Mental Health Concepts.pptx - Historical Overview of...

Historical Overview of
Psychiatric Care
Primitive
Belief
400 BC
(Hippo
crates)
Middle
Ages
Emergence
of Psych
Nursing
Medications

Stress and Adaptation
Individuals
reaction to
change
requires
HEALTHY if
preserves SELF-
ESTEEM
MALADAPTIVE if
disrupts
INTEGRITY

Adaptive Coping Strategies
•
Awareness
•
Relaxation
•
Meditation
•
Interpersonal Comm.
•
Problem Solving
•
Pets
•
Musics

It is a state of
emotional,
psychological and
social wellness
evidenced by
ESEP
Effective behavior and
coping
Satisfying interpersonal
relationships
Emotional stability
Positive self-concept
MENTAL HEALTH

“ Every individual realizes his or her own
potential, can cope with the normal stresses
of life , can work productively and fruitfully,
and is able to make a contribution to her or
his community.”
-WHO DEFINITION
Mental Health:
A State of Well-being

Attitude of Self- Acceptance
Growth, Development &
Actualization
Integrative Capacity
Autonomous Behavior
Perception of Reality
Environmental Mastery
THE
MENTALLY
HEALTHY

Mental Illness
Is any disease or condition affecting the
Brain that influences how a person
THINKS, FEELS, BEHAVES or RELATE to others
and his or her surroundings

POPULATION AT RISK FOR
MENTAL ILLNESSES
GENETICS
Poor Access to
Health Care
Homeless &
Poor
Substance
Misuse
Lifestyle
Changes
(pregnancy,
adolescence)
Victims of
Violence
Elderly

Psychiatric
Nursing
Science Art
Systematic
Knowledge
Practice
Researc
h
EBP
Skill
Tool
T.U.S
Self-Awareness

Open
Unknown
Johari
Open
Open
Self-Awareness
Communication
/Confront
Self-disclosure

CORE OF PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
•
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
•
FOCUS: Patient

Qualities of Effective Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nursing
Self-awareness
Personal integration
Moral integrity

Therapeutic Use of Self
Nurses use
themselves as
therapeutic
tools
Establish
therapeutic
relationships
Help clients
grow, change
and heal

Personal Integration
Developing comfort with behavior and
values outside the social norm
Developing empathy, detached concern
Creating a common ground
Taking care of the self (Assertiveness,
physical health)

Public Health Model
PREVENTION
Primary
Health Promotion and Illness
Prevention
Early Diagnosis and Prompt
Treatment
Rehabilitation

Primary Secondary Tertiary
Medication Stress
Management
Support for
Unemployed
Referral for
rehab
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