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Hippocrates theorized that mental blood, black bile, yellow bile and phlegm
illness was caused by irregularity in
interactions of what body fluid?
Benjamin Rush, often called the father of bloodletting, purging, various types of physical restraints, and extremes of
American psychiatry. Although he temperatures
included kindness, exercise and
socialization in his care, he also employed
what?
The emergence of psychiatric nursing 1873
began in_______with the graduation
of
Linda Richards the first psychiatric nurse
from the nursing program a the New
England hospital for women and children
in Boston
The 19th century brought the Dorothea Dix
establishment of a system of state
asylums, largely the result of the work of
whom?
With the increasing need for psychiatric 1946
care in the aftermath of WWII, the
governent passed the National Mental
Health Act of____?
Significant change in psychiatric nursing 1955
education did not occur until 1955, when
incorporation of psychiatric nursing into
the curricula became a requirement for
all undergraduate schools of nursing
Early 1950s the use of the______was Phenothiazine (Thorazine)
discovered to help control behaviors to
control and improve / clear thinking
Therapeutic care reverted to custodial 1960s
care in state hospitals, which provided the
largest resource for individuals with
mental illness until the initiation of the
community health movement of the
________.
Mentally ill clinets in asylums had Custodial care
received what type of care prior to the
1950s?
Somatic therapy as a nursing intervention Insulin and ECT
included what type of treatments?
Who was responsible for developing the Hildegard Peplau
theory of "Interpersonal relationships"?
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With the increasing need for WWII
psychiatric care in the aftermath of_, the
government passed the national alliance
for mental health act of 1946
Which of the following is a grass roots National alliance on mental illness (NAMI)
organization that seeks to improve quality
of life for persons with mental illness?
A man who has a bad day at the office Displacement
and comes home shouting at his wife and
kids is demonstrating the defense
mechanism of
Altruism dealing with stress by reaching out to others
Emphasizing strengths to make up for weaknesses
Compensation
(EX: A skinny, nonathletic child becomes a chess champion)
Unconscious development of physical manifestations not caused by a physical
Conversion
illness.
Refusing to acknowledge the real situation or feelings associated with it.
Denial (EX: An alcoholic man refuses to believe that he has a problem, in spite of
evidence otherwise)
Displacement Transfer feeling from one target to another that is considered less threat.
Creating temporary compartmentalization, or lack of connection between the
Dissociation
person's identity, memory on how they perceive the environment.
Conscious or unconscious assumption of characteristics of another individual one
Identification
admires.
a coping mechanism in which the person analyzes a situation from an
Intellectualization
emotionally detached viewpoint
Projection Attributing feelings or impulses unacceptable to one's self to another person.
Rationalization Creating reasonable and acceptable explanations for unacceptable behavior.
reaction formation (defense mechanism) Demonstrating the opposite behavior of what is felt.
Regression Unconsciously retreating to an earlier level of development.
Suppression The voluntary blocking of unpleasant feelings and thoughts.
Rechanneling drives on impulses that are unacceptable into constructive
Sublimation activities.
(ex: An angry woman joins a martial arts club and takes lessons)
Demonstrating an inability to reconcile negative and positive attributes of self or
Splitting
other.
Undoing Performing an act to make up for prior behavior.
The nurses role has evolved Trust, rapport, genuineness, empathy, respect
from custodial caregiver to a
unique,
independent and professional
relationship in caring for the client.
This requires a therapeutic relationship
with goals established with the client.
What conditions are essential for
this
relationship to be established?
Obtain information about the client from the chart, significant others or
Pre-interaction phase other health team members. Examine one's own feelings, fears, and anxieties
about working with a particular client.
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