Module 1 Orientation to Psychiatric Nursing

These flashcards cover key concepts related to psychiatric nursing, including definitions and models critical to understanding mental health care.

Mental Health Continuum

A model representing different points of mental illness, ranging from stress and discomfort to severe mental illnesses.

Diathesis-stress model

A model that explains mental illness in terms of biological predisposition (diathesis) and environmental stress or trauma (stress).

NAMI

National Alliance on Mental Illness, an advocacy group for individuals with mental illness, promoting patient involvement and fighting discrimination.

DSM-5

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, which classifies mental disorders based on specific criteria.

Resilience

The ability and capacity for individuals to secure resources to support their well-being.

Psychoanalytical Theory

A theory that focuses on personality structure, levels of awareness, and unresolved childhood issues affecting mental health.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

A structured, time-limited psychotherapy focused on the relationship between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Cultural Competence

The ability to demonstrate culturally congruent practice in healthcare settings.

Circadian Rhythms

Fluctuations of various physiological and behavioral patterns over a 24-hour cycle, including sleep and hormonal changes.

Sleep-wake disorders

Conditions that disrupt normal sleep patterns, such as insomnia and narcolepsy.

ICD-9 and ICD-10

International Classification of Diseases, Ninth and Tenth Revision; systems for coding diagnoses and procedures.

Melatonin receptor agonists

Medications that target melatonin receptors to aid in the regulation of sleep cycles.

Behavioral Therapy

A psychological treatment focusing on modifying maladaptive behaviors through techniques like reinforcement and exposure.

Primary prevention

Strategies implemented before a problem manifests to reduce incidence or rate of new cases.

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)

An intensive case management strategy for individuals with serious mental illnesses, providing support 24/7.

Inpatient Psychiatric Nursing

Hospital care for patients with acute psychiatric symptoms, focusing on safety and intensive treatment.

Transference

Unconscious feelings a patient has toward a healthcare worker that originate from past significant relationships.

Countertransference

Unconscious feelings that the healthcare worker develops toward the patient.