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Module 3 & 4 - Introduction to the Psychiatric Care Environment

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7 principles of mental health   Develop mutual trust, explore behaviors & emotions, encourage responsibility, encourage effective adaptation, & provide consistency  
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What are coping mechanisms?   Resources used to decrease discomforts of stress  
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Psychomotor, cognitive, and affective   Coping mechanisms  
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Efforts to cope directly with the problem; hitting, fighting, confrontation   Psychomotor (physical)  
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Efforts to neutralized by changing meaning of problem   Cognitive (intellectual)  
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Actions taken to reduce emotional stress; no efforts are made to solve the problem; ego defense mechanisms such as denial and suppression   Affective (emotional)  
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Multi-category guide used to aid physicians with mental health diagnosis   DSM-IV  
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Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Intervention, Evaluation   Nursing Process  
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Includes information about both the physical and psychological functions of an individual   Health history  
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Age, Gender, Ethnicity, Belief system, Income, Education   Sociocultural assessment areas  
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Unresponsive emotions   Flat effect  
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Excessive feelings of well being   Euphoria  
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Motor restlessness, often seen with anxiety   Agitation  
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Having both positive and negative feelings   Ambivalence  
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Perceptions that have no external stimulus; someone hears a voice that no one else hears   Hallucinations  
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Alterations in perceptions that have a basis in reality; external stimuli are present, but the client perceives them differently (client perceives person that is walking down the hall as a wolf)   Illusions  
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Rapid changes from one thought to another unrelated thought   Flight of ideas  
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False beliefs that cannot be correct by reasoning or explanation   Delusions  
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Strong fears of certain things, places, or situations   Phobias  
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Includes events that occurred within the last 2 weeks; Alzheimer's, anxiety, and depression are diseases that may contribute to loss   Recent memory  
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Involves not being able to recall birth place, schools attended, ages of family members, and background; long term loss is seen in patients with organic physical problems such as conversion & dissociative disorders   Remote memory  
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Takes place within oneself and are commonly referred to as our "self-talk" or "self-dialogue"; conversations we have with ourselves when solving problems, making plans, and reacting emotionally   Intrapersonal communications  
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Listening, open ended questions, restating, focusing, reflection, and silence   Therapeutic Communication Techniques  
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Failure to listen, parroting, and giving advice   Non-therapeutic techniques  
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Client repeats last word heard   Echolalia  
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Being aware of clients circumstances, don't be judgmental; be empathetic   Therapeutic relationship  
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Trust, Empathy, Autonomy, Caring, Hope   Components of the therapeutic relationship  
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Risk taking process whereby an individual's situation depends on the future behavior of another person   Trust  
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The ability to recognize and share emotions of another person without actually experiencing them   Empathy  
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Ability to direct and control one's activities or destiny   Autonomy  
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The energy that allows caregivers to unconditionally accept all people, even when they are most unlovable   Caring  
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Multidimensional dynamic life force characterized by confident yet uncertain expectation of achieving a future good   Hope  
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Acceptance, Rapport, Genuineness   Characteristics of a therapeutic relationship  
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What are the phases of therapeutic relationship?   Preparation, Orientation, Working, and Termination  
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Gather all data or information; may review past medical records, current records, interactions with others in clients life, and looks for recurring patterns of behavior to develop a picture of the client   Preparation phase  
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Develop mutual trust; establishes caregiver as significant in life of client   Orientation phase  
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Identify and address client's problem(s)   Working phase  
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Assist client to review what was learned and transfer this learning to interactions with others   Termination phase  
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Client may stop taking medications because of distressing side effects; others simply feel that they do not need their medications; whatever the reason, caregivers are in excellent position to monitor and encourage   Non-compliance  
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Client's emotional response, based on earlier relationships. Ex: client had a bad experience with a previous nurse, therefore client treats current nurse poorly   Transference  
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Barrier in the therapeutic relationship based on the caregivers inappropriate emotional response. Ex: problems at home trickle into the care of the client and takes it out on the client   Countertransference  
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Persons behavior becomes a threat to safety of self/others; People within the environment are not able/willing to support the mentally troubled person; person perceives him/herself as unable to cope or maintain behavioral control   Criteria for inpatient admission  
