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Vocabulary Flashcards

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Anergia

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Lack of energy

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Anhedonia

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Inability to find pleasure in things they used to enjoy

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Asociality

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Social withdrawal

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Avolition

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Lack of follow through/no motivation

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Alogia

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Poverty of speech (few words)

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Affective blunting

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Minimal facial expressions

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Aphasia

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Can’t find the right word

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Agnosia

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Don’t recognize familiar objects anymore

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Apraxia

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Loss of purposeful movement—basic skills

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Anosognosia

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No knowledge of illness—DENIAL

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Apathy

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loss of initiative (withdrawal from activities)

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Alexithymia

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Difficulty expressing/identifying emotions

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Akathisia

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Type of restless EPS

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Amenorrhea

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NO menstrual cycle

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Excelling

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often viewed as mental wellness, or the absences of mental illness symptoms – client describes as well-being (NO identifiable stressors)

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Thriving

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although experience stress, stress does not cause significant daily impairment - client can resolve stressors (dissolve stressors with coping skills)

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Surviving

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not a state of distress but it is a state in which problems may need actions – client describes as feeling ‘on the edge’ (OK but not having a good time)

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Struggling

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may be significant struggle including worry and misery in daily living– client may feel sense of worthlessness (negative functional impairments/feelings)

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Crisis

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state of severe clinical manifestations of mental illness – client experiencing disruption in living and functioning

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Genetic link

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such as a parent with a mental illness (ex. Schizophrenia)

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Genetic factors

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You cannot change
- Intellectual disability is a genetic factor.
- Other factors related to genetics can include gender, race, and age.

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Social factors

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things you may not be able to change and are based on those around you

  • Physical abuse and job stress are social factors.
  • Other factors related to social conditions can include education, job opportunities, social support systems, housing conditions, and family dynamics.
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Environmental factors

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are related to basic necessities and how they impact an individual.

  • Water, social inequality, and natural disasters are factors related to the environment.
  • Other environmental factors can include war, pollutants in the air, food, and climate.
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Public stigma

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When there is a negative attitude or discredit against an individual or identifiable group in which the individual or group is labeled as being different.

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Self stigma

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When an individual adopts a negative view or internalized shame regarding their condition.

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Institutional stigma

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When governmental policies or organizations limit opportunities for those with mental illness; this can be both intentional and unintentional.

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Implicit bias

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when the bias occurs outside of one’s conscious awareness (unaware)

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Explicit bias

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which is intentionally displaying behaviors of discrimination toward someone (aware)

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A trusted nurse

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will act with integrity, show respect, and have humility in the delivery of client care.

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Inclusive nurse

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embraces the diversity of each client

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Innovative nurse

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will be open to change and being able to use creativity to strive for excellence

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Empowered nurse

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uses decision-making with optimism and joy to solve problems for clients

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Mental Health Parity

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These laws require insurance companies and health plans that provide coverage for mental illnesses do so in the same manner as other illnesses

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Client’s Right to Refuse Treatment

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A psychiatrist or qualified provider must petition the court for the ability to treat a client involuntarily.

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HIPAA

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All clients, regardless of their diagnosis, have a right to keep their health information confidential. The privacy rule in mental health adds protection for clients who have a mental illness. This means that psychotherapy notes are given extra protection due to the sensitive nature of the information.

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Cultural Humility

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The practice of trying to appreciate and respect another individual’s culture and the role it plays in the individual’s life and health practices.

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Task requirements (nurse factors)

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skills needed, number of staff required, complexity of tasks

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Risk assessment (nurse factors)

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identifying, finding, and removing any risks for harm and promotingsafety and well-being

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Nurse specific (nurse factors)

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Consider needed knowledge, skill, or specialized training to address the client’s needs

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Nurse Characteristics (nurse factors)

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Consider self, including attitude, thoughts, bias in caring for this client, as well as level of experience

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Nurse Cognitive-Load

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Consider stress level, ability to problem-solve, and memory

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ADPIE

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Assessment : recognize cues
Diagnosis : Analyze cues and prioritize hypothesis
Planning : generate solutions
Implement : take actions
Evaluation : evaluate incomes

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Mental Status Exam (MSE)

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  • Vital signs for the brain
  • Makes sure your brain is functioning
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Appearance (MSE)

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How the client looks, including grooming, hygiene, and attention to detail

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Alertness (MSE)

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What is the client’s level of consciousness? Are they arousable or can they focus on the conversation? What is their attention span like?

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Behaviors (MSE)

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What is the client’s level of activity? Are they cooperative? Aggressive or agitated? What is their interaction with the nurse/staff like? Cooperation?

