NUR 162 PSYCH
- Antidepressant Drugs
Answer primarily used in the treatment of major depressive illness, anxiety disorders, the depressed phase of bipolar disorder, and psychotic depression
- Asylum
Answer A safe refuge or haven offering protection; in the United States, the term "Asylum" was used to describe institutions for the mentally ill
- Boarding
Answer A place where clients are often kept when coming through the ED until the crisis de-escalates or until an impatient bed becomes available
- Case Management
Answer Management of care on a case-by-case basis, representing an effort to provide necessary services while containing cost (view more detail in book)
- Deinstitutionalization
Answer a deliberate shift in care of the mentally ill from institutional care in state hospitals to care in community-based facilities and through community-based services
- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
Answer Describes all mental disorders and outlines specific diagnostic criteria for each based on clinical experience and research
- Managed Care 1 / 2
Answer a concept designed to purposely control the balance between the quality of care provided and the cost of that care
- Managed Care Organizations
Answer developed to control the expenditure of insurance funds by requiring providers to seek approval before the delivery of care
- Mental Health
Answer a state of emotional, psychological, and social wellness evidenced by satisfying relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability
- Phenomena of Concern
Answer describe the 12 areas of concern that mental health nurses focus on when caring for clients
- Mental illness
Answer a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that is associated with present distress (ex. a painful symptom) or disability (i.e.impairment in one or more important areas of functioning) or with a significantly increased risk of suffering death, pain, disability, or an important loss of freedom
- Psychotropic Drugs
Answer Drugs that affect mood, behavior, and thinking that are used to treat mental illness
- Self-awareness
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Answer The process by which a person gains recognition of their own feelings , beliefs and attitudes; the process of developing an understanding of one's own values, beliefs, thoughts, feelings, attitudes, motivations, prejudices, strengths, and limitations and how these qualities affect others.