Introduction to Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Nurse 420 Questions with Correct Answers.

MENTAL HEALTH Correct Answer Difficult to define usually seen as a general state a well-being No single, universal definition Many components influenced by wide variety of factors Dynamic, ever-changing state Influencing factors: Individual (personal) personality Interpersonal (relationship) friends, toxic/healthy relationships Social/cultural (environmental) culture norms, environmental concerns no health without mental health, impacts everyone resilience: flexible, able to bounce back, being able to cope with situations thrown in your path, empathy, sympathy etc. What Disorders Affect Correct Answer Mood: mania, depression, acts "different" in situations Behavior: reacting in situations, carrying the load, meet role expectations, tantrum at 25 acting like 2 year old Thinking: thought disorders; manic, depression, schizo, hallucinations, how do they interpret things Mental disorders often cause significant distress and/or impaired functioning. Whenever you are not giving in to the expectations or rules in a society Factors contributing to mental illness Correct Answer Individual factors: Biologic makeup Intolerable or unrealistic worries or fears Interpersonal factors: Ineffective communication Inadequate social support