General principles of psychiatric care

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• General principles of psychiatric care
• Presented by
• Layla Awad AL-zaidi

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• Objectives
• By the end of the session the student will be
  able to
• 1)Define the meaning of principles.
• Discuss the general principles of psychiatric
  care.
• Illustrate means of showing acceptance.
• Demonstrate self understanding methods.
• Estimate the consistency.
• Establish the objectivity.
• Focus on the most important points in the
  summery.

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Outline of content

• The meaning of principles.
  
• The general principles of psychiatric care.
• Means of showing acceptance.
• Self understanding methods.
• The meaning of consistency.
• The meaning of objectivity.
• Summery.

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• Principles
• Is rule that guides one's actions.
• Principles of psychiatric care
• 1-patient should be accepted as he is.
• Means of showing acceptance
  
• Be non- judgmental and non-punitive
• Show interest in the patient as person
• Recognize and reflect on feelings which the
  patient express.
• Talk with a purpose.
• Permit patient to express strongly held feelings.

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• 2- Self understanding should be used as a
  therapeutic tool.
• Self understanding methods
• Exchange personal experience freely and frankly
  with colleagues
• Discuss own personal reaction with an experienced
  person.
• Participate in group conference regarding patient
  care.
• Keeping reflecting on why you feel or act way you
  do.

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3-Consistency is used to contribute to patient's
security.. Consistency means Having certain
routine pattern that dose not change from one day
to the other .. fear of unknown produce
anxiety, consistency helps in knowing what to
expect.
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• Reassurance must be given in suitable and
  acceptable manner.
• How to give reassurance
• Be truly interested in patient problems.
• Pay attention to the matters that are important
  to the patient.
• Listen to personal problems.

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• Agree that the patient has a problem and think
  along with him to solve it.
• Provide patient with acceptable outlets of
  anxiety.

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• Patient's behavior is changed through emotional
  experience and not by use of reason.
• 6)Unnecessary increase of the patient's anxiety
  should be avoided.

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7-Observation of mentally ill patient is directed
toward the why of his behavior. objectivity is
an essential component of observation What do we
mean by objectivity? Objectivity is an ability to
evaluate exactly the patient's behavior without
mixing one's own feelings ,opinion or
judgment. Empathy versus sympathy
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• Maintain a professional relationship
• 9)Verbal and physical force must be avoided if
  possible.

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• Care should be centered on the patient as person
  and not on the control of symptoms.
• Discussion of personal relationship and personal
  values should be initiated only by the patient .

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• Summary
• Principle is.
• General principles of psychiatric care is..
• Self understanding methods..
• Consistency means
• Objectivity means