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Mental health continuum

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Shows how functioning may change over time

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Diathesis-stress model

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Diathesis represents biological predisposition and stress represents environmental stress/trauma

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Mental health parity

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Equality of funding from insurance companies for mental health

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Epidemiology

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Helps identify high risk groups and behaviors and causes of some behaviors

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Prevalance rates

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Identify proportion of population experiencing a specific mental disorder at a given time

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DSM-5

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Criteria for psychiatric disorders and appropriate interventions

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Standardized nursing classification system

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Used to form and communicate patient problems

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Institute of medicine (IOM) & quality and safety education of medicine (QSEN)

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Made mandates to prepare future nurses with knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for quality and safety - includes the 6 competencies of nursing

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6 competencies of nursing

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Patient centered care
Teamwork and collaboration
Evidence based practice
Quality improvement
Safety
Informatics

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Therapeutic use of self

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Using personal personality traits to promote healing in others

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Values

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An ideal, positive or negative, of what is important in life
Ex. Self resilience, honesty, cleanliness, organization, justice, respect, healthy lifestyle

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Opinion/conviction

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Something you hold to be true, confidence, trust, or faith, religious tenets or creed

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Transference

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Pt views nurse as being similar to someone they know

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Countertramsference

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Pt reminds the nurse of someone they know

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Paplaus Preorientation phase

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Obtain info about pt, examine one’s own feelings

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Paplaus Orientation phase

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Introduction, establish rapport, specifying a contract, explaining confidentiality

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Paplaus working phase

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Increased levels of anxiety and recognize dysfunctional responses
Identify and explore areas that are causing problems in pts life and evaluate coping mechanisms

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Paplaus termination phase

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Summarizes goals and objectives that have been achieved
Exchange memories to validate experience and facilitate closure

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Psychotherapy

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Group of theoretically based therapies used by ARNPs

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Empathy

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Understanding the feelings of others

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Sympathy

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Felling pity for others BAD

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Content level of communication

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Verbal speech

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Process level of communication

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Nonverbal behavior

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Personal factors that can affect communication

