NUR 354 Exam 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
what is mental health? - CORRECT ANSWER -the state of well-being in which individuals
reach their own potential, cope with normal stress of life, work productively, and contribute to the
community
what is mental illness? - CORRECT ANSWER -a health condition involving changes in
emotion, thinking, behaviour, or a combination of these, associate with emotional distress and
problems functioning in social, work, or family activities
what is resilience? - CORRECT ANSWER -refers to an individual successfully adapting to
difficult or challenging life experience through mental, emotional, and behavioral flexibility and
adjustments to external and internal demands
what is resilience characterized by? - CORRECT ANSWER -ability to secure needed resources
-capacity for regulating ones own emotions and overcoming negative, self-defeating thoughts
-essential to recovery
what is the role and scope of practice of the psychiatric mental health nurse and psychiatric advanced
practice nurse (PMHNP)? - CORRECT ANSWER -promoting mental health through
assessment, diagnoses, and treatment of behavioral and mental disorders
-uses nursing, psychosocial, neurological theories and research
-work with people throughout the life span
-employed in variety of settings
what is the DSM-5-TR? - CORRECT ANSWER -the diagnostic and statistical manual of
mental disorders 5th edition
-the official medical guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association for diagnosing psychiatric
disorders
-it is based on specific criteria influenced by multi professional clinical field trials
what is good mental health? - CORRECT ANSWER -a state of well-being where you can
effectively cope with daily stressors, work productively, and maintain fulfilling relationships
, what is bad mental health? - CORRECT ANSWER -involves persistent emotional, behavioral,
or cognitive struggles that disrupt daily life, often causing distress and interfering with your ability to
function
continuum of mental health - CORRECT ANSWER -Range of behaviors associated with
positive social and emotional development, mental health problems, and mental illness.
psychoanalytic theory - CORRECT ANSWER -unconscious is the reason why we do things
and who we are
levels of awareness = *conscious, preconscious, and unconscious*
-personality structure = *Id, Ego, and superego*
conscious - CORRECT ANSWER -contains all the material a person is area of at any one time
preconscious - CORRECT ANSWER -contains material that can be retrieved rather easily
through conscious effort
unconscious - CORRECT ANSWER -includes all repressed memories, passions, and
unacceptable urges lying deep below the surface
Id - CORRECT ANSWER -pleasure principle, primary process, and instinctual
ego - CORRECT ANSWER -problem solver, first years of life, test reality and look outside of
themselves
superego - CORRECT ANSWER -moral component, ages between 3-5
psychodynamic theory - CORRECT ANSWER -newer psychoanalytic model
-focused more on her and now
-best candidates are patients that have a clear area of difficulty, are intelligent, and well-motivated for
change
-i.e. a patient that recently cheated on their spouse and they don't really know why
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
what is mental health? - CORRECT ANSWER -the state of well-being in which individuals
reach their own potential, cope with normal stress of life, work productively, and contribute to the
community
what is mental illness? - CORRECT ANSWER -a health condition involving changes in
emotion, thinking, behaviour, or a combination of these, associate with emotional distress and
problems functioning in social, work, or family activities
what is resilience? - CORRECT ANSWER -refers to an individual successfully adapting to
difficult or challenging life experience through mental, emotional, and behavioral flexibility and
adjustments to external and internal demands
what is resilience characterized by? - CORRECT ANSWER -ability to secure needed resources
-capacity for regulating ones own emotions and overcoming negative, self-defeating thoughts
-essential to recovery
what is the role and scope of practice of the psychiatric mental health nurse and psychiatric advanced
practice nurse (PMHNP)? - CORRECT ANSWER -promoting mental health through
assessment, diagnoses, and treatment of behavioral and mental disorders
-uses nursing, psychosocial, neurological theories and research
-work with people throughout the life span
-employed in variety of settings
what is the DSM-5-TR? - CORRECT ANSWER -the diagnostic and statistical manual of
mental disorders 5th edition
-the official medical guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association for diagnosing psychiatric
disorders
-it is based on specific criteria influenced by multi professional clinical field trials
what is good mental health? - CORRECT ANSWER -a state of well-being where you can
effectively cope with daily stressors, work productively, and maintain fulfilling relationships
, what is bad mental health? - CORRECT ANSWER -involves persistent emotional, behavioral,
or cognitive struggles that disrupt daily life, often causing distress and interfering with your ability to
function
continuum of mental health - CORRECT ANSWER -Range of behaviors associated with
positive social and emotional development, mental health problems, and mental illness.
psychoanalytic theory - CORRECT ANSWER -unconscious is the reason why we do things
and who we are
levels of awareness = *conscious, preconscious, and unconscious*
-personality structure = *Id, Ego, and superego*
conscious - CORRECT ANSWER -contains all the material a person is area of at any one time
preconscious - CORRECT ANSWER -contains material that can be retrieved rather easily
through conscious effort
unconscious - CORRECT ANSWER -includes all repressed memories, passions, and
unacceptable urges lying deep below the surface
Id - CORRECT ANSWER -pleasure principle, primary process, and instinctual
ego - CORRECT ANSWER -problem solver, first years of life, test reality and look outside of
themselves
superego - CORRECT ANSWER -moral component, ages between 3-5
psychodynamic theory - CORRECT ANSWER -newer psychoanalytic model
-focused more on her and now
-best candidates are patients that have a clear area of difficulty, are intelligent, and well-motivated for
change
-i.e. a patient that recently cheated on their spouse and they don't really know why