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Becomes a way of life for many chronically mentally troubled individual; revolving door syndrome   Recidivism  
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Physical properties of an environment have an effect on clients   Physical surroundings  
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Can agitate or hyper-activate an individual   Environment temperature and humidity  
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Can trigger delusions or hallucinations   Flickering lights  
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Can result in overstimulation and aggressive behaviors   Bright lights  
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Can present inaccurate stimuli, resulting in misperceptions of actual objects   Lighting too low  
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Can have a calming or agitating effect on clients   Environmental noise  
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Active process of receiving information and examining reactions to messages received; "Maintaining eye contact and receptive nonverbal communication   Listening  
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Encouraging client to select topics for discussion; "What are you thinking about?"   Broad openings/Open ended questions  
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Repeating main thought expressed by client; "you say that your mother left when you were 5 years old?"   Restating  
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Attempting to put into words vague ideas or unclear thought of client; asking client to explain what he/she means; "I'm not sure what you mean. Could you tell me about that again"   Clarification  
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Directing back client's ideas, feelings, questions, and content; "You're feeling tense and anxious, and it's related to a conversation you had with our husband last night?"   Reflection  
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Lack of verbal communication for therapeutic reason; Sitting with client and nonverbally communicating interest and involvement   Silence  
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The foundation of therapeutic relationships   Trust  
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Who defines professional boundaries   Caregiver; must be balanced because one cannot focus on the client and the self at the same time  
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Provides information regarding a client's physical state and the need for medication   Physician  
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Assesses the client's family, work, and social interactions   Social worker  
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Learns about the client's nutritional status   Dietitian  
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Explore the client's emotional and cognitive (intellectual) functioning   Psychiatrist and Psychologist  
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Assesses how the illness or disability affects the client's activities of daily living   Nurse  
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Contribute information through their observations and interactions with the client   Other care providers  
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Tool that is used to facilitate diagnosis and guide clinical practice   DSM-IV  
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Uses the DSM-IV to make mental health diagnoses   Physician  
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Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Interventions, Evaluation   Nursing (therapeutic) Process  
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Is continual and involves interviewing client & family members, reviewing charts and lab values   Assessment  
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Data sorted into related areas, and problems are identified (Priority problems first, such as ABC's)   Diagnosis  
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"Expected outcomes" then are used to monitor the clients progress (coping may occur in harmful, unsafe ways)   Planning  
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Planned actions are implemented; medications, leading group therapy   Interventions  
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Effectiveness of care is determined; ex: patient with major social phobia went grocery shopping and bought groceries   Evaluation  
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Concentrates on the cultural, social, and spiritual aspects of an individual   Sociocultural assessment  
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Six areas of sociocultural assessment   Age, Gender, Ethnicity, Belief system, Income, Education  
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What is assessed in health history?   General appearance, speech, motor activity, and behavior during the interaction  
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The part of consciousness that perceives, sorts, and combines information   Sensorium and cognition (upper level thinking)  
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What nursing interventions are used to help with memory   Calendars and clocks  
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Immediate memory   Having client repeat three words that have relation to one another  
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What are clients with a clear sensorium oriented to?   Time, place, and person  
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Messages sent and received without the use of words   Non-verbal communication  
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How is nonverbal communication expressed?   Appearance, body motions, use of space, and non-language sounds  
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Concentrating on the speaker, listening objectively, making sure nonverbal messages match verbal messages, following up, and clarifying   Therapeutic listening skills  
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What must you do in order to communicate effectively with mentally and emotionally troubled clients?   Realize that every interaction is part of the total therapeutic process, climate of trust and respect must be established, and clients need a routine  
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According to Maslow, what needs must be met before higher levels can met?   Physiological needs  
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Clients who follow prescribed treatments   In compliance  
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What percentage of patients do not comply with their prescribed therapeutic course?   Forty to eighty  
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