ASSESSMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING

Mental Health Disorder groups
Mood disorders  Bipolar Affective Disorder Depression Anxiety Disorders Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Panic disorder Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Social & Specific Phobias Eating disorders	Organic Disorders  Dementia Delirium Personality Disorders Borderline Personality Disorder Psychotic Disorders Schizophrenia Psychosis

Using the table below, insert the mental health disorder group as an appropriate heading to each group of common sighs, symptoms and behaviours. Then matches the common signs, symptoms and behaviours with the correct Mental Health disorder

Mental health Disorder group	Common Signs and symptoms (classification)
Disorder group: Axiety Disorders
Panic Disorder – Disorder	Racing thoughts, shaking, sweaty, feeling of choking, heart pounding
Social & Specific Phobias – Disorder	Unable to attend social functions Intense anxiety around social functions, physical symptoms of anxiety
Post-traumatic Stress – Disorder	Flashback, nightmares, recurrent memory of traumatic event
Eating Disorders – Disorder	Increased weight loss, poor appetite, sleep, social isolation, purging, vomiting, binge eating. BMI below 15.
Obessive Compulsive disorder (OCD) – Disorder	Obsessive thoughts, debilitating behaviours leading to decline in functionality
Mental health Disorder group	Common Signs and symptoms (classification)
Disorder group: Personality Disorders
Borderline Personality Disorder – Disorder	Fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, chronic feelings of emptiness, suicidal thoughts, Deliberate Self Harm, Poor self-image, impulsive, Angry.
Mental health Disorder group	Common Signs and symptoms (classification)
Disorder group: Organic Disorders
Dementia – Disorder	Memory loss, Difficulty communicating, problem-solving, planning and organizing. Confusion and disorientation
Delirium – Disorder	Acute confusion/ disorientation. Anger irritability, anxiety, mood swings. Disturbed sleep.

Mental health Disorder group	Common Signs and symptoms (classification)
Disorder group: ………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………….. Disorder	Positive symptoms: Paranoid, disordered thoughts, Hallucinations, Delusions Negative symptoms: Apathy social isolation, poor diet, ADL’s Fixed false beliefs Substantially impair effective communication
………………………………………………………….. Disorder	Vivid, involuntary perceptions that are experienced as ‘normal’ and occur without an external stimulus Usually experienced as voices that are perceived as distinct from the person’s own thoughts
Mental health Disorder group	Common Signs and symptoms (classification)
Disorder group: ………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………….. Disorder	Elevated mood, manic, pressured speech, increased spending, lack of sleep, increased substance abuse.
………………………………………………………….. Disorder	Low mood, suicidal thoughts, poor sleep, no energy, Helpless / hopeless themes, poor appetite. Low energy.

1b. For each of the mental health disorder groups below, provide two (2) treatment options (one medication class and one therapy) and two (2) nursing interventions to manage the disorder group
Note: Please do not repeat any answers

 

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