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mental health - ✔✔the state of mental well-being in which one can cope
with the demands of daily life
mental illness - ✔✔referes to all psychiatric disorders that have definable
diagnosis
Attributes of mental health - ✔✔-rational thinking
-effective coping
-resiliency
-self-control
-self-awareness
-developmentally on task
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,-spiritual satisfaction
-happiness and joy
-self-care
-positive self-concept
learning and productivity
-effective communication
-meaningful relationships
Risk and Protective Factors - ✔✔social and economic circumstances,
environmental factors
Resiliency - ✔✔the ability to adapt effectively and recover from
disappointment, difficulty, or crisis. Optimism, sense of
mastery/competence, emotional regulation.
stigma - ✔✔the belief that overall the person is flawed, chacterized by
shunning.
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, Comorbidity - ✔✔the co-occurrence of two or more disorders in a single
individual
Incidence - ✔✔The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition
during a specific time.
Prevalence - ✔✔total number of new and existing cases in a given time
Epidemiology - ✔✔the study of the distribution of mental or physical
disorders in a population. identify high risk groupes and high risk factors.
How is the DSM used in mental health? - ✔✔helps clinicians examine
presenting problems and associated features and identifies appropriate
assessments and treatments
What is psychiatric mental health nursing - ✔✔Psychiatric mental health
nursing is the dedicated to promoting mental health through assessment,
diagnosis, and treatment of behavioral problems, mental disorders, and
comorbid disorders accross the lifespan.
phenomena of concern - ✔✔describe the 12 areas of concern that mental
health nurses focus on when caring for clients
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