Study Guide past

Question 1

Behavioral management strategies

Answer 1

Techniques used in therapeutic settings to modify or replace maladaptive behaviors.

Question 2

Legislation impacting mental health

Answer 2

Laws and acts like the Mental Health Parity Act and the Affordable Care Act that shape mental health treatment and funding.

Question 3

Guidelines for electronic documentation

Answer 3

Rules to manage healthcare data and communication effectively while ensuring accuracy and reducing errors.

Question 4

Ethical dilemma in healthcare

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A situation where competing moral principles may result in a conflict of actions or decisions.

Question 5

Environmental factors affecting mental health

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Include political climate, social policies, and cultural considerations that influence mental health outcomes.

Question 6

Countertransference

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When therapists or nurses project their own feelings onto patients, influenced by their own past experiences

Question 7

Transference

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A phenomenon where patients project feelings for significant figures in their life onto their therapist or nurse.

Question 8

Peplau’s model of nurse-patient relationship

Answer 8

A model comprising phases such as preorientation, orientation, working, and termination, focusing on the therapeutic nature of nurse-patient interactions.

Question 9

Therapeutic communication

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An interactive process where nurses use specific strategies to enhance the patient’s emotional and cultural alignment.

Question 10

Crisis stabilization units

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Dedicated facilities or units within hospitals for the immediate care and stabilization of individuals in mental health crises.

Question 11

Primary prevention in mental health

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Strategies aimed at preventing mental health issues before they occur, such as education and outreach.

Question 12

Functional imaging techniques

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Imaging techniques that reveal physiological activity in the brain, such as fMRI and PET scans.

Question 13

Telehealth technologies

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Tools and platforms that use electronic communication to provide medical care remotely.

Question 14

Distress tolerance

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The ability to withstand emotional distress, a critical skill taught in therapies like DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy).

Question 15

Patient rights in mental health

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Mental health patients retain rights such as the right to treatment, confidentiality, and informed consent.

Question 16

Documentation in nursing

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The process of keeping an accurate and complete record of patient care, essential for effective communication and legal protection

Question 17

Scope of nursing practice

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Defines the activities that registered nurses are educated, competent, and authorized to perform.

Question 18

Therapeutic milieu

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A structured environment that facilitates therapeutic interactions, enhancing individuals’ well-being.

Question 19

Self-care

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The practice of individuals taking care of their own health through diet, exercise, and mental health practices.

Question 20

Social support systems

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Networks of family, friends, and community resources that can provide assistance and emotional support.

Question 21

Holistic nursing

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An approach to nursing that considers the physical, emotional, social, economic, and spiritual needs of a person

Question 22

Medication adherence

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The extent to which patients take medication as prescribed by their healthcare providers.

Question 23

Family therapy

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A form of therapy that involves treating families to improve communication and resolve conflicts.

Question 24

Crisis intervention

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Immediate and short-term psychological care aimed at assisting individuals in crisis.

Question 25

Informed consent

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The process of obtaining voluntary agreement from a patient after informing them of the risks, benefits, and alternatives to a proposed treatment.

Question 26

Non-maleficence

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An ethical principle that refers to the obligation to not inflict harm intentionally.

Question 27

Cholinesterase inhibitors

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Medications like Donepezil and Rivastigmine that slow the destruction of acetylcholine, used in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

Question 28

Antipsychotic medications

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Medications used to manage symptoms of psychosis, including antipsychotic agents, which are classified into two categories: first-generation and second-generation

Question 29

Anxiety disorders

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A range of mental health conditions characterized by excessive fear or worry.

Question 30

Pharmacotherapy

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The use of medication to treat psychiatric illnesses.

Question 31

Interpersonal theory

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Theory that focuses on the role of interpersonal relationships and interactions in understanding behavior

Question 32

Defense mechanisms

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Unconscious psychological strategies used to cope with anxiety by distorting reality.

Question 33

Psychoanalytic theory

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Freud's theory that emphasizes unconscious processes and their influence on behavior.

Question 34

Maslow's hierarchy of needs

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A framework suggesting that human beings strive for self-actualization after lower needs (physiological, safety, love, esteem) are met.

Question 35

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

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A psychotherapeutic approach that identifies distorted beliefs and changes thinking patterns to reduce symptoms.

Question 36

Behavioral therapy

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Therapy that uses techniques like modeling, operant conditioning, and exposure therapy to modify maladaptive behaviors.

Question 37

Clinical epidemiology

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The study of groups treated for specific mental disorders to understand the natural history of illness and the effectiveness of diagnostic tests and interventions.

Question 38

ICD-10-CM

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The International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition, used for clinical descriptions of mental and behavior disorders.

Question 39

Lifetime risk

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The risk that an individual will develop a disease over the course of their lifetime.

Question 40

Prevalence

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The total number of cases of a disease, regardless of when they started.

Question 41

Incidence

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The number of new cases of a disease in a given time frame

Question 42

Epidemiology of mental disorders

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The study of the distribution of mental disorders, identifying high-risk groups and factors

Question 43

Diathesis-stress model

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A model that explains mental illness as the result of a combination of genetic vulnerability (diathesis) and negative environmental stressors.

Question 44

Mental Health Parity Act

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Required insurance companies to provide equal treatment coverage for psychiatric disorders.

Question 45

Risk factors for mental health

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Include individual attributes and behaviors (like resilience), social and economic circumstances, and environmental factors.

Question 46

Resilience

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The ability and capacity to secure resources needed to support well-being and to regulate one’s own emotions.

Question 47

Mental health continuum

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Conceptualized as points along a spectrum from mental health to mental illness, acknowledging a middle ground of stress and discomfort.

Question 48

Traits of mental health

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Traits include rational thinking, communication skills, learning, emotional growth, resilience, and self-esteem.

Question 49

Mental illness

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Psychiatric disorders with definable diagnoses, associated with significant dysfunction in mental functioning related to developmental, biological, or physiological disturbances

Question 50

Mental health

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A state of well-being in which individuals reach their own potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and contribute to the community.