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NSG3450 EXAM 1 (MENTAL HEALTH)
GUARANTEED PASS!!
How do we define mental health? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -a state in which a
person realizes their potential
-can cope w/stress, work, and contribute to society as defined by the world health
organization (WHO)
What are common traits of mentally healthy individuals? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- -rational thinking
-Communicate effectively
-Intellectual development
-resilience
-self-esteem
How do we define mental ILLNESS? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -All
psychiatric disorders that have a definable diagnosis that interfere with
development, biologically or psychologically.
-Something that impairs the ability to think, regulate emotions and manage
behaviors
What are personal factors that influence mental health and well being? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -genetics
-biologically
-ability to perspective take
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-response to social cues
-involvement in activities
-capacity to be resilient
What social/economic factors influence mental health and well-being? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -availability of resources/ basic needs
-access to health care
-family relationships
-family response to stress
What are environmental factors that influence mental health and well being? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -cultural beliefs
-accessibility of places with resources
what are protective factors? what are some examples? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- Resilience
What is Resilience? who does it develop easier in? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -
develops more easily in children
-the ability and capacity for people to secure the resources they need to support
their well being
what are risk factors for mental illness? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- enhance the
likelihood of positive outcomes and lessen the likelihood of negative consequences
from exposure to risk
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Examples of risk factors for mental illness: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -
supportive adult
-self-efficacy(belief that I have the ability to complete task & achieve goals, ability
to rely on resources (faith)
-ensure the opportunity to develop the ability to adapt and self-regulate
What is the DSM-5 and how is it used in psychiatric practice? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- -official medical guidelines of the American Association for
diagnosing psychiatric disorders
-The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition
What are the core goals of the QSEN (quality and safety education for nurses)
initiative? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -Provide patient-centered care
-work in interdisciplinary teams
-employ evidence-based practice
-Apply quality improvement
-Utilize informatics
What is the concept of transference in therapy - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Unconscious feelings a patient has TOWARDS A HEALTHCARE WORKER
connected to a significant relationship in childhood
What is the concept of countertransference in therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- -Unconscious feelings a HEALTHCARE PROVIDER HAS TOWARDS
PATIENTS connected to a significant relationship.
-Be aware of strong reactions to patients
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How does interpersonal therapy function, and when is it used? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- short-term therapy- based on the assumption that psychiatric
disorders are influenced by interpersonal relationships and social context
*short term aimed at improving relatiosnhips
What are the 3 Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- ID
Ego
Superego
ID - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- PREMATIVE
Ego - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- learn to get what we need
Superego - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- develop morals
What is Peplau's theory of interpersonal relationships? How does it relate to
nursing care? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -Foundation for the practice of
psychiatric nursing
-Focuses from what we do TO the patient to what we do WITH the patient
-Illness offers opportunities for experiential learning, personal growth, and
improved coping strategies
NSG3450 EXAM 1 (MENTAL HEALTH)
GUARANTEED PASS!!
How do we define mental health? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -a state in which a
person realizes their potential
-can cope w/stress, work, and contribute to society as defined by the world health
organization (WHO)
What are common traits of mentally healthy individuals? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- -rational thinking
-Communicate effectively
-Intellectual development
-resilience
-self-esteem
How do we define mental ILLNESS? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -All
psychiatric disorders that have a definable diagnosis that interfere with
development, biologically or psychologically.
-Something that impairs the ability to think, regulate emotions and manage
behaviors
What are personal factors that influence mental health and well being? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -genetics
-biologically
-ability to perspective take
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-response to social cues
-involvement in activities
-capacity to be resilient
What social/economic factors influence mental health and well-being? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -availability of resources/ basic needs
-access to health care
-family relationships
-family response to stress
What are environmental factors that influence mental health and well being? -
CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -cultural beliefs
-accessibility of places with resources
what are protective factors? what are some examples? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- Resilience
What is Resilience? who does it develop easier in? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -
develops more easily in children
-the ability and capacity for people to secure the resources they need to support
their well being
what are risk factors for mental illness? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- enhance the
likelihood of positive outcomes and lessen the likelihood of negative consequences
from exposure to risk
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Examples of risk factors for mental illness: - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -
supportive adult
-self-efficacy(belief that I have the ability to complete task & achieve goals, ability
to rely on resources (faith)
-ensure the opportunity to develop the ability to adapt and self-regulate
What is the DSM-5 and how is it used in psychiatric practice? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- -official medical guidelines of the American Association for
diagnosing psychiatric disorders
-The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition
What are the core goals of the QSEN (quality and safety education for nurses)
initiative? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -Provide patient-centered care
-work in interdisciplinary teams
-employ evidence-based practice
-Apply quality improvement
-Utilize informatics
What is the concept of transference in therapy - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔-
Unconscious feelings a patient has TOWARDS A HEALTHCARE WORKER
connected to a significant relationship in childhood
What is the concept of countertransference in therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER
✔✔- -Unconscious feelings a HEALTHCARE PROVIDER HAS TOWARDS
PATIENTS connected to a significant relationship.
-Be aware of strong reactions to patients
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How does interpersonal therapy function, and when is it used? - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- short-term therapy- based on the assumption that psychiatric
disorders are influenced by interpersonal relationships and social context
*short term aimed at improving relatiosnhips
What are the 3 Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory of personality - CORRECT
ANSWER ✔✔- ID
Ego
Superego
ID - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- PREMATIVE
Ego - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- learn to get what we need
Superego - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- develop morals
What is Peplau's theory of interpersonal relationships? How does it relate to
nursing care? - CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔- -Foundation for the practice of
psychiatric nursing
-Focuses from what we do TO the patient to what we do WITH the patient
-Illness offers opportunities for experiential learning, personal growth, and
improved coping strategies
