NUR 401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Role Conflict, Suicidal Ideation, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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Depression: therapeutic relationship, cognitive interventions, thought stopping, positive self-talk, behavior therapy, activity scheduling, social skills training, problem solving. Suicidal behavior: suicidal ideations, require immediate mental health assessment regarding the depth of thoughts and intentions, passive or active, seriousness depends on frequency, intensity, and lethality. Initially assessed, and then reassessed throughout the course of treatment: risk factors, lack of availability and inadequacy of social supports. Compulsions: repeatedly performed behaviors in a ritualistic fashion, goal of preventing or relieving anxiety and distress caused by obsessions, when routines become ritualistic and interfere with normal daily activity, they become compulsions. Obsessions and compulsions are characteristic of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. Induced obsessive-compulsive disorder- ocd symptoms related to intoxication or withdrawal. It is estimated that one third of persons with ocd experience depression because of ocd"s effects on their lifestyle: many individuals self-medicate to relieve the anxiety produced by obsessive thoughts.
