Psychiatric Nursing
Psychiatric Nursing
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Mental illness
Mental illness
The definition of mental illness remains elusive and is usually based up on what constitutes socially accepted behavior norms. For example behavior tha...
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Factors Influencing Personality
PERSONALITY
To social scientists, personality is the sum total of behavior, attitudes, beliefs, and values that are characteristic of an individual.
"Pe...
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Therapeutic Role of a Psychiatric Nurse
Therapeutic Role of a Psychiatric Nurse-
The roles of the nurse meet client and family needs, guide, assist, and teach, the client and family and provide an environmen...
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Post -Traumatic Stress Disorder
✔️Post -Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) -
Post -Traumatic Stress Disorder is an intense sustained emotional response to a traumatic experience or natural or manmade d...
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Personality Defination ,Factors Influencing Personality
DIEFINITION OF PERSONALITY -
Personality is defined as the characteristic sets of behaviours, cognitions and emotional patterns that ev...
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Quality of A psychiatric Nurse
A Psychiatric Nurse needs to have excellent interpersonal skills. They also need to be a great listener and know where the patient is coming...
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General Principals of Psychiatric Nursing
General principles of Psychiatric Nursing-
These principles are based on the concept that each individual has an intrinsic worth and dignity and has potenti...
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Misconception about Mental Illness
Misconception about Mental Illness-
There are still many myths floating around out there about mental illness, Some of them are:-
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Defence Mechanism
Definition-
Defence mechanism and mental mechanisms are terms used to describe the unconscious attempt to obtain relief from emotional conflict or anxiety. Coping mechani...
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Mental Health and Characteristic of mentally Healthy person
Mental Health-
It is a state of balance between the individual and the surrounding world, a state of harmony between oneself and others.
Defini...