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Health Nursing, 5th Edition (Fosbre, 2024), Verified Chapters 1
- 28, Complete Newest Version
Definition of mental health according to World Health Organization - ANSWER: state
of well being in which each person is able to realize their own potential cope with
normal life stressors work productively and make contribution to community

you cannot have good mental health without - ANSWER: good physical health

definition of mental health according to society - ANSWER: evolves over time shaped
by culture and societies' values reflects changes in cultural norms and society
expectations political climates and reimbursement by 3rd party payers

When did the APA remove homosexuality from the DSM? - ANSWER: 1973

rational thinking - ANSWER: thinking logically

mental health continuum - ANSWER: 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.

self-awareness - ANSWER: knowledge of oneself

positive self-concept - ANSWER: the mental picture you have of yourself as being
equal with other people

what are traits of mental health - ANSWER: the mental health continium rational
thinking effective coping resilency self control self awareness, etc.

contributing factors to mental health and well-being - ANSWER: attributes and
behaviors social economic standards (can you pay your bills) environmental factors
(war zones, toxins, etc.)

resilence - ANSWER: the personal strength that helps most people cope with stress
and recover from adversity and even trauma
(ie if they lose their job they will get a pt job until they find a job that suits them
better)

how are resilient people - ANSWER: they are optimistic, have a sense of mastery and
are competent

resilience is essential to - ANSWER: recovery

, mrs. m. comes to the clinic reporting a feeling of hopelessness. she works full time
and is dealing with a troubled teen son and her elderly parents. she confides in you
that she can't deal with her life right now. discuss attributes you might screen for to
quickly assess her over mental health - ANSWER: any plans to hurt herself, what are
her coping mechanisms self-control resilience

what is mental health considered - ANSWER: cultural because what one cultural
might view as normal another cultural might view as mentally unstable

what is the 10th leading cause of death - ANSWER: suicide

what is dsm-v - ANSWER: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

what is mental ilness - ANSWER: a disorder with a definable diagnosis

why do nurses use the DSM-5 - ANSWER: it identify diagnoses and diagnostic criteria
to guide assessment identify nursing diagnosis plan, implement and evaluation care

cultural bound syndrome - ANSWER: Specific behaviors related to a person's culture
and not linked to a psychiatric disorder

how does the mental health continuum work - ANSWER: there are different levels
can go from severely impaired and then back to normal it is not clear cut there is a
wide variety

what psychiatric disorders are known throughout the world and not just in a certain
culture - ANSWER: schizo and bipolar

As you work through Mrs. M's assessment you evaluate her possible level of
resilience. Which other characteristic would you expect her to have?
a. Optimism
b. Patriotism
c. Aggressiveness
d. Depressed affect - ANSWER: A. Optimism

One cannot have good mental health without - ANSWER: good physical health and
vice versa

a person who has a family history of schizo is more - ANSWER: at risk for schizo this
is nature genetic vulnerability

nature v. nurture issue and mental health - ANSWER: nurture is the environment in
which you grow up in if you come from a loving family will probably not develop
schizo if grew up in abusive family you are more at risk nature is the genetic
vulnerability if there is a family history you are more at risk

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