Exam 5 Mental Health Flashcards
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2 or more people who develop an interactive relationship and share at least on common goal or issue
Therapeutic groups
Treatment intervention in which a trained leader establishes a group for the purpose of treating pts with psychiatric disorders
Group psychotherapy
When members recognize they are not alone, other members have similar thoughts, feelings, & problems
Universality
When you help others
Altruism
When you have accurate info shared
Imparting of information
Corrective recapitulation of the primary family group
Reenact & connect family values
catharsis
sense of relief
maintenance group re-enforce or help maintain good behavior
support groups
name the types of activity groups
recreational
creative
what do educational groups help with
give pts information about medications, coping skills, social skills etc
family becomes involved with therapy
family therapy
what are the goals of family therapy
understanding family dynamics
mobilize family strengths & resources
restructure maladaptive family behavioral styles
help strengthen family problem solving behaviors
assess and treat family and patient
Freud
father of psychology
first to identify personality development by stages, the first 5 years are the most important, all mental disorders stem from issues from childhood that weren’t involved
Levels of awareness
conscious
preconscious
unconscious
material within awareness is only a small part of the mind
conscious
refers to memory that can be recalled to consciousness with some effort
preconscious
all the memories, conflicts, and experiences that have been repressed and cannot be recalled at will without assistance of a therapist
unconscious
cannot tolerate frustration, lacks ability to problem solve, “pleasure principle”, at birth we are all Id, source of all drives, instincts, needs, genetic inheritance
Id
rational self, provides logic & reason, problem solver, and reality tester, strives to maintain harmony
“reality principle”
Ego
represents moral component, last to develop, concerned with right and wrong, opposite of Id
superego or conscience
what side of the brain is conscious mind, logic, reason, math, reading, writing, language, analysis, Ego
left
what side of the brain is unconscious mind, imagery, creativity, synthesis, dreams, symbols, emotions, Id
right
why does the ego develop defense mechanisms?
to deal with anxiety by preventing conscious awareness of threatening feelings, we cant survive without them
covering us a real or perceived weakness by emphasizing a trait one considers more desirable
compensation