NURS 2547 - WEEK 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT.
mental health Answer - a state of well-being in which individual realizes own
potential and can cope with normal stresses of life, work productively, and
contribute to their community; not simply an absence of mental
disorder/disability
mental illness Answer - characterized by alterations in thinking, mood or
behavior (or combination) and impaired functioning over an extended period
of time. The symptoms vary from mild to severe depending on the type,
individual, family & socio-economic environment.
mental disorder Answer - the medical term for mental illness that refers to a
diagnosable health condition based on an accepted classification system with
criteria related to alterations in thinking, mood, behavior and cognition. The
disorders are associated with various degrees of distress and impaired
functioning. (range in severity)
addiction Answer - a complex condition, a brain disease that is manifested by
compulsive substance use despite harmful consequence; a chronic, relapsing,
and treatable brain disorder that results from the prolonged effects of the
exposure of the brain to drugs (substances or chemicals)
tactile hallucinations Answer - hallucinations that affect the individuals's
sensations eg. feel something crawling on them
, olfactory hallucations Answer - hallucinations that affect the individuals's
sense of smell eg. smell something that isnt there
illusions Answer - when visuals are misinterpreted eg. see a phone and fully
think its a speaker
history of mental health eras Answer - aboriginal period, era of confinement,
era of moral treatment (humane), era of asylum establishment
Philippe Pinel significance Answer - placed patients under the care of
adequately prepared physicians, ordered the release the inmates from their
chains, open windows, feed patients with nourishing food, treat patients with
kindness, stopped abuses of drugging & blood letting, etc.
William Tuke significance Answer - founded the York Retreat which was an
influential example for reform initiatives; Tuke introduced a regimen of moral
treatment, humane, pedagogical approach of kind approach, proper medical
treatment & meaningful activities & distractions
when was asylum establishment Answer - by the beginning of the 20th
century, each Canadian province has established a public funded asylum
Mental Health Act Answer - medical impact on the care & treatment of the
mentally ill
Charles K. Clarke significance Answer - first to initiate establishing a Training
School for (female) Nurses in Ontario mental hospitals; Clark institute
transference Answer - patient so nice to u cuz you remind them of a significant
person in their life eg. friend or relative
CORRECT.
mental health Answer - a state of well-being in which individual realizes own
potential and can cope with normal stresses of life, work productively, and
contribute to their community; not simply an absence of mental
disorder/disability
mental illness Answer - characterized by alterations in thinking, mood or
behavior (or combination) and impaired functioning over an extended period
of time. The symptoms vary from mild to severe depending on the type,
individual, family & socio-economic environment.
mental disorder Answer - the medical term for mental illness that refers to a
diagnosable health condition based on an accepted classification system with
criteria related to alterations in thinking, mood, behavior and cognition. The
disorders are associated with various degrees of distress and impaired
functioning. (range in severity)
addiction Answer - a complex condition, a brain disease that is manifested by
compulsive substance use despite harmful consequence; a chronic, relapsing,
and treatable brain disorder that results from the prolonged effects of the
exposure of the brain to drugs (substances or chemicals)
tactile hallucinations Answer - hallucinations that affect the individuals's
sensations eg. feel something crawling on them
, olfactory hallucations Answer - hallucinations that affect the individuals's
sense of smell eg. smell something that isnt there
illusions Answer - when visuals are misinterpreted eg. see a phone and fully
think its a speaker
history of mental health eras Answer - aboriginal period, era of confinement,
era of moral treatment (humane), era of asylum establishment
Philippe Pinel significance Answer - placed patients under the care of
adequately prepared physicians, ordered the release the inmates from their
chains, open windows, feed patients with nourishing food, treat patients with
kindness, stopped abuses of drugging & blood letting, etc.
William Tuke significance Answer - founded the York Retreat which was an
influential example for reform initiatives; Tuke introduced a regimen of moral
treatment, humane, pedagogical approach of kind approach, proper medical
treatment & meaningful activities & distractions
when was asylum establishment Answer - by the beginning of the 20th
century, each Canadian province has established a public funded asylum
Mental Health Act Answer - medical impact on the care & treatment of the
mentally ill
Charles K. Clarke significance Answer - first to initiate establishing a Training
School for (female) Nurses in Ontario mental hospitals; Clark institute
transference Answer - patient so nice to u cuz you remind them of a significant
person in their life eg. friend or relative
