Wk 11 - Severe Mental Illness (SMI) Flashcards

Flashcards about Severe Mental Illness (SMI)

Severe Mental Illness (SMI)

A small group of mental disorders which significantly impact someone’s functioning and carry a high burden of disease.

Serious Mental Illness (SMI)

Mental health conditions with significant impacts on daily functioning and overall life quality.

Bipolar Disorder

Mood disorder characterised by significant fluctuations in mood, ranging from extreme elevated states (mania) to severe depressive episodes.

Psychosis

An umbrella term for symptoms indicating a loss of contact with reality.

Positive Symptoms of Psychosis

Symptoms that add to someone’s ‘typical’ experience.

Negative Symptoms of Psychosis

Symptoms that take away from typical experiences

Hallucinations

False sensations (auditory, visual, tactile, olfactory, gustation)

Delusions

Fixed, false beliefs that are not consistent with one’s culture or “reality”.

Thought disorder

Thoughts are not organised, they me be frequently interrupted lines of thought or off-topic (tangential), lack flow and logic (inchoherence) or simply be in absence (poverty of thought).

Mania

High energy levels, positive mood, irritability, inappropriate behaviour, unusually promiscuous, heightened creativity, mystical experiences, racing thoughts, rapid speech, grandiose thoughts

Hypomania

Less intense mania and shorter durations without psychotic features.

DALYs

Disability-adjusted life years, with one DALY equating to one healthy year of life lost

Mane

Morning

Nocte

Night time

BD

Bi-daily (twice daily)

PRN

As needed

Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CRF)

ability of heart and lungs to supply oxygen during activity