NURS 3554 Chapter Notes - Chapter 27: Health Promotion, Diazepam, Psychopathy
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Intentional, never okay: predictors, history of violence and impulsivity, teenagers: conduct disorder, adults: antisocial behavior, psychopath. In the hospital, violence is most frequent in: psychiatric units, emergency departments. Intensive care units: sick, confused, geriatric units. Comorbidities: posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd, substance abuse disorders, coexists with, depression, anxiety, psychosis, personality disorders. Etiology: biological factors, areas of the brain, neurotransmitters, predisposition, psychological factors, video games, tv violence exposure, desensitize them, think of it as accepted, no remorse. Limbic system: hypothalamus, thalamus, amygdala (emotions, fight/flight), hippocampus (learning, memory, stored info) gr: tbi: depends on what part of brain affected personality change, behavioral theory learned response. If they do something, no consequences and they get what they want do it again: social learning theory imitate others, predisposition, that"s ho(cid:449) it"s do(cid:374)e, that"s (cid:449)hat i"(cid:373) goi(cid:374)g to do. Assessment: general assessment, predictors of violence (box 27-1)
