NUR 384 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
What is mental health - Answers - state of well-being in which an individual realizes:
-their own abilities
-copes with normal stresses of life
-works productively
-contributes to community
What is mental illness? - Answers - a health condition involving changes in:
-emotion
-thinking
-behavior
What is mental illness associated with? - Answers - -emotional distress
-problems functioning in social, work, or family activities
Mental illness is characterized by... - Answers - alterations in:
-thinking
-mood
-behavior
Serious mental illness - Answers - mental illness that causes disabling functional
impairment that substantially interferes with one or more major live activities
Examples of serious mental illness - Answers - major depressive disorder
Schizophrenia
Bipolar disorder
Major life activities - Answers - -caring for oneself
-performing manual tasks
-seeing
-hearing
-eating
-sleeping
-walking
-standing
-lifting
-bending
-speaking
,-breathing
-learning
-reading
-concentrating
-thinking
-communicating
-working
What is a mental health disorder? - Answers - a type of dysfunction that causes distress
and deviates from typical behavior based on societal or cultural norms
Mental health disorders consist of... - Answers - dysfunction
Distress
Deviance
Dysfunction - Answers - disturbances in a person's thinking, emotional regulation, or
behavior that reflects significant dysfunction in psychological, biological, or
developmental processes that underlie mental functioning
Distress - Answers - psychological and/or physical pain
Suffering
Deviance - Answers - behavior that violates social norms or cultural expectations
What is the mental health continuum? - Answers - indicates the fluctuation of mental
health ranging from "healthy" to "ill"
What makes up the "healthy" part of the mental health continuum? - Answers - well-
being
What makes up the "ill" part of the mental health continuum? - Answers - emotional
problems or concerns
Mental illness
Emotional problems or concerns and mental illness are both considered ____ on the
mental health continuum - Answers - mental health problem
Well-being is associated with ____ distress and ____ impairment - Answers -
occassional stress to mild;
No
, Emotional problems or concerns are associated with ____ distress and _____
impairment - Answers - mild to moderate;
Mild or temporary
Mental illness is associated with _____ distress and _____ impairment - Answers -
marked;
Moderate to disabling or chronic
Important quote regarding mental illness - Answers - "An individual is not at fault for the
condition and they cannot simply turn symptoms on or off at will."
What are the risk factors for developing a mental illness? - Answers - environmental
Biological
Genetic
Environmental risk factors for mental illness - Answers - -social determinants of health
-adverse childhood experiences (ACE's)
-stressors
Social determinants of health related to mental illness - Answers - racism
Discrimination
Poverty
Violence
Adverse childhood experiences (aces) - Answers - abuse
Neglect
Household challenges
Types of abuse - Answers - physical
Emotional
Sexual
Types of neglect - Answers - physical
What is mental health - Answers - state of well-being in which an individual realizes:
-their own abilities
-copes with normal stresses of life
-works productively
-contributes to community
What is mental illness? - Answers - a health condition involving changes in:
-emotion
-thinking
-behavior
What is mental illness associated with? - Answers - -emotional distress
-problems functioning in social, work, or family activities
Mental illness is characterized by... - Answers - alterations in:
-thinking
-mood
-behavior
Serious mental illness - Answers - mental illness that causes disabling functional
impairment that substantially interferes with one or more major live activities
Examples of serious mental illness - Answers - major depressive disorder
Schizophrenia
Bipolar disorder
Major life activities - Answers - -caring for oneself
-performing manual tasks
-seeing
-hearing
-eating
-sleeping
-walking
-standing
-lifting
-bending
-speaking
,-breathing
-learning
-reading
-concentrating
-thinking
-communicating
-working
What is a mental health disorder? - Answers - a type of dysfunction that causes distress
and deviates from typical behavior based on societal or cultural norms
Mental health disorders consist of... - Answers - dysfunction
Distress
Deviance
Dysfunction - Answers - disturbances in a person's thinking, emotional regulation, or
behavior that reflects significant dysfunction in psychological, biological, or
developmental processes that underlie mental functioning
Distress - Answers - psychological and/or physical pain
Suffering
Deviance - Answers - behavior that violates social norms or cultural expectations
What is the mental health continuum? - Answers - indicates the fluctuation of mental
health ranging from "healthy" to "ill"
What makes up the "healthy" part of the mental health continuum? - Answers - well-
being
What makes up the "ill" part of the mental health continuum? - Answers - emotional
problems or concerns
Mental illness
Emotional problems or concerns and mental illness are both considered ____ on the
mental health continuum - Answers - mental health problem
Well-being is associated with ____ distress and ____ impairment - Answers -
occassional stress to mild;
No
, Emotional problems or concerns are associated with ____ distress and _____
impairment - Answers - mild to moderate;
Mild or temporary
Mental illness is associated with _____ distress and _____ impairment - Answers -
marked;
Moderate to disabling or chronic
Important quote regarding mental illness - Answers - "An individual is not at fault for the
condition and they cannot simply turn symptoms on or off at will."
What are the risk factors for developing a mental illness? - Answers - environmental
Biological
Genetic
Environmental risk factors for mental illness - Answers - -social determinants of health
-adverse childhood experiences (ACE's)
-stressors
Social determinants of health related to mental illness - Answers - racism
Discrimination
Poverty
Violence
Adverse childhood experiences (aces) - Answers - abuse
Neglect
Household challenges
Types of abuse - Answers - physical
Emotional
Sexual
Types of neglect - Answers - physical
