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Guide for Exam Preparation
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It is a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellness, not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity. (WHO)
a) Health
b) Mental Health
c) Mental Illness
d) Psychology
a) Health
level of psychological well-being or an absence of mental illness
a) Health
b) Mental Health
c) Mental Illness
d) Psychology
b) Mental Health
a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that
occurs in an individual and is associated with present distress (e.g., a painful
symptom) or disability (i.e., impairment in one or more important areas of
functioning) or with a significantly increased risk of suffering death, pain,
disability, or an important loss of freedom.
a) Health
b) Mental Health
c) Mental Illness
d) Psychology
c) Mental Illness
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,Psychiatric Nursing - PRELIMS 3 2026-03-09
It affects how we think, feel, and act. It helps determine how we handle
stress, relate to others, and make choices
a) Health
b) Mental Health
c) Mental Illness
d) Psychology
b) Mental Health
It is a disorder causing people to display abnormal behavior more
consistently than most people
a) Health
b) Mental Health
c) Mental Illness
d) Psychology
c) Mental Illness
ability to solve problems, fulfill one's capacity for love and work, cope with
crises without assistance beyond the support of family or friends
a) Health
b) Mental Health
c) Mental Illness
d) Psychology
b) Mental Health
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, Psychiatric Nursing - PRELIMS 4 2026-03-09
what type of factor influences mental health that includes 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.
a) Individual or Genetic
b) Interpersonal or Childhood Experiences
c) SOCIAL/CULTURAL/LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES
a) Individual or Genetic
what type of factor influences mental health that includes effective
communication, ability to help others, intimacy, and a balance of
separateness and connectedness.
a) Individual or Genetic
b) Interpersonal or Childhood Experiences
c) SOCIAL/CULTURAL/LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES
b) Interpersonal or Childhood Experiences
what type of factor influences mental health that includes 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.
a) Individual or Genetic
b) Interpersonal or Childhood Experiences
c) SOCIAL/CULTURAL/LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES
c) SOCIAL/CULTURAL/LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES
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Psychiatric Nursing Prelims
– Practice Questions & Study
Guide for Exam Preparation
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,Psychiatric Nursing - PRELIMS 2 2026-03-09
It is a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellness, not merely the
absence of disease or infirmity. (WHO)
a) Health
b) Mental Health
c) Mental Illness
d) Psychology
a) Health
level of psychological well-being or an absence of mental illness
a) Health
b) Mental Health
c) Mental Illness
d) Psychology
b) Mental Health
a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that
occurs in an individual and is associated with present distress (e.g., a painful
symptom) or disability (i.e., impairment in one or more important areas of
functioning) or with a significantly increased risk of suffering death, pain,
disability, or an important loss of freedom.
a) Health
b) Mental Health
c) Mental Illness
d) Psychology
c) Mental Illness
Page 2 of 57 2 of 57 Psychiatric Nursing - PRELIMS.pdf
,Psychiatric Nursing - PRELIMS 3 2026-03-09
It affects how we think, feel, and act. It helps determine how we handle
stress, relate to others, and make choices
a) Health
b) Mental Health
c) Mental Illness
d) Psychology
b) Mental Health
It is a disorder causing people to display abnormal behavior more
consistently than most people
a) Health
b) Mental Health
c) Mental Illness
d) Psychology
c) Mental Illness
ability to solve problems, fulfill one's capacity for love and work, cope with
crises without assistance beyond the support of family or friends
a) Health
b) Mental Health
c) Mental Illness
d) Psychology
b) Mental Health
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, Psychiatric Nursing - PRELIMS 4 2026-03-09
what type of factor influences mental health that includes 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.
a) Individual or Genetic
b) Interpersonal or Childhood Experiences
c) SOCIAL/CULTURAL/LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES
a) Individual or Genetic
what type of factor influences mental health that includes effective
communication, ability to help others, intimacy, and a balance of
separateness and connectedness.
a) Individual or Genetic
b) Interpersonal or Childhood Experiences
c) SOCIAL/CULTURAL/LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES
b) Interpersonal or Childhood Experiences
what type of factor influences mental health that includes 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.
a) Individual or Genetic
b) Interpersonal or Childhood Experiences
c) SOCIAL/CULTURAL/LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES
c) SOCIAL/CULTURAL/LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES
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