PN 3003 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
CAPSTONE TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
ANSWERS ELITE PASS
⩥ General criteria for diagnosis of mental illness (5). Answer: 1.
Dissatisfaction with characteristics, abilities, accomplishments
2. Ineffective or unsatisfying relationships
3. Dissatisfaction with one's place in the world
4. Ineffective coping with life events
5. Lack of personal growth
⩥ 3 factors influencing mental health can be categorized as:. Answer: 1.
individual (personal)- biologic makeup, autonomy & independence, self-
esteem, emotional resilience, sense of belonging, reality orientation,
coping or stress management
2. Interpersonal (relationship)- effective communication, ability to help
others, intimacy, balance of separateness & connectedness
3. Social/cultural (environmental)- sense of community, access to
adequate resources, intolerance of violence, support of diversity, positive
yet realistic view of one's world
,⩥ DSM-5 3 purposes. Answer: Taxonomy published by American
Psychiatric Association
1. Standardize nomenclature, language
2. Identify defining characteristics or symptoms
3. Assist in identifying underlying causes
⩥ DSM-5 allows the practitioner to identify all the factors that relate to a
person's condition: (3). Answer: 1. all major psychiatric disorders
2. medical conditions that are potentially relevant to understanding or
managing the person's mental disorder
3. psychosocial & environmental problems that may affect the diagnosis,
treatment, & prognosis of mental disorders
⩥ The definition of mental health is standardized and universally
accepted. True or false?. Answer: False
There is no single universal definition of mental health, which has many
components and is influenced by myriad factors.
⩥ Historically, mental illness was viewed as. Answer: demonic
possession, sin, or weakness, and people were punished accordingly
⩥ Period of enlightenment (1790s). Answer: -Creation of asylums;
moral treatment
,-Dorothea Dix
-Sigmund Freud: scientific study, treatment of mental illness
⩥ A significant advancement in treating persons with mental illness was
the. Answer: development of psychotropic drugs in the early 1950's
⩥ The shift from institutional care to care in the community began in
the. Answer: 1960's, allowing many people to leave institutions for the
first time in years
Community mental health movement
-Deinstitutionalization
-Legislation for disability income
-Changes in commitment laws
⩥ Deinstitutionalization. Answer: Decrease in admission to hospitals
and the development of community-based services as an alternative
⩥ Mental illness & the 21st century (6). Answer: 1. More than 18.6% of
Americans aged 18 years and older have diagnosable mental disorder.
20.7 million have a substance use disorder, and 8.4 million of this
population have a dual diagnosis.
, 2. 15 million adults and 4 million children and adolescents with
impaired daily activities
3. *Economic burden exceeds that of all types of cancer*
4. *Leading cause of disability in the U.S & Canada for those 15 to 44
years of age*
5. *Increasing number of both adults and children/adolescents are being
treated for mental illness*; yet only 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 5 children are
treated.
6. Treatment still lagging in homeless and those with substance abuse
problems
⩥ One result of deinstitutionalizing is the:. Answer: *revolving door of
repetitive hospital admission without adequate community follow-up*
-mentally ill are often "boarded" in EDs while awaiting inpatient beds
-Shorter hospital stays, decompensation, rehospitalization, dual
diagnoses
-Homelessness (42% estimated to have serious mental illness associated
with substance abuse)
-33% have associated physical illness comorbidities.
-Lack of adequate community resources
CAPSTONE TEST PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
ANSWERS ELITE PASS
⩥ General criteria for diagnosis of mental illness (5). Answer: 1.
Dissatisfaction with characteristics, abilities, accomplishments
2. Ineffective or unsatisfying relationships
3. Dissatisfaction with one's place in the world
4. Ineffective coping with life events
5. Lack of personal growth
⩥ 3 factors influencing mental health can be categorized as:. Answer: 1.
individual (personal)- biologic makeup, autonomy & independence, self-
esteem, emotional resilience, sense of belonging, reality orientation,
coping or stress management
2. Interpersonal (relationship)- effective communication, ability to help
others, intimacy, balance of separateness & connectedness
3. Social/cultural (environmental)- sense of community, access to
adequate resources, intolerance of violence, support of diversity, positive
yet realistic view of one's world
,⩥ DSM-5 3 purposes. Answer: Taxonomy published by American
Psychiatric Association
1. Standardize nomenclature, language
2. Identify defining characteristics or symptoms
3. Assist in identifying underlying causes
⩥ DSM-5 allows the practitioner to identify all the factors that relate to a
person's condition: (3). Answer: 1. all major psychiatric disorders
2. medical conditions that are potentially relevant to understanding or
managing the person's mental disorder
3. psychosocial & environmental problems that may affect the diagnosis,
treatment, & prognosis of mental disorders
⩥ The definition of mental health is standardized and universally
accepted. True or false?. Answer: False
There is no single universal definition of mental health, which has many
components and is influenced by myriad factors.
⩥ Historically, mental illness was viewed as. Answer: demonic
possession, sin, or weakness, and people were punished accordingly
⩥ Period of enlightenment (1790s). Answer: -Creation of asylums;
moral treatment
,-Dorothea Dix
-Sigmund Freud: scientific study, treatment of mental illness
⩥ A significant advancement in treating persons with mental illness was
the. Answer: development of psychotropic drugs in the early 1950's
⩥ The shift from institutional care to care in the community began in
the. Answer: 1960's, allowing many people to leave institutions for the
first time in years
Community mental health movement
-Deinstitutionalization
-Legislation for disability income
-Changes in commitment laws
⩥ Deinstitutionalization. Answer: Decrease in admission to hospitals
and the development of community-based services as an alternative
⩥ Mental illness & the 21st century (6). Answer: 1. More than 18.6% of
Americans aged 18 years and older have diagnosable mental disorder.
20.7 million have a substance use disorder, and 8.4 million of this
population have a dual diagnosis.
, 2. 15 million adults and 4 million children and adolescents with
impaired daily activities
3. *Economic burden exceeds that of all types of cancer*
4. *Leading cause of disability in the U.S & Canada for those 15 to 44
years of age*
5. *Increasing number of both adults and children/adolescents are being
treated for mental illness*; yet only 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 5 children are
treated.
6. Treatment still lagging in homeless and those with substance abuse
problems
⩥ One result of deinstitutionalizing is the:. Answer: *revolving door of
repetitive hospital admission without adequate community follow-up*
-mentally ill are often "boarded" in EDs while awaiting inpatient beds
-Shorter hospital stays, decompensation, rehospitalization, dual
diagnoses
-Homelessness (42% estimated to have serious mental illness associated
with substance abuse)
-33% have associated physical illness comorbidities.
-Lack of adequate community resources
