NURS 420-Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions

NURS 420-Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions Mental Health - answerState of well-being in which individuals reach their own potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and contribute to their community -the ability to deal with stress --physical stress --psychological stress -can be defined by own individual or culture -in every setting, anywhere there is stress Traits -capacity for --rational thinking --communication skills --learning --emotional growth --resilience --self-esteem Mental Illness - answerPsychiatric disorders with definable diagnoses -significant dysfunction in mental functioning related to --developmental disturbances --biological disturbances --physiological disturbances ---thyroid issue --> depression if doesn't work properly ---trauma ---drugs (whatever you put in body) -culturally defined -when brain isn't working properly, it impacts the person on the outside too --lack of facial expression -root of most mental disorders lies in intercellular abnormalities (psychological component) Resilience - answerAbility and capacity to secure resources needed to support well-being -ability to deal with life -can be taught -characterized by --ability to secure needed resources --capacity for regulating one's own emotions and overcoming negative, self-defeating thoughts -essential to recovery -could get stuck in life if can't be this Risk and Protective Factors - answer-Resilience -social and economic circumstances --family --schools and peer groups --socioeconomic status --educational advancement -environmental factors --political climate and cultural considerations --social and economic policies Diathesis-Stress Model - answerCombination of genetic vulnerability and negative environmental stressors -most accepted explanation for mental illness -assertion --most psychiatric disorders result from a combo of genetic vulnerability and negative environmental stressors --biologic issue and environmental i