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This test bank provides verified questions and answers for CMAN 272 Exam 1, covering key mental health nursing concepts including definitions of mental health and illness, DSM-5 criteria, previous DSM multi-axial system, global functioning assessment, and etiology of mental illness. Topics focus on psychosocial and biological functioning, personality and intellectual disorders, medical and neurological conditions, psychosocial stressors, and factors influencing mental health outcomes. Designed for students preparing for CMAN 272 exams in 2026/2027, this resource supports effective study, self-assessment, and mastery of mental health nursing principles.

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Mental health - ✅✅state of well-being in which each person can reach their
potential


Mental Illness - ✅✅all psychiatric disorders that have a definable diagnosis


"health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior../
associated with. distress and/or problems functioning in social, work or family
activities"


DSM-5 - ✅✅Diagnostic and Statistical manual of mental disorders


outlines criteria used to define mental disorders (helps make diagnosis, outline a
treatment plan, predict outcomes)


represents psychosocial and biological functioning


corresponds with ICD-10 codes preceding each diagnosis in the manual


Previous DSM Axis 1 - ✅✅clinical disorders and principle disorders


(influxes diagnosis)


Previous DSM Axis II - ✅✅personality disorders or intellectual disabilities

,(influxes diagnosis)


Previous DSM Axis III - ✅✅general medical conditions or neurological problems


(influxes diagnosis)


Previous DSM Axis IV - ✅✅psychosocial and environmental stressors


(psychosocial and contextual)


Previous DSM Axis V - ✅✅Global Assessment of Functioning (0-100)


Global functioning assessment, 0-100 - ✅✅0: inadequate information


20: some danger to self or others or failing to maintain minimal hygiene or
communication impairment


40: serious symptoms, reality impairment, major impairment in several areas


60: moderarte symptoms or difficulty in functioning


80: (if present) symptoms are transient and expectable reactions to psychosocial
stressors, slight impairment in functioning

,100: superior functioning in wide range of activities, no symptoms


Etiology of mental illness - ✅✅individual dimensional traits


life story


behaviors


structural racism


environmental factors


social/economic circumstances


hormones


medical conditions


trauma


transfer of drugs across the blood brain barrier


Is mental illness a constant? - ✅✅no, it is on a continuum

, What does WHO report as the leading cause of disability worldwide? -
✅✅Depression


Top mental illnesses in the US - ✅✅depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia,
OCD


How have suicide rates changed since 2001? - ✅✅increased, especially in
veterans


5 points of PMHN scope of practice - ✅✅quality of human life and its
relationship to health


relationships between optimum psychobiologic health and feelings of self-worth,
personal integrity, self-fulfillment, and creative expression


promote basic needs


promote healthy relationships


recognize basic human needs


Psychiatric mental health nursing (PMHN) - ✅✅promoting mental health
through the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of human responses to mental
health problems and psychiatric disorders


Components of comprehensive PMHN - ✅✅biological

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