Terms Ch 4

Question 0

Reasons for admitting an individual to an inpatient psychiatric unit evidence of 1 or more: 1. imminent danger of harming self 2.imminent danger of harming others 3. Inability to care for basic needs, placing the individual at risk of harming self

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Admission criteria

Question 1

An intensive type of case management for people with serious,persistent symptoms. Repeated hospitalizations are reduced through a multidisciplinary team that provides a comprehensive array of services

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Assertive community treatment

Question 2

A written map or plan identifying predetermined times that specific nursing and medical interventions, agnostic studies, treatments, activities, medications, teachings will be implemented

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Clinical pathway

Question 3

Psychiatric emergencies. Many general and psychiatric hospitals have special teams made up of nurses, psychiatric technicians, and other professionals who respond

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Codes

Question 4

Centers created for those who have no access to private mental health care

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Community mental Heath centers

Question 5

A conceptualization of psychiatric care along the line of need for least restrictive to most restrictive environment based on a patients needs

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Continuum of psychiatric mental Heath care

Question 6

Deterioration of mental health and loss of control due to an inability to compensate for mental health illness due to stress

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Decompensation

Question 7

Escape or leaving from a psychiatric treatment facility w/o medical authorization or recommendation

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Elopement

Question 8

The setting that places the least restrictions on choices and freedom

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Least restrictive environment

Question 9

The physical and social environment of an individual

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Milieu

Question 10

A facility that integrates primary care and behavioral health while emphasizing prevention and wellness

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Patient- centered medical (health) home

Question 11

Reducing the incidence of health problems, stopping illnesses from progressing, and reducing disability, severity, and death

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Prevention

Question 12

A program that coordinates services for individual patient care

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Psychiatric case management

Question 13

The development of the skills necessary for a person with chronic mental illness to live independently

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Psychosocial rehabilitation

Question 14

A treatment strategy aimed at support and preventing further decline in psychiatric functioning

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Stabilization

Question 15

The process of sorting people based on their need for immediate treatment as compared to their chance of benefitting from such care

Answer 15

Triage