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Resilience

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Closely associated with the process of adapting, and helps people facing tragedies, loss, trauma, and severe stress.

  • Personality Trait
  • helps people adapt to stress
  • move forward
  • can be developed & enhanced
  • AKA “Hardiness”
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Parity

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Refers to equality, and the Mental health Parity act required insurers to s that provide mental health coverage to offer annual and lifetime benefits at the same level provided for medical/surgical coverage.

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DSM IV TR

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Categorizes behavior or psychological syndromes which constitute mental disorders

  • classifies DS not people!
  • Includes cultural perspective
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ICD 10

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  • Psych Dxs correspond to DSM IV
  • Reimbursement based on assigned codes
  • Helps identify epidemiological trends
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Prevalence

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the # of TOTAL cases, new & existing, in a given population during a given period of time.

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Incidence

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the # of NEW cases of metal disorders in a healthy population within a given time period

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Clinical epidemiology

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Adresses what happens after people with illnesses are seen by providers of clinical care.
-measures effects of tx on pt

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GAF

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Global Assessment of Function

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Counter-transference

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Nurse displaces feelings onto the client that are actually related to another person in the nurse’s life.

*Treater’s emotional response towards a pt.

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Transference

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A pt displaces the traits, etc. of another significant life figure onto the nurse/treater. Usually results in irrational attitudes and feelings.

*Pt’s feelings toward treater that are attributed to another important person in the pt’s life.

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Operant conditioning

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Voluntary behavior learned by reinforcement

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Participant observer

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treaters interact and become involved as they observe

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Classical conditioning

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Neutral stimulus paired with another stimulus. Eventually just the presence of the neural stimulus will elicit a response. The responses are involuntary.

EX: dog/ bell = salivation

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Defense mechanism (Security Operations)

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individual responses to decrease anxiety and increase feeling of security.

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Positive reinforcement

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Rewards behavior

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Extinction

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absence of reinforcement (e.g. ignoring behavior)

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Negative reinforcement

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Removal of a noxious or objectionable stimulus.

EX: taking alcohol away from an alcoholic

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Milieu

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The environment as a therapeutic force.
Basic intervention that nursing has responsibility for
Coined by Bruno Bettelheim

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Boundaries

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A set of functions which help differentiate between members and define roles in a family

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Dialectical behavioral therapy

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  • Employs cognitive and behavioral approaches
  • Accepts pt where they are
  • Developed by Marsha Linehan for Tx of Borderline personality DS.
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Heritability

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the estimated portion of a diagnosed condition that is the result of genetic factors as opposed to environmental influence.

i.e. genetic tendency

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Anhedonia

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Inability to experience pleasure

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Anergia

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Lack of energy; passivity.

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Catatonia

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A state of psychologically induced immobilization, at times interrupted by episodes of extreme agitation.

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Affect
The external manifestation of feeling or emotion which is manifested in facial expression, tone of voice, and body language.
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Serotonin withdrawal
Flu-like symptoms | Caution Pt to not stop SSRI abruptly
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Serotonin Syndrome
Caused by too high dose or interaction wthat leads to over-stimulation of serotonin receptors S/S: Abd pain, diarrhea, fever, tachycardia, elevated BP, increased motor activity LIFE-THREATENING
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Polymorphism
A common variation in the individual's DNA sequence
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Crisis Intervention
A therapeutic approach focusing on rapid resolution | -ALL available resources utilized.
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Accommodation
lose/win- one party concedes to the other
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Competition
win/lose- usually one party is superior to be more assertive than the other EX: parent or boss
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Avoidance
lose/lose- avoid attempts to manage conflict
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Compromise
win/lose-lose/win, partially satisfies each party.
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Clear boundaries
those boundaries which are understood by all members
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Diffuse or enmeshed boundaries
Boundaries which are unclear or inconsistent such that individual roles are unclear.
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Rigid or disengaged boundaries
Boundaries which are inflexible and can inhibit individual growth and development. Tend to result in isolated families
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Manipulating
Individual behaves in a manner in order to get his/her own way.
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Generalizing
Use of all inclusive statements when dealing with a particular problem or issue -Similar to minimizing
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Blaming
Blaming others to keep focus off self
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Placating
Placing blame on self or take ownership of a conflict in order to keep peace.
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Triangulation
Inclusion of a 3rd party to stabilize problematic relationships between two people
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Scapegoating
Focus of blame is placed on one member; usually a weaker one
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Multi-generational issues
Family themes or issues that continue from one generation to the next
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Double-blind
A situation in which there is a mixed message that results in a no-win situation (darned if you do darned if you don't)
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Differentiation
Ability to grow and develop as a unique individual and remain involved emotionally with the family
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Distracting
Bring in unrelated or unimportant details as a distraction to the real problem
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Genogram
standardized format for providing pertinent information across at least 3 generations of family.
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Agoraphobia
Intense fear about being places from which there is no escape or help. Examples: someplace alone, in a plane, stuck on a bridge, elevator
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Panic attack
Sudden onset of intense feelings of fear, apprehension and impending doom. Fear they are having a heart attack or going to die. person loses perspective. Often accompanied by physical symptoms. Can occur with or without agoraphobia
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Phobia
Specific, irrational fear, about an activity, object or situation.
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Flashbacks
dissociative experience related to previous traumatic life event
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Obsession
persistent and recurrent thoughts that cannot be dismissed
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Compulsion
ritualistic behaviors that an individual feels he must do in order to relieve anxiety (obsession)
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Tort
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Assault
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Battery
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Multi-generational issues
Family themes or issues that continue from one generation to the next
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Double-blind
A situation in which there is a mixed message that results in a no-win situation (darned if you do darned if you don't)
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Differentiation
Ability to grow and develop as a unique individual and remain involved emotionally with the family
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Distracting
Bring in unrelated or unimportant details as a distraction to the real problem
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Genogram
standardized format for providing pertinent information across at least 3 generations of family.
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Agoraphobia
Intense fear about being places from which there is no escape or help. Examples: someplace alone, in a plane, stuck on a bridge, elevator
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Panic attack
Sudden onset of intense feelings of fear, apprehension and impending doom. Fear they are having a heart attack or going to die. person loses perspective. Often accompanied by physical symptoms. Can occur with or without agoraphobia
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Phobia
Specific, irrational fear, about an activity, object or situation.
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Flashbacks
dissociative experience related to previous traumatic life event
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Obsession
persistent and recurrent thoughts that cannot be dismissed
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Compulsion
ritualistic behaviors that an individual feels he must do in order to relieve anxiety (obsession)
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Tort
A civil wrong for which monetary damages may be collected by the injured part from the wrongdoer
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Assault
Verbal or Threat of physical
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Battery
Physical
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Temperament
A constitutional factor which is indicative of a child's behavior styles used to cope
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Intentional Tort
A voluntary act performed with the intent to bring about a physical consequence (battery assault false imprisonment)
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Malpractice
Form of negligence applicable to professionals | MUST BOTH cause harm to the pt and be a failure to keep professional standards of care

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