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NFDN 2007 – Unit 1 Review – NorQuest College – Mental Health Foundations, Ethics, and Neurobiology Q&A Guide

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This document contains a complete Unit 1 study guide for NFDN 2007 at NorQuest College, featuring structured questions and accurate answers on foundational mental health nursing topics. It explores mental illness history, admission processes, Canadian legislation, ethical frameworks, neurotransmitters, brain function, psychiatric treatments, social determinants of health, and trauma-informed care. The content also includes major theorists (e.g., Freud, Clarke), types of imaging (PET, MRI), and distinctions between ethics and morals—making it ideal for mental health nursing exam prep.

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NFDN 2007 | Unit 1 questions with accurate
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86% of hospitalizations for mental illness occur where? Ans✓✓✓
General hospitals.


A community treatment order (CTO) is an order for provision of:
Ans✓✓✓ Comprehensive community-based treatment of a person with
a serious mental disorder.


Abnormal dopamine levels are associated with which conditions?
Ans✓✓✓ Parkinson's and schizophrenia.


An Admission Certificate allows: Ans✓✓✓ Conveyance to a MH
facility. Detainment for a 24h period.
Assessment by physician.


At the turn of the 20th century, what was the largest killer of asylum
patients? Ans✓✓✓ TB.


Being "ethical" as a nurse requires: Ans✓✓✓ Moral courage in times of
crises.
Everyday expression of commitment to patient wellbeing.


Culture is: Ans✓✓✓ Learned values, beliefs, norms, and way of life
that influence an individual.

,Decreased GABA activity is involved in the development of: Ans✓✓✓
Seizure disorders.


Decreased norepinephrine is associated with: Ans✓✓✓ Depression.


Decreased serotonin levels are associated with: Ans✓✓✓ Depression
and insomnia.


Excessive blocking of ACh causes: Ans✓✓✓ Confusion and delirium.


Excessive norepinephrine or serotonin is associated with: Ans✓✓✓
Mania.


From which idea did the concept of moral treatment emerge? Ans✓✓✓
Psychosocial: mental disorders result from environmental and social
deprivation.


How do "feminist ethics" differ from standard ethics of care? Ans✓✓✓
Uses a political lens to look at relationships of power within individual
and societal relationships.


How does a brain injury affect the ability to function? Ans✓✓✓ Brain
trauma can cause physical and mental deficits, as well as mood and
personality changes.

, How does functional neuroimaging differ from structural imaging?
Ans✓✓✓ Measurement of active physiologic activity inside the brain.


How is recovery viewed? Ans✓✓✓ As an active, unique process.


If ACh is blocked, what effects occur? Ans✓✓✓ - Dry mouth
- Blurred vision
- Constipation
- Urinary retention
- Tachycardia


In the early 1900's, there were 2 major opposing views on mental illness.
What is the first one? Ans✓✓✓ Mental disorders have biological
origins and can be treated by biological interventions.


In the early 1900's, there were 2 major opposing views on mental illness.
What is the second one? Ans✓✓✓ Mental disorders are caused by
environmental and social stress.


In western Canada, mental nurse training schools were not established
until the ___? Ans✓✓✓ 1930's.


Loss of ACh may contribute to: Ans✓✓✓ - Memory difficulty
- Cognitive deficits

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