NURS 325 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2023 TEST BANK 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Mental health indicators: - (answer) - External (things we can see eg using alcohol)
- Internal (things you can't see eg emotional well being)
Mental health definition - (answer) "a state of well-being in which each individual is able to realize his
or her own potential, cope with normal stresses of life, work productively and fruitfully, and make a
contribution to the community"
Aspects of a mental health problem - (answer) diminished capacitiescognitive, emotional, attentional,
interpersonal, motivational, or behavioural—that interfere with a person's enjoyment of life or adversely
affect interactions with society and the environment
Mental illness definition: - (answer) Clinically significant alteration in cognition, mood or behaviour
that are coupled with significant distress and impaired functioning
3 aspects that lead to a diagnosed mental illness: - (answer) cognition, mood, behaviour
DSM-5 purpose: - (answer) Provide clinicians, educators, and researchers with a common framework
to understand and communicate about mental disorders (and culturally diverse)
Key concepts to recovery from mental illness: - (answer) - Respect for individual context and wishes•
Hope for a better future• Dignity and self-determination• Collaboration and reflection• Focus on
strengths and personal recovery
10 fundamentals of the mental health recovery process: - (answer) self directed, individual centered,
empowering, holistic, non-linear, strength-based, peer-supported, respect, responsibility, hope
Insane asylums design - (answer) - Designed as "the cure"
- Few medications available
Experimental treatments at asylums: - (answer) o Alcohol sedation
o Leeching
,NURS 325 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2023 TEST BANK 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
o Spinning
o Insulin shock therapy
o ECT
o Lobotomies (drilling holes into people's brains)
History of mental health care reform: - (answer) Denationalization and offering help in the community
instead
The history of mental health care reform was prompted by: - (answer) psychopharmacology, civil
rights, $$, research that showed problems from institutionalizing
Cornerstone for Canada's approach to mental health care - (answer) recovery and not cure
Mental status exam - (answer) Evaluating cognitive, emotional, behavioural functioning (direct and
indirect data)
Mini mental status exam - (answer) to measure severity and progression of cognitive impairment in
older adults- used for dementia. Uses registration, attention, recall, language, and ability to follow
commands
Psychosocial assessment - (answer) past life info, social patterns, sexual patterns, substance use,
coping, spirituality to develop a care plan
Culture - (answer) shared beliefs, values and practices of a group that shape their thinking and
behaviour in patterned ways
Cultural humility - (answer) understanding complex cultures, don't make assumptions, ask for
language, how to address
Concerns for when assessing children's mental status - (answer) use their caregivers, communication
appropriate for age, use interview and observation
, NURS 325 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2023 TEST BANK 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Concerns when assessing adolescent mental status - (answer) confidentiality, do not judge, must
report threats of suicide, homicide and abuse
Older adults concerns when assessing mental status - (answer) senses diminish with age, decline
varies
CAGE questionnaire for alcoholism - (answer) Ever wanted to CUT down on drinking? Are ppl
ANNOYED with your drinking? Do you feel GUILTY about drinking? Have you had a drink in the morning
EYE OPENER
Common problems in boundaries - (answer) relationship becomes social, nurse's needs are met before
the patients
Transference - (answer) Patient unconsciously and inappropriately displaces (transfers) onto the nurse
his feelings and behaviours related to significant figures in their past
Counter-transference - (answer) nurse unconsciously and inappropriately displaces feelings and
behaviours related to significant figures in his or her past onto the patient
Differences between the International Classification of Diseases and the DSM - (answer) ICD addresses
all types of illnesses and is used internationally, DSM is only psych disorders and in North America only
What problems relate to reliability when it comes to psych diagnosis - (answer) will someone receive
the same diagnosis across different tests?
Problems related to validity when it comes to psych diagnosis - (answer) Does it really capture what it
is supposed to? Eg symptoms could relate to a different problem
What is the labelling theory - (answer) dominant groups label minority groups negatively and then the
group takes on the traits and behaviours associated with the label.
