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Glossary

Page history last edited by PBworks 17 years, 1 month ago

Glossary

 

Also consider using MHIC dictionary and wiktionary.

 


 

ADA Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

Prohibits discrimination based on disability. More legal definition and links todo...

 

Advisory Board

A board with an advisory role to an organization, say a board of directors such as a non profit.

 

Agenda

A list of issues to be considered by or tasks for those attending a meeting.

Similar to a computer todo list but with groups.

 

Assistive Technology

see also our RRWG Proposal.

 

Benefits

Commonly used when referring to Social Security or private disability insurance payments used to help keep one alive financially...

 

Carbon Based Life Forms

Any range of life based on carbon chains, proteins, DNA, RNA, etc. One might find science fiction or Star Trek exemplars...

 

Collaboration

Shared responsibility and leadership. For comparison, see Hierarchy.

 

Computer

An electronic device using logic, mostly VonNeuman machines combining stored programs and data.

 

Cerebellum

The grey matter of the brain, composing the majority of brain mass.

 

Consumer

One who consumes. A person who uses mental health services. see also Survivor, Ex-Patient

for comparison, though many use the terms interchangeably, the label someone choses for themselves can have profound meaning based on experience...

 

CSB Community Service Board

A Government organization combining the Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Retardation services of a community. Other states and within Virginia have different names for these types of local government service organizations.

 

Developmental Disabilities

Possible synonym to Mental Retardation

 

Disability

Disruption of any major life function.

 

Diagnosis

In this context, usually a Mental Illness diagnosis from DSM or ICD.

Examples include Major Depression, Borderline Personality Disorder, Bipolar I, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective and many more...

 

DSM, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

A book currently in the 4th edition TR.

The "bible" of providers in diagnosing and labeling diseases, many times for insurance reimbursement purposes.

 

EQ, Emotional Intelligence Quotient

A measure of emotional intelligence. Books have been written about the difference between the types of intelligences. Daniel Goleman is such an author...

 

Free-mail

Any of of at least ten free e-mail services including but not limited to Yahoo, AIM, and Gmail. A service used with a web browser to read email at public computers, such as those at libraries.

 

GAF, General Assesment of Functioning

A measure of participatory and social function, on a scale from 0 (comatose?) to 100 (unimpaired or at full potential). Usually used in the tens. For examples, a person with a GAF of 60 may be working and functioning with impairments, but someone with a GAF of 20 may well be hospitalized as unable to care for self. reference todo here...

 

Government

American tradition which starts with a description "We, the people"...

See also we are but trusted servants, we do not govern for comparison.

 

Group

One or more people.

 

Hierarchy

A non-peer arrangement with an unequal distribution of authority.

 

Higher Power

A non denominational term for a faith in something, other than self...

Usually does not include doctorine?

 

ICD-9, International Classification of Diseases

A system of diagnostic codes, more comprehensive than but partically inclusive of DSM-IV, usually used for billing and reporting. WHO ICD

 

Imprint

todo

 

IQ, Intelligence Quotient

A measure of intellectual function, having a defined mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. The quotient of intellectual age and chronological age. 171 is considered in the genius range, depending on test used. Ironically, the SF171 is the federal personnel application form number ;-)

 

Jurisdictions

A legal term to describe a locality, or Government entity. Examples include a county, city, state, town, etc.

 

Legacy

When used in computer terms, it is the older systems. PBWiki for example created a new WYSIWYG editor, allowed newly created PBWikis to use the new Editor but did not upgrade the older systems until many weeks later. This is sometimes necessary for converting and debugging purposes. IBM has been very succcessful in keeping old systems running, thereby not disturbing common business practices.

 

Limbic System

A specific part of the brain which does... todo

 

Meeting

A group of people coming together for a common purpose. Usually has an agenda, minutes, and follows Robert's Rules of Order.

 

Mental Health, MH

A state of well being. Traditionally, Mental Illness is considered to be starting with a diagnosis from DSM.

 

Mental Retardation, MR

Usually noticed early in life when a child does not grow in a path expected, sometimes also called Developmental Disabilities.

 

Minutes

A written description of the events of a meeting. Usually done by a group Secretary. See MinutesExample and notetaking.

 

MOA

Memorandum Of Agreement used to specify terms of an agreement. todo better

 

Notes

Written information, usually for self, unless cleaned up, presented to others in a group for ratification as minutes.

