NURS 415 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE NEW MATERIAL ONLY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | NURS 415 FINAL PRACTICE TEST
2026/2027
Does childhood trauma affect health across a lifetime? - correct answer ✔✔Yes
What are some examples of Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs)? - correct answer ✔✔- Physical, social, or
sexual abuse
- Physical or emotional neglect
- Parental mental illness, substance dependence, or incarceration
- Parental separation or divorce
- Domestic violence
- Addiction, neglect, abuse, violence, depression, poverty
What percentage of people have encountered Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs)? - correct answer
✔✔More than 68%
How much does having 5+ ACEs increase the risk of developing adverse health outcomes? - correct
answer ✔✔
How many adults have experienced 4 or more types of ACES? - correct answer ✔✔1 in 6
How many children have at least 1 ACE? - correct answer ✔✔34 million children have at least 1 ACE and
20% have more than 2
What types of risk factors influence the incidence of mental illness? - correct answer ✔✔Genetic,
biologic, and environmental
What is the cultural context of mental illness? - correct answer ✔✔- Mental health and, conversely,
mental illness are concepts bound by culture
- Understanding of what connotes mental health is shaped by social norms that evolve from generation
to generation
- Differences in incidence by race, gender, and ethnicity are evident in many mental illnesses
How is mental health defined? - correct answer ✔✔- No universally accepted definition of mental health
- For practical purposes, widely accepted parameters for what behaviors connote psychopathology must
be used to measure: incidence, morbidity, and mortality of mental illness in a population
What is the incidence of mental illness? - correct answer ✔✔1 in 5 people
What mental illness has the highest mortality rate? - correct answer ✔✔Anorexia
What are the top 3 mental health disorders? - correct answer ✔✔Anxiety, depression, PTSD
, What is the most common type of mental disorder? - correct answer ✔✔Anxiety disorders
What is the scope of mental illness? - correct answer ✔✔- There is no difference in lifetime prevalence
rates of major mental illness between developed and developing countries
- The projected lifetime risk of developing a major mental illness is highest in countries where the
population is subject to sustained violence
What type of disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide? - correct answer ✔✔Psychiatric
disorders
Approximately how much of the world's population suffers from major mental illness? - correct answer
✔✔One-third of the world suffers from major mental illness, yet almost two-thirds do not receive any
mental health treatment
What percentage of people dealing with alcoholism and addictive disorders is likely to go untreated? -
correct answer ✔✔78%
What percentage of people dealing with anxiety disorders is likely to go untreated? - correct answer
✔✔57%
What percentage of people with depression is likely to go untreated? - correct answer ✔✔56%
What percentage of people with bipolar disorder is likely to go untreated? - correct answer ✔✔50%
What has prevented many people, especially the elderly, those in rural areas, and ethnic minorities, from
receiving appropriate mental health treatment? - correct answer ✔✔- Stigma
- Inequities in mental health benefits
- Fragmentation in the delivery system
What are the 3 broad categories that major mental illness can be grouped into? - correct answer
✔✔Thought disorders
Mood disorders
Anxiety disorders
What is one of the top 10 causes of disability worldwide? - correct answer ✔✔Schizophrenia
What is schizophrenia? - correct answer ✔✔A thought disorder characterized by psychotic thinking and
profound social apathy or withdrawal
What is the epidemiology of schizophrenia? - correct answer ✔✔About 1% of the world's population
suffers from schizophrenia
- Exact etiology is unknown, however genetic studies have found a high concordance among
monozygotic twins
- Complications in pregnancy, delivery, viral infections, early childhood stress, head injuries, and cannabis
abuse have all been implicated in increasing the risk of developing schizophrenia
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | NURS 415 FINAL PRACTICE TEST
2026/2027
Does childhood trauma affect health across a lifetime? - correct answer ✔✔Yes
What are some examples of Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs)? - correct answer ✔✔- Physical, social, or
sexual abuse
- Physical or emotional neglect
- Parental mental illness, substance dependence, or incarceration
- Parental separation or divorce
- Domestic violence
- Addiction, neglect, abuse, violence, depression, poverty
What percentage of people have encountered Adverse Childhood Events (ACEs)? - correct answer
✔✔More than 68%
How much does having 5+ ACEs increase the risk of developing adverse health outcomes? - correct
answer ✔✔
How many adults have experienced 4 or more types of ACES? - correct answer ✔✔1 in 6
How many children have at least 1 ACE? - correct answer ✔✔34 million children have at least 1 ACE and
20% have more than 2
What types of risk factors influence the incidence of mental illness? - correct answer ✔✔Genetic,
biologic, and environmental
What is the cultural context of mental illness? - correct answer ✔✔- Mental health and, conversely,
mental illness are concepts bound by culture
- Understanding of what connotes mental health is shaped by social norms that evolve from generation
to generation
- Differences in incidence by race, gender, and ethnicity are evident in many mental illnesses
How is mental health defined? - correct answer ✔✔- No universally accepted definition of mental health
- For practical purposes, widely accepted parameters for what behaviors connote psychopathology must
be used to measure: incidence, morbidity, and mortality of mental illness in a population
What is the incidence of mental illness? - correct answer ✔✔1 in 5 people
What mental illness has the highest mortality rate? - correct answer ✔✔Anorexia
What are the top 3 mental health disorders? - correct answer ✔✔Anxiety, depression, PTSD
, What is the most common type of mental disorder? - correct answer ✔✔Anxiety disorders
What is the scope of mental illness? - correct answer ✔✔- There is no difference in lifetime prevalence
rates of major mental illness between developed and developing countries
- The projected lifetime risk of developing a major mental illness is highest in countries where the
population is subject to sustained violence
What type of disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide? - correct answer ✔✔Psychiatric
disorders
Approximately how much of the world's population suffers from major mental illness? - correct answer
✔✔One-third of the world suffers from major mental illness, yet almost two-thirds do not receive any
mental health treatment
What percentage of people dealing with alcoholism and addictive disorders is likely to go untreated? -
correct answer ✔✔78%
What percentage of people dealing with anxiety disorders is likely to go untreated? - correct answer
✔✔57%
What percentage of people with depression is likely to go untreated? - correct answer ✔✔56%
What percentage of people with bipolar disorder is likely to go untreated? - correct answer ✔✔50%
What has prevented many people, especially the elderly, those in rural areas, and ethnic minorities, from
receiving appropriate mental health treatment? - correct answer ✔✔- Stigma
- Inequities in mental health benefits
- Fragmentation in the delivery system
What are the 3 broad categories that major mental illness can be grouped into? - correct answer
✔✔Thought disorders
Mood disorders
Anxiety disorders
What is one of the top 10 causes of disability worldwide? - correct answer ✔✔Schizophrenia
What is schizophrenia? - correct answer ✔✔A thought disorder characterized by psychotic thinking and
profound social apathy or withdrawal
What is the epidemiology of schizophrenia? - correct answer ✔✔About 1% of the world's population
suffers from schizophrenia
- Exact etiology is unknown, however genetic studies have found a high concordance among
monozygotic twins
- Complications in pregnancy, delivery, viral infections, early childhood stress, head injuries, and cannabis
abuse have all been implicated in increasing the risk of developing schizophrenia
