NU432 Exam 1 With
Correct Answers
How does mental illness compare to mental health? - ANSWER - Mental
health: the foundation for emotions, thinking, communication, learning,
resilience and self-esteem; ability to complete ADLs reflect mental health
- Mental illness: health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking,
and/or behavior; associated with distress and problems in social, work and
family activities
How are mental health disorders classified and diagnosed? - ANSWER The
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text
Revision (DSM-5-TR)
- Think of the DSM-5-TR as a dictionary. It simply provides guidelines for
symptoms and presentation over time for physicians and mental health
providers to diagnose clients.
- Its role for nurses is to recognize symptomology and begin formulating
appropriate interventions.
, What is the diathesis-stress model, and how does it apply to understanding
approaches in patient care? - ANSWER A two part-theory explaining how
mental illness develops and is exeterbated
- Diathesis: genetics or biological predisposition (family hx)
- Stress: how a change in the environment (psychological or psychological)
may precipitate someone to express symptoms of mental illness (infections,
anxiety)
Types of biases in the care of mental health patients. - ANSWER -Stereotype:
generalized about a specific group of people
-Prejudice: preconceived belief about an individual not based on facts
- Discrimination: unjust treatment of in individual or group of people based
on a category that they are perceived to be in
- Implicit: outside of one's conscious awareness
- Explicit: intentional display of behaviors of discrimination
Correct Answers
How does mental illness compare to mental health? - ANSWER - Mental
health: the foundation for emotions, thinking, communication, learning,
resilience and self-esteem; ability to complete ADLs reflect mental health
- Mental illness: health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking,
and/or behavior; associated with distress and problems in social, work and
family activities
How are mental health disorders classified and diagnosed? - ANSWER The
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text
Revision (DSM-5-TR)
- Think of the DSM-5-TR as a dictionary. It simply provides guidelines for
symptoms and presentation over time for physicians and mental health
providers to diagnose clients.
- Its role for nurses is to recognize symptomology and begin formulating
appropriate interventions.
, What is the diathesis-stress model, and how does it apply to understanding
approaches in patient care? - ANSWER A two part-theory explaining how
mental illness develops and is exeterbated
- Diathesis: genetics or biological predisposition (family hx)
- Stress: how a change in the environment (psychological or psychological)
may precipitate someone to express symptoms of mental illness (infections,
anxiety)
Types of biases in the care of mental health patients. - ANSWER -Stereotype:
generalized about a specific group of people
-Prejudice: preconceived belief about an individual not based on facts
- Discrimination: unjust treatment of in individual or group of people based
on a category that they are perceived to be in
- Implicit: outside of one's conscious awareness
- Explicit: intentional display of behaviors of discrimination
