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info gathered
TERM 2
Process
DEFINITION 2
the interaction b/w the nurse & pt while gathering the info
TERM 3
Delusion
DEFINITION 3
false belief that's firmly maintained even though it's not
shared by others & is contradicted by social reality
TERM 4
Religious
Delusion
DEFINITION 4
belief that one's favored by a higher being or is an
instrument of that being
TERM 5
Somatic
Delusion
DEFINITION 5
belief that one's body or parts of one's body are diseased or
distorted
Grandiose
Delusion
belief that one possesses greatness or special powers
TERM 7
Paranoid
Delusion
DEFINITION 7
excessive or irrational suspicion & distrust of others,
characterized by systematized delusions that others are "out
to get them" or spying on them
TERM 8
Thought Broadcasting
DEFINITION 8
belief that one's thoughts are being aired to the outside
world
TERM 9
Thought insertion
DEFINITION 9
belief that thoughts are being placed into one's mind by
outside people or influences
TERM 10
Depersonalization
DEFINITION 10
the feeling of having lost self-identity & that things around
the person are different, strange, or unreal
Phobia
a morbid fear associated w/ extreme anxiety
TERM 17
Circumstantial
DEFINITION 17
thought & speech associated w/ excessive & unnecessary
detail that's usually relevant to a question, & an answer's
eventually provided
TERM 18
Flight of ideas
DEFINITION 18
overproductive speech characterized by rapid shifting from
one topic to another & fragmenting ideas
TERM 19
Loose associations
DEFINITION 19
lack of a logical relationship b/w thoughts & ideas that
renders speech & thought inexact, vague, diffuse &
unfocused
TERM 20
Neologisms
DEFINITION 20
new word(s) created by the pt, often a blend of other words
Tangential
similar to circumstantial, but the person never returns to the
central point & never answers the original question
TERM 22
Thought blocking
DEFINITION 22
sudden halt in the train of thought or in the middle of a
sentence
TERM 23
Word salad
DEFINITION 23
series of words that seem totally unrelated
TERM 24
Self injury
DEFINITION 24
act of deliberate harm to one's own body
TERM 25
Suicide ideation
DEFINITION 25
thought of self-inflicted death, either self-reported or
reported to others
Catharsis
release of feelings that takes place as the pt talks about
emotionally charged feelings
TERM 32
Clarification
DEFINITION 32
encouraging the pt to express more clearly the relationships
among certain events, behaviors, & feelings
TERM 33
Suggestion
DEFINITION 33
influencing a person to accept an idea/belief
TERM 34
Reinforcement of behavior
DEFINITION 34
giving the pt positive responses to adaptive behavior
TERM 35
Support of defenses
DEFINITION 35
encouraging the use of healthy, adaptive defenses &
discouraging those that are unhealthy or maladaptive
Raising self-esteem
helping the pt regain feelings of self-worth
TERM 37
Exploration of solutions
DEFINITION 37
examining alternative ways of solving the immediate
problem
TERM 38
Crisis intervention
DEFINITION 38
short-term therapy focused on solving the immediate
problem. Goal: individual to return to precrisis level of
functioning
TERM 39
Crisis
DEFINITION 39
a disturbance caused by a stressful event or perceived threat
TERM 40
Debriefing
DEFINITION 40
interventions following an acute stress
