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Mental health exam 4!!!!(:

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Personality

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composite of behavioral traits and attitudes that identify one as an individual- the unique pattern of thoughts, attitudes, values, and behaviors each human develops to adapt to a particular environment and its standards

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when does mortality begin to develop?

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6-10 years of age

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Do NOT assume that a personality change in an older adult is normal

(T/F)

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true

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biological theory

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One's temperament (the biological bases that underlie moods, energy levels, and attitudes) is genetically linked

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abnormalities in certain neurotransmitters, such as dopamine and serotonin are linked to _______________.

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maladaptive behaviors

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personality disorders

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long standing, maladaptive patterns of behaving and relating.

-most important behaviors are inflexible and maladaptive

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dual diagnosis

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personality disorders also suffer from substance abuse or other mental health problems

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three clusters on the basis of similar behaviors

erratic cluster

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characterized by odd or strange behaviors

  • defining characteristics dramatic behavior (overally emotional and unpredictable)

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three clusters on the basis of similar behaviors

fear cluster

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characteristic of the fearful cluster is anxiety

  • avoidant- they have social distress
  • dependent- excessive need to be care for resulting in clinging submissive behaviors. (most common personality disorder)
  • obsessive- OCD

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why do most patients not seek treatment or refuse?

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because of history of misconceptions

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psychosis

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inability to recognize reality, relate to others, or cope with life's demands

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schizophrenic

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will have psychosis

-soemone with psychosis will not necessarily have schizophrenia

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clozapine

most important thing to remember*

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monitoring WBC

-weekly blood work cause ti can wipe out the WBC

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dissociative disorders

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involuntary escape from reality. there is disconnection between thoughts, identity, consciousness, and memory

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dissociation

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an attempt to cope with deep- seated emotional anxiety or distress.

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identify diffusion

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failure to bring various childhood identifications into an effective adult personality

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dissociative amnesia

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like a rape victim that doesn't remember the attack but lives the depression, numbness, and trauma

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dissociative fugue (fugue means escape from reality)

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sudden, unexpected travel with an inability to recall the past. they can get in the car and go; they can drive to another place of the planet and do not remember.

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dissociative trance disorder

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consciousness remains.

-occurs when trances cause clinically significant distress or functional impairment

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possession trances

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they involve the appearance of one or more distinct identity that directs the individual to perform complex activate.s can cause significant distress or impairment

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dissociative identity disorder

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presence of two or more identities or personalities that repeatedly take control of an individuals behavior.

-each personality is unique and represents that individual at a different developmental stage

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therapeutic interventions

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treatment for dissociative disorders involves long term therapy provided in an outpatient setting

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domestic violence

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abuse and battering within a family

-battery intentional or harmful touching of another person that is done without his/her consent.

-very high assault rates in pregnant women

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gender abuse

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characteristics of an abused woman

  • trusting nature
  • raised to be nonaggressive and traditional
  • believes that the man is master and protector of the household
  • women that were raised to be non-aggressive

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abuse during pregnany

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  • for some women, pregnancy only increases their chances of being abused
  • the frequency and severity of abuse, as well as the potential for homicide, are significantly increased for white women who become pregnant
  • these women are afraid of their abusers, so they dont seek pre natal care

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child abuse

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the most vulnerable individuals in society, our children, are often the most abused

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shaken baby syndrome

-unexplained vague injuries

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unexplained leathery, fuzziness, irritability, ands presence of seizures due to the swelling of the brain. this should be reported

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adolescent abuse

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the three leading causes of death for all adolescents

  • fatal accidents
  • murder
  • suicide

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who are the most frequent abusers to older adults?

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family members

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sexual abuse

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unwanted sexual attention of another

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PTSD

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a clinical syndrome related to violence

-they will have flashbacks