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152 quiz 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| suicide | intentional act of killing oneself by any means; death caused by self-directed injurious behavior with the intent to die as a result of the behavior |
| month | 75% of completers had visited a primary care physician one ______ prior to suicide |
| Sex | Sad persons |
| Age | sAd persons |
| Depression | saD persons |
| Previous attempt | sad Persons |
| ETOH | sad pErsons |
| Rational thinking loss | sad peRsons |
| Social supports lacking | sad perSons |
| Organized plan | sad persOns |
| No spouse | sad persoNs |
| Sickness | sad personS |
| suicidal ideation | thinking about death, including the wish to be dead, considering methods of accomplishing death, and formulating plans to carry the act out |
| suicide attempt | engaging in potentially self-injurious behavior with the intention of death |
| SAFE-T | encompasses risk and protective factors, provides the clinician with a tool to benchmark risk, and suggests interventions; Suicide Assessment Five-Step Evaluation and Triage |
| overt statements | clues to suicidal ideation that come in the form of open messages |
| covert statements | clues to suicidal ideation that come in a concealed manner |
| asking about suicidal ideation | the single most important assessment and intervention |
| details | Lethality #1: Is there a specific plan with ______? |
| lethal | Lethality #2: How ______ is the proposed method? |
| access | Lethality #3: Is there _______ to the planned method? |
| primary intervention | prevention that includes activities that provide support, information, and education to prevent suicide; practiced in schools, homes, churches, clinics, hospitals, and work settings |
| safety plan | a written six-step plan that includes identification of warning signs, internal coping strategies, social settings, and people who provide distraction; provides instructions to patients on whom they can ask for help; helps identify what is worth living fo |
| suicide survivors | the circle of survivors of a person who has completed suicide |
| postvention | the process of healthcare workers providing mental healthcare and support to survivors |
| nonsuicidal self-injury | the intentional damage to one-s own body tissue, without conscious suicidal intent, and for purposes not socially or culturally sanctioned |
| disruptive mood dysregulation disorder | characterized by constant and severe irritability/anger; diagnosed between 6-18 years old; symptoms must occur in at least 2 settings; treatment is symptomatic |
| persistent depressive disorder | low level depression most of the days for the majority of days; depressed mood + 2 other symptoms; treatment similar to major depressive disorder |
| premenstrual dysphoric disorder | cluster of symptoms around a female's menstrual cycle that are severe enough to interfere with the ability to work or interact with others; treatment is exercise, carbohydrates, contraceptives, SSRIs |
| substance/medication-induced depressive disorder | result of prolonged use or withdrawal from drugs and alcohol; once substance is removed, symptoms resolve |
| depressive disorder due to another medical condition | caused by disorders that affect the body's systems or from long-term illnesses that cause ongoing pain |
| seasonal affective disorder | major depressive disorder with a seasonal pattern |
| major depressive disorder | persistently depressed mood lasting for a minimum of 2 weeks; 5 or more symptoms in the same 2-week period |
| anergia | abnormal lack of energy |
| vegetative signs of depression | alterations in those activities necessary to support physical life and growth |
| anhedonia | the absence of happiness or the inability to feel pleasure in aspects of life that once made a person happy |
| affect | outward representation of a person's internal state and is an objective finding based on the nurse's assessment |
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