NR 326 Exam 1 Notes from class
questions and answers 2025-2026 update
What are the two primary Psychological adaptation to stress?-ANS>>- Anxiety
- Grief
What are the types of Grief?-ANS>>- Mild
- Moderate
- Severe
What are some feelings associated with Mild grief?-ANS>>- Feelings of Sadness
What type of disappointments are associated with Mild grief?-ANS>>- Life's everyday disappointments
What type of response is associated with Moderate Grief?-ANS>>- Neurotic responses
What type of disorders are associated with Moderate Grief?-ANS>>- Cyclothymic disorders
What is Severe Grief associated with?-ANS>>- Severe Depression
What must be met for mental health to be in good standing?-ANS>>- Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs include at the physiological needs level?-ANS>>- Food
- Shelter
- Water
- Security
What are the levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? (listed top to bottom)-ANS>>- Self-actualization
- Esteem
- Love/ Belonging
- Safety needs
,- Physiological needs
What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs include at the Safety needs level?-ANS>>Personal security
- Employment
- Resources
- Health
- Property
What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs include at the Love/ Belonging level?-ANS>>- Friendships
- Intimacy
- Family
- Sense of connection
What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs include at the Esteem level?-ANS>>- Respect
- Self-esteem
- Status
-Recognition
- Strength
- Freedom
What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs include at the Self-Actualizatoin level?-ANS>>- Desire to becom
the most that one can be!
aka
- Achieving one's full potential!
What are the 6 indicators of REFLECTION of mental health?-ANS>>- Positive attitude towards self
- Growth/ development
- Integration
- Autonomy
- Perception of reality
- Environment mastery
What is the definition of mental health?-ANS>>- The SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATION of stressors from
INTERNAL to EXTERNAL as evidenced by THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, and BEHAVIORS that are age
appropriate and congruent w/ local and cultural norms
What is the definition of Mental ILLNESS?-ANS>>- MALADAPTIVE RESPONSE to stressors from th
internal to the external environment as evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that ar
INCONGRUENT w/ local and cultural norms
,What does mental illness interfere with?-ANS>>- Social
- Occupational
- Physical functioning
What influences mental illness?-ANS>>- The individuals Culture
How does the individuals culture influence mental illness?-ANS>>- affects how individuals view menta
illness
What are some view points that a culture might hold on mental illness?-ANS>>- Incomprehensibility
- Cultural relativity
What is the definition of psychological adaptations to stress?-ANS>>- All individuals exhib
characteristics associated w/ both Mental health and mental illness at any given time
What is the definition of anxiety?-ANS>>- A feelin of discomfort and apprehension r/t to fear of impendin
danger
How does low levels of anxiety impact the individual?-ANS>>- Are adaptive qualities that can provid
motivation for survival!
When is severe anxiety problematic?-ANS>>- When individuals are unable to prevent their response from
escalating to a level that interferes w/ the ability to meet basic needs.
Who created the four levels of anxiety?-ANS>>- Peplau
What is enhances during mild anxiety?-ANS>>- Learning is enhanced
What can occur to the person who is experiencing mild anxiety?-ANS>>- person can function optimally
How is mild anxiety satisfied?-ANS>>- via the individual employing any number of coping behaviors t
satisfy their needs
What occurs to the perceptual field during Mild-to-Moderate Anxiety?-ANS>>- Perceptual fields BEGIN
to diminish
, Who identified a number of defense mechanisms for dealing with Mild-to-Moderate Anxiety?-ANS>>- Ann
Freud
What are the ego defense mechanisms for dealing with Mild-to-Moderate Anxiety?-ANS>>- Compensatio
- Denial
- Displacement
- Identification
- Intellectualization
- Rationalization
- Reaction formation
- Regression
- Sublimination
What does displacement mean as a defense mechanism?-ANS>>- The Transfer of feelings from one targe
to another that is considered less threatening or that is neutral
What is an example of Displacement defense mechanisms?-ANS>>- A patient is angry w/ his physician
does not express it, but becomes verbally abusive w/ the nurse
What does Compensation mean as a defense mechanism?-ANS>>- Covering up a real or perceive
weakness by emphasizing a trait considered more desirable
What is an example of Compensation defense mechanism?-ANS>>- A physically disabled boy unable t
participate in football, so he compensates by becoming a great scholar
What does Rationalization mean as a defense mechanism?-ANS>>- Attempting to make excuses o
formulate logical reasons to justify unacceptable feelings or behaviors
What is an example of Rationalization defense mechanisms?-ANS>>- A patient tells the rehab nurse.
drink b/c it's the only way I can deal w/ my bad marriage and my worse job"
What does Denial mean as a defense mechanism?-ANS>>- Refusing to acknowledge the existence of
real situation or the feelings associated with it?
