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MH Test 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 3 Factors that support/hinder MH | -Individual -Interpersonal -Social/Cultural |
| Mental Health | Those who fail to fulfill roles and carry out responsibilities or whose behavior is inappropriate are viewed as ill |
| Mental Illness | disorders that affect mood, behavior, and thinking |
| Revolving door Effect | people with severe mental illness have shorter hospital stays, they are admitted to hospitals more frequently |
| Boarding | Pts kept in ER while waiting to see if a bed comes unavailable |
| Stress lowers the effectiveness of the | immune system |
| Transference | occurs when pt reflects feelings of someone else on you because you remind them of someone |
| Countertransference | occurs when HCP reflects feelings towards someone else on the pt because they remind them of someone else |
| Inpt care | goal is to discharge |
| Congruence | words and actions match |
| Empathy | ability to perceive the meanings and feelings of the pt to communicate that understanding to the pt |
| Incongruence | words and actions differ |
| Self awareness is about | personal boundaries |
| Content | literal words a pt speaks |
| Context | environment in which communication occurs |
| Active Listening | Focusing exclusively on what the pt says |
| Silence | Allows pts time to answer questions |
| Reflection | Directing pt actions, thoughts, and feelings back to pt |
| Personal Zones | -Intimate zone -Personal zone -Social Zone -Public |
| Broad Openings | allowing pt to take the initiative in introducing the topic |
| Probing | persistent questioning of the pt |
| Primary goal of inpt care is | discharge |
| Resilience | having healthy responses to stressful situations |
| hardiness | the ability to resist illness when under stress |
| self-efficacy | belief that personal abilities and efforts affect the events in ones life |
| Sense of belonging | feeling of connectedness with or involvement in a social system or environment of which a person feels an integral part |
| Cultural Variations | -behaviors -values -beliefs -customs -ways of thinking |
| Mood | pts inside emotional state |
| affect | outward expression |
| Blunted expression | showing little or slow to response expressions |
| Broad | displaying full range of emotional expressions |
| Flat | showing no expression |
| Inappropriate | displaying an expression that is incongruent with mood or situation, often silly or giddy regardless of circumstances |
| Restricted | displaying one type of expression, usually serious or somber |
| delusions | a fixed false belief not based in reality |
| hallucinations | false sensory perceptions or perceptual experiences that do not really exist (includes 5 senses) |
| Neologisms | invented words that only have meaning for the pt |
| Open-ended questions | allows pt to feel comfortable and gives the nurse an idea about the pts perception of their situation |
| Phases of the nurse-client relationship | orientation phase, working phase, termination phase |
| Exploring | delving further into a subject or an idea |
| Encouraging comparison | asking that similarities and differences be noted |
Created by:
aleahgoodson
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