mental health. exam 3 Flashcards

• a feeling of uneasiness, uncertainty, and helpless
• a normal emotional response to a real or imagined threat stressor

• a warning of impending danger
• mild anxiety can increase learning by enhancing concentration and focus
• uncontrolled anxiety often leads to ineffective and maladaptive behavior
• a normal part of survival and growth

• muscle tension
• fidgeting
• headache
• problems with sleep
• flight or fight reaction

ineffectively cope with anxiety often express themselves inappropriately

similar to younger counterparts, adults handle anxiety by using earlier established coping mechanisms

individuals anxiety is broad, long lasting , and excessive: worried and anxious more often more often than not

• more common than once thought
• two types of panic disorders
• associated with a agoraphobia
• not associated with agoraphobia

• a phobia Is an internal fear reaction
• phobias differ from common fears
• phobias are obsessive in nature
• people with phobias handle their anxieties ineffectively
• characteristics of phobias vary with the culture

• specific behaviors must be performed to reduce anxiety
• most common obsessions are related to cleanliness, dirt, and germs; aggressive and sexual impulses; health concerns; and sexual impulses; health concerns; safety concerns; and order and symmetry

addictive behaviors such as gambling, working, shopping, or excessive sexual activity

true

anxiety is greater in females

yes, they should be ruled out before diagnosing with any mental health problems

learned response to an anticipated event

coping ability becomes overwhelming

learned competent of the personality

everything will be minimal

vital signs can be normal or slightly elevated

fight or flight response kicks in and elevates

more severe symptoms (tachycardia, chest pain)

• related to a Childs development level
• problems associated with anxiety in childhood compulsions (phobias,seperation anxiety disorder, overanxious disorder, avoidant behavior)

hereditary

confusion, irritability or sleep changes

anxiety is broad, long lasting, and excessive : worried and anxious more often than not

-persistant worry >6 months, muscle tension, poor sleep

afraid to go outside & see people

the thought and compulsion is the action

can reside from any trauma

-relieving of traumatic events or situations

reframing distorted thoughts

a mood defective disorder ranking high amount causes of disability

prolonged emotional state that influences ones personal state and functioning

-they can be a communality with anxiety and lead to high risk suicides

• functional impairment
• duration >2 weeks
• sleep/appetite changes
• suicidal ideation

• genetics
• biochemical imbalances
• environmental
• other stressors
• childhood experiences

acute; depressive responses in children are tied to a specific event or situation

• depression in adolescence usually is related to 4 factors; self esteem, loneliness, family strengths, parent, and teen communications

• depression is very common in older adults
• depression can be treated

• active listening
• gentle questioning
• alert assessment

emotions that are elevated, explosive, and irritable accompanied by loss of identity, increased activity, and grandiose thoughts and actions

dont find pressure in what they are used too

short lived- triggered by life events

persists over time & symptoms will interfere with daily living/ no energy to do anything

when depression is severe and lasts longer then 2 weeks

-symptoms range from paralysis to agitation

episodes of depression alternate with episodes of bipolar illness

-more severe form of bipolar illness

major episodes of depression alternate with periods of hypomania

-mood swings less dramatic

a whole body illness, it involves emotional, physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual issues

bipolar disorder

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patient can go into a hyponaterimia state

having seizures

increased thirst, frequent urination, fine hand tremors, nausea , diarrhea, and weight gain

lithium toxicity

safety, medication adherence, building therapeutic support, encouraging small manageable goals

assess suicidal ideation directly

the GI tract

feeling the physical symptoms in the absence of disease or out of proportion to an aliment

briquets syndrome or histaria

considered to be a somatoform disorder in which the individual presents problems related to sensory or motor functions

lacks concern or indifference about signs and symptoms

where one has an intense fear of or preoccupation with having a serious disease or medical condition based on misinterpretation of body signs and symptoms

involves intentionally producing s/s in another person

individual produces and symptoms to meet a recognizable goal

electrolyte imbalance biggest worry for cardiac dyssrythmias

• tense
• alerrt
• hyperactive
• rigid
• young women

• complications fo starvation
• cardiac arrest
• suicide

occurs when severely anorexic individuals resume eating

binge eating

-treated with antidepressant

persistent eating of nonfood items that lasts for longer than 1 month

-can be treated with a vitamin, mineral

disorder of falling asleep or maintaining a sound sleep

excessive sleepiness that usually begins at between 15 and 30 years of age

a condition in which an individual has repeated attacks of sleep

periods of apnea that repeatedly awake the individual

persistent pattern of sleep disruption that results from a mismatch between personal body rhythms and environmental demands

disagreeable sensations that occur while an individual is falling asleep or is asleep

repeated frightening dreams that leas to abrupt awakenings

repeated nightmares and abrupt awakenings accompanied by a panicky cry or scream and intense fear

episodes of complex motor movement during sleep

suicide has always been present in society, but little effort was made to understand its nature until the beginning of the twentieth century

• people who talk about it will not commit suicide
• one does noted to take suicide threat seriously
• only psychotic or depressed people commit suicide

• hereditary or genetics
• abuse/neglect
• pressure on children
• chronic or terminal illness
• substance abuse
• previous suicide attempts

• depression
• poor impulse control
• emotional isolation
• dysfunctional or disrupted family

loneliness

• do not hesitate to ask patient about suicide
• stay away and keep to themselves
• few friends and family
• dwell on the past