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show Compensation  
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show Denial  
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show Displacement  
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show Identification  
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Which defense mechanism is an attempt to avoid expressing actual emotions associated with a stressful situation by using the intellectual processes of logic, reasoning, and analysis?   show
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Which defense mechanism integrates the beliefs and values of another individual into one's own ego structure?   show
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show Isolation  
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show Projection  
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show Rationalization  
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Which defense mechanism prevents unacceptable or undesirable thoughts or behaviors from being expressed by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types of behaviors?   show
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show Regression  
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Which defense mechanism involuntarily blocks unpleasant feelings and experiences from one's awareness?   show
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show Sublimation  
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show Suppression  
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Which defense mechanism symbolically negates or cancels out an experiences that one finds intolerable?   show
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Why does mental illness seem to occur?   show
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show GAS- General Adaptation Syndrome. Developed by Hans Selye  
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What is the basic principle behind the General Adaptation Syndrome?   show
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What is the RLCQ?   show
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show 300 LCU's (Life Change Units)  
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What is considered a high score in the RLCQ for a 12 month period?   show
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show How a client perceives a stressor, whether it's positive or negative  
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With the transaction theory, what is considered a secondary appraisal?   show
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show The client is focus enhanced  
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What is considered a MODERATE level of anxiety?   show
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show The client's focus is very limited, they are fixated on a single detail  
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What is considered a PANIC level of anxiety?   show
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What is our goal with psych patients?   show
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show Dorothea Dix  
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show Linda Richards  
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show Physiological Needs, Safety & Security, Love & Belonging, Self-Esteem & Esteem of Others, Self-Actualization  
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What are the six indicators of Jahoda?   show
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show The APA  
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What is the DSM-IV-TR and who uses it?   show
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show What the pt is being treated for; their focus of care  
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What is the Axis II of the DSM-IV-TR?   show
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What is the Axis III of the DSM-IV-TR?   show
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What is the Axis IV of the DSM-IV-TR?   show
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show Where the number of ppl who would get/have mental illness are reduced by helping to identify ppl at risk; try to help pts cope constructively  
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show Trying to minimize symptoms of the pts mental illness by utilizing group therapy and medication  
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show Pts go to outpatient therapy; almost like a rehab  
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show Taking care of pts while keeping in mind their cultural, spiritual and religious needs  
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Who developed the psychoanalytical theory and what did it entail?   show
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show Sullivan and it dealt with Stages of Personality Development  
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show Psychosocial theory  
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What type of theory did Piaget have and what did it deal with?   show
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Who developed the Moral Development Theory?   show
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show 1. Learning to count on others 2. Learning to delay personal satisfaction 3. Identifying oneself 4. Developing skills in participation  
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show In interaction between two ppl; one is the caregiver and one is the client  
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What are some roles that a nurse takes on in a Nurse-Client relationship?   show
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show To get pt back to pre-illness state  
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show Caring, Rapport, Trust, Respect, Genuineness, Empathy, & Absolute Professionalism  
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What are the four phases of a therapeutic relationship?   show
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What happens in the pre-interaction phase of the therapeutic relationship?   show
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show You work with the pt to establish a trusting relationship  
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What happens in the working phase of the therapeutic relationship?   show
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show Transference  
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show Counter-transference  
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In which phase does transference and counter-transference occur?   show
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show Pts become attached & dependent on you and that's why you need to explain that you will only be there for a short while so they know an end will come to the relationship.  
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What are three boundaries in the Nurse/Client relationship?   show
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What does SOLER stand for?   show
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show Listening  
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What are five pre-existing conditions that occur with communication?   show
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show Physical Appearance & Dress: Body Movement & Posture: Touch: Facial Expressions: Eye Behavior: Vocal Cues or Paralanguage. ( VEPT BF)  
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show A movement done by schizophrenic pts in which limbs stay in whatever position they are placed  
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What is paralanguage?   show
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When someone is agitated what can you do with your hands to try to calm them down?   show
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show It is the therapeutic community  
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What did Skinner believe about basic assumptions?   show
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What are the three basic goals that Skinner believed in?   show
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show Identify strengths, Interpersonal interaction is inevitable, Autonomy & needs of the group, Responsibility for own behavior, Peer pressure & feedback, Inappropriate behaviors addressed, Restrictions & punishment are avoided  
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show So pts know there are some good things about them; it's important to give them positive feedback  
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With Skinner's 7 basic assumptions, why is interpersonal interaction inevitable?   show
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show Set limits and have them understand what is and isn't appropriate  
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show Talk a pt down, chemical restraints and lastly physical restraints  
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Why do we try to talk a pt down first?   show
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show It's a treatment for mental illness in which a mental health professional and a pt discuss problems and their feelings and work together to find solutions  
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What are the three phases of psychotherapy?   show
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What do you call a group a ppl that come together to share a common interest to learn to practice skills resolve conflict, etc?   show
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What's the number of ppl that you want in a therapeutic group?   show
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show Autocratic, democratic, and laissez-faire  
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show It's all about the leader, what he wants and how he wants to get it done, members of the group are unhappy; things get done  
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What is democratic leadership?   show
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show The group doesn't get a lot done because they have a 'who cares' attitude  
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show When a mental illness pt either loses to a battle in their life or with a battle currently going on in their life.  
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show It can be either all dependent on the pts perception  
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show disequilibrium and at times, so severe that the individual requires assistance to recover  
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show 4  
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show Being exposed to the stressor  
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What is phase II of crisis development?   show
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show Pt tries to use all resources. They get into panic type situation trying everything in their power to get back to homeostasis  
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show This is the possible breaking point. The pt almost disintegrates because tension has reach such a high point. It becomes an emotional roller coaster and behavior and thinking is very disorganized.  
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What is a dispositional crisis?   show
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What are anticipated life transitions?   show
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show It's stress that is very unexpected where the pt feels as if they have no control and are extremely vulnerable such as a rape  
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show They are anticipated crises that make you feel helpless, rejected or depressed  
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show It is when the pt already has a mental illness diagnosis but then they have a crisis in their life and it may become so distorted that the pt may feel abandoned or like they can't resolve the crisis due to their mental illness  
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show The person's ability to function physically & psychologically are impaired and it becomes a question if the pt will be safe. They need someone to intervene on their behalf because they can't take responsibility for themselves  
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What is the essential goal of the Nurse Practice Act and what gives it, it's authority?   show
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Who's duties are delineated in the Nurse Practice Act?   show
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show Statutory law  
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show Laws that are based on decisions made in previous cases  
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show Private and property rights of people and business (tort & contracts)  
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What is criminal law?   show
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What are torts?   show
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What are two examples of unintentional tort?   show
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show Battery & assault  
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What is the BIGGEST issue that ppl get into so much trouble with as far as legal issues?   show
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What is HIPAA?   show
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What is it considered when a pt tells you information?   show
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show When they are of mental status and awareness and are there by voluntary consent  
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When is it okay to challenge informed consent?   show
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show In 1980 the bill came up stating that mental health pts have the right to have physiological needs met  
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What does JCAHO say about restraints?   show
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show Pts that sign themselves in  
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With an involuntary admission, how often may a pt must be re-evaluated to see if they stay on this status and be documented?   show
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What are three conditions of a pt of an involuntary admission?   show
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What type of procedure can a family start as well as a mental health official?   show
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show The court orders a person to go for outpatient treatment  
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