NSG221 Exam With 87 Questions & Correct Answers
Mental Health Influencing Factors: Individual - ANSWER-Include a person's
biologic makeup, autonomy and independence, self-esteem, capacity for growth,
vitality, ability to find meaning in life, emotional resilience or hardiness, sense of
belonging, reality orientation, and coping or stress management abilities
Mental Health Influencing Factors: Interpersonal - ANSWER-Include effective
communication, ability to help others, intimacy, and a balance of separateness and
connectedness
Mental Health Influencing Factors: Social/Cultural - ANSWER-Include a sense of
community, access to adequate resources, intolerance of violence, support of
diversity among people, mastery of the environment, and a positive, yet realistic,
view of one's world
Mental Illness Definition - ANSWER-Disorders that affect mood, behavior, and
thinking, such as depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, and addictive
disorders.
Mental Illness Influencing Factors: Individual - ANSWER-Include biologic
makeup, intolerable or unrealistic worries or fears, inability to distinguish reality
from fantasy, intolerance of life's uncertainties, a sense of disharmony in life, and a
loss of meaning in one's life
Mental Illness Influencing Factors: Interpersonal - ANSWER-Include ineffective
communication, excessive dependency on or withdrawal from relationships, no
sense of belonging, inadequate social support, and loss of emotional control
, Mental Illness Influencing Factors: Social/Cultural - ANSWER-Include lack of
resources, violence, homelessness, poverty, an unwarranted negative view of the
world, and discrimination such as stigma, racism, classism, ageism, and sexism
Mental Health Definition - ANSWER-A state of emotional, psychological, and
social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective
behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability
Frontal Lobe Function - ANSWER-Controls the organization of thought, body
movement, memories, emotions, and moral behavior. The integration of all this
information regulates arousal, focuses attention, and enables problem-solving and
decision-making. Abnormalities in the frontal lobes are associated with
schizophrenia, ADHD, and dementia
Parietal Lobe Function - ANSWER-Interprets sensations of taste and touch and
assist in spatial orientation
Temporal Lobe Function - ANSWER-Center for the senses of smell and hearing
and for memory and emotional expression
Occipital Lobe Function - ANSWER-Assist in coordinating language generation
and visual interpretation, such as depth perception
What system in the brain affects mental health? - ANSWER-Limbic System
(Hippocampus, Amygdala, Cingulate Gyrus)
Dopamine Physiological Effect - ANSWER-Controls complex movements,
motivation, cognition; regulates emotional response
Mental Health Influencing Factors: Individual - ANSWER-Include a person's
biologic makeup, autonomy and independence, self-esteem, capacity for growth,
vitality, ability to find meaning in life, emotional resilience or hardiness, sense of
belonging, reality orientation, and coping or stress management abilities
Mental Health Influencing Factors: Interpersonal - ANSWER-Include effective
communication, ability to help others, intimacy, and a balance of separateness and
connectedness
Mental Health Influencing Factors: Social/Cultural - ANSWER-Include a sense of
community, access to adequate resources, intolerance of violence, support of
diversity among people, mastery of the environment, and a positive, yet realistic,
view of one's world
Mental Illness Definition - ANSWER-Disorders that affect mood, behavior, and
thinking, such as depression, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, and addictive
disorders.
Mental Illness Influencing Factors: Individual - ANSWER-Include biologic
makeup, intolerable or unrealistic worries or fears, inability to distinguish reality
from fantasy, intolerance of life's uncertainties, a sense of disharmony in life, and a
loss of meaning in one's life
Mental Illness Influencing Factors: Interpersonal - ANSWER-Include ineffective
communication, excessive dependency on or withdrawal from relationships, no
sense of belonging, inadequate social support, and loss of emotional control
, Mental Illness Influencing Factors: Social/Cultural - ANSWER-Include lack of
resources, violence, homelessness, poverty, an unwarranted negative view of the
world, and discrimination such as stigma, racism, classism, ageism, and sexism
Mental Health Definition - ANSWER-A state of emotional, psychological, and
social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective
behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability
Frontal Lobe Function - ANSWER-Controls the organization of thought, body
movement, memories, emotions, and moral behavior. The integration of all this
information regulates arousal, focuses attention, and enables problem-solving and
decision-making. Abnormalities in the frontal lobes are associated with
schizophrenia, ADHD, and dementia
Parietal Lobe Function - ANSWER-Interprets sensations of taste and touch and
assist in spatial orientation
Temporal Lobe Function - ANSWER-Center for the senses of smell and hearing
and for memory and emotional expression
Occipital Lobe Function - ANSWER-Assist in coordinating language generation
and visual interpretation, such as depth perception
What system in the brain affects mental health? - ANSWER-Limbic System
(Hippocampus, Amygdala, Cingulate Gyrus)
Dopamine Physiological Effect - ANSWER-Controls complex movements,
motivation, cognition; regulates emotional response
