Study Cards Chapter 1 Terms - Mental Health and Mental Illness

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10 Fundamental

Components of the

Recovery process

Self directed, Individule and

person centered, Empowering,

Holistic, Nonlinear, Strength

Bases, Peer supported,

Respect, Responsibility, Hope.

A well defined nursing

diagnosis provides the

framework for

Identifying appropriate

nursing interventions for

dealing w/ the patients

reaction to the disorder

Advanced Practice

Registered Nurse,

Psychiatric Mental

Health

A licensed RN with a master of

science or Doctor of Nursing

practice in Psychiatric nursing

Axis 1

Mental disorder that is the focus of

treatment; refers to a collection of

s/s that together constitute a

particular disorder. Example:

Major depressive disorder

Axis 2

Personality disorders &

mental retardation.

Example: Dependent

personality disorder


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Axis 3

General medical conditions

relevant to the mental

disorder on Axis 1. Example:

Diabetes

Axis 4

Psychosocial & environmental

problems. Example:

relationship failing, job loss,

finances. 300 to 500 means

high stress.

Axis 5

The Global Assessment of

Functioning Score, or G A F

Score. Example: 31; unable to

work or respond to family &

friends.

Basic Level Psych RN

interventions

Health teaching

andmaintenance

Milieu therapy

Pharmacological, biological &

integrative therapies

Basic Level Registered

Nurse, RN

Any nurse with basic training, a

diploma, associate degree, or

baccalaureate degree in nursing.,

completed nursing program, state

licesure and qualified to work in

most any general or speciality area.


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Case Management

Coordinate patient care provided to

individuals, their families, and significant

other on a continuum and to provide

efficient transitions to services that may

be needed after discharge at home, in

clinics, or other health care facilities.

Clinical Epidemiology

broad term that

addresses what happens

after patients are seen

by providers

Co-morbid ConditionA condition that occurs

along with another

disorder.

Community nursing

centers

Centered on low cost by providing care in

established community buildings. The

focus is on wellness and ease of

accessible within the community. Serves

low-income and uninsured people as long

as they can secure funding.

Cultural Competence

Sensitivity to different cultural

views reguarding health,

illness, and response to

treatment.


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Culture-Bound

Syndromes

Occur in specific sociocultural

contexts and are easily

recognized by people in those

cultures.

Decade of the Brain

1990 - 2000 by Pres. George H. W.

Bush

Years dedicated to new studies &

to make legislation/general public

aware of advances that were made

in neuroscience/brain research

Diagnostic And

Statistical Manual Of

Mental Disorders,

Fourth Edition, DSM 4

A classification of mental disorders

that includes descriptions of

diagnostic categories. The DSM 4 is

the most widely accepted system of

classifying abnormal behaviors used

in the United States today.

Diathesis

A biological predisposition to a

disorder. Also known as

vulnerability. A diathesis only

causes abnormal behavior when it is

combined with a stress or

challenging experience.

Diathesis-Stress Model

Suggests that a person may be

predisposed for a mental disorder

that remains unexpressed until

triggered by stress or trauma. This

is the most accepted explanition for

mental illness.


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Electronic Health Care,

E H C

The provision of health care

through methods which are

not face-to-face but rather

through an electronic

medium.

Electronic Health

Record

A long-term accumulation of a

patient's health care

information from a many

different of providers.

Epidemiologists

Identify high-risk groups, and

high-risk factors associated

with illness onset, duration, &

recurrence.

Epidemiology

The quantitative study of

the distribution of

mental disorders in

human populations.

Evidence-Based Practice

Care based on the collection,

interpretation, and integration of

valid, important, and applicable

patient-reported, clinician-

observed, and research-derived

evidence.


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Examples of high-risk

factors associated w/

illness onset, duration, &

recurrence are.

Old treatments

Poverty

Isolation

Examples of high-risk

groups associated w/

illness onset, duration, &

recurrence.

Kids facing traumatic

experiences at young

age.

Genetic predisposition

Global Assessment of

Functioning

A 0 to 100 rating of a person,

with more severe disorders

indicated by lower numbers

and more effective functioning

by higher numbers

I C D-10

International classification of

diseases

Clinical descriptions of mental &

behavior disorders

Divided into 10 disease categories

In the D S M 4, mental

disorders are

ASSOCIATED with?

Distress or painful symptom.

Disability of important areas of

function.

High risk of suffering death, pain,

disability, or loss of freedom.


