theory exam 1 Flashcards
actual (problem that is present) or potential (at risk for)
o Actual: powerlessness, social anxiety
o Potential: suicidal, self harm
• Explanation of the diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM-5)
• Use of the DSM-5 in the mental health delivery system
nursing diagnosis in the nursing process
o Patient notices how you at and reminds them of something from their past
transference in therapeutic relationship
- Nurse is reminded of something by the patient
* Seek clinical supervision to maintain objectivity
counter transference in therapeutic relationship
- initial
- working
- termination
phases of therapeutic relationships
maybe we can compromise
• Rational part of our personality
Ego
Psychoanalytic Theory of Freud
Theories of personal development
want to do that now
• Concerned with instant gratification of basic physical needs/urges
• Unconsciously
• Take ice cream from stranger for itself – doesn’t care that it’s rude
Id
Psychoanalytic Theory of Freud
Theories of personal development
it’s not right to do that
• Concerned with rules and morals
• Like our conscious
Superego
Psychoanalytic Theory of Freud
Theories of personal development
– Trust vs Mistrust – find hope – infancy (0-1 ½ )
– Autonomy vs Shame – find will – early childhood (1 ½ - 3)
– Initiative vs Guilt – find purpose – play age (3-5)
– Industry vs Inferiority – find competency – school age (5-12)
– Ego identify vs Role confusion – find fidelity – adolescence (12-18)
– Intimacy vs. Isolation – fine love – young adult (18-40)
– Generativity vs Stagnation – find care – adult (40-65)
– Ego integrity vs Despair – find wisdom – maturity (65+)
eriksons psychosocial stages
a. Tension with day to day stressors/events
b. Sharpens your senses
mild anxiety
anxiety levels of Peplau
a. Attention span and concentration decrease. Increase in muscle tension/restlessness
moderate anxiety
anxiety levels of Peplau
a. Perception is diminished. Get headaches, palpitations
severe anxiety
anxiety levels of Peplau
panic attack
panic anxiety
anxiety levels of Peplau
- Denial
- Anger
- Bargaining
- Depression
- Acceptance
5 stages of grief of Kubler-Ross
- Suppression – purposely try to block it out
- Repression – involuntary blocking it out
- Rationalization – make your own reason to justify your doings
- reaction formation – you’re afraid but put yourself out there to do that thing
- Regression – going backwards
- Denial – refuse to acknowledge the real situation
- Displacement – putting feelings onto someone else
- Undoing – purposefully doing opposite of action to cancel it out
- Projection – pass blame on someone else
- Sublimation – rechanneling impulses that aren’t acceptable into activities that are tolerable
- Intellectualization – attempt to avoid expressing emotions associated with a stressful situation
- Identification – try to identify with someone you admire
function of defense mechanisms/coping mechanisms for stress
elevated or expansive irritable mood where motor activity comes frenzy and excessive
a. Abnormal elevated mood for one week, large increase in activity/energy, decrease need for sleep (3 hours or less), overly talkative, fight of ideas, money sprees, hypersexual activity, thought process is extreme goal driven
mania
5 levels of bipolar disorder
last 4 days and not as extreme as mania
a. Increase in activity, decrease need for sleep, etc
hypomania
5 levels of bipolar disorder
fluctuations in your everyday mood – baseline mood
eurthymia
5 levels of bipolar disorder
neurosis where you go though a loss of contact of reality
a. Depressed mood, weight loss, insomnia, poor appetite, low energy
dysthymia/depression
5 levels of bipolar disorder
depression neurosis that impairs social ability
a. See suicidal thoughts/attempts, no self esteem, hopelessness, helplessness and worthlessness
major depression
5 levels of bipolar disorder
- Clinical course with 1 or more manic episodes—manic episode or history of manic episode required to make Bipolar I Disorder diagnosis
- Manic episode may have been preceded by and may be followed by hypomanic or major depressive episodes
- “Mixed episodes”—include both manic and major depression symptoms
bipolar 1 disorder
- Characterized by a clinical course of recurring mood episodes consisting of one or more major depressive episode
- The major depressive episode must last at least 2 weeks, and the hypomanic episode must last at least 4 days to meet the diagnostic criteria
bipolar 2 disorder
• Characterized by 1 or more major depressive episodes without history of manic, mixed or hypomanic episodes
• Severe depression symptoms present during same 2-week period and represent a change from previous level of functioning
o Depressed mood, weight loss, fatigue, suicidal thoughts/attempts
• Depressed mood and/or loss of interest or pleasure in addition to other symptoms of severe depression
Major depression disorder
• Protect individuals in manic phase of illness from their ambitious buying, entertaining, business schemes
• Protect from risk for injury due to poor judgment and hyperactivity
o Decrease risk for injury by reducing stimuli
• Attend to nutritional, hydration, and sleep deficit needs
• Set necessary behavioral limits
• Monitor response to medications
nursing interventions for manic S/S
- Assume that individuals who have major depression are potentially suicidal
- Assess suicide potential and intervene
- Ask directly regarding suicidal thoughts/plans
- Place on suicide precautions with 10-15 minute checks or constant 1:1 observation
- Maintain environmental safety and vigilance
- Provide supportive measures if vegetative signs of depression are present
nursing interventions for depression
- ECT is believed to increase levels of norepinephrine and serotonin, resulting in decrease in depression
- Treatment modality for depressed individuals, especially if acutely suicidal or not responding to antidepressant medications
- Memory loss and temporary confusion post ECT
- Medications used prior to and during ECT
- Contraindications
- Nursing care pre-ECT and post-ECT
electroconvulsive therapy
- Procedure used to treat depression by targeting certain cells in the brain
- Involves use of short pulses of magnetic energy to stimulate nerve cells in the brain, similar to the electrical activity observed with ECT
- Unlike ECT, the electrical waves generated by TMS do not result in generalized seizure activity
transcranial magnetic stimulation
history of suicide/experiencing violence/abuse, lack of support system, risky behaviors, bullied, stigma to getting help, talks about dying, change in personality/sleeping/eating, feelings of loss of contro
warning signs of suicide in children
- Instill sense of hope in the future while acknowledging the individual’s current pain and despair
- Values and attitudes of nurse influence assessment and interventions
- Provide safe, secure environment
- Institute suicide precautions per policy
- Establish therapeutic relationship with patient
- Verbalize care and concern for patient
- Promote problem-solving and decision-making
- Goal: person will talk about but not act upon suicidal feelings/plans
- Hospitalize if person is at significant risk to attempt suicide
intervention strategies for suicidal individual
- Individual treatment needs: Provides each patient with sufficient space/privacy, allow communal dining/activities (alone time/group time)
- Self governance/community meetings: Encourage group, but don’t force them come
- Progressive levels of responsibility: Accountable for missing group/participating – promotes achievement but know regression may occur
- Variety of meaningful activities: Groups go along with what there is more of like depression, abuse
- Links with patient’s family
- Links with the community: Involving treatment with family, helps complete therapy and discharge process
- Effective working relationships among staff
- Humanistic staff: See better outcomes/positive attitude if working together
8 elements of therapeutic milieu