psych test 1 Question and answers verified to pass
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psych test 1 Question and answers verified to pass psych test 1 - intro to PMH
psychiatric mental health nursing - correct answer nursing practice speciality committed to promoting mental health through the assessment diagnosis and treatment of behavioral problems, mental disorders, and como...
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psych test 1 - intro to PMH
psychiatric mental health nursing - correct answer ✔nursing practice
speciality committed to promoting mental health through the assessment
diagnosis and treatment of behavioral problems, mental disorders, and
comorbid conditions across the life span
mental health - correct answer ✔Emotional and psychological balance in the
pursuit of wellness and a meaningful quality of life
Important part of overall health
Impossible to be healthy without being "mentally healthy"
Possible to be mentally healthy and have a chronic mental disorder
mental disorders - correct answer ✔Conditions involving altered thinking,
mood, or behavior
Association with distress or impaired functioning
Criteria for diagnosis:
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5)
contains subtypes and other specifiers that further classify disorders.
No absolute boundaries
No accounting for disorders influenced by cultural factors
evidence based practice - correct answer ✔problem solving approach to
clinical decision making that involves the conscientiousness use of the best
available evidence with ones own clinical expertise and patient values and
preferences to improves outcomes
early founders - correct answer ✔florence nightingale
, linda richards
effie taylor
harriet bailey
contemporary mental health care - correct answer ✔- inadequacy and
fragmentation
- mental health: a report on the surgeon general
- recovery
- national mental health objectives
public stigma - correct answer ✔sterotypes leading to prejuice and
discrimination
negative images in media and films
label avoidance
recovery - correct answer ✔a process of change through which individuals
improve their health and wellness, live a self directed life, and strive to reach
their full potential
recovery is the expectation
culture - correct answer ✔way of life; basis of some common purpose, need
or similarity of background; totality of learned, socially transmitted beliefs,
values, and behaviors from members interpersonal transactions
acculturation - correct answer ✔socialization process; learning and adoption
of selective aspects of dominant culture
cultural identity - correct answer ✔set of cultural beliefs as standards of
behavior
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