7 OT AND MENTAL HEALTH

Question 1

MENTAL HEALTH

Answer 1

A state of well-being in which every individual realizes their own potential, cope with normal stresses of life, and can work productively.

Question 2

MENTALLY HEALTHY PERSON

Answer 2

Can manage daily affairs despite stresses of the real external world.
Able to respond constructively and creatively to real life’s changing demands and opportunities.

Question 3

PERSON WITH MENTAL ILLNESS EXPERIENCES

Answer 3

Problems in thinking.
Emotional discomfort.
Disability.
Risk.

Question 4

MENTAL HEALTH VS MENTAL ILLNESS

Answer 4

Mental Health: state of well-being.
Mental Illness: clinical disturbance in mental function.

Question 5

RELATION OF OCCUPATION TO MENTAL HEALTH

Answer 5

Motivation affected.
Reasons to not something you’re motivated to do.

Question 6

MORAL TREATMENT ERA

Answer 6

Motivated the patients, more healthy mental state.

Question 7

THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP

Answer 7

The therapeutic use of self is being aware of oneself and the patient and controlling what one communicates.

Question 8

THERAPEUTIC QUALITIES (8)

Answer 8

Empathy.
Sensitivity.
Respect.
Warmth.
Genuineness.
Self-disclosure.
Specificity.
Immediacy.

Question 9

EMPATHY

Answer 9

Understanding how someone else feels.

Question 10

SENSITIVITY

Answer 10

Being attuned to the patient’s needs and awareness of your effect on him or her.

Question 11

RESPECT

Answer 11

Seeing things from patient’s point of view.

Question 12

WARMTH

Answer 12

Being friendly, interested, and enthusiastic.

Question 13

GEUINENESS

Answer 13

Being oneself openly.

Question 14

SELF-DISCLOSURE

Answer 14

Revealing things about oneself.

Question 15

SPECIFITY

Answer 15

Being able to state things simply, directly, concretely, and focusing only on what is relevant.

Question 16

IMMEDIACY

Answer 16

Giving feedback immediately.

Question 17

TECHNIQUES FOR RELATING TO PATIENTS

Answer 17

Make first contact brief.

Question 18

TRANSFERENCE

Answer 18

When a patient unconsciously relates to the therapist as if he/she were another person of importance in the patient’s life.

Question 19

COUNTERTRANSFERENCE

Answer 19

When the therapist unconsciously assumes the role transferred onto him or her.

Question 20

DEPENDENCE (3 TYPES)

Answer 20

Detrimental: excessive dependence on the therapist.

Constructive: dependent on therapist only for things the patient truly cannot manage.

Self: can become problematic if patients overestimate their abilities to be self-reliant.

Question 21

HELPLESSNESS, ANGER, OR DEPRESSION

Answer 21

Can happen in work and with patients.
Share feelings with more experienced staff.
Go to therapy.
Set goals that are proper for them.

Question 22

SEXUAL FEELINGS

Answer 22

Do not enter into a sexual or emotional relationship with a patient.
Remind patients that a sexual relationship is inappropriate.

Question 23

FEAR AND REVULSION

Answer 23

Fear of interactions with the mentally ill.
Not wanting to be in the situation.

Question 24

ETHICS

Answer 24

A set of principles that guide the practice of a profession.
Contains rules and guidelines about what is considered proper conduct for the professional.

Question 25

PATIENT-CENTERED FOCUS

Answer 25

Place the patient’s interests above your own.

Question 26

GOAL-ORIENTED TREATMENT

Answer 26

Direct your energies toward accomplishing the treatment goals.

Question 27

PATIENTS RIGHTS

Answer 27

Respect the patient’s rights, including the right to refuse treatment.

Question 28

CONFIDENTIALITY

Answer 28

Respect the confidentiality of the therapeutic relationship.

Question 29

PATIENT WELFARE

Answer 29

Safeguard the welfare of patients under your care.

Question 30

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Answer 30

Maintain your own competence to provide occupational therapy.

Question 31

STANDARD OF CARE

Answer 31

Protect the patient from negligence, abuse, and substandard care.

Question 32

ENDING THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP

Answer 32

Make time to acknowledge the end of the relationship. Ask patients to explore feelings associated with ending the relationship.

Question 33

MINDFULNESS

Answer 33

Focus is on the here and now. Useful for occupational therapy practitioners to teach client to become and remain present in the performance of task.