Terms Flashcards
attention
ability to remain focused; distruption cause distractibility
consciousness
state of awareness that response to external stimuli; distrubances are usually result of prain pathology; disorientation, delirium, confusion
Delirium
an acute, reversible disorder that presents as a disoriented raction with confusion, lability and distruances in behavior (agression)
Sundowner syndrome
- occurs in lat afternoon/at night in older people (with dementia)
- drowsiness, confusion, ataxia, falling, agitation, and sometimes agression
- associated with sedation/oversedation. dementia, and chaneges in orienting cues such as light, familiar people and objects
remote memory
ability to recall events of the distant past, AKA long-term memory
procedural memory
an automatic, sequence of behavior such as conditioned responses
declarative memory
recall specific to consciously learned facts, such as school
semantic memory
knowing meaning of words and abilty to classify info
episodic memory
knowledge of one’s personal experiences
prospective memory
- the capcaity to remember to carry out actions in the future, such as knowing you have appointment scheudled, to turn off the stove, and to pay the bills
- important to live** safely and independently**
Retrograde amnesia
the inability to remember event that occurred prior to the precipitating events
echopraxia
meaningless imitation of another person’s movement
catatonia
immobility of rigdity
stereotypy
repetition of fixed patterns of movement and speech
akathisia
state of restlessness characterized by an urgen need for movement, usually as a side effect of meds.
astereognosis
inability to identify objects through touch
adiadochokindesia
inabiilty to perform rapidly alternating movements
depersonalization
a subjective sensation of unreality about oneself or the enviroment
derealization
subjective sense that the environment is unreal
fugue
a state of seious depersonalization, often involing travel or relocation, in which the indivdual takes on a new identity with amnesia for his/her old identity
dissociative identity disorder (DID)
involves the appearance that an idnividual has delveopd two or more distinct personalities
dissociation
involves the separation of a group of mental or behvioral processes from the rest of the person’s psychic activity
pressured speech
rapid and increased in amount; may be didfficult to understand and/or interrupt
poverty of content in speech
speech consists of responses that are given only when spoken to directly
nonspontaneous speech
consists of responses that are given only when spken to directly
stuttering
consists of rep. or prolongation of sounds or syllables
perservation in speech
continued, persistent repetition of a word or phrase, often in response to different stimuli or different questions
nominal aphasia
aka anomial/amnestic
inability to name objects
During a journal reading activity led by the OTR®, a client becomes very emotional when disclosing sensitive personal feelings on how the client’s family perceives the client’s admission to the mental health facility. Several other clients recognize that they share the same feelings and perceptions, which makes the client feel better. According to Yalom’s therapeutic factors in groups, what curative factor is this?
A] Altruism
B] Catharsis
C] Universality
D] Cohesion
Solution: The correct answer is C.
Universality is the curative factor gained from other members’ sharing of similar feelings, thoughts, and problems.
A: Altruism is when members feel a boost in self-concept from extending help to others.
B: Catharsis is the release of strong feelings about previous or present experiences.
D: Cohesion is the feeling of trust and togetherness in a group.
dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
- a form of CBT
- Focus: addresses suicidal thoughts/actions
- ued for borderline
- depression, substance abuse issues and/or eating disorders
- DBT teaches assertiveness, coping, and interpersonal skills
- should address aquisition of skills affect OP and provide opportunities to practice new skills
