Oct 27th notes psych

Rational thinking: not hallucination

Communication skills 

learning: lack of insight 

emotional growth: dot understand whats going on in their world, can find other techniqwues like cognitive therapy to fix that 

Resilience: 

self esteem: maslows heiarchy, ultimate self actualization. 

Resiliance: the ability and cPACITY TO SECURE RESOURCES needed to support well being. 

most mental illnesses have a cellular abnormality 

Kow DSM5

nurses use nursing process (chap 7) know this 

know education levels like basic level and advanced practice

know trends affecting the future

READ TABLE for successful and unsucessful resolution it WILL be on first exam. 

chapter 3 is not important, only study meds in the chapter

chapter 10, know nervous system and its functions, including the roles of neurotransmitters and how they affect behavior and mood. think about cortizol and immune response.

neurotransmitters are chemicals that are relased that get diffused that are used in pre to post synaptic moving a body across and can reuptake.

know that gaba is inhibitory and if you dont have enough you will be anxious.  Meds help inhibit GABA activity in the brain, which can reduce anxiety symptoms and promote a more balanced mood.

Seratonin is inhibitory. Know functions

too little dopamine is ADHD

chlorpromazine was the first durg created for phychosies in 1950

know legal and eth9ical issues 

know box 7.4 thoroughly 

know chapter 10 coping strategies 

know box 15.1 of anxieties the levels 

know box 15.2

know anxiety meds

know chart table 15.10 and 15.9