3730 Nurs Final Exam (Mental Health)
Questions and Quality Answers 2026.
mental health - Answer -Able to recognize own potential
-Cope with normal stress
-Work productively
-Make contribution to community
Traits of Mental Health - Answer Ability to think rationally,
communicate appropriately,
learn, grow emotionally,
be resilient,
have healthy self-esteem,
Realistic goals and reasonable function within the individual's role
mental illness - Answer Disorders with definable diagnosis
*Culturally Defined*
Significant dysfunction in mental functioning related to:
Developmental
Biological
Physiological disturbances
Resilience - Answer The ability and capacity to secure resources needed to support well-being
Characterized by:
ØOptimism
ØSense of mastery
ØCompetence
Essential to recovery
Incidence - Answer The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific
time.
Prevalence - Answer The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition
present in a population at a given time. (TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES)
, -6.7% of the population in 12 months have depression
Diathesis Stress Model- - Answer -Biological predisposition
-Environmental stress or trauma
- Most accepted explanation for mental illness?
---Combination of genetic vulnerability and negative environmental stressors
Assertion: - Answer Most psychiatric disorders result from a combination of genetic
vulnerability and negative environmental stressors
Social Influencea of Mental Health: (organizations) - Answer -(NAMI) National Alliance on
Mental Illness
-Surgeon General's report on mental health
- Human Genome Project
-New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
-Institute of Health
-Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative
-Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDoC) Initiative
Mental Health Parity Act (1996) - Answer Parity = Equivalence
Require insurance companies to provide equal treatment coverage for psychiatric disorders
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Answer -Coverage for most uninsured Americans
through expanded Medicaid eligibility (for very poor)
-Created health insurance exchanges to offer more choices
-"Insurance mandate" for coverage
Clinical Epidemiology - Answer Groups treated for specific mental disorders studied for:
ØNatural history of illness
ØDiagnostic screening tests
ØInterventions
Results used to describe frequency of:
ØMental disorders
ØSymptoms appearing together
Questions and Quality Answers 2026.
mental health - Answer -Able to recognize own potential
-Cope with normal stress
-Work productively
-Make contribution to community
Traits of Mental Health - Answer Ability to think rationally,
communicate appropriately,
learn, grow emotionally,
be resilient,
have healthy self-esteem,
Realistic goals and reasonable function within the individual's role
mental illness - Answer Disorders with definable diagnosis
*Culturally Defined*
Significant dysfunction in mental functioning related to:
Developmental
Biological
Physiological disturbances
Resilience - Answer The ability and capacity to secure resources needed to support well-being
Characterized by:
ØOptimism
ØSense of mastery
ØCompetence
Essential to recovery
Incidence - Answer The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific
time.
Prevalence - Answer The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition
present in a population at a given time. (TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES)
, -6.7% of the population in 12 months have depression
Diathesis Stress Model- - Answer -Biological predisposition
-Environmental stress or trauma
- Most accepted explanation for mental illness?
---Combination of genetic vulnerability and negative environmental stressors
Assertion: - Answer Most psychiatric disorders result from a combination of genetic
vulnerability and negative environmental stressors
Social Influencea of Mental Health: (organizations) - Answer -(NAMI) National Alliance on
Mental Illness
-Surgeon General's report on mental health
- Human Genome Project
-New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
-Institute of Health
-Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative
-Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDoC) Initiative
Mental Health Parity Act (1996) - Answer Parity = Equivalence
Require insurance companies to provide equal treatment coverage for psychiatric disorders
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act - Answer -Coverage for most uninsured Americans
through expanded Medicaid eligibility (for very poor)
-Created health insurance exchanges to offer more choices
-"Insurance mandate" for coverage
Clinical Epidemiology - Answer Groups treated for specific mental disorders studied for:
ØNatural history of illness
ØDiagnostic screening tests
ØInterventions
Results used to describe frequency of:
ØMental disorders
ØSymptoms appearing together
