UTMB Psych Exam #1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
mental health - CORRECT ANSWER - state of well being in which each individual is able
to realize his or her own potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and
make a contribution to the community
Psychiatry's definition of mental health - CORRECT ANSWER - evolves over time and is
shaped by the prevailing culture and societal values; it reflects changes in cultural norms,
societal expectations, political climates, and even reimbursement criteria by third party payers
mental illness - CORRECT ANSWER - a clinically significant behavioral or psychological
syndrome marked by patients distress or disabililty or the risk of suffering disability or loss or
freedom
mental health continuum - CORRECT ANSWER - a conceptual line used to represent
levels of mental health and mental illness that vary from person to person and vary for a
particular person over time
Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) - CORRECT ANSWER - a listing of research
based nursing intervention labels that provides standardization of expected nursing interventions
Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) - CORRECT ANSWER - a classification system
that defines and describes patient outcomes to nursing interventions
phenomena of concern - CORRECT ANSWER - the central interests of a particular
discipline
prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER - the total number of cases of a disease within a
population at a given time
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
mental health - CORRECT ANSWER - state of well being in which each individual is able
to realize his or her own potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and
make a contribution to the community
Psychiatry's definition of mental health - CORRECT ANSWER - evolves over time and is
shaped by the prevailing culture and societal values; it reflects changes in cultural norms,
societal expectations, political climates, and even reimbursement criteria by third party payers
mental illness - CORRECT ANSWER - a clinically significant behavioral or psychological
syndrome marked by patients distress or disabililty or the risk of suffering disability or loss or
freedom
mental health continuum - CORRECT ANSWER - a conceptual line used to represent
levels of mental health and mental illness that vary from person to person and vary for a
particular person over time
Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) - CORRECT ANSWER - a listing of research
based nursing intervention labels that provides standardization of expected nursing interventions
Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC) - CORRECT ANSWER - a classification system
that defines and describes patient outcomes to nursing interventions
phenomena of concern - CORRECT ANSWER - the central interests of a particular
discipline
prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER - the total number of cases of a disease within a
population at a given time
