NUR 190 CHAPTER 1-6 |65 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
difficult to define
no single, universal definition
many components influenced by wide variety of factors
dynamic, ever-changing state - CORRECT ANSWER Mental Health is:
individual (personal)
interpersonal (relationship)
social/cultural (environmental) - CORRECT ANSWER Factors that influence mental
health
mood
behavior
thinking - CORRECT ANSWER Mental Illness are disorders that affect:
DSM-5: Taxonomy published by the American Psychiatric Association - CORRECT
ANSWER Manual of mental disorders:
sickness as displeasure of gods
punishment for sins
viewed as demonic or divine
Aristotle and imbalances of the four humors
, Early Christians view as possession by demons - CORRECT ANSWER How was
mental health viewed during ancient times?
creation of asylums
Dorothea Dix
Sigmund Freud: scientific study, treatment of mental illness - CORRECT ANSWER
How was mental health viewed during the period of enlightenment (1790s)?
psychotropic drugs were developed
there was a community health movement calling for deinstitutionalization,
legislation for disability income, and changes in commitment laws - CORRECT
ANSWER How was mental health viewed during the 1950s?
44.7 million people in the US have a mental illness
the economic burden of mental illnesses exceeds that of all types of cancer
it is the leading cause of disability in the US and Canada for those 15 to 44 years in
age - CORRECT ANSWER How is mental health viewed currently in the 21st
century?
"Revolving door" effect due to deinstitutionalization
Patients are often "boarded" in ED while awaiting inpatient beds
shorter hospital stays, decompensation, rehospitalization, and dual problem of
both mental illness and substance abuse
lack of adequate community resources - CORRECT ANSWER Concerns with Mental
Illness in the 21st Century:
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
difficult to define
no single, universal definition
many components influenced by wide variety of factors
dynamic, ever-changing state - CORRECT ANSWER Mental Health is:
individual (personal)
interpersonal (relationship)
social/cultural (environmental) - CORRECT ANSWER Factors that influence mental
health
mood
behavior
thinking - CORRECT ANSWER Mental Illness are disorders that affect:
DSM-5: Taxonomy published by the American Psychiatric Association - CORRECT
ANSWER Manual of mental disorders:
sickness as displeasure of gods
punishment for sins
viewed as demonic or divine
Aristotle and imbalances of the four humors
, Early Christians view as possession by demons - CORRECT ANSWER How was
mental health viewed during ancient times?
creation of asylums
Dorothea Dix
Sigmund Freud: scientific study, treatment of mental illness - CORRECT ANSWER
How was mental health viewed during the period of enlightenment (1790s)?
psychotropic drugs were developed
there was a community health movement calling for deinstitutionalization,
legislation for disability income, and changes in commitment laws - CORRECT
ANSWER How was mental health viewed during the 1950s?
44.7 million people in the US have a mental illness
the economic burden of mental illnesses exceeds that of all types of cancer
it is the leading cause of disability in the US and Canada for those 15 to 44 years in
age - CORRECT ANSWER How is mental health viewed currently in the 21st
century?
"Revolving door" effect due to deinstitutionalization
Patients are often "boarded" in ED while awaiting inpatient beds
shorter hospital stays, decompensation, rehospitalization, and dual problem of
both mental illness and substance abuse
lack of adequate community resources - CORRECT ANSWER Concerns with Mental
Illness in the 21st Century:
