NUR 3125 Pathophysiology FINAL EXAM LATEST
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mental health - ANSWER: a state of well-being in which each individual is able to
realize his or her own potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work
productively and fruitfully, and make a contribution to the community
mental illness - ANSWER: any mental disorders with definable diagnosis; they have a
significant dysfunction in mental functioning (developmental, biological,
physiological, social, spiritual), and are culturally defined
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) -
ANSWER: the official guideline for diagnosing psychiatric disorders
resilience - ANSWER: a characteristic of mental health that aids people to recognize
stressors and negative emotions, deal with them, and learn from the experience
epidemiology - ANSWER: the quantitative study of the distribution of mental
disorders in human populations (identification of high risk groups, incidence,
prevalence)
incidence - ANSWER: the number of new cases of mental disorders in a healthy
population within a given period of time
prevalence - ANSWER: the total number of cases, new and existing, in a given
population during a specific period of time, regardless of when the subjects became
ill
comorbid condition - ANSWER: having more than one mental disorder at a time
clinical epidemiology - ANSWER: a broad field that addresses what happens after
people with illnesses are seen by clinical care providers (natural history of illness,
diagnostic screening, interventions)
evidence-informed practice - ANSWER: care based on the collection, interpretation,
and integration of valid, important, and applicable patient-reported, clinician-
observed, and research-derived evidence
the nursing outcomes classification (NOC) - ANSWER: provides a comprehensive list
of standardized outcomes, definitions, and measures to describe client outcomes
influenced by nursing practice
nursing interventions classification (NIC) - ANSWER: a tool used to standardize,
define, and measure nursing care
,electronic health care - ANSWER: health care services provided from a distance
through the internet
asylums - ANSWER: retreats from society designed with the hope that, with early
intervention and several months of rest, people with mental illnesses could be cured
Philippe Pinel - ANSWER: an eighteenth-century reformer who, along with William
Tuke, introduced the moral treatment era of psychiatry, which attempted to focus
on providing peaceful, nurturing environments for people with mental illness
William Tuke - ANSWER: an eighteenth-century reformer who, along with Phillipe
Pinel, introduced the moral treatment era of psychiatry, which attempted to focus
on providing peaceful, nurturing environments for people with mental illness
moral treatment - ANSWER: social and psychological approaches to treatment that
included retreats from society, calm environments, and several months of rest
custodial care - ANSWER: assistance with performing the basic daily necessities of
life, such as dressing, eating, using the toilet, walking, and so on
Dorothea Dix - ANSWER: a passionate social reformer, she advocated for improved
treatment and public care of people with mental illness and was influential in
lobbying for the first public mental hospital in the United States and for reform in
institutions in Britain and Canada
Weir report - ANSWER: a report released in 1932 by the Canadian Medical
Association and the Canadian Nurses Association; it concluded that drastic changes
to nursing education programs were needed, including the standardization of
curriculum, work hours, and instructor training, and that the care of people with
mental illnesses needed to be integrated into all generalist programs
deinstitutionalization - ANSWER: the shift from caring for people with mental illness
in institutions to caring for them in communities
Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Canada - ANSWER: an organization representing the
four Western provincial associations for registered psychiatric nurses
Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses - ANSWER: an organization of
registered nurses across Canada who specialize in psychiatric mental health nursing;
under the umbrella of the Canadian Nurses Association and with consumer input,
this organization set the standards of practice for psychiatric mental health nursing
for registered nurses
advanced-practice nursing (ADN) - ANSWER: includes the roles of nurse practitioner
and clinical nurse specialist
, stigma - ANSWER: negative attitudes or behaviours toward a person or group based
on a belief that the possess negative traits
diathesis stress model - ANSWER: the most widely accepted explanation for mental
illness, and can include severe diathesis (big stressors) and minor diathesis (little
stressors)
theories that inform mental health practice - ANSWER: include psychoanalytic
(freud, erikson), interpersonal (sullivan, peplau), behavioural (pavlov, watson,
skinner), cognitive (beck, ellis, linehan), humanistic (maslow), biological, and social
determinants
psychoanalytic theory (Freud) - ANSWER: explores the id, ego, and superego;
psychosexual stages of development; and classical psychoanalysis (transference -
emotions and thoughts making pt hooked on you, countertransference - feelings
going back from you to pt)
transference - ANSWER: the patient's transfer to the analyst of emotions linked with
other relationships
countertransference - ANSWER: the nurse's behavioral and emotional response to
the client
psychodynamic theory (Erikson) - ANSWER: includes the eight stages of development
biological theory - ANSWER: focuses on neurological, chemical, biological, and
genetic interactions; how the body and brain interact to create emotions, memories,
and perceptual experiences; and considers social, environmental, cultural, economic
and spiritual spheres
humanistic theory (maslow's hierarchy of needs) - ANSWER: explores that when
basic needs are met, higher needs can emerge; goal is to achieve self-actualization;
emphasis on human potential and client strengths; prioritize nursing actions
(physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization)
interpersonal theory (sullivan) - ANSWER: explores that needs are met through
interpersonal interactions
interpersonal relationships in nursing (peplau) - ANSWER: explores the art of nursing
(care, compassion, comfort, well-being) and the science of nursing (apply knowledge
to a broad range of human problems, intervene in suffering)
rational-emotive theory (ellis) - ANSWER: the recognition of irrational beliefs and
inaccurate thoughts
cognitive behavioural theory - CBT (beck) - ANSWER: tests distorted beliefs and
