HARTMAN'S NURSING ASSISTANT
CARE: CHAPTER 20 - MENTAL
HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS; KEY
TERMS AND EXAM STUDY SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Mental health -Answer-the normal functioning of emotional and intellectual abilities
Mental illness -Answer-a disorder that affects a person's ability to function and often
causes inappropriate behavior, confusion, disorientation, agitation, and anxiety are
common symptoms
Situation response -Answer-a temporary condition that has symptoms like those of
mental illness; possible causes include a personal crisis, temporary physical
changes in the brain, side effects from medications, interactions among medications,
and severe changes in the environment
Fallacy -Answer-a false belief
Defense mechanisms -Answer-unconscious behaviors used to release tension or
cope with stress
Anxiety -Answer-uneasiness, worry, or fear, often about a situation or condition
Generalized anxiety disorder -Answer-an anxiety disorder that is characterized by
chronic anxiety and worry, even when there is no cause for these feelings.
Panic disorder -Answer-a disorder characterized by a person having regular panic
attacks or living with constant anxiety about having another attack
Obsessive convulsive disorder -Answer-an anxiety disorder characterized by
obsessive behavior or thoughts, which may cause the person to repeatedly perform
a behavior or routine
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) -Answer-an anxiety disorder caused by
experiencing or witnessing a traumatic experience.
Phobia -Answer-an intense, irrational fear of or anxiety about an object, place, or
situation.
Claustrophobia -Answer-the fear of being in a confined space
Depression -Answer-a type of mood disorder that causes pain, fatigue, apathy,
sadness, irritability, anxiety, sleeplessness, and loss of appetite, as well as other
symptoms; also called major depressive disorder
CARE: CHAPTER 20 - MENTAL
HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS; KEY
TERMS AND EXAM STUDY SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Mental health -Answer-the normal functioning of emotional and intellectual abilities
Mental illness -Answer-a disorder that affects a person's ability to function and often
causes inappropriate behavior, confusion, disorientation, agitation, and anxiety are
common symptoms
Situation response -Answer-a temporary condition that has symptoms like those of
mental illness; possible causes include a personal crisis, temporary physical
changes in the brain, side effects from medications, interactions among medications,
and severe changes in the environment
Fallacy -Answer-a false belief
Defense mechanisms -Answer-unconscious behaviors used to release tension or
cope with stress
Anxiety -Answer-uneasiness, worry, or fear, often about a situation or condition
Generalized anxiety disorder -Answer-an anxiety disorder that is characterized by
chronic anxiety and worry, even when there is no cause for these feelings.
Panic disorder -Answer-a disorder characterized by a person having regular panic
attacks or living with constant anxiety about having another attack
Obsessive convulsive disorder -Answer-an anxiety disorder characterized by
obsessive behavior or thoughts, which may cause the person to repeatedly perform
a behavior or routine
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) -Answer-an anxiety disorder caused by
experiencing or witnessing a traumatic experience.
Phobia -Answer-an intense, irrational fear of or anxiety about an object, place, or
situation.
Claustrophobia -Answer-the fear of being in a confined space
Depression -Answer-a type of mood disorder that causes pain, fatigue, apathy,
sadness, irritability, anxiety, sleeplessness, and loss of appetite, as well as other
symptoms; also called major depressive disorder
