NURS 3514 - Week 1 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Define mental health. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- A state of well-being in which the
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individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with normal stresses of life,
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can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or
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her community (WHO).
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- The capacity to feel, think, act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and
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deal with the challenges we face (WRHA)
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- Adaptability is critical!
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What are some risks/challenges to mental health? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--
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Chaotic, unsafe or dangerous environments
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- Early losses or traumas
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- Experiences that undermine self-confidence
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- Loss of social support
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- Unhealthy social conditions
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- Chronic illness
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- Genetic causes
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- Biochemical causes
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, Define mental health problem/challenge. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Diminished
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capacities - whether cognitive, emotional, interpersonal, etc. that interfere with a
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person's enjoyment of life | | |
- Not necessarily diagnosed (i.e., grief, bad day)
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Define mental illness. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- All diagnosable mental disorders
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with definable diagnoses
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- Alterations in cognition (ex. Hallucinations, delusions), mood or behavior (ex.
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Pacing) that are coupled with significant distress and impaired functioning
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(Jakubec, 2023, p. 3) | | |
- Can vary in impact, ranging from no impairment to mild, moderate, and even
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severe
- Many individuals have more than one mental disorder at a time; this state is
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known as comorbid condition.
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Define serious mental illness. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A mental, behavioral, or
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emotional disorder resulting in serious functional impairment, which substantially
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interferes with or limits one or more major life activities
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What is the DSM-V-Tr (Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders)? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Its purpose was to provide clinicians, educators, and
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researchers with a common framework to understand and communicate about
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mental disorders. |
Correct Answers
Define mental health. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- A state of well-being in which the
| | | | | | | | | | | |
individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with normal stresses of life,
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
her community (WHO).
| |
- The capacity to feel, think, act in ways that enhance our ability to enjoy life and
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
deal with the challenges we face (WRHA)
| | | | | |
- Adaptability is critical!
| | |
What are some risks/challenges to mental health? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔--
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Chaotic, unsafe or dangerous environments
| | | |
- Early losses or traumas
| | | |
- Experiences that undermine self-confidence
| | | |
- Loss of social support
| | | |
- Unhealthy social conditions
| | |
- Chronic illness
| |
- Genetic causes
| |
- Biochemical causes
| |
, Define mental health problem/challenge. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Diminished
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capacities - whether cognitive, emotional, interpersonal, etc. that interfere with a
| | | | | | | | | | |
person's enjoyment of life | | |
- Not necessarily diagnosed (i.e., grief, bad day)
| | | | | | |
Define mental illness. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- All diagnosable mental disorders
| | | | | | | | | |
with definable diagnoses
| |
- Alterations in cognition (ex. Hallucinations, delusions), mood or behavior (ex.
| | | | | | | | | | |
Pacing) that are coupled with significant distress and impaired functioning
| | | | | | | | | |
(Jakubec, 2023, p. 3) | | |
- Can vary in impact, ranging from no impairment to mild, moderate, and even
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
severe
- Many individuals have more than one mental disorder at a time; this state is
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
known as comorbid condition.
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Define serious mental illness. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A mental, behavioral, or
| | | | | | | | | |
emotional disorder resulting in serious functional impairment, which substantially
| | | | | | | |
interferes with or limits one or more major life activities
| | | | | | | | | |
What is the DSM-V-Tr (Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders)? -
| | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-- Its purpose was to provide clinicians, educators, and
| | | | | | | | | |
researchers with a common framework to understand and communicate about
| | | | | | | | | |
mental disorders. |
