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WKU Nursing Mental Health Exam#1 (with complete solutions)
What is the successful performance of mental functions, resulting in the
ability to engage in productive activities, enjoy fulfilling relationships, adapt
to change, and cope with adversity? - -Mental health
-What are medical conditions (dysfunctions of the brain and
neurotransmitters) that affect a person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to
relate to others, and daily functioning? - -Mental illnesses
-What is the current guidebook for categorizing and diagnosing psychiatric
mental health disorders in the US? - -DSM-5
-What does the DSM-5 provide clinicians, researchers, regulatory agencies,
health insurance companies, pharmacological companies, and policy makers
with? - -A standard language and criteria for the classification of mental
disorders
-What evolves over time and reflects changes in cultural norms, society's
expectations and values, professional biases, individual differences, and the
political climate of the time? - -Psychiatry's definition of mental health
-What is the ability to recover from or adjust successfully to trauma or
change? - -Resiliency
-What is the study of the distribution of disorders in human populations? - -
Epidemiology
-What is the proportion of a population with a mental disorder at a given
time? - -Prevalence
-Many individuals have more than one mental disorder at a time, known as?
- -Dual diagnosis or co-occurring disorders
-What legislation required insurers to offer mental health benefits at the
same level provided for medical coverage? - -Mental Health Parity Act
-What is the continuum of happiness? - -Finds life enjoyable; Optimistic
about needs being met to...
Loss of interest or pleasure; Discouraged or hopeless mood
-What is the continuum of control over behavior? - -Ability to recognize cues
and act appropriately to...
, Aggressive or violent behavior
-What is the continuum of appraisal of reality? - -Sees environment
accurately; Understands consequences to...Inaccurate perception of
environment; Hallucinations or delusions
-What is the continuum of effectiveness in work? - -Performs within abilities;
Recovery from minor fail to...
Deterioration in work performance; Inability to maintain steady employment
-What is the continuum of healthy self-concept? - -Reasonable self-
confidence; Resourcefulness to...
Lacks self-confidence; Inability to function independently
-What is the continuum of satisfying relationships? - -Stable, strong
relationships; variety of social supports to...
Unstable or intense relationships; Lack of support
-What is the continuum of effective coping strategies? - -Ability to problem
solve and cope in ways that are not harmful (deep breathing, meditation)
to... Poor coping that creates further dysfunction (substance abuse, self-
harm)
-What is a painful symptom? - -Distress
-What is impairment in one or more important areas of functioning? - -
Disability
-What appear only in particular cultures and does not appear globally in all
societies or parts of the world? - -Culture-bound syndromes
-What are some examples of culture-bound syndromes? - -Running amok
Pibloktoq
anorexia nervosa
-What is a form of mental illness in which someone (usually male) runs
around engaging in furious, almost indiscriminate violent behavior? - -
Running amok
-What is an uncontrollable desire to tear ones clothing off and expose
oneself to severe winter weather? - -Pibloktoq
-What is a disorder that entails voluntary starvation? - -anorexia nervosa
-What is defined as a collection of negative attitudes, beliefs, and thoughts
that influence public perception of the mentally ill? - -Stigma
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