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Foundations of Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing - Complete Concept Map

Comprehensive mind map showing all major concepts in Foundations of Mental Health & Psychiatric Nursing, organized hierarchically from the central concept through six major knowledge domains: Mental Health/Illness, Personality Theories, Defense Mechanisms, MSE Assessment, Philippine Legal Framework, and Nursing Management. This visual represents the complete knowledge structure needed for NLE preparation.

Mental Health-Illness Continuum Model

Flowchart depicting the dynamic continuum model of mental health and mental illness. Shows how biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors influence a person's position on the mental health spectrum, ranging from optimal functioning to crisis requiring hospitalization. Demonstrates the bidirectional movement along the continuum with appropriate interventions.

Freud's Psychoanalytic Personality Structure

Structural diagram of Freud's psychoanalytic model showing the three components of personality (Id, Ego, Superego), their characteristics, developmental timing, operating principles, and primary functions. Highlights that the Ego is the seat of defense mechanisms and emphasizes the components most frequently tested on the NLE.

Erikson's Psychosocial Development Stages

Sequential flowchart of Erikson's eight psychosocial stages across the entire lifespan. Each stage shows the age range, central developmental conflict, and the virtue/strength that emerges with successful resolution. Demonstrates the progression from infancy through older adulthood, highlighting how each stage builds on resolution of the previous conflict. Essential for NLE questions on developmental assessment and age-appropriate interventions.

Mental Status Examination Assessment Components

Comprehensive flowchart of the Mental Status Examination, showing nine assessment components and what is evaluated in each category. Key distinction highlighted between mood (client-reported, subjective) and affect (nurse-observed, objective). Critical point emphasized: suicidal ideation is always assessed directly. This is the psychiatric equivalent of the physical examination and is heavily tested on NLE.

Defense Mechanisms Classification & Examples

Comprehensive classification of defense mechanisms showing the distinction between unconscious mechanisms (repression, denial, projection, displacement, rationalization, reaction formation, regression, sublimation, and others) and the sole conscious mechanism (suppression). Highlights that repression is the cornerstone mechanism and sublimation is the most mature/adaptive. Includes clinical examples for each mechanism. Critical for NLE: defense mechanisms are maladaptive only when overused or when they replace healthy problem-solving.

RA 11036 Philippine Mental Health Act - Implementation Framework

Flowchart showing the key components and implementation framework of RA 11036, the Philippine Mental Health Act signed in 2018. Demonstrates the rights-based approach, integration of mental health into primary and community care, creation of governance structures (Philippine Council for Mental Health under DOH), and specific service provisions including mental health in schools and workplaces, suicide prevention, and stigma reduction. Links to complementary legislation (RA 11223) and nursing responsibilities under RA 9173.

Psychiatric Nursing Priorities - Safety to Therapeutic Relationship

Flowchart outlining the five foundational nursing priorities in psychiatric care, organized hierarchically with safety as the absolute first priority. Shows specific assessments and interventions for each priority level. Emphasizes that a client expressing suicidal ideation with a plan supersedes all other nursing concerns. Highlights the therapeutic use of self as foundational to psychiatric nursing practice. Critical for NLE: safety assessment and intervention is always prioritized above all other considerations.

Erikson's Psychosocial Stages Distribution Across Lifespan

Pie chart showing the relative proportion of lifespan years allocated to each of Erikson's psychosocial development stages. Visualizes that school age and adolescence occupy larger portions of the developmental timeline, while infancy and toddler years, though critical, represent shorter time periods. Useful for understanding the distribution of developmental challenges across the lifespan.