FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING 6TH EDITION BY HALTER
2026 FINAL ASSESSMENT STUDY GUIDE
QUESTION BANK VERIFIED ANSWERS A+
◉ Is there a universal definition for mental health? Answer: No,
definition is always changing
◉ 3 influencing factors of Mental Health Answer: Individual
(Personal), Interpersonal (Relationships), and Social/Cultural
(Environmental)
◉ Resiliency Answer: Ability to bounce back, accomplish goals you
set, secure resources for well being.
◉ 5 general criteria for diagnosis of mental illness Answer: 1)
Dissatisfaction with characteristics, abilities, and/or
accomplishments
2) Ineffective or unsatisfying relationships
3) Dissatisfaction with one's place in the world
4) Ineffective coping skills
5) Lack of personal growth
, ◉ 3 Purposes of DSM 5 Answer: 1) Standardize nomenclature
2) Identify defining characteristics or symptoms
3) Assist in identifying underlying cause
◉ How was mental health viewed in ancient times? Answer:
Sickness as a result of displeasure of the gods, punishment for sin.
◉ How were people with mental health problems viewed in ancient
times? Answer: They were viewed as demonic or divine
◉ What was Aristotle's theory of mental illness? Answer: 4 humors
weren't balanced:
- Blood, water, yellow & black bile
◉ What happened during the Period of Enlightenment (1790s)?
Answer: Asylums were created, treatment became more morally
bound
◉ What did Dorothea Dix do? Answer: From US, began crusade to
reform the treatment of mental illness. Helped open 32 state mental
hospitals
◉ What happened during the Psychopharmacology period (1950s)?
Answer: Development of psychotropic drugs
HEALTH NURSING 6TH EDITION BY HALTER
2026 FINAL ASSESSMENT STUDY GUIDE
QUESTION BANK VERIFIED ANSWERS A+
◉ Is there a universal definition for mental health? Answer: No,
definition is always changing
◉ 3 influencing factors of Mental Health Answer: Individual
(Personal), Interpersonal (Relationships), and Social/Cultural
(Environmental)
◉ Resiliency Answer: Ability to bounce back, accomplish goals you
set, secure resources for well being.
◉ 5 general criteria for diagnosis of mental illness Answer: 1)
Dissatisfaction with characteristics, abilities, and/or
accomplishments
2) Ineffective or unsatisfying relationships
3) Dissatisfaction with one's place in the world
4) Ineffective coping skills
5) Lack of personal growth
, ◉ 3 Purposes of DSM 5 Answer: 1) Standardize nomenclature
2) Identify defining characteristics or symptoms
3) Assist in identifying underlying cause
◉ How was mental health viewed in ancient times? Answer:
Sickness as a result of displeasure of the gods, punishment for sin.
◉ How were people with mental health problems viewed in ancient
times? Answer: They were viewed as demonic or divine
◉ What was Aristotle's theory of mental illness? Answer: 4 humors
weren't balanced:
- Blood, water, yellow & black bile
◉ What happened during the Period of Enlightenment (1790s)?
Answer: Asylums were created, treatment became more morally
bound
◉ What did Dorothea Dix do? Answer: From US, began crusade to
reform the treatment of mental illness. Helped open 32 state mental
hospitals
◉ What happened during the Psychopharmacology period (1950s)?
Answer: Development of psychotropic drugs
