NSG 3450 EXAM 1 LATEST UPDATE -2025/2026- 100+
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ALL THE BEST
A conceptual line used to represent levels of mental health and mental illness that
vary from person to person and vary for a particular person over time.
Can mental health disorders be almost genetic?
Yes
Protective factors
Enhance the likelihood of positiveoutcomes and lessen the likelihood ofnegative
consequences from exposure torisk.
Risk factors
Risk factors lower likelihood of positive outcomes andincrease the likelihood of
negative outcome
Diathesis
biological predisposition
most accepted explanation for mental illness
Mental Health Parity Act
forbids health plans from placing lifetime or annual limits on mental health
coverage that are less generous than those placed on medical or surgical benefits
Freud believes that mental illness derives from
childhood trauma
1
,primitive part of personality present at birth, impulsive
Kinda like a baby
selfish
ID
part has been modified by external influences,mediates, decision maker
guilt
Ego
develops around ages 3-5 ,moral aspect ofthe personality, controls id's impulses.
The "shoulds" a person has
Super ego
unconscious feelings a patient has towards a healthcare worker connectedto a
significant relationship in childhood
Interferes developmentally, biologically , or psychologically
Impairs ability to think, regulate emotions andmanage behaviors
Definable diagnoses
Mental illness
DSM-V
2
, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Use it to assess patients with psychiatric disorders
mental health continuum
Transference
unconscious feelings healthcare provider has towards patients connected a
significant relationship. Be aware of strong reactions to patient
Countertransference
Peplau's Theory
develop interaction between nurse and patient. (ex. nurse facilitates interpersonal
relationships)
First nurse theorist to identify the nurse-patient relationship as the foundation of
nursing practice.
Not what but with we do to the patient but with the patient
Phases of Paplau's model
Pre-orientation phase: Patient assignmentand review of the medical record.
Orientation phase: Interview, expression offeelings, determine goals.
Working phase: Gather more data, work onproblem solving, manage
symptoms,education, and evaluation of progress.
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ALL THE BEST
A conceptual line used to represent levels of mental health and mental illness that
vary from person to person and vary for a particular person over time.
Can mental health disorders be almost genetic?
Yes
Protective factors
Enhance the likelihood of positiveoutcomes and lessen the likelihood ofnegative
consequences from exposure torisk.
Risk factors
Risk factors lower likelihood of positive outcomes andincrease the likelihood of
negative outcome
Diathesis
biological predisposition
most accepted explanation for mental illness
Mental Health Parity Act
forbids health plans from placing lifetime or annual limits on mental health
coverage that are less generous than those placed on medical or surgical benefits
Freud believes that mental illness derives from
childhood trauma
1
,primitive part of personality present at birth, impulsive
Kinda like a baby
selfish
ID
part has been modified by external influences,mediates, decision maker
guilt
Ego
develops around ages 3-5 ,moral aspect ofthe personality, controls id's impulses.
The "shoulds" a person has
Super ego
unconscious feelings a patient has towards a healthcare worker connectedto a
significant relationship in childhood
Interferes developmentally, biologically , or psychologically
Impairs ability to think, regulate emotions andmanage behaviors
Definable diagnoses
Mental illness
DSM-V
2
, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Use it to assess patients with psychiatric disorders
mental health continuum
Transference
unconscious feelings healthcare provider has towards patients connected a
significant relationship. Be aware of strong reactions to patient
Countertransference
Peplau's Theory
develop interaction between nurse and patient. (ex. nurse facilitates interpersonal
relationships)
First nurse theorist to identify the nurse-patient relationship as the foundation of
nursing practice.
Not what but with we do to the patient but with the patient
Phases of Paplau's model
Pre-orientation phase: Patient assignmentand review of the medical record.
Orientation phase: Interview, expression offeelings, determine goals.
Working phase: Gather more data, work onproblem solving, manage
symptoms,education, and evaluation of progress.
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