NUR3678 EXAM #1 - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
WITH ACTUAL SOLUTIONS 2026
Mental health - ANS.... -our mental well-being: our emotions, our thoughts
and feelings, our ability to solve problems and overcome difficulties, our
social connections, and our understanding of the world around us.
Multifaceted: involves our emotional, psychological, and social well-being
Can be affected by genetics, brain chemistry, and experiences
Mental illness - ANS.... -marked distress, moderate to disabling or chronic
impairment
Plagued by myths and misconceptions.
Interferes with functioning- difficult to relate to others
Behavior outside social norms
Ex: stripping in public
Is an illness that affects that way people think, feel, behave, or interact with
others.
Disabilities related to happiness, control over behavior, appraisal of reality,
effectiveness in work, healthy self-concept, satisfying relationships,
effective coping strategies
Mental illness is treatable
· No consistent line exists between mental illness and - ANS.... -mental
health
,DSM-5 - ANS.... -The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (DSM-5)is the current official guidebook used by the psychiatric
community for categorizing and diagnosing psychiatric mental health
disorders in the United States
DSM-5 lists specific criteria for each psychiatric diagnosis
Mental health disorders are clinically significant behavioral and
psychological
Syndromes or patterns that are associated with distress (painful symptoms)
and
Disability (impairment in one or more important areas of functioning)
Must exceed expected and culturally defined responses to particular
events,
Such as grief after the loss of a loved one.
Diagnostic criteria usually includes a time frame
North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International (NANDA-I)
provides a common language for nursing - ANS.... --Describes a nursing
diagnosis as a clinical judgment about responses to health problems.
-Psychiatric-mental health nursing includes the diagnosis and treatment
responses to mental health problems.
Eustress - ANS.... -is considered normal and beneficial.
Distress - ANS.... -causes problems emotionally and physically
,Long term chronic stress - ANS.... -can cause physiologic harm and
emotional difficulties
Fight or flight - ANS.... -SNS
Rest and digest - ANS.... -PNS
Freezing - ANS.... -an automatic, involuntary response to a threat. In a split
second, the brain decides that freezing (rather than fighting or running
away) is the best way to survive what's happening
Deer in headlights
Relief behavior - ANS.... -defense mechanisms
Individual coping responses
Spiritual/cultural supports
Social support network
Alertness heightened: stress - ANS.... --circulating adrenaline increases:
increased HR, bloodflow, BP, Respirations,
-brain stimulates hypothalamus, which stimulates ANS, SNS signals
adrenal system, epinephrine (adrenaline) is released, pituitary releases
ACTH
Stress signaling system - ANS.... --SNS: pituitary gland releases ACTH and
adrenal cortex secretes cortisol
THEN
, -Hormones secreted: adrenal medulla secretes stress hormones
(epinephrine) and they travel through bloodstream to organs
THEN
-stress response: smooth muscle or glands activate, pupils dilate, fight or
flight
Stress-reduction techniques - ANS.... --Eliciting the relaxation response
-Physical activity
-Social supports (e.g., close family ties, acquaintances, spouses, friends)
-exercise
-lower caffeine
-reframing
-sleep
Structures involved in the HPA stress response - ANS.... --epinephrine:
subsides as the threat passes
-hypothalamus stimulates the HPA axis
-CRH: travels to the pituitary gland
-ACH: travels to the adrenal glands
-cortisol is released
As anxiety decreases - ANS.... -dysfunctional behavior will frequently
decrease.
Anxiety - ANS.... --Is the most basic emotion.
-Dysfunctional behavior is often a defense against anxiety.
WITH ACTUAL SOLUTIONS 2026
Mental health - ANS.... -our mental well-being: our emotions, our thoughts
and feelings, our ability to solve problems and overcome difficulties, our
social connections, and our understanding of the world around us.
Multifaceted: involves our emotional, psychological, and social well-being
Can be affected by genetics, brain chemistry, and experiences
Mental illness - ANS.... -marked distress, moderate to disabling or chronic
impairment
Plagued by myths and misconceptions.
Interferes with functioning- difficult to relate to others
Behavior outside social norms
Ex: stripping in public
Is an illness that affects that way people think, feel, behave, or interact with
others.
Disabilities related to happiness, control over behavior, appraisal of reality,
effectiveness in work, healthy self-concept, satisfying relationships,
effective coping strategies
Mental illness is treatable
· No consistent line exists between mental illness and - ANS.... -mental
health
,DSM-5 - ANS.... -The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (DSM-5)is the current official guidebook used by the psychiatric
community for categorizing and diagnosing psychiatric mental health
disorders in the United States
DSM-5 lists specific criteria for each psychiatric diagnosis
Mental health disorders are clinically significant behavioral and
psychological
Syndromes or patterns that are associated with distress (painful symptoms)
and
Disability (impairment in one or more important areas of functioning)
Must exceed expected and culturally defined responses to particular
events,
Such as grief after the loss of a loved one.
Diagnostic criteria usually includes a time frame
North American Nursing Diagnosis Association International (NANDA-I)
provides a common language for nursing - ANS.... --Describes a nursing
diagnosis as a clinical judgment about responses to health problems.
-Psychiatric-mental health nursing includes the diagnosis and treatment
responses to mental health problems.
Eustress - ANS.... -is considered normal and beneficial.
Distress - ANS.... -causes problems emotionally and physically
,Long term chronic stress - ANS.... -can cause physiologic harm and
emotional difficulties
Fight or flight - ANS.... -SNS
Rest and digest - ANS.... -PNS
Freezing - ANS.... -an automatic, involuntary response to a threat. In a split
second, the brain decides that freezing (rather than fighting or running
away) is the best way to survive what's happening
Deer in headlights
Relief behavior - ANS.... -defense mechanisms
Individual coping responses
Spiritual/cultural supports
Social support network
Alertness heightened: stress - ANS.... --circulating adrenaline increases:
increased HR, bloodflow, BP, Respirations,
-brain stimulates hypothalamus, which stimulates ANS, SNS signals
adrenal system, epinephrine (adrenaline) is released, pituitary releases
ACTH
Stress signaling system - ANS.... --SNS: pituitary gland releases ACTH and
adrenal cortex secretes cortisol
THEN
, -Hormones secreted: adrenal medulla secretes stress hormones
(epinephrine) and they travel through bloodstream to organs
THEN
-stress response: smooth muscle or glands activate, pupils dilate, fight or
flight
Stress-reduction techniques - ANS.... --Eliciting the relaxation response
-Physical activity
-Social supports (e.g., close family ties, acquaintances, spouses, friends)
-exercise
-lower caffeine
-reframing
-sleep
Structures involved in the HPA stress response - ANS.... --epinephrine:
subsides as the threat passes
-hypothalamus stimulates the HPA axis
-CRH: travels to the pituitary gland
-ACH: travels to the adrenal glands
-cortisol is released
As anxiety decreases - ANS.... -dysfunctional behavior will frequently
decrease.
Anxiety - ANS.... --Is the most basic emotion.
-Dysfunctional behavior is often a defense against anxiety.
