NURS341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Panic Attack

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4 May 2018

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Mental health – A state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own

potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively, and is able to make

a otriutio to her or his ouity

- A state of well-being in which you are a contributing meber to society

- Ability to cope with stressors in life

Reducing panic attack:

- Reduce stimuli

- Instruct someone on breathing pattern

- Short simple sentences

- Pharmacotherapy (benzo)

- Orientate them to the here ad ow, you are safe, I a here with you

- Stay with them

Distinguish between Anxiety and fear?

- Anxiety is a response to something

- Fear is a response to an environmental stressor

Signs and symptoms of psychiatric goes after safety needs

- Ex. positive symptoms with schizophrenia goes after safety needs

Prority examples:

Bipolar ex.

- Risk of injury

- Risk for sel or other directed violence

- Imbalanced nutriention

- Social interaction

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