NR 326-Mental Health Exam 1 Questions With Solutions

NR 326-Mental Health Exam 1 Questions With Solutions Mental health - ANS The successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are age appropriate and congruent with local and cultural norms. Mental illness - ANS Your mind's way of dealing w/stress in terms of anxiety & grief in a negative or positive way. Anxiety - ANS A diffuse apprehension that is vague in nature and is associated with feelings of uncertainty and helplessness. Mild anxiety - ANS Type of anxiety that is seldom a problem; learning is enhanced. Moderate anxiety - ANS Type of anxiety in which the perceptual field diminishes Severe anxiety - ANS Type of anxiety where the perceptual fields are so diminished that concentration centers on one detail only or on many extraneous details Panic anxiety - ANS The most intense state of anxiety; learning can't occur; unable to focus on even one detail. MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS - ANS 1. Physiological needs 2. Safety needs 3. Belongingness and love needs 4. Esteem needs 5. Self-actualization needs Compensation - ANS Covering up a real or perceived weakness by emphasizing a trait one considers more desirable. Rationalization - ANS Attempting to make excuses or formulate logical reasons to justify unacceptable feelings or behaviors. Denial - ANS Refusing to acknowledge the existence of a real situation or the feelings associated with it. Reaction formation** - ANS Preventing unacceptable or undesirable thoughts or behaviors from being expressed by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types of behaviors. Displacement - ANS The transfer of feelings from one target to another that is considered less threatening or that is neutral. Regression - ANS Retreating in response to stress to an earlier level of development and the comfort measures associated with that level of functioning. Identification - ANS An attempt to increase self-worth by acquiring certain attributes and characteristics of an individual one admires.