EXAM 4 MENTAL HEALTH PSYCHIATRIC NURSING
COURSE 2025/2026 | VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ | MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS,
THERAPIES & PATIENT CARE STUDY GUIDE |
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Deinstitutionalization - CORRECT ANSWER - the policy of shifting care for
patients with severe or chronic mental health problems from inpatient facilities
to community-based facilities
SSDI - CORRECT ANSWER - severe and persistent mental illness to be more
independent financially and not rely on family for money
Inpatient Mental Health Care - CORRECT ANSWER - Acute -less restrictive
Chronic- more restrictive
Outpatient mental health care - CORRECT ANSWER - Acute- person lives on
there own and comes in for care
Chronic - person is in a halfway house
Community Mental Health Centers - CORRECT ANSWER - institutions for
the treatment of people with mental health problems in the community; may
include teams of social workers, therapists, and physicians who coordinate care
these are acute care like Butler Hospital if the patient does 90 days then they
can go to Eleanor Slater Hospital chronic care
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER - independence; self-determination -
Involuntary hospitalization - CORRECT ANSWER - confined to hospital
against patient's will because they are a danger to themselves, others.
,Levels of Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - Primary -- healthy diet no
mental health issues
Secondary- kids smoking -stop before damage occurs to restore homeostasis
Tertiary- patient had diagnosis Ex schizo placedinto group home goal optimal
level of functioning
Adventious - CORRECT ANSWER - short lived event 4 to 6 weeks - a crucial
stage or turning point in the course of something that produces an
overwhelming emotional response. all past coping mechanisms fail.
Mental Illness Continuum - CORRECT ANSWER - mental health
-Well-being: occasional stress to mild distress ; no impairment
-Emotional problems or concerns: mild to moderate distress; mild or temporary
impairment
-Mental illness: marked distress; mild to disabling or chronic impairment
Mental disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - Any behavior or emotional state
that causes an individual great suffering, is self-destructive, seriously impairs
the person's ability to work or get along with others, or endangers others or the
community.
DSM IV TR - CORRECT ANSWER - the American Psychiatric
Association's- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth
Edition, with an updated "text revision"; a widely used system for classifying
psychological disorders.
DSM IV TR - CORRECT ANSWER - Means of categorizing mental illness
Classifies and defines specific psychiatric disorders
Defines disorders, not people
Each disorder classifies behaviors that result in distress
, DSM IV TR - Axis I - CORRECT ANSWER - primary diagnosis ex
depression, schizo
Axis II - CORRECT ANSWER - mental retardation and personality
disorder,substance -related,anxiety
Axis III - CORRECT ANSWER - any physical problems, medical conditions
that are relevant
to the persons mental disorder.
Axis IV - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychosocial and environmental problems
(father in jail, homeless, etc) stressors
Axis V - CORRECT ANSWER - Global Assessment of functioning rates the
overal psychological functioning DSMIV category for the rating of patients
current behavior: 1= can't function and 100= functioning well
psychotropic drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - Antipsychotics, antidepressants,
mood stabilizers, anxiolytics, and stimulants, psychiatric drugs used in the
treatment of psychological or mental disorders
3 types of Crisis - CORRECT ANSWER - Situational
Maturational
Adventious
Situational crisis - CORRECT ANSWER - Crisis occurring suddenly in
response to a specific external event or conflict. like death of wife or husband
Maturational crisis - CORRECT ANSWER - an experience, such as puberty,
adolescence, young adulthood, marriage, or the aging process, in which one's
lifestyle is continually subject to change
COURSE 2025/2026 | VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ | MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS,
THERAPIES & PATIENT CARE STUDY GUIDE |
GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Deinstitutionalization - CORRECT ANSWER - the policy of shifting care for
patients with severe or chronic mental health problems from inpatient facilities
to community-based facilities
SSDI - CORRECT ANSWER - severe and persistent mental illness to be more
independent financially and not rely on family for money
Inpatient Mental Health Care - CORRECT ANSWER - Acute -less restrictive
Chronic- more restrictive
Outpatient mental health care - CORRECT ANSWER - Acute- person lives on
there own and comes in for care
Chronic - person is in a halfway house
Community Mental Health Centers - CORRECT ANSWER - institutions for
the treatment of people with mental health problems in the community; may
include teams of social workers, therapists, and physicians who coordinate care
these are acute care like Butler Hospital if the patient does 90 days then they
can go to Eleanor Slater Hospital chronic care
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER - independence; self-determination -
Involuntary hospitalization - CORRECT ANSWER - confined to hospital
against patient's will because they are a danger to themselves, others.
,Levels of Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER - Primary -- healthy diet no
mental health issues
Secondary- kids smoking -stop before damage occurs to restore homeostasis
Tertiary- patient had diagnosis Ex schizo placedinto group home goal optimal
level of functioning
Adventious - CORRECT ANSWER - short lived event 4 to 6 weeks - a crucial
stage or turning point in the course of something that produces an
overwhelming emotional response. all past coping mechanisms fail.
Mental Illness Continuum - CORRECT ANSWER - mental health
-Well-being: occasional stress to mild distress ; no impairment
-Emotional problems or concerns: mild to moderate distress; mild or temporary
impairment
-Mental illness: marked distress; mild to disabling or chronic impairment
Mental disorder - CORRECT ANSWER - Any behavior or emotional state
that causes an individual great suffering, is self-destructive, seriously impairs
the person's ability to work or get along with others, or endangers others or the
community.
DSM IV TR - CORRECT ANSWER - the American Psychiatric
Association's- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth
Edition, with an updated "text revision"; a widely used system for classifying
psychological disorders.
DSM IV TR - CORRECT ANSWER - Means of categorizing mental illness
Classifies and defines specific psychiatric disorders
Defines disorders, not people
Each disorder classifies behaviors that result in distress
, DSM IV TR - Axis I - CORRECT ANSWER - primary diagnosis ex
depression, schizo
Axis II - CORRECT ANSWER - mental retardation and personality
disorder,substance -related,anxiety
Axis III - CORRECT ANSWER - any physical problems, medical conditions
that are relevant
to the persons mental disorder.
Axis IV - CORRECT ANSWER - Psychosocial and environmental problems
(father in jail, homeless, etc) stressors
Axis V - CORRECT ANSWER - Global Assessment of functioning rates the
overal psychological functioning DSMIV category for the rating of patients
current behavior: 1= can't function and 100= functioning well
psychotropic drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - Antipsychotics, antidepressants,
mood stabilizers, anxiolytics, and stimulants, psychiatric drugs used in the
treatment of psychological or mental disorders
3 types of Crisis - CORRECT ANSWER - Situational
Maturational
Adventious
Situational crisis - CORRECT ANSWER - Crisis occurring suddenly in
response to a specific external event or conflict. like death of wife or husband
Maturational crisis - CORRECT ANSWER - an experience, such as puberty,
adolescence, young adulthood, marriage, or the aging process, in which one's
lifestyle is continually subject to change
