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What mental disorder is associated with HIGH DOPAMINE?
Schizophrenia
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What mental disorder is associated with HIGH GLUTAMATE?
Excitotoxicity leading to neuron death
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What mental disorder is associated with LOW GLUTAMATE?
Psychotic thinking
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What mental disorder is associated with LOW NOREPINEPHERINE?
Depression
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What mental disorder is associated with LOW SEROTONIN?
Depression
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What mental disorder is associated with LOW ACETYLCHOLINE?
Alzheimer's
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What mental disorder is associated with LOW GABA?
Anxiety
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What is the number 1 goal of milieu management?
safety
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Who wrote the book on milieu therapy?
Maxwell Jones
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Who would be admitted to a "dual-diagnosis" unit?
someone with a substance abuse px and a psychiatric px (NOT anxiety + depression)
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What is the most restrictive of therapeutic environments?
forensic hospitals
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What percentage of Americans have some type of mental disorder?
25%
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What is reality testing?
"benefit of the doubt" | before you let your guilt/paranoia run away with you, give the situation you're in the benefit of the doubt

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