H360 Interactive Process Exam #1 Varcarolis
Questions With Correct Answers
mental health - ANSWER the state of well-being in which each individual is able
to realize their own potential to cope with norma stresses of life, work
productively and fruitfully, and make a contribution to the community
mental illness - ANSWER all psychiatric disorders that have definable diagnosis
that manifested in significant dysfunctions that may be related to
developmental, biological, or psychological disturbances in mental functioning
mental health continuum - ANSWER Mental Health and Mental Illness occupy
opposite ends of the mental health continuum. The midpoint on the continuum
represents normal mental health.
Attributes of mental health - ANSWER self-care
positive self-concept
learning and productivity
effective communication
meaningful relationships
rational thinking
effective coping
resiliency
self-control
self-awareness
developmentally on task
spiritual satisfaction
happiness and joy
diathesis-stress model - ANSWER suggests that a person may be predisposed
for a mental disorder that remains unexpressed until triggered by stress
biological predisposition toward having mental illness - ANSWER family history
of mental illness (NATURE)
environmental factors that may facilitate the onset of a mental illness - ANSWER
witness of violence, poverty, trauma (NURTURE)
, comorbid conditions - ANSWER two or more medical conditions existing
simultaneously
Incidence - ANSWER conveys infromation about the risk of contracting a
disease
prevalence - ANSWER describes the total number of cases, new and existing, in
a given population during a specific period of time, regardless of when they
became ill
Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) - ANSWER developed by the Iowa
Outcomes Project and presents the first comprehensive standardized language
used to describe the patient outcomes that are responsive to nursing
intervention
Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) - ANSWER A listing of research-based
nursing intervention labels that provides standardization of expected nursing
interventions.
psychoanalytic theory - ANSWER A theory developed by Freud that attempts to
explain personality, motivation, and mental disorders by focusing on
unconscious determinants of behavior
Sigmund Freud - ANSWER Austrian physician whose work focused on the
unconscious causes of behavior and personality formation; founded
psychoanalysis.
concious - ANSWER contains all the material a person is aware of at any one
time including perceptions, memories, thoughts, fantasies, and feelings
Preconscious - ANSWER contains material just beneath the surface of
awareness that can easily be retrieved
unconcious - ANSWER according to Freud, a reservoir of mostly unacceptable
thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories. According to contemporary
psychologists, information processing of which we are unaware.
Id - ANSWER contains a reservoir of unconscious psychic energy that,
according to Freud, strives to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive drives. The id
operates on the pleasure principle, demanding immediate gratification
Superego - ANSWER the part of personality that, according to Freud, represents
internalized ideals and provides standards for judgment (the conscience) and
for future aspirations
Questions With Correct Answers
mental health - ANSWER the state of well-being in which each individual is able
to realize their own potential to cope with norma stresses of life, work
productively and fruitfully, and make a contribution to the community
mental illness - ANSWER all psychiatric disorders that have definable diagnosis
that manifested in significant dysfunctions that may be related to
developmental, biological, or psychological disturbances in mental functioning
mental health continuum - ANSWER Mental Health and Mental Illness occupy
opposite ends of the mental health continuum. The midpoint on the continuum
represents normal mental health.
Attributes of mental health - ANSWER self-care
positive self-concept
learning and productivity
effective communication
meaningful relationships
rational thinking
effective coping
resiliency
self-control
self-awareness
developmentally on task
spiritual satisfaction
happiness and joy
diathesis-stress model - ANSWER suggests that a person may be predisposed
for a mental disorder that remains unexpressed until triggered by stress
biological predisposition toward having mental illness - ANSWER family history
of mental illness (NATURE)
environmental factors that may facilitate the onset of a mental illness - ANSWER
witness of violence, poverty, trauma (NURTURE)
, comorbid conditions - ANSWER two or more medical conditions existing
simultaneously
Incidence - ANSWER conveys infromation about the risk of contracting a
disease
prevalence - ANSWER describes the total number of cases, new and existing, in
a given population during a specific period of time, regardless of when they
became ill
Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) - ANSWER developed by the Iowa
Outcomes Project and presents the first comprehensive standardized language
used to describe the patient outcomes that are responsive to nursing
intervention
Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) - ANSWER A listing of research-based
nursing intervention labels that provides standardization of expected nursing
interventions.
psychoanalytic theory - ANSWER A theory developed by Freud that attempts to
explain personality, motivation, and mental disorders by focusing on
unconscious determinants of behavior
Sigmund Freud - ANSWER Austrian physician whose work focused on the
unconscious causes of behavior and personality formation; founded
psychoanalysis.
concious - ANSWER contains all the material a person is aware of at any one
time including perceptions, memories, thoughts, fantasies, and feelings
Preconscious - ANSWER contains material just beneath the surface of
awareness that can easily be retrieved
unconcious - ANSWER according to Freud, a reservoir of mostly unacceptable
thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories. According to contemporary
psychologists, information processing of which we are unaware.
Id - ANSWER contains a reservoir of unconscious psychic energy that,
according to Freud, strives to satisfy basic sexual and aggressive drives. The id
operates on the pleasure principle, demanding immediate gratification
Superego - ANSWER the part of personality that, according to Freud, represents
internalized ideals and provides standards for judgment (the conscience) and
for future aspirations
