NUR 253 Exam 1 Mental Health Questions and
Correct Answers
Mental illness is a continuum that ranges from highly functioning to severely
disabled
TRUE
What is mental illness?
The foundation for the individual's well being and effective functioning of a
community
What prevents people from seeking care for mental illness ?
Health insurance
Stigma
Lack of mental health professionals
What are some risks factors for mental illness ?
Parental modeling of inappropriate coping mechanisms
Unsafe or unsanitary environments
Cultural beliefs that lead to stress
Feelings of anxiety or inadequacy
,What is mental health?
a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own abilities and
potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and
fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community
Mental illness can present with diff symptoms to include :
Insomnia
Anxiety
Depression
Anger
Disorganized thinking
Resilience
Process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life
experiences,especially throughout mental,emotional, and behavioral flexibility
and adjustment to external and internal demands
The characteristics that we are born with and learn
Influence the way we cope with stressors and process our thoughts and feelings
What are some risks factors for mental illness ?
Having anxiety and inadequacy
Environment
Culture
,The behavior a child sees in the home serve as a model for their own behavior
TRUE
Mental Health Parity Act
requires insurance companies to offer the same level of coverage for mental
health care that they provide for medical and surgical care
The Affordable Care Act
Improved coverage for those who were uninsured and who were on
Medicaid .People are no longer denied for their medical history , there are no
lifetime limits, and addiction treatment is covered among many other things .
Epidemiology
Quantitative study of how mental health disorder are distributed throughout a
population
CT and MRI can be used for diagnosis and ?
Show structural changes or abnormalities in the brain
PET and SPECT scans?
Show functional changes in the brain associated with mental illnesses
Mental Health
, State of well being
Able to realize his or her own potential
Cope with normal stressors of life
Work productively
Contribute to the community
Mental Illness
all psychiatric disorders that have definable diagnoses
Significant disfunction
diathesis-stress model
suggests that a person may be predisposed for a mental disorder that remains
unexpressed until triggered by stress
Stress
Triggers the disorder
Both diathesis and stress
Both are present for the disorder
Psychiatric Assessment
-Establish rapport.
-Obtain understanding of the current problem.
Correct Answers
Mental illness is a continuum that ranges from highly functioning to severely
disabled
TRUE
What is mental illness?
The foundation for the individual's well being and effective functioning of a
community
What prevents people from seeking care for mental illness ?
Health insurance
Stigma
Lack of mental health professionals
What are some risks factors for mental illness ?
Parental modeling of inappropriate coping mechanisms
Unsafe or unsanitary environments
Cultural beliefs that lead to stress
Feelings of anxiety or inadequacy
,What is mental health?
a state of well-being in which every individual realizes his or her own abilities and
potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and
fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community
Mental illness can present with diff symptoms to include :
Insomnia
Anxiety
Depression
Anger
Disorganized thinking
Resilience
Process and outcome of successfully adapting to difficult or challenging life
experiences,especially throughout mental,emotional, and behavioral flexibility
and adjustment to external and internal demands
The characteristics that we are born with and learn
Influence the way we cope with stressors and process our thoughts and feelings
What are some risks factors for mental illness ?
Having anxiety and inadequacy
Environment
Culture
,The behavior a child sees in the home serve as a model for their own behavior
TRUE
Mental Health Parity Act
requires insurance companies to offer the same level of coverage for mental
health care that they provide for medical and surgical care
The Affordable Care Act
Improved coverage for those who were uninsured and who were on
Medicaid .People are no longer denied for their medical history , there are no
lifetime limits, and addiction treatment is covered among many other things .
Epidemiology
Quantitative study of how mental health disorder are distributed throughout a
population
CT and MRI can be used for diagnosis and ?
Show structural changes or abnormalities in the brain
PET and SPECT scans?
Show functional changes in the brain associated with mental illnesses
Mental Health
, State of well being
Able to realize his or her own potential
Cope with normal stressors of life
Work productively
Contribute to the community
Mental Illness
all psychiatric disorders that have definable diagnoses
Significant disfunction
diathesis-stress model
suggests that a person may be predisposed for a mental disorder that remains
unexpressed until triggered by stress
Stress
Triggers the disorder
Both diathesis and stress
Both are present for the disorder
Psychiatric Assessment
-Establish rapport.
-Obtain understanding of the current problem.
