Exam 1 Mental Health (Ch 1-6)
questions and answers
wellness - correct answer ✔✔ - being in a good physical and mental health
- is not the absence of disease
8 dimensions of wellness - correct answer ✔✔ - Physical
- Emotional
- Intellectual
- Social
- Spiritual
- Environmental
- Financial
- Occupational
(T/F) To be considered healthy, a person also must be mentally healthy - correct answer ✔✔
True
syndrome - correct answer ✔✔ a set of symptoms that cluster together that may have multiple
causes and may represent several different disease states
mental disorder - correct answer ✔✔ - clinically significant disturbances in cognition, emotion,
regulation or behavior
- usually associated with distress or impaired functioning
rate - correct answer ✔✔ cases in population / total cases and noncases
,Prevalence - correct answer ✔✔ total number with disorder in a population at a specified time
point prevalence - correct answer ✔✔ cases at a time /population at a time
Incidence - correct answer ✔✔ rate including only new cases occurring within defined time
period (usually one year)
Which term is used to describe the number of cases of depression in a population that is
occurring out of the entire population?
A.Rate
B.Prevalence
C.Point prevalence
Incidence - correct answer ✔✔ A
three types of stigmas that are experienced - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Public
2. Self Stigma
3. Label Avoidance
public stigma - correct answer ✔✔ common stereotypes:
- dangerous
- unpredictable
- incapable of functioning independently
- sometimes treated as if the person is responsible for their disability
self-stigma - correct answer ✔✔ - internalizing negative stereotypes
- agrees with public's negative view
,- develop low self esteem
label avoidance stigma - correct answer ✔✔ - avoid treatment or care in order to not be labeled
four dimensions that support recovery - correct answer ✔✔ health
home
purpose
community
recovery is guided by 10 fundamental principles - correct answer ✔✔ - emerges from hope
- person driven
- occurs via many pathways
- is holistic
- is supported by peers and allies
- is supported through relationship and social networks
- culturally based and influenced
- supported by addressing trauma
- involved family and community
- is based on respect
trauma - correct answer ✔✔ universal experience for people with mental and substance abuse
disorders
individual trauma - correct answer ✔✔ - results from event, series of events or set of
circumstances
- physically or emotionally harmful or life threatening with lasting adverse effects
, Recovery oriented from trauma - correct answer ✔✔ - prevent re-traumatization by exposing
individuals to triggers
- incorporates basic realization and understanding impact of trauma on individuals, families,
groups, organizations, and communities
- nurses must recognize s/s of trauma and integrate knowledge into policies, procedures and
practice
(T/F) Mental Health Recovery is the single most important goal for the mental health delivery
system - correct answer ✔✔ True
Culture - correct answer ✔✔ way of life; basis of some common purpose, need, or similarity of
background; totality of learned, socially transmitted beliefs, values, and behaviors from
members' interpersonal transactions
Acculturation - correct answer ✔✔ socialization process; learning and adoption of selective
aspects of dominant culture
cultural identity - correct answer ✔✔ set of cultural beliefs as standards of behavior
linguistic competence - correct answer ✔✔ ability to communicate and convey information to a
diverse audience for easy understanding
(T/F) Acculturation occurs when an individual begins to share common aspects of his or her
culture with others. - correct answer ✔✔ False
cultural idioms of distress - correct answer ✔✔ suffering within a cultural group
culture influences how clinets: - correct answer ✔✔ - communicate and manifest their
symptoms
questions and answers
wellness - correct answer ✔✔ - being in a good physical and mental health
- is not the absence of disease
8 dimensions of wellness - correct answer ✔✔ - Physical
- Emotional
- Intellectual
- Social
- Spiritual
- Environmental
- Financial
- Occupational
(T/F) To be considered healthy, a person also must be mentally healthy - correct answer ✔✔
True
syndrome - correct answer ✔✔ a set of symptoms that cluster together that may have multiple
causes and may represent several different disease states
mental disorder - correct answer ✔✔ - clinically significant disturbances in cognition, emotion,
regulation or behavior
- usually associated with distress or impaired functioning
rate - correct answer ✔✔ cases in population / total cases and noncases
,Prevalence - correct answer ✔✔ total number with disorder in a population at a specified time
point prevalence - correct answer ✔✔ cases at a time /population at a time
Incidence - correct answer ✔✔ rate including only new cases occurring within defined time
period (usually one year)
Which term is used to describe the number of cases of depression in a population that is
occurring out of the entire population?
A.Rate
B.Prevalence
C.Point prevalence
Incidence - correct answer ✔✔ A
three types of stigmas that are experienced - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Public
2. Self Stigma
3. Label Avoidance
public stigma - correct answer ✔✔ common stereotypes:
- dangerous
- unpredictable
- incapable of functioning independently
- sometimes treated as if the person is responsible for their disability
self-stigma - correct answer ✔✔ - internalizing negative stereotypes
- agrees with public's negative view
,- develop low self esteem
label avoidance stigma - correct answer ✔✔ - avoid treatment or care in order to not be labeled
four dimensions that support recovery - correct answer ✔✔ health
home
purpose
community
recovery is guided by 10 fundamental principles - correct answer ✔✔ - emerges from hope
- person driven
- occurs via many pathways
- is holistic
- is supported by peers and allies
- is supported through relationship and social networks
- culturally based and influenced
- supported by addressing trauma
- involved family and community
- is based on respect
trauma - correct answer ✔✔ universal experience for people with mental and substance abuse
disorders
individual trauma - correct answer ✔✔ - results from event, series of events or set of
circumstances
- physically or emotionally harmful or life threatening with lasting adverse effects
, Recovery oriented from trauma - correct answer ✔✔ - prevent re-traumatization by exposing
individuals to triggers
- incorporates basic realization and understanding impact of trauma on individuals, families,
groups, organizations, and communities
- nurses must recognize s/s of trauma and integrate knowledge into policies, procedures and
practice
(T/F) Mental Health Recovery is the single most important goal for the mental health delivery
system - correct answer ✔✔ True
Culture - correct answer ✔✔ way of life; basis of some common purpose, need, or similarity of
background; totality of learned, socially transmitted beliefs, values, and behaviors from
members' interpersonal transactions
Acculturation - correct answer ✔✔ socialization process; learning and adoption of selective
aspects of dominant culture
cultural identity - correct answer ✔✔ set of cultural beliefs as standards of behavior
linguistic competence - correct answer ✔✔ ability to communicate and convey information to a
diverse audience for easy understanding
(T/F) Acculturation occurs when an individual begins to share common aspects of his or her
culture with others. - correct answer ✔✔ False
cultural idioms of distress - correct answer ✔✔ suffering within a cultural group
culture influences how clinets: - correct answer ✔✔ - communicate and manifest their
symptoms
