Vocab
the normal functioning of emotiona dn intellectual abilities.
What is mental health?
What is denial?
Name three things that may be signs of substance abuse
What are changes in physical appearance, personality, irritability, smell of alcohol, cigarettes, diminished sense of smell, unexplained change in vital signs, loss of appetite, inablity to function normally, need for money, confustion or forgetfulness, blackouts, memory loss, frequent accidents, problems with family or friends
Chronic anxiety and worry, even when there is no reason for concern.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
The three ways mental illness is treated
What is medication, psycotherapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy?
A personal crisis, temporary physical changes in the brain, side effects from medications, or severe change in the environment
What is a situation response?
Making excuses to justify a situation
What is rationalization?
Name three things to report to the nurse about residents who are mentally ill
Obsessive behavior or thoughts, which may cause the person to repeatedly perform a behavior or routine.
What is Obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Persistent false beliefs
What are delusions?
Fallacy
What is a false belief?
Going back to an old, usually immature behavior
What is regression?
Name three ways to communicate with a resident who has a mental illness
What is not talking to them as if they are children, use simple clear statements and normal tone of voice, show respect and concern, sit or stand at a normal distance, be aware of body language, be honest, avoid arguments, maintain eye contact and listen closely?
The fear of being in a confined space
What is claustrophobia?
A lack of interst in activities
What is apathy?
Defense mechanisms
What are unconscious behaviors used to release tension or cope with stress?
Seeing feelings in others that are really one's own
What is projection?
Name four symptoms of clinical depression
What is pain, low energy, fatigue, apathy, irritability, anxiety, loss of appetite or overeating, problems with sexual functioning and desire, sleeplessness, excessive sleeping, lack of attention to personal hygiene, gulit, difficulty concentration, withdrawl, isolation, repeated thoughs of suicide and death
Living with anxiety about having anxiety attacks
What is panic disorder?
A type of psychotic disorder that causes problems with thinking, communication, and the ability to manage emotions, make decisions, and understand reality
What is schizophrenia?
A method of treating mental inllnes that involves talking about one's problems with mental health professionals.
Transferring a strong negative feeling to a safer situation
What is displacement?
Name three sympoms of Bipolar disorder
What is high energy, little sleep, big speeches, rapidly changing thoughts and moods, inflated self-esteem, overspending, poor judgement, apathy, oversleeping, withdrawn?
Two other terms used for depression
What is clinical depression and major depressive disorder?
Mental illness can be made worse or caused by these four factors
What is physical factors, environmental factors, heredity, and stress?