Chapter 1 Varcarolis Foundations of Psychiatric- Mental
Health Nursing questions with well verified answers
Clinical epidemiology - answer A broad field that examines health and illness at the
population level.
Comorbid condition - answer the presence of two or more disorders
Cultural competence - answer nurses adjust their practices to meet their patients' cultural
beliefs, practices, needs, and preferences
DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) - answer The dominant
method of categorizing and diagnosing mental illness in the US. It identifies disorders based in
specific criteria.
Diathesis-stress model - answer a diagnostic model that proposes that a disorder may
develop when an underlying biologic vulnerability is triggered by a precipitating event. diathesis
represents the biological predisposition and stress represents environmental stress or trauma- is
the most accepted explanation for mental illness. (nature plus nurture argument)
epidemiology (as applied to psychiatric-mental health) - answer is the quantitative study
of the distribution of mental disorders in human populations
incidence - answer Conveys information about the risk of contracting a disease. Refers to
the # of new cases of mental disorders in a healthy population within a given period.
mental health - answer It is a state of well-being in which individuals reach their own
potential. Cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and contribute to the
community. Mental health provides people with the capacity for rational thinking,
communication skills, learning, emotional growth, resilience, and self-esteem
Health Nursing questions with well verified answers
Clinical epidemiology - answer A broad field that examines health and illness at the
population level.
Comorbid condition - answer the presence of two or more disorders
Cultural competence - answer nurses adjust their practices to meet their patients' cultural
beliefs, practices, needs, and preferences
DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) - answer The dominant
method of categorizing and diagnosing mental illness in the US. It identifies disorders based in
specific criteria.
Diathesis-stress model - answer a diagnostic model that proposes that a disorder may
develop when an underlying biologic vulnerability is triggered by a precipitating event. diathesis
represents the biological predisposition and stress represents environmental stress or trauma- is
the most accepted explanation for mental illness. (nature plus nurture argument)
epidemiology (as applied to psychiatric-mental health) - answer is the quantitative study
of the distribution of mental disorders in human populations
incidence - answer Conveys information about the risk of contracting a disease. Refers to
the # of new cases of mental disorders in a healthy population within a given period.
mental health - answer It is a state of well-being in which individuals reach their own
potential. Cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and contribute to the
community. Mental health provides people with the capacity for rational thinking,
communication skills, learning, emotional growth, resilience, and self-esteem
