NR 326-Mental Health Exam 1 questions and
answers (2025-2026 update)
Mental health - ANS>>The successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or external environment
evidenced
by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are age appropriate and congruent with local and cultural
norms.
Mental illness - ANS>>Your mind's way of dealing w/stress in terms of anxiety & grief in a negative or
positive
way.
Anxiety - ANS>>A diffuse apprehension that is vague in nature and is associated with feelings of
uncertainty and
helplessness.
Mild anxiety - ANS>>Type of anxiety that is seldom a problem; learning is enhanced.
Moderate anxiety - ANS>>Type of anxiety in which the perceptual field diminishes
Severe anxiety - ANS>>Type of anxiety where the perceptual fields are so diminished that concentration
centers on one detail only or on many extraneous details
Panic anxiety - ANS>>The most intense state of anxiety; learning can't occur; unable to focus on even
one detail.
MASLOWS HIERARCHY OF NEEDS - ANS>>1. Physiological needs 2. Safety needs 3. Belongingness
and love needs 4. Esteem needs 5. Self-actualization needs
Compensation - ANS>>Covering up a real or perceived weakness by emphasizing a trait one consider
more desirable.
, Rationalization - ANS>>Attempting to make excuses or formulate logical reasons to justify unacceptabl
feelings
or behaviors.
Denial - ANS>>Refusing to acknowledge the existence of a real situation or the feelings associated with
it.
Reaction formation** - ANS>>Preventing unacceptable or undesirable thoughts or behaviors from being
expressed
by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types of behaviors.
Displacement - ANS>>The transfer of feelings from one target to another that is considered less
threatening or that
is neutral.
Regression - ANS>>Retreating in response to stress to an earlier level of development and the comfo
measures associated with that level of functioning.
Identification - ANS>>An attempt to increase self-worth by acquiring certain attributes and
characteristics of an
individual one admires.
Repression - ANS>>Involuntarily blocking unpleasant feelings and experiences from one's awareness
Intellectualization - ANS>>An attempt to avoid expressing actual emotions associated with a stressful
situation by
using the intellectual processes of logic, reasoning, and analysis.
Sublimation - ANS>>Rechanneling of drives or impulses that are personally or socially unacceptable
into activities
that are constructive.
Introjection - ANS>>Integrating the beliefs and values of another individual into one's own ego structure
Suppression - ANS>>The voluntary blocking of unpleasant feelings and experiences from one's
awareness.
Isolation - ANS>>Separating a thought or memory from the feeling, tone, or emotion associated with it.
answers (2025-2026 update)
Mental health - ANS>>The successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or external environment
evidenced
by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are age appropriate and congruent with local and cultural
norms.
Mental illness - ANS>>Your mind's way of dealing w/stress in terms of anxiety & grief in a negative or
positive
way.
Anxiety - ANS>>A diffuse apprehension that is vague in nature and is associated with feelings of
uncertainty and
helplessness.
Mild anxiety - ANS>>Type of anxiety that is seldom a problem; learning is enhanced.
Moderate anxiety - ANS>>Type of anxiety in which the perceptual field diminishes
Severe anxiety - ANS>>Type of anxiety where the perceptual fields are so diminished that concentration
centers on one detail only or on many extraneous details
Panic anxiety - ANS>>The most intense state of anxiety; learning can't occur; unable to focus on even
one detail.
MASLOWS HIERARCHY OF NEEDS - ANS>>1. Physiological needs 2. Safety needs 3. Belongingness
and love needs 4. Esteem needs 5. Self-actualization needs
Compensation - ANS>>Covering up a real or perceived weakness by emphasizing a trait one consider
more desirable.
, Rationalization - ANS>>Attempting to make excuses or formulate logical reasons to justify unacceptabl
feelings
or behaviors.
Denial - ANS>>Refusing to acknowledge the existence of a real situation or the feelings associated with
it.
Reaction formation** - ANS>>Preventing unacceptable or undesirable thoughts or behaviors from being
expressed
by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types of behaviors.
Displacement - ANS>>The transfer of feelings from one target to another that is considered less
threatening or that
is neutral.
Regression - ANS>>Retreating in response to stress to an earlier level of development and the comfo
measures associated with that level of functioning.
Identification - ANS>>An attempt to increase self-worth by acquiring certain attributes and
characteristics of an
individual one admires.
Repression - ANS>>Involuntarily blocking unpleasant feelings and experiences from one's awareness
Intellectualization - ANS>>An attempt to avoid expressing actual emotions associated with a stressful
situation by
using the intellectual processes of logic, reasoning, and analysis.
Sublimation - ANS>>Rechanneling of drives or impulses that are personally or socially unacceptable
into activities
that are constructive.
Introjection - ANS>>Integrating the beliefs and values of another individual into one's own ego structure
Suppression - ANS>>The voluntary blocking of unpleasant feelings and experiences from one's
awareness.
Isolation - ANS>>Separating a thought or memory from the feeling, tone, or emotion associated with it.
