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Quiz 1-Med Surg 1

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What are some common misconceptions about mental health? Abnormal behavior is different or odd and easily recognized. Abnormal behavior can be predicted People who exhibit abnormal behavior are dangerous Maladaptive behavior is always inherited Mental illness is curable
(True or False) There is no universal definition of psychiatric mental health. True
Mental health people are thought to: Interpret reality accurately Have a healthy self-concept Are able to relate to others Achieve a sense of meaning in life Demonstrate creativity/productivity Have control over their behavior Adapt to change and conflict
Who is Dorothea Dix? 1773-1881; she improved care for those in asylumns
Who is Linda Richards? The first mental health nurse; she changed the way treatment was given
Who is Harriet Bailey? She wrote the first nursing textbook on mental health nursing.
What has changed today? Nothing
What is DSM? Classifies mental illness and presents guidelines and diagnostic criteria for mental disorders. Nurses can use it to help understand what factors went in to diagnosing the illness, have a better understanding of the illness.
What is psychiatric mental health nursing? Specialty of nursing that cares for people of all ages with mental illness/distress.
What is psychiatric mental health illness? Loss of ability to respond to the environment in ways that are in accord with oneself or society expectations. Characterized by thought or behavior patterns that impair functioning and cause the individual distress.
Personality Characteristics common to mental health: Unaccepting of self and dislikes self Thoughts and perceptions may not be reality based. Unable to find meaning and purpose in life Has difficulty meeting own needs
What are some things that improve or impede mental health care? Access to care Cost Biological factors Availability of care Social being Environmental threats
What is ethnocentrism? All nurses have this It is the tendency to believe that one's way of thinking, believing and behaving is superior
Who is Freud? Introduced psychoanalytical theory
What is Id? The pleasure principle
What is ego? The rational self
What is superego? The perfection principle
Who is Erickson? Defined stages of psychological development throughout the lifespan.
Who is Piaget? Developed theory of cognitive development
Erikson birth to 18 months Trust vs mistrust
Erikson 18 months to 3 years Autonomy vs Shame
Erikson 3 to 6 Initiative vs guilt
Erikson 6 to 12 Industry vs inferiority
Erikson 12 to 18 years Identity vs role diffusion
Erikson 18 to 30 Intimacy vs Isolation
Erikson 30 to 65 Generativity vs stagnation
Erikson 65 to death Integrity vs despair
Freud birth to 18 years Oral stage or infancy
Freud 18 months to 3 years Anal stage or toddlerhood
Freud 3 to 6 Phallic stage or preschool
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