What is an example of denial as a defense mechanism?-ANS>>- A women drinks ETOH every day an
cannot stop, failing to acknowledge that she has a problem
What does Reaction Formation mean as a defense mechanism?-ANS>>- Preventing unacceptable o
undesirable thoughts or behaviors from being expressed by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types o
behaviors
questions and answers 2025-2026 update
What are the two primary Psychological adaptation to stress?-ANS>>- Anxiety
- Grief
What are the types of Grief?-ANS>>- Mild
- Moderate
- Severe
What are some feelings associated with Mild grief?-ANS>>- Feelings of Sadness
What type of disappointments are associated with Mild grief?-ANS>>- Life's everyday disappointments
What type of response is associated with Moderate Grief?-ANS>>- Neurotic responses
What type of disorders are associated with Moderate Grief?-ANS>>- Cyclothymic disorders
What is Severe Grief associated with?-ANS>>- Severe Depression
What must be met for mental health to be in good standing?-ANS>>- Maslow's Hierarchy of needs
What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs include at the physiological needs level?-ANS>>- Food
- Shelter
- Water
- Security
What are the levels of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs? (listed top to bottom)-ANS>>- Self-actualization
- Esteem
- Love/ Belonging
- Safety needs
,- Physiological needs
What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs include at the Safety needs level?-ANS>>Personal security
- Employment
- Resources
- Health
- Property
What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs include at the Love/ Belonging level?-ANS>>- Friendships
- Intimacy
- Family
- Sense of connection
What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs include at the Esteem level?-ANS>>- Respect
- Self-esteem
- Status
-Recognition
- Strength
- Freedom
What does Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs include at the Self-Actualizatoin level?-ANS>>- Desire to becom
the most that one can be!
aka
- Achieving one's full potential!
What are the 6 indicators of REFLECTION of mental health?-ANS>>- Positive attitude towards self
- Growth/ development
- Integration
- Autonomy
- Perception of reality
- Environment mastery
What is the definition of mental health?-ANS>>- The SUCCESSFUL ADAPTATION of stressors from
INTERNAL to EXTERNAL as evidenced by THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, and BEHAVIORS that are age
appropriate and congruent w/ local and cultural norms
What is the definition of Mental ILLNESS?-ANS>>- MALADAPTIVE RESPONSE to stressors from th
internal to the external environment as evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that ar
INCONGRUENT w/ local and cultural norms
,What does mental illness interfere with?-ANS>>- Social
- Occupational
- Physical functioning
What influences mental illness?-ANS>>- The individuals Culture
How does the individuals culture influence mental illness?-ANS>>- affects how individuals view menta
illness
What are some view points that a culture might hold on mental illness?-ANS>>- Incomprehensibility
- Cultural relativity
What is the definition of psychological adaptations to stress?-ANS>>- All individuals exhib
characteristics associated w/ both Mental health and mental illness at any given time
What is the definition of anxiety?-ANS>>- A feelin of discomfort and apprehension r/t to fear of impendin
danger
How does low levels of anxiety impact the individual?-ANS>>- Are adaptive qualities that can provid
motivation for survival!
When is severe anxiety problematic?-ANS>>- When individuals are unable to prevent their response from
escalating to a level that interferes w/ the ability to meet basic needs.
Who created the four levels of anxiety?-ANS>>- Peplau
What is enhances during mild anxiety?-ANS>>- Learning is enhanced
What can occur to the person who is experiencing mild anxiety?-ANS>>- person can function optimally
How is mild anxiety satisfied?-ANS>>- via the individual employing any number of coping behaviors t
satisfy their needs
What occurs to the perceptual field during Mild-to-Moderate Anxiety?-ANS>>- Perceptual fields BEGIN
to diminish
, Who identified a number of defense mechanisms for dealing with Mild-to-Moderate Anxiety?-ANS>>- Ann
Freud
What are the ego defense mechanisms for dealing with Mild-to-Moderate Anxiety?-ANS>>- Compensatio
- Denial
- Displacement
- Identification
- Intellectualization
- Rationalization
- Reaction formation
- Regression
- Sublimination
What does displacement mean as a defense mechanism?-ANS>>- The Transfer of feelings from one targe
to another that is considered less threatening or that is neutral
What is an example of Displacement defense mechanisms?-ANS>>- A patient is angry w/ his physician
does not express it, but becomes verbally abusive w/ the nurse
What does Compensation mean as a defense mechanism?-ANS>>- Covering up a real or perceive
weakness by emphasizing a trait considered more desirable
What is an example of Compensation defense mechanism?-ANS>>- A physically disabled boy unable t
participate in football, so he compensates by becoming a great scholar
What does Rationalization mean as a defense mechanism?-ANS>>- Attempting to make excuses o
formulate logical reasons to justify unacceptable feelings or behaviors
What is an example of Rationalization defense mechanisms?-ANS>>- A patient tells the rehab nurse.
drink b/c it's the only way I can deal w/ my bad marriage and my worse job"
What does Denial mean as a defense mechanism?-ANS>>- Refusing to acknowledge the existence of
real situation or the feelings associated with it?
What is an example of denial as a defense mechanism?-ANS>>- A women drinks ETOH every day an
cannot stop, failing to acknowledge that she has a problem
What does Reaction Formation mean as a defense mechanism?-ANS>>- Preventing unacceptable o
undesirable thoughts or behaviors from being expressed by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types o
behaviors
