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NUR401 NIES – Questions With Solutions (Pass!)Affordable Care Act (ACA) Right Ans - health care law offering choices for
consumers and provides new ways to hold insurance companies accountable
agoraphobia Right Ans - an anxiety disorder characterized by a fear of
being in an open, crowded, or public place, where escape is perceived as
difficult or help not available in case of sudden incapacitation
anorexia nervosa Right Ans - a disorder of self-starvation characterized by
significant weight loss, amenorrhea, compulsive physical activity,
preoccupation with food, and a distorted body image
anosignosia Right Ans - lack of awareness, lack of insight in illness
anxiety disorders Right Ans - a group of conditions characterized by
feelings of anxiety. Anxiety disorders may be attributed to genetic makeup
and life experiences of the individual. Some of the more commonly
encountered anxiety disorders are generalized anxiety disorder, panic
disorder (sometimes accompanied by agoraphobia), phobias, obsessive-
compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (APA, 2000).
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Right Ans - team treatment
approach designed to provide comprehensive, community-based psychiatric
treatment, rehabilitation, and support to persons with serious and persistent
mental illness such as schizophrenia
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder/attention deficit disorder
(ADHD/ADD) Right Ans - a behavior disorder characterized by
developmentally inappropriate degrees of inattention, impulsiveness, and
hyperactivity
bipolar disorder Right Ans - a major mental disorder characterized by
episodes of mania, depression, or mixed mood. One or the other phase may be
predominant at any given time; one phase may appear alternately with the
other, or elements of both phases may be present simultaneously
,case management (CM) Right Ans - service to assist clients with serious
mental illness and or substance abuse problems in areas of, but not limited to,
housing, finances, social, family, medical, medication management,
transportation
Community Mental Health Centers Act (CMHCA) Right Ans - 1964
legislation providing federal support for mental health services and measures
to implement facilities to care for those who were mentally retarded and to
construct community mental health centers. CMHCA mandated
deinstitutionalization, or a halt to the long-held policy of keeping the severely
mentally ill hospitalized. The intention was to reduce long-term care of
seriously mentally ill persons by transferring treatment to the community
crisis intervention team (CIT) Right Ans - law enforcement, advocacy, and
mental health professional team programs designed to improve the way law
enforcement and the community respond to people experiencing mental
health crises
deinstitutionalization Right Ans - process of releasing patients from care in
psychiatric institutions into the community
depression Right Ans - a disorder characterized by an all-pervasive
sadness that is present much of the time
Diagnostic Statistical Manual 5 (DSM 5) Right Ans - standardized manual
published by the American Psychiatric Association classifying and establishing
criteria for all mental health disorders for both children and adults
generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) Right Ans - characterized by chronic,
unrealistic, and exaggerated worry and tension about one or more life
circumstances lasting 6 months or longer (APA, 2000). Symptoms of GAD
include trembling, twitching, muscle tension, headaches, irritability, sweating
or hot flashes, dyspnea, and nausea. Periods of increasing symptoms are
usually associated with life stressors or impending difficulties.
mental health consumer Right Ans - person who is under treatment for a
psychiatric illness or disorder
,mental health disparity Right Ans - disparities in access, availability, and
use of mental health services are well-established by race/ethnicity,
geography, and socioeconomic status
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act 2008 Right Ans - law
requires health insurance to cover treatment for mental illness on the same
terms and conditions as physical illness
mental health Right Ans - absence of mental disorders and the ability for
social and occupational functioning
mental illness Right Ans - includes all diagnosable mental disorders, those
health conditions characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or behavior
associated with distress and/or impaired functioning
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Right Ans - an anxiety disorder
characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts, ideas, and feelings of
obsessions or compulsions sufficiently severe to cause marked distress,
consume considerable time, or significantly interfere with the patient's
occupational, social, or interpersonal functioning
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Right Ans - an anxiety disorder with
set characteristic signs and symptoms that occur after a person is exposed to,
or is the victim of, a traumatic event
psychosocial rehabilitation service (PSR) Right Ans - a program in which
participants learn specific skills that foster rehabilitation and mental health
recovery
psychotropic/psychotherapeutic medications Right Ans - sometimes called
psychoactive drugs; affect the central nervous system and can cause a variety
of changes in behavior or perception
schizophrenia Right Ans - presents with (1) positive symptoms including
hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking and speech, and bizarre
behavior and (2) negative symptoms, such as flat affect, poor attention, lack of
motivation, apathy, lack of pleasure, and lack of energy. Onset typically occurs
during late adolescence and early adulthood in males and somewhat later in
, females. There is an increased risk for alcohol use, depression, suicide, and
diabetes among persons with schizophrenia.
severe emotional disorders (SED) Right Ans - specific disorders children
and adolescents whose emotional and mental disturbance severely limits
their development and welfare over a significant period of time and that
required a comprehensive and coordinated system of care in order to meet
their needs
severe mental illness (SMI) Right Ans - current or at any time during the
past year having a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder with
moderate, severe, or extreme functional behavior in specific areas of lifestyle
stigma Right Ans - associating negative qualities with having a mental
illness
Mental illnesses adversely affect achievement of social justice. Which of the
following statements related to marginalization of some populations because
of mental illness is FALSE?
About half of all inmates in jails and prisons have mental health problems.
Mental illnesses can lead to employment difficulties, which adversely affects
access to health insurance, thereby limiting treatment options.
Most mental illnesses are caused by genetic factors; therefore, problems
associated with them persist across generations and among certain racial and
ethnic groups.
Both natural and human-made disasters can adversely affect mental health;
those with limited resources appear to be more directly impacted, and the
effects persist longer. Right Ans - Most mental illnesses are caused by
genetic factors; therefore, problems associated with them persist across
generations and among certain racial and ethnic groups.
Although genetic factors most likely contribute to some mental illnesses and
in some individuals there is little information linking a specific gene to a
specific disorder. Rather, the major psychiatric disorders are complex, and
mental illnesses appear to result from a very complex interaction among
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