NUR 214 (Mental Health - Test 3) Question and Answers Graded A+ 2026

Emotions An individual's feeling responses to a wide variety of stimuli Mood Similar to emotions except they last longer and are less focused on an object or event and are often less intense T/F: A patient's mood produces observable physiological reactions FALSE **does NOT produce observable physiological reactions Affect An individual's automatic reaction to an event or situation evidenced by verbal/nonverbal responses and could involve a person's unconscious reaction to something good or bad T/F: Only the individual can describe their mood and the feelings they have TRUE Mental health The state of well-being in which a person can work productively, cope with change and adversity, engage in meaningful relationships, and realize own potential Mental illness A condition that affects emotions, thinking, behavior, or any combination of the three **Not typically confirmed until the person experiences serious, lengthy impairment in ability to function T/F: Serious mental illnesses increase possibility that the person will experience significant dysfunction related to daily functioning and ability to achieve life goals TRUE When healthcare professionals describe affect in terms of continuum this includes what? 1. Depression (Abnormal lowered mood) 2. Euthymia (Stable mood - not low or high) 3. Mania (Elevated abnormal mood) When healthcare professionals describe affect in terms of characteristics this may include: 1. Appropriateness (Affect that matches individual's emotional state/immediate situation) 2. Range (Variety of feelings an individual conveys through affect) 3. Stability (How often and how rapidly an individual's affect fluctuates) 4. Intensity (Degree of emotion displayed in a person's affect) 5. Congruence (Emotional reaction you have is congruent or in agreement with the situation you're experiencing) Labile or rapidly changing affect suggests what? Presence of possible disease or disorder Emotions, mood, and affect originate in what brain system? Limbic system Current theory (mood & affect) Alterations in neurotransmitter activity and/or neuronal receptivity to neurotransmitters contribute to development of mood disorders Personality An individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting Stress the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging