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MIDTERM REVIEW: MENTAL HEALTH NURSING,
DISORDERS, AND CARE STRATEGIES EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED UPDATE GRADED A+
2025/2026
Terms in this set (124)
Recovery model Getting better and living a good life, even if you still
have some problems.
Rehabilitation Learning skills to live as independently as possible.
Trauma-informed care Treating people kindly, knowing they might have been
hurt or scared before.
Scope and Standards of Special rules that nurses follow to help people with
Psychiatric Nursing mental health problems.
Therapeutic use of self Using kindness, listening, and trust to help patients feel
safe.
Social determinants of Factors like money, home, and friends that affect how
health healthy people are.
Clinical judgment and The steps nurses take: watch, plan, do, and check to
nursing process help people get better.
Mental health How you think, feel, and act, including how you
handle stress, relate to others, and make
choices.
Good mental health Feeling okay, managing problems, and enjoying life.
Mental illness When thoughts, feelings, or actions are affected in a
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way that makes life harder.
Positive Factors Supportive family and friends, feeling safe at
home and school, getting enough sleep, food,
and exercise, and learning how to cope with
problems.
Negative Factors Trauma or abuse, bullying, poverty, family problems,
and drugs or alcohol use.
Mental Health Continuum A spectrum that ranges from healthy to ill, indicating
varying levels of mental health.
Healthy (Mental Health Feeling good and dealing with stress well.
Continuum)
Reacting (Mental Health Feeling a little worried or sad sometimes.
Continuum)
Injured (Mental Health Experiencing strong sadness, anxiety, or anger.
Continuum)
Ill (Mental Health Diagnosed mental illness that requires professional
Continuum) help.
Mood Disorders Disorders like Depression and Bipolar Disorder
that involve feeling very sad or very up and
down.
Anxiety Disorders Disorders like Generalized Anxiety and Phobia
that involve feeling scared or nervous a lot.
Psychotic Disorders Disorders like Schizophrenia that involve seeing or
hearing things others don't.
Eating Disorders Disorders like Anorexia and Bulimia that involve trouble
with food and body image.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders like Autism and ADHD that affect how the
Disorders brain grows and learns.
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MIDTERM REVIEW: MENTAL HEALTH NURSING,
DISORDERS, AND CARE STRATEGIES EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED UPDATE GRADED A+
2025/2026
Terms in this set (124)
Recovery model Getting better and living a good life, even if you still
have some problems.
Rehabilitation Learning skills to live as independently as possible.
Trauma-informed care Treating people kindly, knowing they might have been
hurt or scared before.
Scope and Standards of Special rules that nurses follow to help people with
Psychiatric Nursing mental health problems.
Therapeutic use of self Using kindness, listening, and trust to help patients feel
safe.
Social determinants of Factors like money, home, and friends that affect how
health healthy people are.
Clinical judgment and The steps nurses take: watch, plan, do, and check to
nursing process help people get better.
Mental health How you think, feel, and act, including how you
handle stress, relate to others, and make
choices.
Good mental health Feeling okay, managing problems, and enjoying life.
Mental illness When thoughts, feelings, or actions are affected in a
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way that makes life harder.
Positive Factors Supportive family and friends, feeling safe at
home and school, getting enough sleep, food,
and exercise, and learning how to cope with
problems.
Negative Factors Trauma or abuse, bullying, poverty, family problems,
and drugs or alcohol use.
Mental Health Continuum A spectrum that ranges from healthy to ill, indicating
varying levels of mental health.
Healthy (Mental Health Feeling good and dealing with stress well.
Continuum)
Reacting (Mental Health Feeling a little worried or sad sometimes.
Continuum)
Injured (Mental Health Experiencing strong sadness, anxiety, or anger.
Continuum)
Ill (Mental Health Diagnosed mental illness that requires professional
Continuum) help.
Mood Disorders Disorders like Depression and Bipolar Disorder
that involve feeling very sad or very up and
down.
Anxiety Disorders Disorders like Generalized Anxiety and Phobia
that involve feeling scared or nervous a lot.
Psychotic Disorders Disorders like Schizophrenia that involve seeing or
hearing things others don't.
Eating Disorders Disorders like Anorexia and Bulimia that involve trouble
with food and body image.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders like Autism and ADHD that affect how the
Disorders brain grows and learns.
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