Nura 2100 Psych Test 1 Questions and Answers
what are the levels of anxiety? - Answer-mild: awareness heightened
moderate: awareness narrows
severe: focused narrow awareness
panic: unable to function
interpersonal relations - Answer-impulses and striving need to be understood in terms of in...
what are the levels of anxiety? - Answer-mild: awareness heightened
moderate: awareness narrows
severe: focused narrow awareness
panic: unable to function
interpersonal relations - Answer-impulses and striving need to be understood in terms of
interpersonal situations.
anxiety and defense mechanisms - Answer-coping styles that protect a person from
unwanted anxiety
transference - Answer-displacement of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors originally
associated with significant others from childhood onto a person in a current therapeutic
relationship
counter-transference - Answer-the direction of all of the health care providers feeling
and attitude toward a patient
cholinergic excitatory neurotransmitters - Answer-acetylcholine. if decreased can cause
alzheimer or down syndrome
biogenic exitatory neurotransmitters - Answer-dopamine (high levels can cause
schizophrenia and low levels can cause parkinson's), norepinephrine (high levels can
cause manic and low levels can cause depression), and serotonin (high levels can
cause mania and low levels can cause depression and insomnia)
amino acid inhibitory neurotransmitter - Answer-gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
dysregulation of this has beem associated with anxiety. decreaced levels are associated
with seizures
what are some basic "know thyself"questions you can ask yourself? - Answer-what
physical problems or illnesses have you experienced?
what significant traumatic life events have you experienced?
what prejudiced or embarrassing beliefs or attitudes about groups different from yours
can identify from your family, S.O., and yourself?
which sociocultural factors in your background could contribute to being rejected by
members of other cultures?
how would the above experiences affect your ability to care for patients?
, principles of therapeutic communication - Answer-1.the pt. should be the primary focus
of the interaction.
2.a professional attitude sets the tone of the therapeutic relationship.
3.use self-disclosure cautiously and only when the disclosure has therapeutic purpose.
4.avoid social relationships with pt.
5. maintain pt. confidentiality
6. assess pt. intellectual competence to determine level of understanding.
7. implement interventions from a theoretic base
8. maintain a nonjudgmental attitude.
9. avoid giving advice.
guide the pt. to reinterpret his or her experiences rationally.
10. track pt. verbal interaction through the use of clarifying statements
11. avoid changing the subject unless content change is in pt. best interest.
verbal communication blocks - Answer-advice, agreement, challenges, reassurance,
disapproval
culture - Answer-a group of people who share the same beliefs, values, and behaviors
linguistic competence - Answer-capacity to communicate effectively and covey info that
is easily understood by diverse audiences and address the health literacy needs of
patients and their families
cultural competence - Answer-a set of academic and interpersonal skills that are
respectful of and responsive to the health beliefs, health care practices, and cultural and
linguistic needs of diverse patients to bring about a positive health care outcome
spirituality - Answer-develops overtime and is a dynamic, conscious process
characterized by two movements of transcendence (going beyond the limits of ordinary
experiences): either deep within the self or beyond the self. gives pt. another way to
cope
acculturation - Answer-the socialization process by which the minority groups learn and
adopt selective aspects of the dominant group.
cultural identity - Answer-set of cultural beliefs with one looks for standards of behaviors
what is advance care directives in mental health? - Answer-written instructions for
health care when individuals are incapacitated.
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