NURS 222 QUIZ 1 (CH. 1, 2, 4, 6, 8) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | COMPLETE
NURS 222 QUIZ 1 STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Mental Health (START OF CHAPTER 1) - correct answer ✔✔the state of being comfortable with yourself,
with others, and with your surroundings
-able to recognize own potential
-cope with normal stress
-work productively
-make contribution to community
Traits of Mental Health - correct answer ✔✔Think rationally: reasonable, sensible
Communicate appropriately
Learn: gain acquired knowledge and skills
Grow emotionally: in control of thoughts and feelings
Be resilient: able to withstand or recover quickly form difficult condition
Have a healthy self-esteem: confidence in one's own worth
Mental Illness - correct answer ✔✔a disorder that affects a person's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
RELATED TO:
-developmental: language, learning, motor disorders
-biological: genetic, metabolic disorders (KRABBE DISEASE) Progressive nerve damage
-or psychological: eating disorders, post partum psychosis
Resilience - correct answer ✔✔the personal strength that helps most people cope with stress and
recover from adversity and even trauma
-ability to withstand and recover quickly from difficult situation.
-essential for recovery from illness
-connected to optimism, sense of mastery, and competence
-ability to secure resources needed to support well-being
-cope/deal/behave effectively with life challenges and stressor
Attributes of Mental Illness - correct answer ✔✔-Anergia
-Anhedonia
-Avoidance of family and friends
-Describes hearing God's voice speaking
-report consistent sadness, discouraged, and hopeless mood
-mentally healthy behavior when patient sees self as capable of achieving ideals and meeting demand
, -assessment findings in mental ilness reflect a persons cultural patterns
Nature vs. Nurture - correct answer ✔✔name for a controversy in which it is debated whether genetics
or environment is responsible for driving behavior
diathesis-stress model - correct answer ✔✔a diagnostic model that proposes that a disorder may
develop when an underlying vulnerability is coupled with a precipitating event
-Diathesis: GREEK WORD-predisposition/sensibility
-Stress: environmental stress or trauma
-most people are born with certain biological or genetic predisposition to a mental illness
-Nature vs Nurture
Cultural Concepts - correct answer ✔✔-Nurses must understand these cultural concepts because
cultural influences affect human behavior, the interpretation, and the response.
-shared patterns of beliefs, feelings, and knowledge
-Caution must be taken not to assume that all individuals who share a culture or ethnic group are the
same. This constitutes stereotyping and must be avoided. All individuals must be appreciated for their
uniqueness.
THINK ABOUT: communication patterns, physical touch, and eye contact
Mental Health Parity Act - correct answer ✔✔forbids health plans from placing lifetime or annual limits
on mental health coverage that are less generous than those placed on medical or surgical benefits
-equal coverage for mental health disorders
-passed in 2007 and 1996
Optimism - correct answer ✔✔Characteristic of a person who has a high level of resilience (the ability to
withstand quickly in any difficult situation
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) - correct answer ✔✔A classification system
that describes the features used to diagnose each recognized mental disorder and indicates how the
disorder can be distinguished from other, similar problems.
-Both are important in terms of planning for patient care and determining reimbursement for services.
DSM-5 - correct answer ✔✔the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders.
-identifies disorders based on specific criteria
1. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
2. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
NURS 222 QUIZ 1 STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
Mental Health (START OF CHAPTER 1) - correct answer ✔✔the state of being comfortable with yourself,
with others, and with your surroundings
-able to recognize own potential
-cope with normal stress
-work productively
-make contribution to community
Traits of Mental Health - correct answer ✔✔Think rationally: reasonable, sensible
Communicate appropriately
Learn: gain acquired knowledge and skills
Grow emotionally: in control of thoughts and feelings
Be resilient: able to withstand or recover quickly form difficult condition
Have a healthy self-esteem: confidence in one's own worth
Mental Illness - correct answer ✔✔a disorder that affects a person's thoughts, emotions, and behaviors
RELATED TO:
-developmental: language, learning, motor disorders
-biological: genetic, metabolic disorders (KRABBE DISEASE) Progressive nerve damage
-or psychological: eating disorders, post partum psychosis
Resilience - correct answer ✔✔the personal strength that helps most people cope with stress and
recover from adversity and even trauma
-ability to withstand and recover quickly from difficult situation.
-essential for recovery from illness
-connected to optimism, sense of mastery, and competence
-ability to secure resources needed to support well-being
-cope/deal/behave effectively with life challenges and stressor
Attributes of Mental Illness - correct answer ✔✔-Anergia
-Anhedonia
-Avoidance of family and friends
-Describes hearing God's voice speaking
-report consistent sadness, discouraged, and hopeless mood
-mentally healthy behavior when patient sees self as capable of achieving ideals and meeting demand
, -assessment findings in mental ilness reflect a persons cultural patterns
Nature vs. Nurture - correct answer ✔✔name for a controversy in which it is debated whether genetics
or environment is responsible for driving behavior
diathesis-stress model - correct answer ✔✔a diagnostic model that proposes that a disorder may
develop when an underlying vulnerability is coupled with a precipitating event
-Diathesis: GREEK WORD-predisposition/sensibility
-Stress: environmental stress or trauma
-most people are born with certain biological or genetic predisposition to a mental illness
-Nature vs Nurture
Cultural Concepts - correct answer ✔✔-Nurses must understand these cultural concepts because
cultural influences affect human behavior, the interpretation, and the response.
-shared patterns of beliefs, feelings, and knowledge
-Caution must be taken not to assume that all individuals who share a culture or ethnic group are the
same. This constitutes stereotyping and must be avoided. All individuals must be appreciated for their
uniqueness.
THINK ABOUT: communication patterns, physical touch, and eye contact
Mental Health Parity Act - correct answer ✔✔forbids health plans from placing lifetime or annual limits
on mental health coverage that are less generous than those placed on medical or surgical benefits
-equal coverage for mental health disorders
-passed in 2007 and 1996
Optimism - correct answer ✔✔Characteristic of a person who has a high level of resilience (the ability to
withstand quickly in any difficult situation
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) - correct answer ✔✔A classification system
that describes the features used to diagnose each recognized mental disorder and indicates how the
disorder can be distinguished from other, similar problems.
-Both are important in terms of planning for patient care and determining reimbursement for services.
DSM-5 - correct answer ✔✔the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders.
-identifies disorders based on specific criteria
1. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
2. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
