Drug$
Case Law
Terminology related to Behavioral Health
Common disorders among offenders
Misc.
100

Candy, Downers, Sleeping Pills, Roofies, Tranks

What is Xanax, Librium, Valium, Ambien, Ativan (Tranquilizers)?

100

Deliberate indifference

What is Estelle v. Gamble?

100

This is when mental deterioration occurs.

What is decompensation?

100

Persons with this disorder have swings in their mood, energy, and ability to think clearly. This disorder consists of a manic phase, were energy is high and mood is exuberant, and a depressed phase, where energy and motivation are low and the person feels blue and sad. "Decompensate"

What is Bipolar Disorder?

100

When you blame the victim or see everyone as a victim

What is cognitive shift?

200

White powder or pill; pieces of glass or crystal shards, that can be clowdy white

What is Meth?

200

Deliberate indifference with having a culpable state of mind

What is Farmer v. Brennan?
200

False personal belief that is maintained despite obvious proof or evidence to the contrary.

What is delusion?

200

Any psychological or emotional disorder that is operating in conjunction with substance abuse or with some other psychological disorder. 

What is co-occurring disorder?

200
In regards to report writing: information obtained, incident discovered, did the incident occur.

What is HOW?

300

Users think Narcan will save them.

What is Fentanyl?

300

The Four Standards or Mental Health Care

What is Ruiz v. Estelle?

300

A slowly progressive decline in mental abilities including memory, thinking and judgment, that is often accompanied by personality changes.

What is dementia?

300

Individuals exhibit: delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized behavior or movements, and/or diminished emotional expressions.

What is schizophrenia?

300

In regards to report writing: you are interviewing an inmate and they are giving you statements, what part of the report is this?

What is WHAT?

400

Flakka, Ivory Wave, Lunar Wave, Scarface, Vanilla Sky, White Lightning

What are bath salts?

400

Mental health screening, access to mental health treatment including *ad seg or special housing units*, adequately monitoring psychotropic medication, suicide prevention programs.

What are the Four Standards of Mental Health Care?

400

This is when an individual acts as if they are mentally ill when, in fact, they are not. 

What is malingering?

400

A pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and affects, with marked impulsivity. These individuals go from love-to-hate very rapidly, feel betrayed when no betrayal exists, are clingy, and are very prone to self-mutilation and suicidal ideations.

What is borderline personality disorder?

400

This Title 15 sections refers to Access to Treatment.

What is section 1208?

500

This drug causes depression when the high wears off

What is cocaine?

500

Court focuses on several issues required minimal adequate standards for mental health care

What is Ruiz v. Estelle?

500

Moderately reduced range of emotional expression.

What is blunted affect?

500

An onset and gradual progression of impairment with a decline in memory. It's steady, progressive, and gradual. 

What is Alzheimer's?

500

Someone with a deficit in non-communicative behaviors, social-emotional reciprocity, and inability to engage in back and forth conversations.

What is autism?

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