Traits of Mental Health - correct answer Think rationally (most of the time)
Communicate appropriately
Learn - frontal lobe working properly
Grow emotionally
Be resilient
Healthy self-esteem
Mental health - correct answer State of well being which an individual is able to realize ...
Traits of Mental Health - correct answer Think rationally (most of the time)
Communicate appropriately
Learn - frontal lobe working properly
Grow emotionally
Be resilient
Healthy self-esteem
Mental health - correct answer State of well being which an individual is able to realize his/her own
potential, cope w/ normal stressors of life, work productively & fruitfully, & make a contribution to the
community.
Mental illness is considered to be a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome marked
by... - correct answer Patient's distress, disability, or the risk of suffering disability or loss of freedom.
Why is it important to recognize & treat mental illnesses early? - correct answer Because with each
"episode", the risk goes up 50% that they will have another episode
True or False
Mental health & mental illness can be conceptualized as points along a "Mental health continuum"? -
correct answer True
Diathesis - correct answer A biological predisposition to disorder. Also known as vulnerability. A
diathesis only causes abnormal behavior when it is combined with a stress or challenging experience.
Diathesis-Stress Model - correct answer •Most accepted explanation for mental illness
,The DSM-IV-TR states that there "is not" evidence suggesting that the symptoms & causes of a number
of disorders are influenced by cultural & ethnic factors. - correct answer False
The DSM-IV-TR states there "IS" evidence...
Resilience - correct answer Closely associated w/ the process of adapting & helps people facing
tragedies, loss, trauma, & severe stress.
This legislation made it illegal for companies w/ 50+ employees to limit annual or lifetime dollar mental
health benefits, unless they also limited benefits for physical illness. - correct answer Mental Health
Parity Act of 1996
Parity - correct answer Equality
Epidemiology - correct answer Quantitative study of distribution of mental health disorders in human
populations.
The results found in Epidemiology studies is used to.... - correct answer •Improve clinical practice
•Plan public health policies
Incidence - correct answer Number of new cases of mental disorders in a healthy population, within a
given time; example - # of NYC teens diagnosed w/ major depression between 2000-2010
Prevalence - correct answer Total number of cases, new & old, in a given population, within a given
time; example - # of OKC school teens who screen positive for major depression between 2000-2010
Annually, an estimated ____% of Americans aged 18+, about 1:5 adults, suffer from a diagnosable
mental disorder. - correct answer 21.1
Clinical epidemiology - correct answer A broad field that addresses what happens after mental health
consumers are seen by providers of clinical care; conducted in groups.
Clinical epidemiology includes:
,•Studies of the (1)_________ history of an illness
•(2)_________ screening tests
•Observational & experimental studies of (3)____________ used to treat mental health consumers -
correct answer 1-natural
2-Diagnostic
3-interventions
In the DSM-IV-TR, mental disorders are considered MANIFESTATIONS of (1)________, (2)__________, or
(3)________, dysfunctions of the individual. - correct answer 1-behavioral
2-psychological
3-biological
In the DSM-IV-TR, mental disorders are ASSOCIATED w/ (1)_______, (2)__________, or w/ a significantly
(3)_________ risk of suffering death, pain, disability, or an important loss of freedom. - correct answer
1-distress (painful symptom)
2-disability (impairment in 1 or more important areas of functioning)
3-high
DSM-IV-TR classifies the (1)_______, not the (2)______. - correct answer 1-disorder
2-people
Axis I - correct answer Mental disorder that is the focus of treatment; refers to a collection of s/s that
together constitute a particular disorder (Major depressive disorder)
, Axis V - correct answer Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF Score) (31; unable to work or respond
to family & friends)
ICD-10 - correct answer International classification of diseases
•Clinical descriptions of mental & behavior disorders
•Divided into 10 disease categories
A well defined nursing diagnosis provides the framework for (1)__________ appropriate nursing
(2)______________ for dealing w/ the patients (3)__________ to the disorder. - correct answer 1-
identifying
2-interventions
3-reaction
Psych nurse basic level interventions - correct answer •Coordinate care-coordinates implementation
of care plans
•Health teaching/maintenance-individual guidance to prevent/reduce illness or promote health (comm.
screening, parenting classes)
•Milieu therapy-Provides/structures & maintains safe/therapeutic environment, along w/
patients/families/other health prof
•Pharmacological, biological & integrative therapies-assess patient's response to meds, provides med
teaching, & shares w/ members of health care team
Psych nurse adv practice interventions - correct answer •All basic interventions plus
•Med Rx's & treatment-hosp admitting
•Psychotherapy-individual, couple, group or family therapy using evidence-based therapy & nurse-
patient relationship
•Consultation-share clinical expertise w/ nurses or other health care prof to enhance treatment of
patients
The quantitative study of the distribution of mental disorders in human populations is called
a. mortality.
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