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NUR 2488 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM 1
Mental Health Exam 1

Theorists:

 Freud
 Id: The primitive, pleasure-seeking part of our personalities
that lurks in the unconscious mind.
 Ego: Our sense of self. Acts as an intermediary between the
Id and the world by using ego defense mechanisms, such as
repression, denial, and rationalization. Engages in secondary
process thinking, which is rational, realistic, and orientated
towards problem solving.
 Superego: Assigned to those processes that Freud referred to
as our conscience and is greatly influenced by our parents' or
caregivers' morals and ethical stances.

 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
 1. Physiological- food, water, oxygen, elimination, rest, sex
 2. Safety- protection, security, stability, order, structure,
limits
 3. Love and Belonging Needs- affiliation, affection, lover
 4. Esteem- competency, achievement, esteem from others
 5. Self Actualization- becoming everything one is capable of

 Erikson’s Stages of Development
 Infant: Birth - 1.5 yrs old
o Trust vs. Mistrust
o Task: develop a basic sense of trust and comfort and
minimal fear and uncertainty.
 Early childhood (toddler) - 1.5-3 yrs old
o Autonomy vs. Shame/doubt
o Task: gain self-control and independence

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 Preschooler 3-6 yrs old
o Initiative vs. Guilt
o Task: achieve sense of purpose and task mastery
 School age 6-12 yrs old
o Industry vs. Inferiority
o Task: self-confidence thru learning and competition
 Adolescent 12-20 yrs old
o Identity vs. Role confusion
o Task: differentiation from parents leads to fidelity,
integrate all the above for sense of self
 Young adult 20-30 yrs old
o Intimacy vs. isolation
o Task: form intense long term relationships
 Adult 30-65 yrs old
o Generativity vs. Self-absorption
o Task: achieve life goals and obtain concern for future
generation
 Older adult 65+
o Integrity vs. Despair
o Task: derive meaning from life and sense of self worth

Role of neurotransmitters as related disorders:

 Dopamine
 Increase:
o Schizophrenia
o Mania
 Decrease:
o Parkinson's disease
o Depression
 Functions:
o Fine muscle movement
o Integration of emotions and thoughts

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o Decision making
o Stimulates hypothalamus to release hormones (sex,
thyroid, adrenal)
 Serotonin
 Increase:
o Anxiety states
 Decrease:
o Depression
 Functions:
o Mood
o Sleep regulation
o Hunger
o Pain perception
o Aggression and libido
o Hormonal activity
 Norepinephrine
 Increase:
o Mania
o Anxiety
o Schizophrenia
 Decrease:
o Depression
 Functions:
o Mood
o Attention and arousal
o Stimulates sympathetic branch of autonomic nervous
system for "fight or flight" in response to stress
 GABA
 Increase:
o Reduction of anxiety
o Schizophrenia
o Mania
 Decrease: