NURS 311 EXAM 1 CH. 1-4
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS/NEWEST UPDATE
Difference between mental health vs. mental illness/disorder? - ANSWER✔✔-Mental
health: The emotional & psychological well-being of an individual.
Mental illness/disorder: Health conditions characterized by alterations in thinking,
mood, or behavior and are associated w/ distress or impaired functioning.
What is the DSM-5-TR? - ANSWER✔✔-A book that organizes psychiatric diagnosis
according to behaviors and symptom patterns.
What defines a healthy person? - ANSWER✔✔-Good physical and mental health.
What is the concept of wellness and it dimensions? - ANSWER✔✔-Good physical and
mental health characterize wellness.
Individuals can have a mental disorder and experience wellness.
Define Epidemiology - ANSWER✔✔-The study of patterns of disease distribution
within populations.
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, Define Rate - ANSWER✔✔-Cases in population/total cases and noncases
Define Incidence - ANSWER✔✔-Rate including only new cases occurring within
defined time period (usually 1 year)
Define Prevalence - ANSWER✔✔-Total number with disorder in a population at a
specified time (t).
What are the 3 ways stigma can be viewed? - ANSWER✔✔--Self Stigma
-Public Stigma
-Label Avoidance
Self Stigma - ANSWER✔✔-Person w/ mental illness shares the publics negative view of
mental illness.
Public Stigma - ANSWER✔✔-Marks a person as having a mental illness.
Label Avoidance Stigma - ANSWER✔✔-If person w/ mental illness does not seek
treatment b/c of fear of being labeled "mentally ill"
What is the single most important goals for the mental health delivery system? -
ANSWER✔✔-Mental health recovery.
What is recovery viewed as in the mental health world? - ANSWER✔✔-- Process of
changes through which individuals improve their health and wellness
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QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS/NEWEST UPDATE
Difference between mental health vs. mental illness/disorder? - ANSWER✔✔-Mental
health: The emotional & psychological well-being of an individual.
Mental illness/disorder: Health conditions characterized by alterations in thinking,
mood, or behavior and are associated w/ distress or impaired functioning.
What is the DSM-5-TR? - ANSWER✔✔-A book that organizes psychiatric diagnosis
according to behaviors and symptom patterns.
What defines a healthy person? - ANSWER✔✔-Good physical and mental health.
What is the concept of wellness and it dimensions? - ANSWER✔✔-Good physical and
mental health characterize wellness.
Individuals can have a mental disorder and experience wellness.
Define Epidemiology - ANSWER✔✔-The study of patterns of disease distribution
within populations.
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, Define Rate - ANSWER✔✔-Cases in population/total cases and noncases
Define Incidence - ANSWER✔✔-Rate including only new cases occurring within
defined time period (usually 1 year)
Define Prevalence - ANSWER✔✔-Total number with disorder in a population at a
specified time (t).
What are the 3 ways stigma can be viewed? - ANSWER✔✔--Self Stigma
-Public Stigma
-Label Avoidance
Self Stigma - ANSWER✔✔-Person w/ mental illness shares the publics negative view of
mental illness.
Public Stigma - ANSWER✔✔-Marks a person as having a mental illness.
Label Avoidance Stigma - ANSWER✔✔-If person w/ mental illness does not seek
treatment b/c of fear of being labeled "mentally ill"
What is the single most important goals for the mental health delivery system? -
ANSWER✔✔-Mental health recovery.
What is recovery viewed as in the mental health world? - ANSWER✔✔-- Process of
changes through which individuals improve their health and wellness
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