NURS 162 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTION AND ANSWERS

Mental Illness/Mental Health - Mental illness includes disorders that affect mood, behavior, and thinking - Often cause significant stress and impaired functioning Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Health (DSM-5) → 3 purposes - Provide standardized nomenclature and language for all mental health professionals - To present defining characteristics or symptoms that differentiate specific diagnoses - To assist in identifying the underlying causes of disorders Healthy People 2020 Objective for MH - Increase number of people identified, diagnoses, treated, helped to live healthier lives - Decrease rates of suicide, homelessness - Increase employment for those with serious mental illness - Provide more services for incarcerated persons with mental health problems