Week 2 Mental Health

2. individuals learn to control physiological responses
6. “Because I failed the advanced statistics exam, I am a failure
9. which is what is responsible for aggravating the problem
11. internal phenomenon centering on universal personal questions and needs
12. “for their own good”
13. a powerful listening response
16. Helping a patient return to a state of equilibrium when exposed to stressors
17. is an adjunct to individual treatment and refers to the treatment of the family as a whole
21. patient projects intense feelings onto the therapist related to unfinished work from previous relationships.
22. include problem-solving skills, perception, ability to mediate id impulses
23. signifies a central focus and feeling with and within the patient’s world.
24. described development as occurring in eight predetermined life stages, whose levels of success are related to the preceding stage

1. concluded that cognitive development was a progression from primitive awareness to complex thought and responses
3. Nurses assume responsibility for their conduct and the consequences of their actions
4. includes letting the patient set the pace and letting the pace be adjusted to fit the patient’s moods
5. physical appearance, facial expressions, body posture, amount of eye contact, eye cast
7. is a hands-on system in which therapists actively guide and challenge maladaptive behaviors and distorted views
8. most psychological disturbances are the result of early trauma or incidents that are often not remembered or recognized
10. The person receiving the message
14. invites us to find out what is going on in the patient’s life that is influencing the client’s ability or willingness to take medication
15. opportunity to correct misperceptions
18. observes the patient’s physical behavior, nonverbal communication, appearance, speech patterns, mood and affect, thought content, perceptions, cognitive ability, and insight and judgment
19. implies that the nurse has the right to judge
20. most important skills for nurses to demonstrate while utilizing the nursing process and is especially important in the assessment portion of the nursing process.