NURS 132 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.

NURS 132 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2026.




Mental health - ANS -Able to recognize own potential

-Cope with normal stress

-Work productively

-Make contribution to community



Traits of mental health - ANS Ability to:

-Think rationally

-Communicate appropriately

-Learn

-Grow emotionally

-Be resilient

-Have a healthy self-esteem



Assessing someone's mental health - ANS -Is she thinking rationally?

-What about her communication skills?

-How has she handled stress in her life in the past? (resilience)

-How does she feel about her self? (Self-esteem)

-Is she able to function as a wife, mother, daughter, employee?

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, Mental illness - ANS -Disorders with definable diagnosis

-Significant dysfunction in mental functioning related to

*Developmental

*Biological

*Physiological disturbances

-Culturally defined



Resilience - ANS -Ability and capacity to secure resources needed to support well-being

-Characterized by

*Optimism

*Sense of mastery

*Competence

-Essential to recovery



Diathesis-Stress Model - ANS -Diathesis- Biological predisposition

-Stress- Environmental stress or trauma

-Most accepted explanation for mental illness

-Combination of genetic vulnerability and negative environmental stressors



Assessing someone's mental health - ANS -Is her behavior culturally appropriate or
acceptable?

-Is she cognitively impaired?

-Any behavioral alterations?




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