Applied to the surface and is rapidly absorbed

This type of procedure is done in order to rid a person of a specific threat to their health

The process of introduction of a harmful foreign body, such as a virus, entering the body system

The global assessment of functioning

Utilities group dynamics to achieve therapeutic goals

Injected into tissue at the operative site

This type of procedure is undergone to bring someone back to their pre-diseased status

The prolonged alleviation of a surgical incision, often seen in diabetics

General medical conditions

Therapeutic community designed to foster the highest level of function

Local anesthetic into the epidural space, but outside the dura mater of the spinal cord

This procedure is needed to restore function and normal appearance or correct any deformities

A collection of blood outside of blood vessels

Primary psychiatric diagnosis

Uses principles of stimulus-response conditioning to reinforce healthy behaviors and extinguish unhealthy ones

Place in subarachnoid space around spinal cord via a lumbar puncture

This type of surgery helps verify and confirm suspicion if diseases such as cancer are present in tissue

The opening, splitting, or bursting of a wound

Personality disorders and mental retardation

Interventions focus on changing perceptions, thoughts, and beliefs

Blocks the sensation in a specific part in of the body by way of the peripheral nervous system

This type of surgery is not curative, but rather targeted to make patient’s symptoms less severe and improve quality of life. Such as with a pacemaker implant

The disembowelment or ejection of viscera through a surgical dehiscence

Psychosocial and environmental problems

Concepts such as conscious, unconscious, id, ego, superego, defense mechanisms and transference are integrated into practice