Mental Health History
Mental Illness
Freud/Erikson
Freud/Erikson
Stress/Crisis
100
Mental Health Nursing
What is defined as one's ability to cope with and adjust to the recurrent stresses of everyday life.
100
Can be describes as occuring on opposite ends of this where, on the healthy side, we demonstrate high levels of wellness and on the other side high levels of illness.
What is the Mental Health Contiuum.
100
Defined as the relatively consistent set of attitudes and behaviors particular to an individual
What is the Personality
100
This is the part of the personality that strives for perfection and is the morality center.
What is Superego
100
Define stress
What is the nonspecific response of the body to any demand made on it.
200
A period in history where mental illness was viewed as a punishment from God, possesion of the devil and treatment included exorcisism, physical punishment and imprisonment for the mentally ill.
What is the Dark Ages
200
She was credited as the first psychiatric nurse in the 1880's.
Who is Linda Richards
200
The definition of Self.
What is a complex concept comprising four distinct parts that influence behavior and include: personal identity, body image, role and self esteem.
200
This theorist provided the framework for understanding the personality development in terms of task mastery.
Who is Erik Erikson
200
A vague feeling of apprehension that results from a perceived threat to self is the definition of___________
What is mild anxiety.
300
This signer of the Declaration of Independence is credited with starting the first public psychiatric hospital in the US, Eastern Psychiatric Hospital in Williamsburg VA which opened in 1773
Who is Dr. Benjamin Rush
300
Name at least 4 characteristics of mental illness.
What are: poor self-concept, feelings of inadequacy, dependent behavior due to feelings of inadequacy, poor judgement, inability to cope, irresponsibility, avoidance of problems, inablility to perceive reality, maladaptive behavior, demands or seeks immediate gratification, inability to establish a meaningful relationship.
300
Name the parts of the personality as described by Freud
What is Id, Ego and Superego
300
If a person does not master a given task then it is possible to predict certain behaviors is the theory called___________
What is task mastery.
300
Panic can be described as:
What is feeling of extreme terror, person possibly becoming immobilized, reality is distorted, has potential to cause harm to self and others.
400
The passing of this act and establishment of ________ were among the important developments in psychiatric medicine providing research for the cause and tx of mental illness in 1940.
What is the National Health Act and establishment of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
400
The inablility to cope with a situation we find overwhelming is called_____________ The maladaptive behavior is often part of a response to relieve anxiety.
What is Mental illness.
400
This part of the personality is focused on the reality factor, decides how to act and when to act, stands for reason and good sense.
What is the EGO
400
Part of the personality that demands constant gratification, avoid pain, seek pleasure.
What is the ID
400
Decrease emotional stress and protecting the victim, assist the victim to organize resources, returning to a pre-crisis status or higher functional level are all goals of__________?
What is Crisis intervention
500
In 1970's legislatures brought about further changes in mental health treatment at the community level, returning the mentally ill to their homes and outpatient centers emphasizing returning to a normal life.
What is Deinstitutionalization
500
Placement on the mental health continuum is assessed by several components. Name 3
What are 1-a positive self-concept,2- awareness of responsibility for one's own behavior and its consequences,3- maintenance of satisfying interpersonal relationships, 4-adaptability to change,5- effective communication,6- effective problem solving 7-awareness and acceptancer of emotions.
500
Freud delineated 3 levels of awareness, name them.
What are: conscious, preconscious and unconscious
500
When we assess the patient's emotional status, the following must be included.
What is general behavior, appearance, speech pattern, content of thought, mood and affect, sensorial function, potantial for danger.
500
The 4 main steps to crisis intervention are:
What are:1- Assess situation 2- determine possible interventions, 3-implement the intervention plan, 4-resolution and/or anticipatory plans.
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