week 8 Flashcards
what is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
a combination of emphysema and bronchitis.
emphysema: progressive destruction of the alveoli walls, the lungs lose elasticity resulting in air being trapped.
whats dyspnea
feeling of breathlessness
key feature of COPD
COPD symtoms
dyspnea, fatigue, cough and sputum production
how does COPD affect ocupation
limited endurance affecting ADL performance
recovering in mental health
Recovering:
- Is lived and experiences by individuals
- Cannot be done to or for someone else
- **consumers do recovery (we don’t do recovery)
recovery oriented practice
- what mental health services and practitioners can do to facilitate and support people in recovering
what’s the CHIME framework, recovery oriented practice
CONNECTEDNESS: - Peer support - Being part of the community - Support from others - Relationships HOPE & OPTIMISM: - Belief in recovery - Motivation - Positive thinking - Dreams and aspirations MEANING & PURPOSE - Rebuilding one’s life - Quality of life - Meaning of mental illness experience - Spirituality IDENTITY: - Individually defined – socially valued - Rebuilding identity - Positive self identity EMPOWERMENT: - Personal responsibility - Control over one’s life - Focusing on strengths
recovery promotiong relationships involve
- Using a coaching framework REACH
- Reflect
- Explore
- Agree
- Commit
- Hold to account
three key working practices in supporting personal recovery
- Understanding Values, Treatment and Support Preferences
– what has meaning for the person - Working with Strengths
– Personal, social, occupational & financial resources - Supporting Goal Striving
- Considering the journey, not the destination
key principles embedded in the national practice standards
- Promote aim to facilitate sustained RECOVERY
- Learn about & value the LIVED EXPERIENCE of people using services, and their family & carers
- Recognise the RIGHTS of the persons using services
- Involve people using services in all DECISIONS regarding their treatment, care & support and CHOICES of treatment & setting
- Individualise / personalise mental health treatment,
- Recognise CARERS, their capacity, needs & requirements, separate from those of the person receiving services
- Recognise & support the rights of CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE affected by a family member with a mental illness
- SUPPORT consumer, family & carer participation as an integral part of mental health service development, planning, delivery and evaluation
how’s the DSM-V diagnose schizophrenia
abnormalities in two or more of the following
*delusions
*hallucinations
*disorganised thinking (speech)
grossly disorganised or abnormal motor behaviour
negative symtoms.
For a diagnosis Schizophrenia symptoms lasts for at least 6 months and includes at least 1 month of active phase symptoms. It also needs to be severe enough to cause problems in functioning at work, school, home or socially.
whats delusions
the belief that someone has eg.
- Persecutory delusions (ie belief that one s going to be harmed, harassed by an individual or group)
- Referential delusions (ie belief that certain gestures, comments or environmental cues are directed at oneself)
- Grandiose delusions (i.e., when an individual believes that he or she has exceptional abilities, wealth, or fame)
- erotomaniac delusions (i.e., when an individual believes falsely that another person is in love with him or her) are also seen.
whats hallucinations
Perception-like experiences that occur without an external stimulus. They are vivid and clear
Auditory hallucinations are most common in schizophrenia.
whats disorganisation thinking (speech)
Less severe disorganized thinking or speech may occur during the prodromal and residual periods of schizophrenia.
whats grossly disorganised or abnormal motor behaviour
Catatonic behaviour is a marked decrease in reactivity to the environment.
Although catatonia has historically been associated with schizophrenia, catatonic symptoms are nonspecific and may occur in other mental disorders (e.g., bipolar).