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In the DSM 4, mental

disorders are

MANIFESTATIONS of a

dysfunction of an

individual's.

behavior, psychology,

and biology.

Incidence

Refers to the number of new cases of

mental disorders in a healthy population

within a given period of time. For

example, the number of New York City

adolescents who were diagnosed with

major depression between 2000 and

2010.

Mental Health

a state of well-being in which each

individual is able to realize his or her own

potential, cope with the normal stresses

of life, work productively and fruitfully,

and make a contribution to the

community.

Mental Health

Consumer

Groups of people with

mental illnesses.

Mental Health

Continuum

A conceptual line used to represent

levels of mental health and mental

illness that vary from person to

person and vary for a particular

person over time.


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Mental Illness

A clinically significant behavioral or

psychological syndrome marked by

the patient's distress, disability, or

the risk of suffering disability or

loss of freedom.

National Alliance on

Mental Health (NAMI)

1979 - Formed by people w/

mental illness & their families.

1980's - Group began resisting

traditional "paternalistic" mental

health care providers who dictated

care & treatment

New Freedom

Commission on Mental

Health

2003 - Release of recommendations for

mental health care in America. Called for

a streamlined system. Advocated for

Early diagnosis and treatment, New

expectation for principles of recovery,

Increased assistance in helping people

find housing & work.

Nursing Diagnosis

This is a clinical judgment about

individual, family, or community

responses to actual or potential health

problem/life processes. It provides the

basis for selection of nursing

interventions to achieve outcomes for

which the nurse is accountable.

Nursing Intervention

any treatment based upon

clinical judgment and

knowledge that a nurse

performs to enhance

patient/client outcomes


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Nursing Intervention

Classification, N I C

A listing of research-based

nursing intervention labels

that provide standardization of

expected nursing

interventions.

Nursing Outcomes

Classification, N O C

A classification system which

defines and describes patient

outcomes to nursing

interventions.

Parity functional equality

Patient Advocatean individuale who

speaks for the patient

and protects their rights

Phenomena Of Concern

The central interests of a

particular discipline. In nursing

they are commonly considered

to be person, health,

environment, and nursing.


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Pibloktoq

an uncontrollable desire to tear off

one's clothing and expose oneself to

severe winter weather, is a

recognized psychological disorder

in parts of Greenland, Alaska, and

the Artic regions

Prevalence

Describes the total number of cases, new

and existing, in a given population during

a specific period of time. Example: the

number of adolescents who screen

positive for major depression in New

York City schools between 2000 and

2010

Psych nurse advanced

practice interventions

Basic interventions plus Med Rx's and

treatment, hospital admitting,

Psychotherapy, Consultation-sharing

clinical expertise with nurses or other

health care professionals to enhance the

treatment of patients

Psychiatric Mental

Health Nursing, P M H

N

This specialty area in nursing and

core mental health profession

promotes mental health through

the nursing process in the

treatment of mental health

problems and psychiatric

Psychiatry's Definition

Of Mental Health

Evolves over time and is shaped by

the prevailing culture and societal

values. Reflects changes in cultural

norms, society's expectations, and

political climates.


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Recovery

The fact that some people, even those

with the most serious illnesses, such as

schizophrenia, will recover. A consumer-

focused process, in which people are able

to live, work, learn, and participate fully

in their communities.

Registered Nurse-

Psychiatric Mental

Health, R N, P M H

A nursing graduate who

possess a diploma, AA, or BA

and chooses to work in the

specialty of psychiatric mental

health nursing.

Resilience

The ability to adapt and cope,

which helps people to face

tragedies, loss, trauma, and

severe stress.

Running Amok

a culture-bound syndrome of

Southeast Asia, in which a person,

usually a male, runs around

engaging in furious, almost

indiscriminate violent behavior.

Stigma

a powerfully negative label

that greatly changes a person's

self-concept and social

identity


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The D S M 4 classifies

what?

the disorder not the

person.

The Main Personality

Disorders are

Obsessive-Compulsive, Narcissistic,

Histrinic, Paranoid, Boarderline,

Dependent, Schizoid, Anxious or

Avoidant, Schizotypal, and

Antisocial.

Traits of Mental Health

Think rationally, most of the time.

Communicate appropriately.

Learn - frontal lobe working properly.

Grow emotionally.

Resilient.

Healthy self-esteem.

Why is it important to

recognize & treat mental

illnesses early?

Because with each

"episode", the risk goes

up 50% that they will

have another episode

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