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Transcript
CHAPTER 20: MENTAL HEALTH AND
MENTAL ILLNESS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Identify seven characteristics of mental illness
Identify four causes of mental illness
Distinguish between fact and fallacy concerning mental illness
Explain the connection between mental and physical wellness
List guidelines for communicating with mentally ill residents
Describe common defense mechanisms
Describe the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia
Explain how mental illness is treated
Explain the nursing assistant’s role in caring for residents who are mentally ill
Identify important observations that should be made and reported
List the signs of substance abuse
SEVEN CHARACTERISTICS OF MENTAL HEALTH
What does mental health look like?
FOUR CAUSES OF MENTAL ILLNESS
Conditions that may cause or worsen mental illness
FACT VS. FALLACY CONCERNING MENTAL ILLNESS
Fallacy
Truths regarding mental health
GUIDELINES FOR COMMUNICATING WITH
MENTALLY ILL RESIDENTS
Guidelines for communicating with mentally ill residents
COMMON DEFENSE MECHANISMS
Defense mechanisms
Common defense mechanisms
SYMPTOMS OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND
SCHIZOPHRENIA
Anxiety
Depression
Schizophrenia
HOW MENTAL ILLNESS IS TREATED
Common treatments
IMPORTANT OBSERVATIONS THAT SHOULD BE
MADE AND REPORTED
Things to observe and report
SIGNS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Signs of substance abuse
REVIEW
Identify seven characteristics of mental illness
Identify four causes of mental illness
Distinguish between fact and fallacy concerning mental illness
Explain the connection between mental and physical wellness
List guidelines for communicating with mentally ill residents
Describe common defense mechanisms
Describe the symptoms of anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia
Explain how mental illness is treated
Explain the nursing assistant’s role in caring for residents who are mentally ill
Identify important observations that should be made and reported
List the signs of substance abuse