Mental health indicators: - (answer) - External (things we can see eg using alcohol)
- Internal (things you can't see eg emotional well being)
Mental health definition - (answer) "a state of well-being in which each individual is able to realize his
or her own potential, cope with normal stresses of life, work productively and fruitfully, and make a
contribution to the community"
Aspects of a mental health problem - (answer) diminished capacitiescognitive, emotional, attentional,
interpersonal, motivational, or behavioural—that interfere with a person's enjoyment of life or adversely
affect interactions with society and the environment
Mental illness definition: - (answer) Clinically significant alteration in cognition, mood or behaviour
that are coupled with significant distress and impaired functioning
3 aspects that lead to a diagnosed mental illness: - (answer) cognition, mood, behaviour
DSM-5 purpose: - (answer) Provide clinicians, educators, and researchers with a common framework
to understand and communicate about mental disorders (and culturally diverse)
Key concepts to recovery from mental illness: - (answer) - Respect for individual context and wishes•
Hope for a better future• Dignity and self-determination• Collaboration and reflection• Focus on
strengths and personal recovery
10 fundamentals of the mental health recovery process: - (answer) self directed, individual centered,
empowering, holistic, non-linear, strength-based, peer-supported, respect, responsibility, hope
Insane asylums design - (answer) - Designed as "the cure"
- Few medications available
Experimental treatments at asylums: - (answer) o Alcohol sedation
o Leeching
,NURS 325 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2023 TEST BANK 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
o Spinning
o Insulin shock therapy
o ECT
o Lobotomies (drilling holes into people's brains)
History of mental health care reform: - (answer) Denationalization and offering help in the community
instead
The history of mental health care reform was prompted by: - (answer) psychopharmacology, civil
rights, $$, research that showed problems from institutionalizing
Cornerstone for Canada's approach to mental health care - (answer) recovery and not cure
Mental status exam - (answer) Evaluating cognitive, emotional, behavioural functioning (direct and
indirect data)
Mini mental status exam - (answer) to measure severity and progression of cognitive impairment in
older adults- used for dementia. Uses registration, attention, recall, language, and ability to follow
commands
Psychosocial assessment - (answer) past life info, social patterns, sexual patterns, substance use,
coping, spirituality to develop a care plan
Culture - (answer) shared beliefs, values and practices of a group that shape their thinking and
behaviour in patterned ways
Cultural humility - (answer) understanding complex cultures, don't make assumptions, ask for
language, how to address
Concerns for when assessing children's mental status - (answer) use their caregivers, communication
appropriate for age, use interview and observation
, NURS 325 FINAL EXAM LATEST 2023 TEST BANK 300 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Concerns when assessing adolescent mental status - (answer) confidentiality, do not judge, must
report threats of suicide, homicide and abuse
Older adults concerns when assessing mental status - (answer) senses diminish with age, decline
varies
CAGE questionnaire for alcoholism - (answer) Ever wanted to CUT down on drinking? Are ppl
ANNOYED with your drinking? Do you feel GUILTY about drinking? Have you had a drink in the morning
EYE OPENER
Common problems in boundaries - (answer) relationship becomes social, nurse's needs are met before
the patients
Transference - (answer) Patient unconsciously and inappropriately displaces (transfers) onto the nurse
his feelings and behaviours related to significant figures in their past
Counter-transference - (answer) nurse unconsciously and inappropriately displaces feelings and
behaviours related to significant figures in his or her past onto the patient
Differences between the International Classification of Diseases and the DSM - (answer) ICD addresses
all types of illnesses and is used internationally, DSM is only psych disorders and in North America only
What problems relate to reliability when it comes to psych diagnosis - (answer) will someone receive
the same diagnosis across different tests?
Problems related to validity when it comes to psych diagnosis - (answer) Does it really capture what it
is supposed to? Eg symptoms could relate to a different problem
What is the labelling theory - (answer) dominant groups label minority groups negatively and then the
group takes on the traits and behaviours associated with the label.
