Unit 1 Duties of a BHT
Conduct intake interviews and risk assessments
Counsel patients with behavioral health problems
Administering, scoring, and reporting psychological testing
Observing, monitoring, recording, and reporting a patient's progress
What does a lymph contain?
white blood cells
Responsibilities of the Dominant and Non-dominant hemisphere
Production and comprehension of language
Recognition of faces
What is involved in Gross and Fine motor skills?
Large body movements/muscle groups
Hands and fingers
Patients have the right to make their wishes regarding their healthcare are known even if they are no longer able to communicate or make decisions.
Advanced Directive
Patients have the right to receive information about the individual(s) responsible for and those providing care, treatment, and services.
Provider Information
Prognosis
Probable course or outcome of a disease
What parts form the structure of the neuron?
Cell body, dendrite, axon, axon terminal, myelin sheath, synapse
What changes in the sexual organs during puberty?
Primary sexual characteristics
Who described eight stages of the life cycle?
Erik Erikson
Name 3 potential BHT assignments
Medical Facilities (Inpatient Psychiatry)
Operational Units
Drug and Alcohol Programs
What do suffixes and prefixes indicate?
- Procedure, condition, disorder, or disease
- Location, time, or status
Which neurotransmitters are involved in sleep and wakefulness?
Norepinephrine, Serotonin, Acetylcholine
What ages are associated with Early, Middle, and Late adulthood?
20-40 yrs
40-60 yrs
60 yrs and up
Regulates basic bodily functions
Medulla
A Commander has a ___________ if one of his members has a severe mental health problem affecting job performance.
Need to know
Name the 4 parts that compose blood
Plasma
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets
Dopamine is linked to which diseases?
Parkinson's disease and Schizophrenia
What are the stages proposed by Jean Piaget? (Including the later cognitive stages)
Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete operational, Formal operational, young/middle/late adulthood
What are the meanings to each abbreviation?
QAM, HR, NPO
Every morning
Heart Rate
Nothing by mouth
Multicultural value that describes the central role of family bonds and the presence of extended kinship systems in some people's lives.
Familism
Other organs that assist with digestion
Liver
Gallbladder
PancreasWhat is the purpose of the Thalamus?
Receives input from all the senses except smell, analyzes input, then transmits information to other parts of the brain
State all eight of the Stages of Psychosocial Development
Trust vs. Mistrust
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
Initiative vs. Guilt
Identity vs. Role Confusion
Intimacy vs. Isolation
Generativity vs. Stagnation
Ego Integrity vs. Despair
State the five systems of the Bioecological Model
Microsystem
Exosystem
Mesosystem
Macrosystem
Chronosystem