Theories, Therapies + Therapeutic communication/relationships.
Mental Status Assessments
Anxiety + Defense Mechanisms
Laws / Milieu
Crisis, Violence, Suicide and Abuse
100

An example of this type of behavioral therapy would be showing a picture of a spider while using relaxation technique.

what is systemic desensitization?

100

What assessment is used for mental status examination?

what is ABCDSIMPL?

appearance, behaviors, cognition, disorders of thought, speech, ideations, mood/affect, perceptual disturbances and loving it!

100

vague sense of dread related to an unspecified or unknown danger. 

what is anxiety?

100
Law that states "no more state mental hospitals"

what is 1999 Olmstead decision?

100

What does RACE stand for?

what is realistic perception, adequate situational supports, coping mechanisms, and equilibrium remains?

200

This type of therapy involves believes that thoughts come before feelings and actions, thoughts may be distorted. This type of therapy is able to help people recognize thought that are not accurate, sensible or useful. 

what is cognitive therapy?

200

What is the acronym for psychosocial assessment?

What is HEADSSSS?

Previous hospitalizations and home environment, education level/employment status, activites involved in, drugs/etoh/tobacco meds, sexuality, suicide risk, safety, spirituality?

200

negative draining energy that results in anxiety, depression, confusion, helplessness, hopelessness and fatigue.

what is distress?

200

the law that states, "involuntary inpatients have the right to make treatment decisions"

what is rogers v okin 1969?

200

A critical period of increased vulnerability during life stages, resulting in either psychosocial growth or regression.

what is maturational crisis?

300

Name three (3) side effects of ECT therapy.

what is temporary memory loss, headache, hypotension/tachycardia, temporary confusion?

300

Acronym for psychosocial vital signs. 

what is CAPS?

Coping ability, anxiety level, perception of event and support system patient has in place. 

300

neurotransmitters involved with monoamines.

what is dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin and histamine?

300

this law that "ruled that involuntarily and voluntarily hospitalized patients have right to refuse treatment with antipsychotic drugs"

what is rennie v klein 1979?

300

This type of crisis arises from an extraordinary, external, unanticipated events, which requires support, coping strategies.

Examples: losing job, death of loved one, financial status, abuse, violence. 

What is situational crisis?

400

Peplau's nurse-patient theroy main focus is to promote this.

what is autonomy?

400

This term means outcomes that reflect the maximum level of patient health that they can realistically achieve, long term and short term. 

what is NOC?

400

True or false: obsessions are acts, compulsions are the thoughts.

what is false?

Obsessions are the thoughts, while compulsions are the acts. 

400

this law is the duty to warn, obligation to warn third party when in danger from patient.

what is tarasoff v the regents of the university of CA?

400

Emotional response to frustration. 

what is anger?
500

Name the four (4) phases of the nurse-patient relationship.

what is preorientation, orientation, working and termination phases?

500

What does PACBIE stand for?

what is previous attempted solution to a problem, alternative solutions, consequences of each, best one, implement, and evaluate?

500

This disorder involves emotionally separating oneself from themselves. 

what is dissociative disorder?

500

what is involved in a therapeutic milieu?

what is a sense of security, promotes healing, interactions with others, activities to distract, safety and structure?

500

Drug treatment for an acute aggressive patient.

what is PRN anti-anxiety, anti-psychotics or combination of both?