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    The document discusses psychiatric nursing practice and mental health. It defines mental health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and sense of satisfaction. Mental illness is described as a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome marked by distress, risk, or suffering. The document outlines seven elements of mental health including self-esteem, growth and development, tolerance of uncertainty, and stress management. It also discusses influences on mental health such as biological, psychological, and socio-cultural factors.

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    Psychiatric Nursing Practice


    → Integrates the biological, psychological, socio-cultural, environmental, legal and ethical
    realities of life.
    Health
    → State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
    → Sense of satisfaction and enjoyment of self and environment

    Mental Illness
    → Clinically significant behavior or psychological syndrome experienced by a person and
    marked by distress, risk or suffering or loss of freedom.
    Exact cause: UNKNOWN
    According to research: triggering environmental factors (POVERTY AND STRESS)

    7 ELEMENTS OF MENTAL HEALTH


    ► SELF-ESTEEM – acceptance of self, self-awareness, sense of identity, wholeness and
    belongingness, security and meaningfulness of a person. “I am competent”, “I am worthy”
    >Self-concept: what we think about the self, positive or negative evaluation of self,
    how we feel about ourselves

    ► GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT, SELF ACTUALIZATION


    → is adequately in touch with one’s self able to use the resources, person can share with
    other people and grow from such experiences, easily interact freely with the
    environment.

    ► TOLERANCE OF UNCERTAINTY
    → faces the uncertainty of life with faith and hope, person can easily adapt

    ► SELF-GOVERNANCE
    → person acts independently, dependently, or interdependently as the need arises without
    permanently losing his/her AUTONOMY.

    ► REALITY ORIENTATION
    → person distinguishes facts from fantasies, behave accordingly

    ► MASTERY OF ENVIRONMENT
    → person is competent, effective, and creative in interacting with and influencing his/her
    environment

    ► STRESS MANAGEMENT
    → experiences appropriate emotions in daily life and can tolerate stress.

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    INFLUENCES ON MENTAL HEALTH


    • Biological Influences
    o Prenatal, perinatal, neonatal-how a child is being taken care of
    o Physical health status
    o Nutrition
    o History of Injuries
    • Psychological Influences
    o Interactions-willingness to express an opinion
    o Self-concept
    o IQ (Intelligent Quotient)- scored derive from standardized test, assess
    intelligence
    o Skills-carry out, predetermined result
    o Creativity-invention, origination of anything that has value
    o Emotional Development Level-both physical and emotional
    • Socio-cultural Influences
    o Family Stability- one of the important things
    o Ethnicity- person’s attitude and feelings about sexuality; cultural, moral, and
    religious beliefs
    o Housing
    o Child Rearing Parents- emotionally and financially ready?
    o Economic Level
    o Religion
    o Values and Beliefs
    >CORE OF MENTAL HEALTH (3 INFLUENCES)

    CHARACTERISTICS OF MENTAL HEALTH


    ➢ Accepts self and others > Feels inadequate. Has poor self-concept
    ➢ Coping with stress > Is unable to cope
    ➢ Can return to normal functioning if temp disturbed > exhibits maladaptive behavior
    ➢ Relationship builder > No meaningful relationships
    ➢ Sound judgment > Poor judgment
    ➢ Accepts responsibility > Irresponsible
    ➢ Optimistic > Pessimistic
    ➢ Recognizes limitations > does not recognize limitations
    ➢ Function effectively & independently > exhibits dependency needs
    ➢ Distinguish reality > Unable to perceive reality
    ➢ Solves problems > avoids problems
    ➢ Can delay gratification > desires immediate gratification

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    Mental Health reflects a person’s approach to life by communicating:


    ➢ Emotions
    ➢ Giving & receiving
    ➢ Working with others
    ➢ Accepting authority
    ➢ Sense of humor
    ➢ Coping successfully

    Mental Illness reflects a person’s inability to cope with:


    ➢ Stress
    ➢ Disorganization
    ➢ Inappropriate reactions
    ➢ Unacceptable behavior
    ➢ Inability to respond person and society expectations

    MENTAL HYGIENE
    → Mental health and preventing the development of psychosis, neurosis, or other mental
    disorders
    ▫ Psychosis- abnormal condition of the mind
    ▫ Neurosis- class of functional mental disorder, distress but neither delusional nor
    hallucinations whereby behavior is not outside socially acceptable

    PSYCHIATRIC HEALTH CARE TEAM


    → Members of several disciplines who participates in the promotion of a therapeutic
    milieu.
    PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
    → A process whereby the nurse assists persons, as individuals or in groups
    → Also called MENTAL HEALTH NURSING: Branch of nursing concerned with prevention of
    cure with mental disorders
    ► PSYCHIATRIC NURSE
    → RN who specializes in mental health nursing, imploring theories of nsg behavior
    ► PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIAN OR NURSE
    → assists the mental health team in maintaining therapeutic environment, providing
    care, supervising activities
    ► PSYCHIATRIST
    → Licensed physician with at least 3 years training in psychiatry, 2 years of clinical
    psychiatric practice

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    CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
    -Doctoral degree in clinical psychology, licensed by state law, completed a psychology
    internship, supervised work experience

    PSYCHIATRIC SOCIAL WORKER


    -Baccalaureate, master’s or doctoral degree
    -Uses community resources and adaptive capacities of individual and groups to facilitate
    positive interaction with the environment

    OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
    -baccalaureate degree/master’s degree in occupational therapy
    -creative techniques and purposeful activities, as well as therapeutic relationship, to alter
    the course of an illness

    EDUCATIONAL THERAPIST
    -college graduate who specializes field of education therapy
    -Remedial classes, special education for maladjusted children

    ART THERAPIST
    -master’s degree and specialized training in art therapy
    -Encourages creative artwork to express feelings of emotional conflicts

    MUSICAL THERAPIST
    -master’s degree and training in music therapy
    -focus on expression of self through singing, dancing, playing instruments, composing songs,
    and writing lyrics

    PSYCHODRAMA THERAPIST
    -advance degree and training in group therapy
    -therapy is also referred to as role playing therapy
    -people are encouraged to act out

    PLAY THERAPIST
    -observes behavior, affect, ad conversation of a child who plays in a protected environment

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