ego defense mechanisms
denial
displacement
dissociation
fixation
rationalization
reaction formation
regression
repression
crisis invervention
duration: 4-6 weeks
directive interventions: assess health status, promote problem solving
transference
client to therapist
components of therapeutic relationship
empathy- perceive meanings and feeling
acceptance- no judgements
positive regard- unconditional
counter transference
therapist to client
patterns of knowing
empirical- from science (vitals)
personal- life experiences (facial expression)
ethical- nursing knowledge (stay beyond shift)aesthetic- art of nursing (intuition)
peplau
theraputic nurse-patient relationship
4 stages: orientation, identification, exploitation, resoultion
labile mood
unpredictable mood swings
maslow
maslows hierarchy of needs
DSM-5
understanding nature of psych illnesses and associated sx