Unit 1 test Flashcards
mental health
a state of well being in which each individual is able to realize their own potential, cope w stress, work productively, and make a contribution to society
mental illness
all mental disorders with definable diagnoses that manifest in significan dysfunction related to developmental, biological, or psychological distubances
infancy 0-1.5 dev task
forming attachment to mother wh lays foundations for trust
early childhood 1.5-3 autonomy vs shame and doubt
gaining some basic control of self and environment
preschool 3-6 initiative vs guilt
becoming purposeful and directive
school age 6-12 industry vs inferiority
developing social, physical, and school skills
adolescence 12-20 identity vs role confusion
making transition from child to adult, developing a sense of identity
early adulthood 20-35 intimacy vs isolation
establishing intimate bonds of love and friendship
middle adulthood 35-65 generativity vs self-absorption
fulfilling life goals that involve fy, career, and society, dev concerns that embrace future generations
later years 65+ integrity vs despair
looking back over one’s life and accepting its meaning
Paplau’s interpersonal theory interventions
observation, interpretation, and intervention, self-awareness
-do with a pt and not to them
principle of autonomy
respecting the rights of others to make their own decisions
intentional tort
willfull or intentional acts that violate another person’s rights or property
-assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, defamation of character
unintentional tort
unintended acts against another person that produce injury or harm
-negligence, malpractice
false imprisonment
intent to confine to a specific area, indefensibleuse of seclusion or restraints, detention of voluntarily admitted pt w no agency or legal policies to support detaining
duty to warn
when a therapist determines that a pt presents a serious danger of violence to another
involuntary admissions
- a person in need of psychiatric treatment, presents danger to self or others, or unable to meet basic needs
- up to 60 days
countertransference
unconscious and inappropriately displaces onto the pt feelings and behaviors related to significant figures in the rns past
social relationship
primarily initiated for the purpose of frienship, socialization, enjoyment, or accomplishment of a task,mutual needs are met
therapeutic relationship
rn maxs communication skills, understanding of human behaviors, and personal strength to enhance the pts growth
therapeutic use of self
the ability to use one’s personality consciously and in full awareness in an attempt to establish relatedness and to structure rn interventions
dissociative identity disorder
safety
PTSD
- re-exxperiencing the trauma, flashbacks
- avoidance of stimuli associated w event
- persistant symptoms of arousal, hypervigilance
- alterations in mood
somatic symptom disorders
typically do not accept psychiactric help