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NURS-FPX4010 ASSESSMENT 3-1
INTERDISCIPLINARY PLAN PROPOSAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ||LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
perception - (ANSWER)not everyone sees everything the same way
why do we see different things? - (ANSWER)prior knowledge, belief system (from
school, parents), judgments, prior experiences
working with patient's perception - (ANSWER)how does she view herself? what is
your perception? what's important to remember?
mental health - (ANSWER)-WHO- a state of well-being in which each individual is
able to realize his/her own potential, cope with the normal stress of life, work
productively, and make a contribution to the community
-a person cannot be considered healthy without taking into account mental
health as well as physical health
-mind/body connection
-mental health provides people with the capacity for rational thinking,
communication, skill,s learning, emotional growth, resilience, and self-esteem
-shaped by belief, culture, society, politics, reimbursement
components of mental health: self-knowledge - (ANSWER)-mentally healthy
individuals have a positive attitude towards themselves
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-objective view of self, including acceptance of own strengths and limitations
-successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or external environment,
evidenced by thoughts, feelings and behaviors that are age appropriate and
congruent with local and cultural norms
-knowing when you are stressed, when not, when you are okay
components of mental health: resolves conflicts - (ANSWER)-in a way that works
-being assertive
-letting people know what you need
components of mental health: meets needs - (ANSWER)-of others and self
-in order to meet the needs of others, people need to first be able to meet their
own needs
-can't take care of your parent or child without being able to care for yourself
components of mental health: responsible for actions - (ANSWER)-a healthy
individual is able to make choices and accept responsibility for the outcomes of
their behavior
components of mental health: adapts to new situations; handles crises -
(ANSWER)-individual is able to maintain balance
-responds adaptively to the environment
-able to handle crises
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components of mental health: resilience - (ANSWER)-process of adapting and
helps people facing tragedies, loss, trauma, and severe stress
-ability to secure resources they need to support their well-being
-resilient people typically learn early on how to handle situations to come to a
positive outcome
-effective at regulating their emotions- resilient people can bounce back
factors influencing mental health - (ANSWER)-*stress*- both positive
(excitement) and negative, a little stress about an exam helps you study but
becomes bad when debilitating
-*disease*- especially chronic disease, affects mental health
-*trauma*- physical and psychological, can make people feel out of control
-*drug abuse*- especially neurotoxins, people use drugs when stressed, but
changes chemicals in brain to make it worse
-*cultural factors*- gender, racial
-*environmental issues*- poverty, genetics
mental health continuum - (ANSWER)-adaptive to maladaptive
-maladaptive- diagnosable mental illness
-mental health to mental illness
defining mental disorders - (ANSWER)-universal concept of mental illness is
difficult
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-mental illness is characterized as maladaptive responses to stressors from the
internal or external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
that are *incongruent with the local and cultural norms* and that *interfere with
the individual's social, occupational, and/or physical functioning*
-not diagnosable unless it is interfering with some level of functioning- goes for
ALL diseases
burden of mental illness - (ANSWER)-primary burden is the illness itself
-secondary is the stigma attached to mental disorders
-lack of parity in insurance coverage- no insurance- no access to care- very hard to
treat
-companies do not treat mental illness like physical illness
-economic costs to individual and society
-1 in 4 adults experiences a mental health disorder in a given year
-early identification is key to prevent debilitation and suicide
DSM-V - (ANSWER)-developed by APA for evaluation of the client's mental status
and standardization of symptomology to develop diagnoses of mental illness
-for clinicians to have a common language to communicate characteristics of
mental disorders presented by their patients
-diagnosis manual- what psychiatrists use to diagnose
-makes diagnoses standardized
nursing care in psych - (ANSWER)-based on response to illness
NURS-FPX4010 ASSESSMENT 3-1
INTERDISCIPLINARY PLAN PROPOSAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ||LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
perception - (ANSWER)not everyone sees everything the same way
why do we see different things? - (ANSWER)prior knowledge, belief system (from
school, parents), judgments, prior experiences
working with patient's perception - (ANSWER)how does she view herself? what is
your perception? what's important to remember?
mental health - (ANSWER)-WHO- a state of well-being in which each individual is
able to realize his/her own potential, cope with the normal stress of life, work
productively, and make a contribution to the community
-a person cannot be considered healthy without taking into account mental
health as well as physical health
-mind/body connection
-mental health provides people with the capacity for rational thinking,
communication, skill,s learning, emotional growth, resilience, and self-esteem
-shaped by belief, culture, society, politics, reimbursement
components of mental health: self-knowledge - (ANSWER)-mentally healthy
individuals have a positive attitude towards themselves
, 2
-objective view of self, including acceptance of own strengths and limitations
-successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or external environment,
evidenced by thoughts, feelings and behaviors that are age appropriate and
congruent with local and cultural norms
-knowing when you are stressed, when not, when you are okay
components of mental health: resolves conflicts - (ANSWER)-in a way that works
-being assertive
-letting people know what you need
components of mental health: meets needs - (ANSWER)-of others and self
-in order to meet the needs of others, people need to first be able to meet their
own needs
-can't take care of your parent or child without being able to care for yourself
components of mental health: responsible for actions - (ANSWER)-a healthy
individual is able to make choices and accept responsibility for the outcomes of
their behavior
components of mental health: adapts to new situations; handles crises -
(ANSWER)-individual is able to maintain balance
-responds adaptively to the environment
-able to handle crises
, 3
components of mental health: resilience - (ANSWER)-process of adapting and
helps people facing tragedies, loss, trauma, and severe stress
-ability to secure resources they need to support their well-being
-resilient people typically learn early on how to handle situations to come to a
positive outcome
-effective at regulating their emotions- resilient people can bounce back
factors influencing mental health - (ANSWER)-*stress*- both positive
(excitement) and negative, a little stress about an exam helps you study but
becomes bad when debilitating
-*disease*- especially chronic disease, affects mental health
-*trauma*- physical and psychological, can make people feel out of control
-*drug abuse*- especially neurotoxins, people use drugs when stressed, but
changes chemicals in brain to make it worse
-*cultural factors*- gender, racial
-*environmental issues*- poverty, genetics
mental health continuum - (ANSWER)-adaptive to maladaptive
-maladaptive- diagnosable mental illness
-mental health to mental illness
defining mental disorders - (ANSWER)-universal concept of mental illness is
difficult
, 4
-mental illness is characterized as maladaptive responses to stressors from the
internal or external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
that are *incongruent with the local and cultural norms* and that *interfere with
the individual's social, occupational, and/or physical functioning*
-not diagnosable unless it is interfering with some level of functioning- goes for
ALL diseases
burden of mental illness - (ANSWER)-primary burden is the illness itself
-secondary is the stigma attached to mental disorders
-lack of parity in insurance coverage- no insurance- no access to care- very hard to
treat
-companies do not treat mental illness like physical illness
-economic costs to individual and society
-1 in 4 adults experiences a mental health disorder in a given year
-early identification is key to prevent debilitation and suicide
DSM-V - (ANSWER)-developed by APA for evaluation of the client's mental status
and standardization of symptomology to develop diagnoses of mental illness
-for clinicians to have a common language to communicate characteristics of
mental disorders presented by their patients
-diagnosis manual- what psychiatrists use to diagnose
-makes diagnoses standardized
nursing care in psych - (ANSWER)-based on response to illness
