NURS 307 Midterm questions with correct
answers
Addiction - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An umbrella term that includes
substance misuse, substance abuse, substance dependence, and behavioural
addictions such as gambling, shopping, eating disorders, internet gaming, sex
addictions, etc
Mental Health - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Defined as a state of well-being in
which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the
normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to
make a contribution to her or his community
Mental health and addictions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Wide range of
disorders that affect mood, thinking, and behaviour. Examples include
depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, as well as substance use disorders
and problem gambling
Concurrent disorders - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Describes the occurrence of
at least one substance-related or addictive disorder co-occurring with one other
mental disorder.
Stigma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔refers to negative, unfavorable attitudes
and the behavior they produce; stigma is a "form of prejudice that spreads fear
and misinformation, labels individuals and perpetuates stereotypes"
,Self stigma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Unique emotional distress, loss of self-
esteem, feelings of low self-worth, loss of self-efficacy, and ultimately mental
health issues.
Social stigma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Stereotyped attitudes and prejudices
held by the public.
Structural stigma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Rules, policies, and practices of
social institutions that arbitrarily restrict the rights of, and opportunities for,
people with mental illnesses.
Systemic stigma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Key drivers of public stigma
include the widespread views that substance use and its related harms are the
result of individual choice, weakness, immorality or a lack of willpower.
Humane Treatment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A moral, compassionate, and
pleasant environment
Dorothea Dix - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Diligently investigated the
conditions of jails and the plight of mentally ill people and promoted the
building of mental hospitals
Charles K. Clarke - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Made continuous
improvements, including the introduction of nurse training for asylum
personnel
and established the Toronto Psychiatric Hospital opening in 1925
, Clifford Beers - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Wrote of his abusive experience in
several mental hospitals—A Mind That Found Itself
Early views mental health -2 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(1) the belief that
mental disorders had biologic origins;
(2) the belief that the problems were attributed to environmental and social
stresses.
Deinstitutionalization - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Decrease in inpatient
population, move to the community
6 key strategic directions to address mental health needs of Canadians -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Promote mental health across the lifespan
2. Foster recovery
3. Provide access
4. Reduce disparities
5. Work with First Nations, Inuit and metis
6. Mobilize - leadership, improve knowledge and foster collaboration
Mental Health - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Is a state of well-being in which the
individual realizes:
- Self-potential
- Copes with life stresses
- Is able to work productively and contribute to his or her society.
answers
Addiction - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔An umbrella term that includes
substance misuse, substance abuse, substance dependence, and behavioural
addictions such as gambling, shopping, eating disorders, internet gaming, sex
addictions, etc
Mental Health - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Defined as a state of well-being in
which every individual realizes his or her own potential, can cope with the
normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to
make a contribution to her or his community
Mental health and addictions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Wide range of
disorders that affect mood, thinking, and behaviour. Examples include
depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, as well as substance use disorders
and problem gambling
Concurrent disorders - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Describes the occurrence of
at least one substance-related or addictive disorder co-occurring with one other
mental disorder.
Stigma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔refers to negative, unfavorable attitudes
and the behavior they produce; stigma is a "form of prejudice that spreads fear
and misinformation, labels individuals and perpetuates stereotypes"
,Self stigma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Unique emotional distress, loss of self-
esteem, feelings of low self-worth, loss of self-efficacy, and ultimately mental
health issues.
Social stigma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Stereotyped attitudes and prejudices
held by the public.
Structural stigma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Rules, policies, and practices of
social institutions that arbitrarily restrict the rights of, and opportunities for,
people with mental illnesses.
Systemic stigma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Key drivers of public stigma
include the widespread views that substance use and its related harms are the
result of individual choice, weakness, immorality or a lack of willpower.
Humane Treatment - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A moral, compassionate, and
pleasant environment
Dorothea Dix - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Diligently investigated the
conditions of jails and the plight of mentally ill people and promoted the
building of mental hospitals
Charles K. Clarke - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Made continuous
improvements, including the introduction of nurse training for asylum
personnel
and established the Toronto Psychiatric Hospital opening in 1925
, Clifford Beers - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Wrote of his abusive experience in
several mental hospitals—A Mind That Found Itself
Early views mental health -2 - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(1) the belief that
mental disorders had biologic origins;
(2) the belief that the problems were attributed to environmental and social
stresses.
Deinstitutionalization - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Decrease in inpatient
population, move to the community
6 key strategic directions to address mental health needs of Canadians -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Promote mental health across the lifespan
2. Foster recovery
3. Provide access
4. Reduce disparities
5. Work with First Nations, Inuit and metis
6. Mobilize - leadership, improve knowledge and foster collaboration
Mental Health - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Is a state of well-being in which the
individual realizes:
- Self-potential
- Copes with life stresses
- Is able to work productively and contribute to his or her society.
