NURS 3514 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● definition of mental health problem/challenge.
Answer: diminished capacities- whether cognitive, emotional,
interpersonal that interferw with a persons enjoyment of life
- individual is mostly still functioning, and still doing things in life
●● definition of mental illness.
Answer: - all diagnosable mental disorders with definable diagnoses
- alterations in cognition, mood, or behaviour that are coupled with
significant distress and impaired functioning
- can be mild, moderate to severe
●● serious mental illness.
Answer: a disorder resulting in serious functional impairment, which
substantially interferes with one major life activity
●● pros and cons of using the DSM.
Answer: pros:
- a great tool
, - all talk in the same language
- consistent
- accurate in diagnosing
cons:
- not everyone presents the same
- westernized
- overdiagnosing/underdiagnosing
●● four categories of mental health:.
Answer: - optimal mental health with mental illness
- optimal mental health without mental illness
- poor mental health with mental illness
- poor mental health without mental illness
●● explain the supernatural theories 6500BC.
Answer: - individuals with mental health were known to be evil spirits,
impact of moon cycles, demonic possessions
- people with mental illness were banished outside of city walls
- individuals were killed, left to die
●● when was the first institutional hospital for people with mental
illness.
2026 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● definition of mental health problem/challenge.
Answer: diminished capacities- whether cognitive, emotional,
interpersonal that interferw with a persons enjoyment of life
- individual is mostly still functioning, and still doing things in life
●● definition of mental illness.
Answer: - all diagnosable mental disorders with definable diagnoses
- alterations in cognition, mood, or behaviour that are coupled with
significant distress and impaired functioning
- can be mild, moderate to severe
●● serious mental illness.
Answer: a disorder resulting in serious functional impairment, which
substantially interferes with one major life activity
●● pros and cons of using the DSM.
Answer: pros:
- a great tool
, - all talk in the same language
- consistent
- accurate in diagnosing
cons:
- not everyone presents the same
- westernized
- overdiagnosing/underdiagnosing
●● four categories of mental health:.
Answer: - optimal mental health with mental illness
- optimal mental health without mental illness
- poor mental health with mental illness
- poor mental health without mental illness
●● explain the supernatural theories 6500BC.
Answer: - individuals with mental health were known to be evil spirits,
impact of moon cycles, demonic possessions
- people with mental illness were banished outside of city walls
- individuals were killed, left to die
●● when was the first institutional hospital for people with mental
illness.
