Dying, Death, and Grieving
Mercy killing, putting someone to death.
What is euthanasia?
The second leading cause of death for 10-34 year olds
What is suicide?
An emotional response to frustration of desires, a threat to one's needs, or a challenge.
What is anger?
Most severe bipolar disorder with major shifts in mood, energy, and ability to function.
What is Type I bipolar disorder?
An abnormal lack of energy, may result in psychomotor retardation.
What is anergia?
A document that gives directions from a patient that tells clinicians what the person wants done or the treatment to follow in the event of a serious illness.
What is Advanced Directive?
Thinking about death, including the wish to be dead, considering methods of accomplishing death, and forming a plan to act it out.
What is suicidal ideation?
What is aggression?
The oldest, most known and most studied brain stimulation therapy; works by passing an electric current through the brain.
What is ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy)?
The outward representation of a person's internal state.
What is person's affect?
The 3rd phase of Kubler-Ross' theory on Death and Dying.
What is bargaining?
Theorist who said "aggression turned inward".
Who is Sigmund Freud?
A process where certain techniques are used to calm down a violent patient, such as speaking in a calm voice, avoiding personal space, using empathy, determining what the patient considers they need, and remaining honest.
What is de-escalation?
A continuous flow of accelerated speech with abrupt changes from topic to topic.
What is Flight of Ideas?
The model of depression that considers the interplay between genetic and biological predisposition toward depression and life events.
What is Diathesis-Stress model?
When a patient or power of attorney lets the clinical team know that resuscitation should not be initiated should the patient arrest.
What is a DNR?
Religious beliefs, family values, sexual orientation, gender identify, attitude towards death, bullying behaviors.
What are cultural factors of suicide?
Antipsychotics and antianxiety agents (ex: Haldol) are used in the treatment of acute symptoms of these disorders.
What is anger and / or aggression?
Also known as antiepileptics, developed to treat seizures
What are anti-convulsant drugs?
A rare and life-threatening event associated with SSRIs; overactivation of serotonin receptors
What is serotonin-syndrome?
The painful experience after a loss; feelings of sorrow associated with loss and/ or death.
What is grieving?
A retrospective investigation into a person's mental state before suicide to understand the causes
What is a psychological autopsy?
The involuntary confinement of a patient alone in a room, or area from which the patient is physically prevented from leaving.
What is seclusion?
A chronic, mild form of bipolar disorder characterized by mood swings, fluctuating between mild depression and emotional highs for at least two years.
What is Cyclothymic disorder?
Electrical stimulation of the longest cranial nerve, extending from brainstem to organs in the neck, chest and abdomen; improves mood and enhances action of antidepressants.
What is Vagus Nerve Stimulation?