Mentally Healthy Adult
This describes adults who are content with who they are and where they are in life.
What is a mentally healthy adult?
This principle requires caregivers to avoid any action that may cause harm to a client.
What is “Do no harm”?
Anxiety is defined as this emotional state.
What is a feeling of uneasiness, uncertainty, and helplessness?
This disorder involves excessive, long-lasting, and generalized anxiety.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
Cognition refers to these higher brain functions such as memory and judgment.
What is cognition?
Health is a changing state influenced by these three factors.
What are genetics, behavior, and environment?
Viewing the client holistically means accepting this about them.
What is the client as a whole person?
This level of anxiety can actually improve learning and focus.
What is mild anxiety?
Obsessions are best defined as these.
What are uncontrollable, repetitive, intrusive thoughts?
This condition has an acute onset and is often reversible.
What is delirium?
Mentally healthy adults are able to do this with the recurrent stresses of daily living.
What is cope and adjust in an acceptable way?
This is the foundation of all therapeutic relationships.
What is trust?
Anxiety responses range along a continuum from mild to this level.
What is panic?
Compulsions are behaviors performed for this reason.
What is to reduce anxiety?
The five “Ds” of confusion include damage, depression, deprivation, delirium, and this.
What is dementia?
The ability to objectively look within oneself is known as this skill.
What is self-awareness?
Every behavior serves a purpose and has meaning—this principle focuses on that idea.
What is exploring behaviors and emotions?
These are physical symptoms of anxiety such as muscle tension and headache.
What are physical manifestations of anxiety?
This therapy helps clients replace ineffective coping behaviors with successful ones.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)?
This is often the first sign of a medication reaction in older adults.
What is confusion?
This concept allows individuals to be in charge of their own growth and development.
What is self-awareness?
This principle helps build self-worth, dignity, and confidence in clients.
What is encouraging responsibility?
Anxiety occurs as a result of this perception.
What is a perceived threat to oneself?
These medications are fast-acting but can cause dependence if used long-term.
What are benzodiazepines?
This syndrome causes confusion and agitation in the late afternoon or evening.
What is sundown syndrome?