MENTAL HEALTH NURSING CHAPTER 1
EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
What is the most common mental disease in people aged 65-85? - ANS Alzheimer's
Ability and capacity to secure resources needed to support well-being - ANS Resilience
A person has a high level of resilience. Which other characteristic would the nurse expect this
person to have? - ANS Optimism
Which of these mental health problems has the highest annual prevalence in the United States?
a. Schizophrenia
b. Alzheimer's
c. Major depressive disorder
d. Generalized anxiety disorder - ANS c. Major depressive disorder
A state of welling being in which each individual is able to realize his or her own potential , cope
with normal stresses of life, work productively, and make a contribution to the community. -
ANS Mental health
All mental disorders with a definable diagnoses - ANS Mental illness
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, Diathesis represents biological predisposition, and stress represents environmental stress or
trauma. It is the most accepted explanation for mental illness. - ANS Diathesis-stress model
The quantitative study of the distribution of mental disorder in human population -
ANS Epidemiology
Having more than one mental disorder at a time - ANS Comorbid condition
The number of new cases of mental disorders in a healthy population within a given period of
time - ANS Incidence
The total number of cases, new and existing, in a given population during a specific period of
time, regardless of when they became ill - ANS Prevalence
Promoting mental health through the assessment, diagnosis, and the treatment of human
responses to mental health problems and psychiatric disorders. - ANS Psychiatric mental
health nursing
Sensitivity to different cultural views regarding health, illness, and response to treatment -
ANS Cultural competence
The intervention that can be practiced by an advanced practice registered nurse in psychiatric
mental health but cannot be practiced by a basic level registered nurse is -
ANS Psychotherapy
Which statement about mental illness is true?
a. Mental illness is a matter of individual nonconformity with societal norms.
b. Mental illness is present when individual irrational and illogical behaviors occur.
c. Mental illness changes with culture, time in history, political systems, and the groups defining
it
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EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
What is the most common mental disease in people aged 65-85? - ANS Alzheimer's
Ability and capacity to secure resources needed to support well-being - ANS Resilience
A person has a high level of resilience. Which other characteristic would the nurse expect this
person to have? - ANS Optimism
Which of these mental health problems has the highest annual prevalence in the United States?
a. Schizophrenia
b. Alzheimer's
c. Major depressive disorder
d. Generalized anxiety disorder - ANS c. Major depressive disorder
A state of welling being in which each individual is able to realize his or her own potential , cope
with normal stresses of life, work productively, and make a contribution to the community. -
ANS Mental health
All mental disorders with a definable diagnoses - ANS Mental illness
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, Diathesis represents biological predisposition, and stress represents environmental stress or
trauma. It is the most accepted explanation for mental illness. - ANS Diathesis-stress model
The quantitative study of the distribution of mental disorder in human population -
ANS Epidemiology
Having more than one mental disorder at a time - ANS Comorbid condition
The number of new cases of mental disorders in a healthy population within a given period of
time - ANS Incidence
The total number of cases, new and existing, in a given population during a specific period of
time, regardless of when they became ill - ANS Prevalence
Promoting mental health through the assessment, diagnosis, and the treatment of human
responses to mental health problems and psychiatric disorders. - ANS Psychiatric mental
health nursing
Sensitivity to different cultural views regarding health, illness, and response to treatment -
ANS Cultural competence
The intervention that can be practiced by an advanced practice registered nurse in psychiatric
mental health but cannot be practiced by a basic level registered nurse is -
ANS Psychotherapy
Which statement about mental illness is true?
a. Mental illness is a matter of individual nonconformity with societal norms.
b. Mental illness is present when individual irrational and illogical behaviors occur.
c. Mental illness changes with culture, time in history, political systems, and the groups defining
it
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