 

Onset

The beginning of symptoms. Early onset is a term used to describe symptoms noticed early for that diagnosis. For example, some types of Schizophrenia may have an early onset in teenage years, with a majority of diagnoses by the time one is aged in their 30s.

 

Partnership

A collaboration among different groups as in a coallition or individuals as in a marriage.

 

Peer

similar to equal. Compare with jury of your peers.

 

People

see also Carbon Based Life Forms ;-) but with spirit, self will, and many other nice qualities ;-)

 

Person

The distinct traits and characteristics of a human being. See also unique? todo

 

Prognosis

The outlook for recovery of a particular patient or consumer.

 

Recovery

see Recovery.

 

Restraint

Physically keeping a person from moving, usually by force. Examples include a Straight jacket, point restraints, etc.

 

Regional

In Virginia, the mental health system is divided into regions. Northern Virginia is a region including the jurisdictions Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax / Falls Church, Loudoun, Prince William and towns like Herndon and Vienna in the area.

 

Reporting

Status of an organization, or progress.

 

Robert's Rules of Order

A set of behavioral and procedural rules for all participants in any meeting having a structure in which, in general, a presiding officer (President or chair) organizes debate by accepting comments from those attending, with a Secretary taking minutes for ratification at the following meeting. One of the primary Rules is that comments are to be directed to the chair when vigorous debate, disagreement or simultaneous conversation makes progress difficult.

findlink

 

Secretary

A scribe or clerk of an organization. Usually elected into the position for taking minutes and the official documents of the organization, including the company seal.

 

Seclusion

Keeping a person away from other people. Examples include a Quiet Room or isolation.

 

Serious Mental Illness, SMI

 

SGA

see Substantially Gainful Activity

 

Shared

For example, designing, developing and using this website should be shared... More todo...

 

Significant Clinical Distress

A component of almost every Diagnosis of mental illness.

 

SMI, Serious Mental Illness

Certain diagnoses are considered SMI.

 

SSA

see Social Security Administration SSA.gov

 

Steering Committee

todo

 

Substance Abuse, SA

Addictions

todo

 

Substantially Gainful Activity, SGA

A Social Security term used (in combination with other factors) to determine if someone is able to work. Typically, SGA is about $860 / month. If one earns over that amount while disabled, it is likely that they will lose benefits.

 

 

Teleconferencing, Teleconf

Using the telephone for meetings. Sometimes called conference calls. Usually requires an 800 type number and an access number.

 

Trauma

Any life experience assocated subjectively with the expectation of death, serious harm, or other permanent change out of one's own control leading to imprinting and the development of a trigger sensitivity. Two people can have the same life experience and yet one might have no trauma, and the other develop an imprint.

 

Trauma Informed Services

todo

 

Trigger

A life experience producing recall of a traumatic emotional state. May be any sense experience (a smell, a sight, a sound, etc.) or a situational experience (restraint, seclusion, contact with or presence of a particular person or someone similar, or a relationship dynamic (powerlessness, manipulation, aggression, passivity, violence, etc.)). An associative function of the limbic system in the brain, often an inconvenience or disabling function in modern society, evolved over human history and having value for self-preservation.

 

Wiki

a Hawaiian term, meaning quick, used to described a collaborative writing tool, such as this pbwiki... Many types of wikis exist, including the MediaWiki used for Wikipedia.org

 

Wikipedia

see Wikipedia.org

 

Workgroup

A group focused on work, as opposed to a support group, although some workgroups can be supportive. todo

 

 

Page History

200706xx Jerry

  • Created page for defining terms, a common use of wiki software, as in wiktionary,
  • Jargon in MH services require it to for consumers and general public understanding

 

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Comments (2)

Anonymous said

at 6:09 am on Jan 29, 2007

need an autogenerated form of this. Create a definition in a page, mark it as glossary and define it. Too many little pages on this pbwiki are definitions which could be combined into a glossary, automagically...
Needs smarter software, and indexing capability.
If in doubt, call the search on the upper right hand corner of your screen... This will hopefully find all uses...

jerry said

at 12:37 pm on Jan 13, 2009

WHILE THIS WAS AN AMBITIOUS PROJECT, THIS GLOSSARY
IS MOSTLY HUMOROUS, AND A STARTING POINT...

The technology of linking within links was complicated,
and how to go directly to the definitions when used in other pages
never really understood, nor implemented...

Sad, as it's an entry point to understanding what is going on,
with jargon galore...

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