Foundations of Mental Health Care
Definitions (Ch.32)
Chemical Restraint - correct answer Antipsychotic medication; a medication that
reduces or eliminates psychotic symptoms and quiets behaviour
Chronic Mental Illness - correct answer The presence of one or more recurring
psychiatric disorders that result in significantly impaired functional abilities.
Commobidity (co-occurring) - correct answer Two medical or psychiatric disorders
present at the same time.
Exacerbations - correct answer Periods marked by an increase in the signs and
symptoms and seriousness of problem or disorder.
Psychosocial (Psychiatric) Rehabilitation - correct answer Multidisciplinary services
that assist people with mental health problems to readjust and adapt to life in community as actively
and independently as possible; includes personal adjustment and social residential, educational, and
vocational services. Also called psychiatric rehabilitation.
Remission - correct answer In chronic mental illness, times of partial or complete
disappearance of symptoms.
Definitions (Ch.32)
Chemical Restraint - correct answer Antipsychotic medication; a medication that
reduces or eliminates psychotic symptoms and quiets behaviour
Chronic Mental Illness - correct answer The presence of one or more recurring
psychiatric disorders that result in significantly impaired functional abilities.
Commobidity (co-occurring) - correct answer Two medical or psychiatric disorders
present at the same time.
Exacerbations - correct answer Periods marked by an increase in the signs and
symptoms and seriousness of problem or disorder.
Psychosocial (Psychiatric) Rehabilitation - correct answer Multidisciplinary services
that assist people with mental health problems to readjust and adapt to life in community as actively
and independently as possible; includes personal adjustment and social residential, educational, and
vocational services. Also called psychiatric rehabilitation.
Remission - correct answer In chronic mental illness, times of partial or complete
disappearance of symptoms.
