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NSG221 | Mental Health Nursing
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2022
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Subtypes of Schizophrenia ● ● ● ● Paranoid ○ Preoccupation with delusions or hallucinations. ○ Ex. Johnny Depp in The Secret Window Catatonic ○ Either motionless or repetitive, purposeless movements ○ If irritated, can briefly display frenzied, dangerous behavior. ○ Parrot like repeating of another’s speech and movements ○ Ex. Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka Disorganized ○ Disorganized speech or behavior. ○ Flat or inappropriate emotion. ○ Jump topics in the same sentence. ○ Ex. Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow Undifferentiated ○ Many and varied symptoms ○ Genetic-10 times more likely to have relatives who have had the condition. ○ Ex. Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter Somatoform Disorders Somatic symptom disorder is a psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a bodily form without apparent physical cause. ● Conversion ● Illness Anxiety Disorder Conversion Disorder Conversion disorder is a somatic symptom disorder in which a person experiences very specific, physical symptoms that are not compatible with recognized medical or neurological conditions. This condition is often triggered by trauma. Ex. Reporting loss of sight despite nothing being wrong with your eyes or visual processing. Illness Anxiety Disorder Illness Anxiety Disorder (a.k.a. Hypochondriasis) is a somatic symptom disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease. Ex. I’ve got the sniffles? Obviously it’s cancer! Aaron Beck’s Treatment for Depression Aaron Beck challenged traditional treatment of depression by shifting from a focus on one’s past to that of one’s thinking. He found that depressed people often report dreams with negative themes of loss, rejection, and abandonment, which then transmitted into their waking life as feelings of hopelessness and failure. He would use a line of questioning to reveal the flawed logic of these thoughts, thus helping the patient realize the illegitimacy of these thoughts and feelings. Self-Help Groups More than 100 million people have belonged to small religious, interest, or support groups that meet regularly which allows members to support each other, often with conflicts or issues that have some sort of stigma - addiction, grief, infertility, etc. These groups depend on each other, rather than therapists, for support and direction. Other Therapies Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) ● Francine Shapiro developed it to treat trauma. ● Noticed that anxiety diminished when eyes were darting around. ● She has people recall traumatic scenes while she moves her finger in front of their eyes. ● They release previously frozen memories. Light Exposure Therapy -Daily Dose of Intense Light ● Exposed people to the morning or artificial light. ● Used to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder and depression These are a few of CB’s favorite things… ● Schizophrenia ● Systematic desensitization ● Different treatment options based on approach AP Psychology. AP Psychology – AP Students | College Board. (n.d.). https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/c ourses/ap-psychology Citations Myers, David G. and Nathan DeWall. Exploring Psychology. 11th edition. 2019. New York: Worth. Myers, David G. and Nathan DeWall. Psychology. 12th edition. 2018. New York: Worth. Weiten, Wayne. Psychology: Themes and Variations. 10th edition. 2017. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.