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Psychology

Mental Health

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levels of consciousness is described using the following terms alert, lethargic, obtundation, stupor, coma
physical appearance assessment evaluation includes the client's personal hygiene, grooming, and clothing choice
behavior assessment evaluation includes voluntary movement, involuntary movements, mood, affect,
cognitive and intellectual abilities determines the client's orientation to time, person, and place. evaluate the client memory, both recent and remote
children and adolescents trust other people, safety, interpret their environment, master developmental tasks, and use appropriate coping kills
AXIS I all mental health disgnosis except for those found in Axis II
AXIS II any personality disorder disgnosis and mental retardation
AXIS III any general medical diagnosis, such as asthma
AXIS IV pertinent psychosocial problems and problems that may affect diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of mental disorder, such as poor family support
AXIS V Global Assessment Functioning (GAF) measured with a scale from 1 to 100
voluntary commitment the client chooses commitment to a mental health facility in order to obtain treatment. has the right to apply for release at any time
Involuntary Commitment the client enters the mental health facility against her will for an indefinite period of time.
Emergency Involuntary Commitment a type of involuntary commitment in which the client is hospitalized to prevent harm to self or to others. can be temporary, usually for 10 days.
altruism dealing with anxiety by reaching out to others
sublimation dealing with unacceptable feeling or impulses by unconsciously substituting acceptable forms of expression
suppression voluntary denying unpleasant thoughts and feeling
repression putting unacceptable ideas, thoughts, and emotions out of conscious awareness
Displacement shifting feeling related to and object, person, or situation to another less threatening object, person, or situation.
Reaction Formation overcompensating or demonstrating the opposite behavior of what has left
Somatization developing a physical symptom in a place of anxiety
Undoing performing an act to make up for prior behavior
Rationalizationq creating reasonable and acceptable explanations for unacceptable behavior
Passive Agression indirectly behaving aggressively, but appearing to be compliant
Acting-out Behavior managing emotional conflict through actions, rather than self-reflection
Dissociation temporarily blocking memories and perceptions from consciousness
Devaluation expressing negative thoughts of self or others
Idealization expressing extremely positive thoughts of self or others
Splitting demonstrating an inability to reconcile negative and positive attributes of self or others
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