NPN 125 Terms
Mental Health - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A state of wellbeing in which the individual
realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life,
can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to
his or her community
Holistic mental health - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a complete state of mental health
when physical, mental and social wellbeing are intact
mental illness - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a clinically significant behavioral or
psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that is
associated with present distress or disability
,culture - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a common heritage, set of beliefs, norm, values,
and behaviors that are unique to each
Why are some more healthy than others? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Genetics, good
up bringing, life circumstances
What is the DSM-5? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A mental disorder as a clinically
significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern associated with
at least one of the following criteria:
current distress
disability
a significantly greater risk of suffering, death, pain, and disability
an important loss of freedom
beneficence - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Doing good or causing good to be done;
kindly action
autonomy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔client's right to make his own decisions
justice - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔fair and equal tx for all
, fidelity - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔loyalty and faithfulness to the client and to one's
duty
veracity - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔being honest when dealing with the client
confidentiality - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔only share info with other caregivers of the
patient
Stress - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a condition that results when a threat or challenge
to our well-being requires us to adapt and make an adjustment
distress - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔is in response to a threat or challenge is actually
harmful to one's health
eustress - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔is positive and motivating as shown by one's
confidence in the ability to master a challenge or stressor
acute stress - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔constitutes the reaction to an immediate
threat
Fight or Flight response - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔there's a surge of the adrenal
hormone epinephrine or adrenaline into the bloodstream
anxiety - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a feeling of apprehension, worry, uneasiness, or
dread, especially of the future
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Mental Health - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A state of wellbeing in which the individual
realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life,
can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to
his or her community
Holistic mental health - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a complete state of mental health
when physical, mental and social wellbeing are intact
mental illness - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a clinically significant behavioral or
psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that is
associated with present distress or disability
,culture - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a common heritage, set of beliefs, norm, values,
and behaviors that are unique to each
Why are some more healthy than others? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Genetics, good
up bringing, life circumstances
What is the DSM-5? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔A mental disorder as a clinically
significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern associated with
at least one of the following criteria:
current distress
disability
a significantly greater risk of suffering, death, pain, and disability
an important loss of freedom
beneficence - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Doing good or causing good to be done;
kindly action
autonomy - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔client's right to make his own decisions
justice - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔fair and equal tx for all
, fidelity - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔loyalty and faithfulness to the client and to one's
duty
veracity - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔being honest when dealing with the client
confidentiality - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔only share info with other caregivers of the
patient
Stress - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a condition that results when a threat or challenge
to our well-being requires us to adapt and make an adjustment
distress - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔is in response to a threat or challenge is actually
harmful to one's health
eustress - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔is positive and motivating as shown by one's
confidence in the ability to master a challenge or stressor
acute stress - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔constitutes the reaction to an immediate
threat
Fight or Flight response - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔there's a surge of the adrenal
hormone epinephrine or adrenaline into the bloodstream
anxiety - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a feeling of apprehension, worry, uneasiness, or
dread, especially of the future
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