Criteria for false Imprisonment - The client is aware of the confinement
Intent to confine exists
Confinement takes place against clients will
Principles of therapeutic Communication - acceptance
interest
respect
honesty
concreteness
assistance
blocking - loses train of thought, stops speaking
circumstantiality - Describes in too much detail, cannot be selective
echolalia - repeats last word heard
Flight of ideas - Shifts rapidly between unrelated topics
Loose associations - speaks constantly, shifting between loosely related topics
mutism - Able to speak but remains silent
Neologism - coins new words or phrases
preservation - repeats single activities
pressured speech - fast, loud, rushed, emphatic speech
verbigeration - repeating of words, phrases, or sentences several times
characteristics of machismo - attitude of male pride
thrill-seeking
competitive
self-centered
sexist
suicidal ideation - Expressed thoughts or fantasies with no definite intent—may express
ideas directly or symbolically
suicidal threats - verbal or written expressions of intent without actual actions