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NURS 222
Quiz 1: NURS 222 - Mental Health (Latest Update ) Review
Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A.
What is Diathesis-Stress Model? - ANS integrates biological predispositions with
environment (nature and nurture)
Most accepted explanation for mental illness
Combination of genetic vulnerability and negative environmental stressors
What medication was created in the 1950s? and what was it used for? - ANS Thorazine/
chlorpromazine
Antipsychotic: first medication developed for psychosis
New meds for schizophrenia
Allowed patients to be released from institutions
What is the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)? - ANS Supportive for families,
education, options for mentally ill family members
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NURS 222
What is the Mental Health Parity Act? - ANS same coverage for mental illness as medical
Incidence - ANS The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific
time.
Prevalence - ANS The total number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or
condition present in a population at a given time.
DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) - ANS Official medical
guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association for diagnosing psychiatric disorders
Identify mental health disorders Establishes diagnostic criteria Assists nurses in planning,
implementing and evaluating care
Assessment findings
What does the DSM-5 NOT do? - ANS Does not recommend pharmacological treatment
Does not indicate clinical judgment to actual or potential mental health problems What
influences that goes into the DSM-5? - ANS Changes with culture, time and history,
political systems, and groups defining it
ICD-10-CM International Classification of Diseases - ANS Used for insurance companies,
billing
Coding for diseases, signs and symptoms
NURS 222
NURS 222
Quiz 1: NURS 222 - Mental Health (Latest Update ) Review
Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A.
What is Diathesis-Stress Model? - ANS integrates biological predispositions with
environment (nature and nurture)
Most accepted explanation for mental illness
Combination of genetic vulnerability and negative environmental stressors
What medication was created in the 1950s? and what was it used for? - ANS Thorazine/
chlorpromazine
Antipsychotic: first medication developed for psychosis
New meds for schizophrenia
Allowed patients to be released from institutions
What is the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)? - ANS Supportive for families,
education, options for mentally ill family members
NURS 222
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NURS 222
What is the Mental Health Parity Act? - ANS same coverage for mental illness as medical
Incidence - ANS The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific
time.
Prevalence - ANS The total number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or
condition present in a population at a given time.
DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) - ANS Official medical
guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association for diagnosing psychiatric disorders
Identify mental health disorders Establishes diagnostic criteria Assists nurses in planning,
implementing and evaluating care
Assessment findings
What does the DSM-5 NOT do? - ANS Does not recommend pharmacological treatment
Does not indicate clinical judgment to actual or potential mental health problems What
influences that goes into the DSM-5? - ANS Changes with culture, time and history,
political systems, and groups defining it
ICD-10-CM International Classification of Diseases - ANS Used for insurance companies,
billing
Coding for diseases, signs and symptoms
NURS 222
