Mental Health Exam 2
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADE A+
What question involves in suicidal assesment?
Define lethality
-be able to judge methods of highest potential
Ex. Do they have a gun? Do you plan on shooting yourself?
What's most lethal what is most available?
Gun vs over do...
Mental Health Exam 2
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
GRADE A+
What question involves in suicidal assesment?
Define lethality
-be able to judge methods of highest potential
Ex. Do they have a gun? Do you plan on shooting yourself?
What's most lethal what is most available?
Gun vs over dose
Sign and symptomes of suicide?
- they went from sad to happy, eating more more sociable suicidal people are anxious MORE
HAPPY, maybe develop the plan
Safety interventions for person who is suicidal?
-Monitor patient, put on 1 to 1, nothing to choke self with no shoestrings no fire arms make sure
there is a safty Plan in Place.
Risk for developing suicidal ideation?
-Low serotonin levels personal family history, eating disorders, past attempt, trauma
What is neuromalignant syndrome?
-rare life-threatening reaction to neuroleptic medication like antipsychotics
You hold the dose if lead pipe rigidity or low seratonin levels, get physician
Sign and symptomes?
-lead pipe rigidity, fever, temperature, coma, start looking like flu,
What can cause NMS?
-Antipsychotics
EPS (Extra peripheral syndrome)
Symptomes;
Tardive dyskinesia (involumntary movement, like dancing, Rythem like movement)
Akathisia (NEED to move can't sit still, restless behavior)
Concrete thinking; inability to think abstractly, ex. Don't change horses in the middle of the
street. schizophrenia patient states)
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