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Motor (MSE)

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Any abnormal movements? Psychomotor retardation, gait, catatonia?

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Speech (MSE)

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What is their speech like including tone, rate, clarity, volume, and amount?

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Mood (MSE)

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What is their overall emotional state? (Such as happy or sad) Is this mood appropriate for the current situation?

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Affect (MSE)

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How does their expression of feelings appear to the nurse? Such as angry, calm, agitated, fearful, hopeless, hostile, or flat (unchanged or without emotions)?

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Thought process (MSE)

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This is the way the client thinks. Are thoughts orderly and logical or disorganized and illogical?

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Though content (MSE)

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Describe what the client is thinking about. Does the client have thoughts of self-or other-directed harm?

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Perception or Insight (MSE)

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Does the client understand their current situation, medical or mental health condition? Is there any evidence of delusions or hallucinations?

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Cognition (MSE)

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Is the client oriented to self, others, place, location, or situation? What is the client’s intellectual capacity for understanding?

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Judgement (MSE)

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Determining if the client can make appropriate decisions or problem solve

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Thought blocking

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An interruption in the flow of speech due to the intrusion of distracting thoughts

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Looseness of associations

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Lack of clarity of logical connection between one thought and the next

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Perseveration

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Persistence of a single word or phrase in response to various questions

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Echolalia

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Repeating exactly whatever is heard

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Echoproxia

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Mimicking of behaviors

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Neologism

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The coinage of new words, each of which has a special meaning for the person

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Flight of ideas

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Rapid verbal skipping from one idea to the next

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Tangentially

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Loss of goal direction in communication; failure to address the original point

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Circumstantiality

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Inclusion of many nonessential details in a response

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Clang Association

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Client responding by rhyming, e.g., play ball, call, fall, tail

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Word salad

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Mixture of words and phrases that lack comprehensive meaning or logical coherence

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Insight

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You have a good understand that something is NOT GOOD for you

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Judgement

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Impaired when you physically act on things that are not good for you

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Visuospatial proficiency

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Perception of objects and ability to handle them within space

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Executive functioning

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Ability to order and use specific cognitive functions to perform tasks necessary for day-to-day functioning

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Trust

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Believing a characteristic to be true in something or someone.

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Rapport

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A characteristic of a relationship when there is a mutual perception of understanding and transparency

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Peplau

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Identifies the nurse as having the ability to reduce client anxiety related to needs and develop a plan of action to improve health

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Bias

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An unconscious or conscious association that is founded on previous experience or influence from one’s culture

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Boundary blurring

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When the roles in a relationship become unclear

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Transference (Freudian concept)

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The unconscious effort on behalf of the client to redirect their previously-experienced feelings or emotions toward the nurse

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Countertransference (Freudian concept)

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The unconscious effort on behalf of the nurse to redirect their previously experienced feelings or emotions toward the client

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Congruence

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a person’s ideal self and reality self are similar

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Open-ended statements (OARS technique)

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allow the client to elaborate on what is important to them in their own words

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Affirmations (OARS technique)

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are used best while speaking about specific, observed client strengths, as it builds engagement and trust

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Reflecting (OARS technique)

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provides an opportunity to clarify thoughts or feelings

  • A simple reflection uses some element of what the client said.
  • A complex reflection is similar to taking an educated guess on how the client is feeling.
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Summary (OARS technique)

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providing a clarifying consolidation of what the patient has said, and addressing the impact of the information

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Client health literacy (barrier to communication)

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The use of complicated vocabulary or clinical jargon is a barrier to effective therapeutic communication

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Diversity

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In a nursing context, this term refers to the qualities of a client that differs from that of the nurse

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Equity

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In a nursing context, this term refers to ensuring that the client has equal opportunity to initiate and continue fair treatment.

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Inclusion

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In a nursing context, this term refers to placing value and respecting each person’s input in navigating care decisions

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Mental Health continuum

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A range of mental health functioning with adaptive (wellness, health coping) on one end of the spectrum and maladaptive (illness, unhealthy coping, or an inability to cope) on the other end of the spectrum. It is influenced by the individual’s response to factors including behaviors, emotions, cognition, and physical adaptation.

  • Excelling- often viewed as mental wellness, or the absences of mental illness symptoms – client describes as well-being
  • Thriving – although experience stress, stress does not cause significant daily impairment - client can resolve stressors
  • Surviving – not a state of distress but it is a state in which problems may need actions – client describes as feeling ‘on the edge’
  • Struggling – may be significant struggle including worry and misery in daily living– client may feel sense of worthlessness
  • Crisis – state of severe clinical manifestations of mental illness – client experiencing disruption in living and functioning

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