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Diagnosis & Management in Psychiatric-Mental
Health Across the Lifespan I Practicum | Grade A |
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What is the Biomedical Model of Health?
Focuses on biological aspects of illness, prioritizes diagnosis and medical treatments such as
medication or surgeries
Excludes emotional/social/spiritual influences
What is the Holistic Model of Care?
Emphasizes treating the person as a whole. Includes emotional well-being/social factor/spiritual
health. Supports patient-centered approaches and long-term wellness
What are specific psychotherapy techniques?
Active listening
Emotional connection
Empathy
Fostering trust
What is active listening?
Demonstrating full attention to clients by paraphrasing and summarizing their concerns
What is emotional connection?
Establishing rapport through empathy and genuine understanding?
What is demonstrating empathy?
Validating emotions to help clients feel seen and heard
What is fostering trust?
Maintaining confidentiality and consistency in interactions?
What does resilience mean?
The ability of an individual, family, or community to cope with adversity and trauma, and adapt
to challenges through individual physical, emotional, and spiritual attributes, and access to
cultural and social resources
,What are stabilization strategies?
Techniques like grounding exercises, mindfulness, and relaxation techniques. Aim to reduce
emotional distress and ensure the client feels secure.
What are the Peplau's Roles?
Stranger
Resource
Teacher
Counselor
Surrogate
Leader
Peplau's Roles: Stranger
The nurse offers a welcoming environment to build initial rapport; creates an environment to
built trust
Peplau's Roles: Resource
The nurse acts an an information source for the patient's needs and treatment; provides specific
information needed by the client, answers questions, and interprets clinical data
Peplau's Roles: Teacher
The nurse provides education about mental health topics or coping strategies; imparts relevant
knowledge and provides instructions and training
Peplau's Roles: Counselor
The nurse listens actively and provides emotional support; helps the client understand and
integrate meaning into life's circumstances, provides guidance and encouragement for change
Peplau's Roles: Surrogate
The nurse steps into roles that the patient cannot manage themselves temporarily; helps clarify
domains of dependence, interdependence, and independence (acts as an advocate)
Peplau's Roles: Leader
The nurse guides collaborative decision-making and helps set achievable goals; helps the client
take maximum responsibility for meeting treatment goals
What is the Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Basic needs (safety, food) precede higher-level needs (self-actualization)
What is in the bottom of the pyramid (most important) in Maslow's?
Physiological (air, food, water, shelter, clothing, sleep)
What is in the 4th spot of the pyramid in Maslow's?
Safety (security of body, of employment, of resources, of morality, of the family, of health, and
, of property)
What is in the 3rd spot of the pyramid in Maslow's?
Love/Belonging (friendship, family, intimacy, sense of connection with others)
What is in the 2nd spot of the pyramid in Maslow's?
Esteem (self-esteem, respect, achievement, confidence)
What is in the top of the pyramid (least important) in Maslow's?
Self-actualization
What does self-actualization look like?
Represents the highest level of personal growth and fulfillment, includes traits like creativity,
independence, and striving to reach one's full potential
How do adverse childhood events affect mental health?
Adverse childhood events increase the likelihood of depression, anxiety, and PTSD
How does mental health affect physical health?
Prolonged stress is linked to chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease
How do social outcomes and mental health relate?
Mental health may affect relationship-building and resilience in adulthood
What is the Health Belief Model?
A person's belief about a perceived threat of illness combined with belief in the effectiveness of
the recommended action predict the person's willingness to change
What the stages of the Health Belief Model?
1. Perceived susceptibility
2. Perceived severity
3. Perceived benefits
4. Perceived barriers
5. Cue to action
6. Self-efficacy
What is perceived susceptibility?
Clients must believe they are susceptible to the condition
What is perceived severity?
Clients must believe the condition has serious consequences if left unattended