Other psychological problems encountered in people with cancer

2007 ◽  
pp. 613-624
Keyword(s):  
Attention And Memory ◽  
Nursing Management ◽  
Organic Brain Syndrome ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
New Information ◽  
Level Of Consciousness ◽  
Organic Brain ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Acute Confusion ◽  
Confusional States

Acute confusional states 614 Psychoses and their management 616 Violence and aggression 618 Alcohol misuse 620 Nursing management of people who are alcohol dependent 622 Acute confusion or delirium is an acute organic brain syndrome, characterized by problems with level of consciousness, attention, and memory. Acute confusion may be transient and reversible. Key features are a clouding of consciousness, and difficulty registering or making sense of new information. Clouding of consciousness ranges from reduced awareness of the environment or drowsiness, to stupor and coma....

Other psychological problems encountered in people with cancer

2019 ◽  
pp. 593-604
Keyword(s):  
Hazardous Drinking ◽  
Nursing Management ◽  
Safe Environment ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Correct Orientation ◽  
New Information ◽  
The World ◽  
Sources Of Support ◽  
Key Features ◽  
Acute Confusion

Acute confusion or delirium is an acute brain syndrome, which may be transient and reversible. Key features are a clouding of consciousness and difficulty registering or making sense of new information. Nursing management includes managing confused thoughts by keeping communication clear, brief, and to the point, encouraging correct orientation, responding to distress, listening to the patient’s concerns, and ensuring the safety of the patient. Psychoses are disorders of thought, feeling, and perception that lead to difficulties relating to self, other people, and the world at large. They are rarely encountered in the cancer care setting, but they are distressing and difficult to manage when they are. It is important to engage the patient and maintain a safe environment. Incidents of violence and aggression are relatively uncommon, but distressing. It is important to identify the causes, e.g. frustration, fear, or confusion, and to respond to the person, but set limits and ensure safety. Alcohol misuse is associated with many health problems. Nurses should recognize the effects of hazardous drinking and alcohol dependence, and advise the patient on sources of support.

Organic Brain Syndrome

2018 ◽  
pp. 2523-2526
Author(s):  
Bruce J. Diamond ◽  
Krista Dettle
Keyword(s):  
Organic Brain Syndrome ◽  
Organic Brain

scholarly journals DISTINCTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF AGGRESSION IN ADOLESCENTS WITH MILD MENTAL RETARDATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 247-258
Author(s):  
L. A. Samoylyuk ◽  
◽  
K. G. Logunova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Retardation ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Pattern ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Character Trait ◽  
Expert Assessment ◽  
Specific Situation ◽  
Mild Mental Retardation ◽  
Organic Brain Syndrome ◽  
Organic Brain

Introduction. This paper presents the results of a comparative analysis of aggressive behavior in adolescents suffering from mild mental retardation given its nature of origin, which could either be a character trait and/or a behavioral pattern, or result from organic brain syndrome. Materials and Methods. The methods used in the study are the method of expert assessment (pedagogic assessment of disordered behavior with the Teacher questionnaire for identifying children with disordered behavior (E. L. Indenbaum); monitoring; psychological diagnostic method (the projective technique Children’s Apperceptive Test (S. Bellak) (Fig.7); analysis of medical history and documents regarding the micro-social environment of the adolescent development; and the mathematical statistics method. Results. Aggressive behavior in adolescents with organic brain syndrome is characterized by a severe disorder of emotional self-control, inadequate responses to an irritator of a certain degree, affective rigidity, and a long time necessary to return to a normal state. Distinctive characteristics of aggressive behavior in adolescents with aggression as an inherent character trait suggest that aggression occurs based on a specific situation and could be self-regulated or managed by exterior regulation. Conclusion. The findings indicate that adolescents with mild mental retardation show aggression differently depending on the nature of its origin. Keyword: aggressive behavior, aggression, adolescents with mental retardation, aggression as a character trait, aggression as a result of organic brain syndrome

Acute organic brain syndrome: a review of 100 cases

1982 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Frank R. Purdie ◽  
Benjamin Honigman ◽  
Peter Rosen
Keyword(s):  
Organic Brain Syndrome ◽  
Organic Brain
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