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Psychiatric Nursing

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Introduction to Psychiatric Nursing
Is a specialized field of nursing...,
In what year did linda richards r...,
In what year did the psychiatric ...
56  cards
Theoretical Basis of Personality and Behavior
He is an austrian neurologist,
The father of psychoanalysis,
Means taking cure
105  cards
STRESS
Occurs when a person has difficul...,
The stimulus or event that causes...,
Involve brief focal events that s...
25  cards
NEUROTRANSMITTERS
Are chemical substances manufactu...,
Stimulates an action in the cell,
Stops the action
17  cards
NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP
What are the types of relationship,
Friendships and socialization sup...,
People with emotional commitment ...
62  cards
THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION
Is the process that people use to...,
What are the 2 forms of communica...,
Consists of the words a person us...
68  cards
MODELS FOR WORKING WITH PSYCHIATRIC PATIENTS
Is a turning point in an individu...,
Characteristics of a crisis,
Characteristics of individuals in...
51  cards
THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION
Factors affecting communication,
Factors affecting communication l...,
Factors affecting communication c...
37  cards
Mental Status Examination
Constructing a picture of the cli...,
Conducted through interviews,
What s the appropriate body language
127  cards
ANXIETY DISORDERS
Diagnosed when anxiety becomes ch...,
Most cases appear in childhood an...,
Anxiety that is chronic excessive...
46  cards
ANXIETY
A vague feeling of dread or appre...,
Feeling of being afraid or threat...,
Levels of anxiety
30  cards
Dissociative Disorders
Removal from conscious awareness ...,
Mainly characterized by disturban...,
Precipitated by extreme stress or...
39  cards
ANTIDEPRESSANTS
Primary desired effect of antidep...,
Secondary desired effect of antid...,
What are the 3 anti depressants d...
29  cards
DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS
A mood disorder that causes a per...,
Painful feelings come in waves,
Natural response to a loss
31  cards
Bipolar Disorders
Involve extreme mood swings from ...,
Severe mood elevation expansion o...,
Mania last for how long
61  cards
Schizoprhenia
Is a disruptive mental state in w...,
What are the psychotic manifestat...,
Treatment for psychosis
55  cards

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