Mental Health Exam #1 (CH 1,2,5,8,9,3,4,6) 2024 with 100% correct answers

1. Considering the many criteria for good mental health, the nursing student has been instructed to list four of these criteria. The student's list consists of the following: (1) an appropriate perception of reality, (2) the ability to accept oneself, (3) the ability to establish relationships, (4) a need for detachment and the desire for privacy. How would the nurse evaluate the nursing student's list? 1. Excellent. All the student's criteria are correct. 2. Good. Three out of the four criteria are correct. 3. Mediocre. Two out of the four criteria are correct. 4. Poor. All four of the criteria are incorrect. ANS 1 1. Excellent. All the student's criteria are correct. There are numerous descriptors depicting the concept of good mental health. The student's list is not comprehensive, but all four criteria listed are correct reflections of good mental health. A mentally healthy individual views reality with a realistic perception based on objective data. Accepting oneself, including strengths and weaknesses, is indicative of good mental health. The ability to establish relationships by use of communication skills is essential for good mental health. Mentally healthy individuals seek time to be alone and appreciate periods of privacy. 2. Four out of four, not three out of the four criteria are correct. 3. Four out of four, not two out of the four criteria are correct. 4. All four of the criteria are correct, not incorrect. 2. Which assessment is most important when evaluating signs and symptoms of mental illness? 1. The decreased amount of creativity a client exhibits. 2. The inability to face problems within one's life. 3. The intensity of an emotional reaction. 4. The client's social and cultural norms. ANS 4 1. The amount of creativity a patient exhibits is not reflective of mental health or illness. Some individuals are innately more creative than others. 2. The inability to face a problem is not specific to mental illness. Many individuals not diagnosed with a mental illness have difficulty facing problems, such as a diabetic refusing to adhere to an American Diabetes Association diet. 3. Intensity of emotional reactions is not indicative of mental illness. Grief, an expected response to a perceived loss, can vary in intensity from person to person and be affected by cultural norms. 4. It is important when assessing for mental illness that social and cultural norms be evaluated. The context of cultural norms determines if behaviors are considered acceptable or aberrant. Belief in reincarnation can be acceptable in one culture and considered "delusional" in another.