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Psychiatric disorder

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Environmental factors of communication
Noise lack of privacy
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Relationship factors of communication
Equality Difference in power
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Beliefs
Opinions Religions Trust Faith
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Nontherapeutic communication
Excessive questioning Giving approval/disapproval Giving advice Asking why questions
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Kinesic communication
Nonverbal communication made by body movements, facial expressions, body posture and gestures
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Vocal quality/paralanguage
Volume pitch, rate and fluency Improves rapport and demonstrates empathy
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Proxemics
Significance of physical distance between individuals
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Intimate distance
18 in Who we trust the most/ feel safe
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Personal distance
18in-4ft Friends/colleagues
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Social distance
4-12 ft Strangers/acquaintances Public spaces/ social gatherings
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Public distance
12ft or more Public speaking Party may move while speaking
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Resilience
Effective on not focusing on negative thoughts
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Stigma
Belief that overall person is flawed Social shunning, disgrace, shame
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Comorbidity
Presence of 2 or more disorders
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Channel
Method where communication takes place (in person, telephone)
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Encode
Develops messages
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Decode
Determine meaning of message
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Psychological noise
Mind is preoccupied with other thoughts
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Physiological noise
Illness, HA, or fatigue that can impact communication
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Double bind messages
Saying one thing but body language is saying another thing No-win situation
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Paraphrasing technique
Restating what a pt says to confirm or interpret the message
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Restating technique
Restating something the pt said to potentially gain more info Ex. Pt- “I feel empty” Nurse- “you feel empty?”
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Reflecting technique
Pt states how they think another person views them and the nurse counters with another question and makes pt aware of their inner feelings
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Exploring technique
Asking questions to get more info about something
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Projective questions
Usually start with “what if…”
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Freuds Id
Instincts, reflexes, and needs Lacks ability to problem solve and illogical
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Freuds Ego
Problem solver and reality tester Differentiates subjective experiences, memory images, and objective reality
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Freuds superego
Develops between 3-5 yrs old Moral component of personality Aware of the should and should nots Pride and guilt
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Oral stage of development
0-1yrs Mouth sucking, biting, chewing
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Anal stage of development
1-3yrs old Toilet training
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Phallic stage of development
3-6yrs old Genitals/masturbation Sexual identity with parent of same sex
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Latency stage of development
6-12yrs old Development of skills to cope with environment Develops feelings and able to care for others
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Genital stage of development
12yrs and older Sexual intercourse, satisfaction of sexual and emotional relationships
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Free association
Freely share whatever thoughts and words that come to mind
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Dream analysis
Analyze dreams for symbolism
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Defense mechanisms
Denial, projection, rationalization
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Interpersonal therapy
Short term For grief/loss, interpersonal (relationship) disputes and role transition
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Operant conditioning
Rewards and punishes voluntary behavior with reinforcement Ex. Ignoring a child when they’re acting out
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Modeling therapy
Therapist provides model for pt to learn from - watching someone do the very thing they have a phobia of Role playing to have pt practice saying something to another person
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Imaginable exposure
Imagining the phobia/trauma and describing thoughts/feelings
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In vivo exposure
Confront fears in a real world setting
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Aversion therapy
Providing negative feedback when undesirable thoughts/feelings occur Ex. Bitter spray on nails for nail biters
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Biofeedback
Devices that monitor VS and coach pt through breathing exercises when needed
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All or nothing thinking
Thinking in black or white Ex. If you aren’t first, you’re last
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Overgeneralization
Using a bad outcome as evidence that nothing will ever go right again
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Labeling
A characteristic/event defines and labels a person Ex. I failed my exam, I’m a failure
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Mental filter
Focusing only on the negative details when there were more positive ones
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Disqualifying the positive
Maintaining negative view on something even when info supports a positive view Ex. I got the job but they probably didn’t have any other applicants
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Jumping to conclusions
Jumping to a negative conclusion with no evidence
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Mind reading
Inferring negative thoughts of others Ex. Somebody yawns in a speech and you think she thinks you’re boring
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Fortune telling error
Anticipating that things will turn out badly
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Magnifying/minimization
Exaggerating or minimizing importance of something Ex. I’m alone on Saturday because no one likes me
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Emotional reasoning
Drawing a conclusion based on emotional state Ex. If I’m nervous about the exam, I must not be prepared
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Personalization
Assuming responsibility that was out of personal control Ex. Your party wasn’t fun because I was there
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Schemata
Mental representation of the world
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Piagets sensorimotor stage
0-2yrs Basic reflexes, spatial abilities, hand eye coordination
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Piagets preoperational stage
2-7yrs old Think in concrete fashion Expects others to view world as they do Unable to conserve mass, volume or #
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Piagets concrete operational stage
7-11 yrs Logical thought and abstract problem solving
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Piagets Formal operational stage
11yrs old to an adult Basic abilities to think abstractly and problem solve mirroring an adult
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Eriksons infancy stage
0-1.5yrs old Trust vs mistrust Forming attachment to mother
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Eriksons early childhood stage
1.5-3yrs old Autonomy vs shame and doubt Gaining control of self, toilet training, exploring
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Eriksons preschool stage
3-6 yrs old Initiative vs guilt Becoming purposeful and directive
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Eriksons school age stage
6-12yrs old Industry vs inferiority Develops social, physical and school skills
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Eriksons adolescence stage
12-20 yrs old Identity vs role confusion Developing sense of identity
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Eriksons Early adulthood stage
20-35yrs Intimacy vs isolation Establishing intimate bonds of love and friendship
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Eriksons middle adulthood stage
35-65 yrs old Generativity vs self absorption Fulfilling life goals and concerns about the future generations
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Eriksons later years stage
65-death Integrity vs despair Looking back on life and accepting its meaning
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Ethics
Study of beliefs of what is right and wrong
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Bioethics
Specific ethical issues in healthcare
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Beneficence
Act that benefits good of others
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Autonomy
Pts right to making their own decisions
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Justice
Distribute resources equally
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Fidelity
Maintain loyal, do no wrong
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Veracity
Truthful
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Tort
Act that violates another persons rights/property
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Negligence
Failure to use ordinary care in a situation when you have the duty to do so
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Malpractice
Professional negligence
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Malpractice
Professional negligence

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