Intro to Mental health
A state of wellbeing in which the individual is able to make contribution to society, realize their potential, cope with life, and work productively.
What is mental health?
Is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves.
What is schizophrenia
fast heart rate, rapid breathing, choking sensation, chest discomfort or pain, dizziness
symptoms of a panic attack
How long will people with generalized anxiety disorder have intense worries, fears and anxiety for?
6 months
the part of the personality in Freud's theory that is responsible for making moral choices (the conscience)
What is superego
Rational thinking, effective coping skills, resiliency, self-control, self-awareness, self-care, meaningful relationships, communication skills, positive self-concept, ability to learn, spiritual satisfaction, happiness and joy.
What are attributes of a mentally healthy person
an illness that affects the mind and reduce a person's ability to function, to adjust to change or get along with other people
What is mental illness?
an unwanted thought or image that takes control of the mind
What is an obsession
tendency for therapists to relate to clients in ways that mirror their relationships with important figures in their own lives
what is countertransference
in psychoanalysis, the patient's transfer to the analyst of emotions linked with other relationships. Safe expression of these feelings is crucial to successful therapy.
what is transference
All mental disorders w/ definable diagnoses. Manifested in significant dysfunction that my be related to developmental, biological, of psychological disturbances in cognition/functioning.
What is the definition of mental illness
Physical factors, heredity, early experiences, recent experiences
What are the 4 physical causes of mental disorders?
unreasonable need to behave in a certain way to prevent a feared outcome
what is a compulsion
Our sense of self and acts as the intermediary, between the id and the world by using ego defense mechanisms, such as repression, denial, and rationalization.
what is ego
part of the mind where primitive feelings, drives, and memories reside, especially those that are unbearable and traumatic
what is unconscious
Impaired cognition, behavioral alterations, and emotional changes like not being able to cope with life stressors.
What are some signs/symptoms of mental illness.
fear caused by a source you cannot identify or a source that doesn't pose as much of a threat as you think
What is anxiety
extreme emotions that make it difficult to function well in their daily lives
what is a mood disorder
The primitive, pleasure -seeking part (particularly sexual pleasure) of our personalities that lurks in the unconscious mind.
What is id
According to Maslow's Heirarchy of Needs,what is the most basic need for psychiatric mental health nursing? is
what is physiological
Basic level is simply a BSN-RN that is certified to work in a hospital. An advanced level has their masters or doctorate and are qualified to engage in psychotherapy (individual or group), can prescribe, and diagnose depending on the state.
What are the differences between a basic level nurse and advanced level nurse in psych?
phobias, generalized anxiety disorder, panic attacks, OCD, PTSD
Anxiety disorders
emotional state in which a person feels extremely sad and hopeless
what is depression
Part of the mind that contains what is lying immediately below the surface, not currently the subject of our attention, but accessible.
what is preconscious
The premise that an individual's behavior and affect are largely determined by the attitudes and assumptions the person has developed about the world underlies:
cognitive behavioral therapy