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10 INTRODUCTION Defines the terms Listening Lecture cum Black board, Asking
mint Define the The word, 'Psychiatry' is derived from Greek word, used in discussion Charts questions.
terms used in 'Psyche' means 'soul or mind', 'iatros' means 'healer'. psychiatry.
psychiatry.

DEFINITIONS
Psychiatry/Psychological Medicine
'A medical speciality where experts in the field
studies the abnormal behaviour of the individual, its
causes, manifestations, patho-physological changes,
diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention of
mental illness'
'It is a branch of Medicine which deals with
the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental
illnesses'. —L P Shah and H Shah (1997)

Psychiatric Nursing
"Specialized area of Nursing practice, combination of
science and art by employing theories of human
behaviour applied in the diagnosis and treatment of
human response to actual or potential Mental Health
problems." It deals with
Promotion of Mental Health
Prevention of Mental Illness.

Psychiatrist
Possesses PG Degree in Psychiatry with 2-3 years of
residential training.
Functions
• Serves as a leader of the team
• Diagnose and treats the cases
• Involves actively in implementing preventive Asking
measures against Psychiatric disorders. Listening Lecture cum Black board, questions.
Clinical Psychologist discussion Charts
A doctorate holder in Clinical Psychology and
registered in Clinical Psychologist Association.

Functions
• Assists in diagnostic process by conducting and
interpreting psychological tests
• Assists in implementation of programme of
behavioural modification.
Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialists
Possesses Master's degree in Nursing with
Psychiatric speciality.

Functions
• Conducts and assists in psychotherapeutic
activities
• Takes up the responsibility as a Nurse leader and
practices independently within the community
• Organizes research and inservice education
programmes
• Provides consultation services to the Nurses, who
require assistance in provision of care to the
clients
• Participates actively in preventive programme
activities.
Psychiatric Nurse
Underwent Diploma training or Basic BSc(N)/ Post
certificate BSc(N) course/ Diploma in Psychiatric
Nursing/Diploma in Nursing Administration.
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Functions discussion Charts questions.

• Does ongoing assessment of clients conditions

• Assists in Therapeutic activities
• Adopts Nursing Process in Provision of client
care
• Maintains one-to-one realistic relationship.

Occupational Therapist/ Vocational Therapist

• Underwent specialized training
• Utilizes manual interpersonal responses of the
client
• Assists the client to become skilled and inde-
pendent in the area of choice.
• Plays significant role in treatment, early recovery
and rehabilitation of the client.

ECT Technician

They undergo training for 6-9 months.

Functions: They perform the following functions:
• Keeps ready ECT machine and other articles
required for the procedure
• Gives ECT under the supervision of psychiatrist
or anesthetist.
2. Psychodynamics. The current usage of the term
focuses on intrapsychic processes (rather than
interpersonal relationships) and on the role of the
unconscious motivation in human behaviour.

Psychoanalysis. A procedure devised by

 Sigmund Freud, for investigating mental Listening Lecture cum Black board, Asking
processes by means of free association, dream discussion charts questions.
interpretation, and interpretation of resistance
and transference manifestations. A theory of
psychology developed by Sigmund Freud out of
his clinical experience with hysterical patients. A
form of treatment developed by Sigmund Freud
that utilizes for psychoanalytic procedure and is
based on psychoanalytic psychology.

Mind. It is the functional capacity of brain (brain is

an anatomical structure.) e.g. Intelligence, memory.
It is divided into 3 components—Cognition
(Intellect), Conation (psychomotor activity) and
Affect (emotional part).

Personality. The characteristic way in which a person

thinks, feels and behaves; the ingrained pattern of
behaviour that each person evolves, both
consciously and unconsciously as the style of life or
way of being in adapting to the environment.

Psychiatric Social Worker. A graduate in

sociology who has successfully undergone a
postgraduate training course of 2 years in social
case work. This consists of knowledge and
experiences in investigations of th social and
cultural milieu of the patients and methods of
correcting it whenever it is pathogenic.

Conclusion
Before proceeding to understand different
mental illnesses, it is essential to know the
meanings of various terms commonly used in
psychiatry (also known as Psychological
Medicine).
REFERENCES

1. Bimla Kapoor,Text book of Psychiatric

nursing, Kumar publishing house. Reprint
2006,p.
2. K.P.Neerja, Essentials of Mental health and
psychiatric nursing,Jaypee brothers
publications. First edition2008.Vol.l.
3. Neeraj Ahuja.A Short text book of
Psychiatry, Jaypee brothers
publications.Fifth edition Reprint-08.
4. Srivani R, Prashanti N. A guide to mental
health and psychiatric nursing. Jaypee
Brothers publication.

ASSIGNMENTS

TERMS USED IN PSYCHIATRY.