Basic concepts of psychiatric nursing, just remember: B-E-H-A-V-E
B: be consistent with client, especially client with personality disorders, manic, paranoid, autistic and Alzheimer disease.
E: encourage verbalization of client feeling. Do not forget to ask : tell me more…."
H: have a sound knowledge of cultural variations related to behavior.
A: acknowledge the patient's feeling.
V: voluntarily and involuntarily admitted patient do not lose their right to five informed consent.
E: empathize with your patient
Concepts in Psychosocial Interventions:
Gestalt Therapy:
The therapy focuses on enhancement of self awareness. It can be implemented for patients who are victims of family violence.
Cognitive Therapy:
The therapy focuses on changing distorted thought processes. It can be implemented for depressed patients.
Crisis Intervention:
Crisis intervention is a short term therapy that intends to address the present problems of the patient in order to reestablish a level of functioning equal or better than pre-crisis level.
Play Therapy:
Play therapy focuses on the use of play to facilitate expression of the patient's feeling.
Rational Emotive Therapy:
It focuses on risk taking and on assuming responsibility for one's behavior.
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