Mental Health Awareness Flashcards

Which of the following best describes the psychiatric advance directive (PAD)?

Answer: A legal document specifying a person's mental health treatment preferences

A psychiatric advance directive is a legal document that allows individuals to specify their mental health treatment preferences in advance of a crisis.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a subtype of depression most commonly associated with:

Answer: Reduced daylight during fall and winter months

SAD typically occurs in fall and winter when daylight hours decrease, and often remits in spring.

A person describes feeling detached from their own body, as if watching themselves from outside. This is known as:

Answer: Depersonalization

Depersonalization is the experience of feeling detached from one's own mental processes or body, like an outside observer.

When assessing suicide risk, which factor is considered a HIGH-risk indicator?

Answer: A specific plan and access to means

Having a specific plan and access to lethal means significantly elevates suicide risk and requires immediate intervention.

The principle of 'least restrictive environment' in mental health care means:

Answer: Using the lowest level of care that safely meets the person's needs

Least restrictive environment means providing care at the lowest intensity level that adequately addresses the person's clinical needs and safety.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by:

Answer: Recurring intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors performed to reduce anxiety

OCD involves obsessions (unwanted intrusive thoughts) and compulsions (repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing the distress caused by obsessions).

Which of the following statements about mental illness and violence is most accurate?

Answer: Most people with mental illness are not violent and are more often victims than perpetrators

Research consistently shows that people with mental illness are more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators, and the vast majority are not violent.