changes ways of thinking
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mental health - ANSWER: a state of well-being in which each individual is able to
realize his or her own potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work
productively and fruitfully, and make a contribution to the community
mental illness - ANSWER: any mental disorders with definable diagnosis; they have a
significant dysfunction in mental functioning (developmental, biological,
physiological, social, spiritual), and are culturally defined
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) -
ANSWER: the official guideline for diagnosing psychiatric disorders
resilience - ANSWER: a characteristic of mental health that aids people to recognize
stressors and negative emotions, deal with them, and learn from the experience
epidemiology - ANSWER: the quantitative study of the distribution of mental
disorders in human populations (identification of high risk groups, incidence,
prevalence)
incidence - ANSWER: the number of new cases of mental disorders in a healthy
population within a given period of time
prevalence - ANSWER: the total number of cases, new and existing, in a given
population during a specific period of time, regardless of when the subjects became
ill
comorbid condition - ANSWER: having more than one mental disorder at a time
clinical epidemiology - ANSWER: a broad field that addresses what happens after
people with illnesses are seen by clinical care providers (natural history of illness,
diagnostic screening, interventions)
evidence-informed practice - ANSWER: care based on the collection, interpretation,
and integration of valid, important, and applicable patient-reported, clinician-
observed, and research-derived evidence
the nursing outcomes classification (NOC) - ANSWER: provides a comprehensive list
of standardized outcomes, definitions, and measures to describe client outcomes
influenced by nursing practice
nursing interventions classification (NIC) - ANSWER: a tool used to standardize,
define, and measure nursing care
,electronic health care - ANSWER: health care services provided from a distance
through the internet
asylums - ANSWER: retreats from society designed with the hope that, with early
intervention and several months of rest, people with mental illnesses could be cured
Philippe Pinel - ANSWER: an eighteenth-century reformer who, along with William
Tuke, introduced the moral treatment era of psychiatry, which attempted to focus
on providing peaceful, nurturing environments for people with mental illness
William Tuke - ANSWER: an eighteenth-century reformer who, along with Phillipe
Pinel, introduced the moral treatment era of psychiatry, which attempted to focus
on providing peaceful, nurturing environments for people with mental illness
moral treatment - ANSWER: social and psychological approaches to treatment that
included retreats from society, calm environments, and several months of rest
custodial care - ANSWER: assistance with performing the basic daily necessities of
life, such as dressing, eating, using the toilet, walking, and so on
Dorothea Dix - ANSWER: a passionate social reformer, she advocated for improved
treatment and public care of people with mental illness and was influential in
lobbying for the first public mental hospital in the United States and for reform in
institutions in Britain and Canada
Weir report - ANSWER: a report released in 1932 by the Canadian Medical
Association and the Canadian Nurses Association; it concluded that drastic changes
to nursing education programs were needed, including the standardization of
curriculum, work hours, and instructor training, and that the care of people with
mental illnesses needed to be integrated into all generalist programs
deinstitutionalization - ANSWER: the shift from caring for people with mental illness
in institutions to caring for them in communities
Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Canada - ANSWER: an organization representing the
four Western provincial associations for registered psychiatric nurses
Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses - ANSWER: an organization of
registered nurses across Canada who specialize in psychiatric mental health nursing;
under the umbrella of the Canadian Nurses Association and with consumer input,
this organization set the standards of practice for psychiatric mental health nursing
for registered nurses
advanced-practice nursing (ADN) - ANSWER: includes the roles of nurse practitioner
and clinical nurse specialist
, stigma - ANSWER: negative attitudes or behaviours toward a person or group based
on a belief that the possess negative traits
diathesis stress model - ANSWER: the most widely accepted explanation for mental
illness, and can include severe diathesis (big stressors) and minor diathesis (little
stressors)
theories that inform mental health practice - ANSWER: include psychoanalytic
(freud, erikson), interpersonal (sullivan, peplau), behavioural (pavlov, watson,
skinner), cognitive (beck, ellis, linehan), humanistic (maslow), biological, and social
determinants
psychoanalytic theory (Freud) - ANSWER: explores the id, ego, and superego;
psychosexual stages of development; and classical psychoanalysis (transference -
emotions and thoughts making pt hooked on you, countertransference - feelings
going back from you to pt)
transference - ANSWER: the patient's transfer to the analyst of emotions linked with
other relationships
countertransference - ANSWER: the nurse's behavioral and emotional response to
the client
psychodynamic theory (Erikson) - ANSWER: includes the eight stages of development
biological theory - ANSWER: focuses on neurological, chemical, biological, and
genetic interactions; how the body and brain interact to create emotions, memories,
and perceptual experiences; and considers social, environmental, cultural, economic
and spiritual spheres
humanistic theory (maslow's hierarchy of needs) - ANSWER: explores that when
basic needs are met, higher needs can emerge; goal is to achieve self-actualization;
emphasis on human potential and client strengths; prioritize nursing actions
(physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization)
interpersonal theory (sullivan) - ANSWER: explores that needs are met through
interpersonal interactions
interpersonal relationships in nursing (peplau) - ANSWER: explores the art of nursing
(care, compassion, comfort, well-being) and the science of nursing (apply knowledge
to a broad range of human problems, intervene in suffering)
rational-emotive theory (ellis) - ANSWER: the recognition of irrational beliefs and
inaccurate thoughts
cognitive behavioural theory - CBT (beck) - ANSWER: tests distorted beliefs and
changes ways of thinking
