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Medical-psychobiologic
theory
- key concepts are related to an illness or defect.
- Medical- illness is located in the brain. Does begin to reduce stigma.
- Research into biologic transmission, biochemical and metabolic variables
- Genetic risk
- Dominance of the
- psychiatrist/prescriber
- Medication education
- Symptom management
Psychoanalytic theory
- childhood experiences influence adulthood
- Psychotherapy
- (Advanced Practice)
- Nurses have limited
- role
Cognitive-behavioral
- focuses on here and now rather than the past.
- What we do is because of a learned behavior
- Goal is behavior change through conditioning
Social-Interpersonal theory
- General Systems Theory- recognizes the hirearchy and we try to
- maintain balance
- Goal is enhanced awareness and quality of interpersonal interactions.
- Holistic approach
- Therapeutic communication
- Nurse-patient relationship
Ethical dilemas in psychiatric care
- Potential stigma ofpsychiatric diagnoses
- Controlling individual freedom
- Involuntary treatment
- Restrictive treatment
- interventions- everyone has the right to
- the least restrictive care possible.
- Client’s right to suicide
- Client’s right to privacy
Role of the nurse

As provider

Negligence

Malpractice

As Employee

As Citizen

õClient Advocate
Cultural Competence includes:

Self-awareness

Learning

Identifying healthcare issues
Culturally based assessment of risk factors
Ethnicity/race

Diet

Alcohol/drug use
- Health and healing
- practices
- Religious or
- spiritual beliefs
Time orientation
Factors that influence expectations can be:
- Culture
- Life experiences
- Upbringing
- Media
Factors impacting mental health and illness:
- Biologic
- Social
- Cultural
Mental Disorder Characteristics
- Distress
- Disability
- Risk
It is other than what is culturally expected
What does the DSM do?
- Identify
- Standardize
- Categorize

Author

elmarsha

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Psych Test 1

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Psych intro notes

Updated

2010-09-09T05:52:00Z

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