NSG 322- TOPIC 1: INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
NURSING (CHAPTER COMPLETE FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
WITH PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025–
2026
What are the 3 areas that make up the "art" of Nursing? - correct answer -1.) Caring
2.) Attending
3.) Patient Advocacy
These attributes of nursing tend to be invisible, intangible, rarely charted, and rarely suggested
in a care plan; often marginalized, undervalues, & demeaned
What are the 3 components of the mental health continuum and what parts are considered a
mental health problem? - correct answer -1.) Well-being: no impairment
2.) Emotional problems or concerns: mild to moderate distress; mild or temporary impairments
3.) Mental illness: marked distress; moderate to disabling or chronic impairment
-2 & 3 are mental health problems
According to psychiatry's definition of mental health changes & reflects what? - correct answer
--Changes in cultural norms & society's expectations
-Values & professional biases
-Individual differences & political climate
-Psychology of women
-Issues of homosexuality
What are consequences of lack of treatment for mental health disorders? - correct answer --
$193.2 billion
, -Common causes of hospitalization
-Chronic health conditions
-High drop-out rates
-Suicide: 10th leading cause of death in the US
-18-22 veteran suicides per day
When was the first asylum established & where? - correct answer --1407
-Valencia, Spain
*Increasingly inhumane treatment such as chains & shackles
What things happened between the 1900's & the 1940's? - correct answer --Early 1900's:
'taking cures' promoted by Freud, Jung & others for neurotic disorders
-Founding of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene
-Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
-Lobotomy
-National Mental Health Act
-Introduction of Lithium to treat psychosis
What things happened between the 1950's & the 1990's? - correct answer --1950's: new drug
classes to treat psychosis; bx therapy introduced
-1960's: widespread criticism of mental health care; de-institutionalization movement;
community based mental health services; advocacy groups proliferate
-Homeless & mental health
- 7.2% of the incarcerated population overtly & seriously mentally ill
Define therapeutic communication - correct answer -Sending & receiving messages
NURSING (CHAPTER COMPLETE FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
WITH PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025–
2026
What are the 3 areas that make up the "art" of Nursing? - correct answer -1.) Caring
2.) Attending
3.) Patient Advocacy
These attributes of nursing tend to be invisible, intangible, rarely charted, and rarely suggested
in a care plan; often marginalized, undervalues, & demeaned
What are the 3 components of the mental health continuum and what parts are considered a
mental health problem? - correct answer -1.) Well-being: no impairment
2.) Emotional problems or concerns: mild to moderate distress; mild or temporary impairments
3.) Mental illness: marked distress; moderate to disabling or chronic impairment
-2 & 3 are mental health problems
According to psychiatry's definition of mental health changes & reflects what? - correct answer
--Changes in cultural norms & society's expectations
-Values & professional biases
-Individual differences & political climate
-Psychology of women
-Issues of homosexuality
What are consequences of lack of treatment for mental health disorders? - correct answer --
$193.2 billion
, -Common causes of hospitalization
-Chronic health conditions
-High drop-out rates
-Suicide: 10th leading cause of death in the US
-18-22 veteran suicides per day
When was the first asylum established & where? - correct answer --1407
-Valencia, Spain
*Increasingly inhumane treatment such as chains & shackles
What things happened between the 1900's & the 1940's? - correct answer --Early 1900's:
'taking cures' promoted by Freud, Jung & others for neurotic disorders
-Founding of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene
-Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
-Lobotomy
-National Mental Health Act
-Introduction of Lithium to treat psychosis
What things happened between the 1950's & the 1990's? - correct answer --1950's: new drug
classes to treat psychosis; bx therapy introduced
-1960's: widespread criticism of mental health care; de-institutionalization movement;
community based mental health services; advocacy groups proliferate
-Homeless & mental health
- 7.2% of the incarcerated population overtly & seriously mentally ill
Define therapeutic communication - correct answer -Sending & receiving messages
