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What is defined as "Interconnected concepts, definitions, or models that explain why a series of incidents occur?" - Answer-Theories What is the nurse's approach to understanding mental health clients influenced by? - Answer-Philosophy or theory of what makes a person human Who founded the ps...

When the patient does meaningless repetition or imitation of the movements of others as a symptom of psychiatric disorder Example: You scratch your ear and observe the patient doing the same; no matter what you do, he mechanically continues to copy your actions - Echopraxia When the client repea...

eustress - a positive beneficial energy that motivates and results in feelings of happiness, hopefulness, and purposeful movement distress - a negative draining energy that results in anxiety, depression, confusion, helplessness, hopelessness, and fatigue mild anxiety - occurs in the normal expe...

Echopraxia - The compulsive imitation of another's actions. Echolalia "Echos" the "language" - The repetition of words spoken by another. Waxy flexibility Immobility makes them seem "wax-like" - A tendency to remain immobile. Pseudoparkinsonism - Symptoms resembling Parkinson's Disease ...

Bipolar is a ______ disorder - Answer-Mood At least one episode of mania or mixed, alternating with major depression No euthymia 18 y/o men - Answer-Bipolar I Hypomania, then major depression 20 y/o women - Answer-Bipolar II Hypomania, then minor depression NO history of MDD or mixed episodes...

______ Therapy is considered the primary treatment for those with mental illness - Medication Preventing the mentally ill from reproducing Carrie Buck was first in VA to be sterilized - Eugenics State of well being in which individual is able to realize his/her potential, cope with stressors, wor...

Abnormal Movements - AM Abnormal Thought Processes - ATP Abnormal Thought Content - ATC Other Terms - OT Echopraxia - The compulsive imitation of another's actions. When the patient does meaningless repetition or imitation of the movements of others as a symptom of psychiatric disorder. Exam...