NSG 5130 Mental Health Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Mental health is "a state of well-being in which: - Correct answer-the individual
realizes their own potential
Can cope with the normal stresses of life
Can work productively and fruitfully
And are able to make a contribution to their community" (MHCC, 2013, p.3)
Mental health and wellbeing are Influenced by: - Correct answer-Individual factors
(personal)
Interpersonal factors (relationship)
Social/cultural factors (environmental)
What we can observe when a person is mentally healthy - Correct answer-
Relationships
Maintains relationships, resolves conflicts
Communicates directly with others
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,Respects others
Effective behavior and coping
Participates in ADLs
Takes responsibility for behaviour
Uses coping techniques to address life stressors/events
Positive self-concept
Able to identify positive and challenging self attributes
Able to care for/accept self
Emotional Stability
Communicates feelings/needs
Able to regulate emotions
Mental Illness: Emotional, psychological, and social challenges evidenced by
impairments in: - Correct answer-Dissatisfying / ineffective Interpersonal
relationships
Ineffective behaviours and coping
Negative/dissatisfaction with self-concept re: characteristics, abilities,
accomplishment
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,Emotional instability
Lack of personal growth
Influencing factors - Correct answer-Individual, interpersonal, social/cultural
Ie. Determinants of health
Mental disorder - Correct answer-Medical term of a diagnosis of a mental illness
Clinically significant alteration in:
Mood and affect
Behaviour
Thinking
Cognition
Reflected in impaired functioning
Who publishes the DSM? - Correct answer-American Psychiatric Association
(APA) What it is?
Standardized classification system for diagnosing mental disorders (Box. 2.1, p.
21)
Presents defining characteristics of disorders
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, May assists in identifying the underlying causes
How nurses utilize it?
Provides a common language for HCP
Aids in understanding the reason of admission, nature of the illness
Cautions:
Diagnoses Can pathologize, stigmatize (labelling)
Ex. 2+LGBTQ community, people with DD
Culturally contextual norms
Doesn't inform about individual responses to the disorder or individual needs
Keyes' Flourishing vs Languishing Model - Correct answer-Mental health is not
the ABSENCE of mental illness/disorder (Keyes).
Mental health is the presence of something positive (WHO, 2021).
Flourishing: the presence of mental health including high levels of social and
psychological wellbeing
Languishing: the absence of mental health or few signs of it including low levels of
psychological and social wellbeing
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Questions and Answers
Mental health is "a state of well-being in which: - Correct answer-the individual
realizes their own potential
Can cope with the normal stresses of life
Can work productively and fruitfully
And are able to make a contribution to their community" (MHCC, 2013, p.3)
Mental health and wellbeing are Influenced by: - Correct answer-Individual factors
(personal)
Interpersonal factors (relationship)
Social/cultural factors (environmental)
What we can observe when a person is mentally healthy - Correct answer-
Relationships
Maintains relationships, resolves conflicts
Communicates directly with others
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,Respects others
Effective behavior and coping
Participates in ADLs
Takes responsibility for behaviour
Uses coping techniques to address life stressors/events
Positive self-concept
Able to identify positive and challenging self attributes
Able to care for/accept self
Emotional Stability
Communicates feelings/needs
Able to regulate emotions
Mental Illness: Emotional, psychological, and social challenges evidenced by
impairments in: - Correct answer-Dissatisfying / ineffective Interpersonal
relationships
Ineffective behaviours and coping
Negative/dissatisfaction with self-concept re: characteristics, abilities,
accomplishment
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,Emotional instability
Lack of personal growth
Influencing factors - Correct answer-Individual, interpersonal, social/cultural
Ie. Determinants of health
Mental disorder - Correct answer-Medical term of a diagnosis of a mental illness
Clinically significant alteration in:
Mood and affect
Behaviour
Thinking
Cognition
Reflected in impaired functioning
Who publishes the DSM? - Correct answer-American Psychiatric Association
(APA) What it is?
Standardized classification system for diagnosing mental disorders (Box. 2.1, p.
21)
Presents defining characteristics of disorders
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, May assists in identifying the underlying causes
How nurses utilize it?
Provides a common language for HCP
Aids in understanding the reason of admission, nature of the illness
Cautions:
Diagnoses Can pathologize, stigmatize (labelling)
Ex. 2+LGBTQ community, people with DD
Culturally contextual norms
Doesn't inform about individual responses to the disorder or individual needs
Keyes' Flourishing vs Languishing Model - Correct answer-Mental health is not
the ABSENCE of mental illness/disorder (Keyes).
Mental health is the presence of something positive (WHO, 2021).
Flourishing: the presence of mental health including high levels of social and
psychological wellbeing
Languishing: the absence of mental health or few signs of it including low levels of
psychological and social wellbeing
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