Psychiatric Emergencies Flashcards
activities of daily living
basic activities a person usually accomplishes during a normal day such as eating dressing and bathing
altered mental status
a change in the way person thinks and behaves that may signal disease in the central nervous system or elsewhere in the body
Behavior
hi person functions are acts in response to his or her environment
Behavior crisis
point at which a person’s reactions to events interfere with activities of daily living also psychiatric emergency what causes major life Interruption such as attempted suicide
depression
a persistent mood of sadness, Despair, and discouragement
excited delirium
a serious Behavior condition in which a person exhibits agitated Behavior combined with disorientation, illucinations or delusion
functional disorder
a disorder in which there is no known for psychologic reason for abnormal functioning of an organ or organ system
organic brain syndrome
temporary or permanent dysfunction of the brain, caused by a disturbance in the cycle or psychological functioning of the rain tissue
positional asphyxia
restriction of the chest wall movements and Order Airway obstruction can rapidly lead to sudden death
post-traumatic stress disorder
it’ll a stress reaction that develops after horrifying ordeal that involves physical harm or the threat of physical harm
psychiatric disorder
an illness with psychological or behavioral symptoms hand or impairment and functioning caused by social, psychological, genetic, physical, or chemical or biologic disturbance
psychiatric emergency
an emergency in which abnormal behavior threatens a person’s own health and safety or the health and safety of another person, for example when a person become suicidal, homicidal, or has psychotic episode
psychosis
a mental disorder characterized by the loss of contact with reality
schizophrenia
a complex, difficult to identify mental disorder who’s on certificate occurs during early adulthood. Symptoms typically become more prominent overtime and include delusions, hallucinations, a lack of interest in pleasure, and erratic speech
