NRSG 3400 Psych Quiz 1 – Practice Questions, Study Guide & Nursing Exam
Review 2026
What is mental health? - correct answer ✔✔a state of well-being in which every individual
realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work
productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community
What is mental illness? - correct answer ✔✔- refers to all psychiatric disorders that have
definable diagnoses
- dysfunctions can be related to developmental, biological or psychological disturbances in
mental functioning
What is impaired in depression? - correct answer ✔✔emotion
what is impaired in Alzheimers? - correct answer ✔✔ability to think
What is impaired in schizophrenia? - correct answer ✔✔behavioral alterations
What are some attributes of good mental health? - correct answer ✔✔- rational thinking
- effective coping
- resiliency
- self control
- self-awareness
- developmentally on task
- spiritual satisfaction
- happiness/joy
- self care
,- positive self concept
- learning and productivity
- effective communication
- meaningful relationships
How is mental health conceptualized? - correct answer ✔✔on a continuum
What are the three components of the mental health continuum? - correct answer ✔✔- well
being
- emotional problems/concerns (mild to mod distress; mild or temporary impairment)
- mental illness (marked distress; moderate, disabling. or chronic impairment)
What is considered mild impairment - correct answer ✔✔- insomnia
- lack of concentration
- lack of appetite
- mild depression, anxiety, ADD
What can be considered severe mental illness experiences? - correct answer ✔✔- altered
thinking
- altered mood/behavior
- can include depression/anxiety or major disorder
- differentiated by chronic and long term from other problems
Risk and protective factors categories of mental health/well being - correct answer ✔✔-
individual behavior and attributes
- social and economic circumstance
- environmental factors
, What is resilience? - correct answer ✔✔the ability and capacity for people to secure the
resources they need to support their well being
What us believed to be the root for most mental disorders? - correct answer ✔✔intracellular
abnormalities
Are there specific biological tests for psychiatric disorders? - correct answer ✔✔no but we can
see altered brain function
What is thorazine used for? - correct answer ✔✔it was found to have a calming effect on
agitated, out of control patients
Why did the use of thorazine lead scientists to believe disruptions were intracellular for these
disorders? - correct answer ✔✔- because if medications that alter the neurochemistry are
effective, that must mean there is an abnormality to be corrected
diathesis-stress model - correct answer ✔✔suggests that a person may be predisposed for a
mental disorder that remains unexpressed until triggered by stress
What are the 10 guiding principles of recovery? - correct answer ✔✔recovery:
1-emerges from hope
2-is person driven
3-occurs through many pathways
4-is holistic
5-is supported by peers and allies
6-is supported through relationships and social networks
7-is culturally based and influenced
Review 2026
What is mental health? - correct answer ✔✔a state of well-being in which every individual
realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work
productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to her or his community
What is mental illness? - correct answer ✔✔- refers to all psychiatric disorders that have
definable diagnoses
- dysfunctions can be related to developmental, biological or psychological disturbances in
mental functioning
What is impaired in depression? - correct answer ✔✔emotion
what is impaired in Alzheimers? - correct answer ✔✔ability to think
What is impaired in schizophrenia? - correct answer ✔✔behavioral alterations
What are some attributes of good mental health? - correct answer ✔✔- rational thinking
- effective coping
- resiliency
- self control
- self-awareness
- developmentally on task
- spiritual satisfaction
- happiness/joy
- self care
,- positive self concept
- learning and productivity
- effective communication
- meaningful relationships
How is mental health conceptualized? - correct answer ✔✔on a continuum
What are the three components of the mental health continuum? - correct answer ✔✔- well
being
- emotional problems/concerns (mild to mod distress; mild or temporary impairment)
- mental illness (marked distress; moderate, disabling. or chronic impairment)
What is considered mild impairment - correct answer ✔✔- insomnia
- lack of concentration
- lack of appetite
- mild depression, anxiety, ADD
What can be considered severe mental illness experiences? - correct answer ✔✔- altered
thinking
- altered mood/behavior
- can include depression/anxiety or major disorder
- differentiated by chronic and long term from other problems
Risk and protective factors categories of mental health/well being - correct answer ✔✔-
individual behavior and attributes
- social and economic circumstance
- environmental factors
, What is resilience? - correct answer ✔✔the ability and capacity for people to secure the
resources they need to support their well being
What us believed to be the root for most mental disorders? - correct answer ✔✔intracellular
abnormalities
Are there specific biological tests for psychiatric disorders? - correct answer ✔✔no but we can
see altered brain function
What is thorazine used for? - correct answer ✔✔it was found to have a calming effect on
agitated, out of control patients
Why did the use of thorazine lead scientists to believe disruptions were intracellular for these
disorders? - correct answer ✔✔- because if medications that alter the neurochemistry are
effective, that must mean there is an abnormality to be corrected
diathesis-stress model - correct answer ✔✔suggests that a person may be predisposed for a
mental disorder that remains unexpressed until triggered by stress
What are the 10 guiding principles of recovery? - correct answer ✔✔recovery:
1-emerges from hope
2-is person driven
3-occurs through many pathways
4-is holistic
5-is supported by peers and allies
6-is supported through relationships and social networks
7-is culturally based and influenced
