Mental Health Nursing Questions and
Answers 2025
Biologicallyabasedamentalaillnessa-acorrectaanswers-
aamentaladisorderacausedabyaneurotransmitteradysfunction,aabnormalabrainasrtructure,a
inheritedageneticafactors,aoraotherabiologicalacauses.aalsoacalledapsychobiologicaladisorder
Culture-relatedasyndromesa-acorrectaanswers-
theseaareamoreainfluencedabyacultureaaloneaandaareanotaseenainaallaareasaofatheaworld.
Diagnosticaandastatisticalamanualaofamentaladisordersa(DSM)A-acorrectaanswers-
theadsmaisatheamanualathataclassifiesamentaladisordersaandaisaconsideredathea"bible"aforam
entalahealthaworkersa(e.g.Apsychiatrists,apsychiatricanurses,Apsychologists,aandaothersawh
oaplanacareaforapeopleaexperiencingamentaladistress/dysfunction)
Epidemiologya-acorrectaanswers-
theaquantitativeastudyaofatheadistributionaofadisordersainaaahumanapopulation
Mentaladisordersa-acorrectaanswers-aamedicaladiseaseathataisacategorizedainatheadsm
Mentalahealtha-acorrectaanswers-
successfulaperformanceaofamentalafunctions,aresultingainatheaabilityatoaengageainaproductiv
eaactivities,aenjoyafulfillingarelationships,aandaadaptatoachangeaandacopeawithaadversity.
Mentalaillnessa-acorrectaanswers-
aamedicalaconditionathataaffectsaaaperson'sathinking,Afeeling,Amood,aabilityatoarelateatoaother
s,aandadailyafunctioning.acanabeaseenaasathearesultaofaaachainaofaeventsathataincludeaflaweda
biological,Apsychosocial,Asocial,aandaculturalaprocesses.
Mythsaandamisconceptionsa-acorrectaanswers-
incorrectathinkingaaboutasomeone'samentalahealth
Prevalencearatea-acorrectaanswers-
theaproportionaofaaapopulationawithaaamentaladisorderaataaagivenatime.
Psychiatry'sadefinitionaofanormalamentalahealtha-acorrectaanswers-
changesaoveratimeaandareflectsachangesainaculturalanorms,Asociety'sAexpectationsAandAval
ues,aprofessionalabiases,aindividualadifferences,aandaevenatheapoliticalaclimateaofatheatime.
Psychobiologicaladisordera-acorrectaanswers-
aamentaladisorderacausedabyaneurotransmitteradysfunction,aabnormalabrainasrtructure,ainh
eritedageneticafactors,aoraotherabiologicalacauses.aalsoacalledabiologicallyabasedamentalailln
ess
Resiliencya-acorrectaanswers-
theaabilityatoarecoverafromaoraadjustaeasilyatoamisfortuneaandachange.aresiliencyaisacloselyar
elatedatoatheaprocessaofaadapting
Stigma/stigmatizinga-acorrectaanswers-
stigmaaiaaanaattributeathataisadeeplyadiscreditingawhereaaapersonaisareducedfromaaawholeau
nusualapersontoaaatainted,adiscountedaone.astigmatizingacomesafromastereotyping,Alabelin
g,Aseparating,Astatus,Aloss,aandadiscriminationainaaacontextaofapoweraimbalanceaallaleadinga
toastigmatization
,OBJECTIVEA1A-
aassessamentalahealthausingatheasevenasignsaofamentalahealthaidentifiedainathisachapter.A-
acorrectaanswers-Happiness
Controlaofabehavior
Appraisalaofareality
Effective
Ainawork
Healthyaselfaconcept
Satisfyingarelationships
Effectiveacoping
OBJECTIVEA2A-
asummarizeafactorsathatacanaaffectatheamentalahealthaofaanaindividualaandatheawaysathatathe
seafactorsainfluenceaconductingaaaholisticanursingaassessment.A-acorrectaanswers--
aavailableasupportasystems:
----friends
----family
----community
-aspirituality,areligiousainfluences
-afamilyainfluences
-adevelopmentalaevents
-apersonalityatraitsaandastates
-ademographicaandageographicalocations
-anegativeainfluences
----psychosocialastressors
----poverty
----impaired/inadequateaparenting
-Acultural/subculturalabeliefsaandavalues
-aheathaparcticesaandabeliefs
-ahormonalainfluences
-abiologicalainfluences
-ainheritedafactors
-aenvironmentalaexperiences
OBJECTIVEA3A-
adiscussasomeadynamicafactorsa(includingasocialaclimate,Apolitics,aculturalabeliefs,Amyths,aa
ndabiases)athatacontributeatoamakingaaaclear-cutadefinitionaofamentalahealthaelusive.A-
acorrectaanswers--amentalaillnessaisaplaguedabyamythsaandamisconceptions.
-anoaconsistentalineaexistsabetweenamentalaillnessaandamentalahealth.
-apsychiatry'sadefinitionaofamentalahealthachangesaandareflects:
----changesainaculturalanormsaandasociety'saexpectations
----valuesaandaprofessionalabiases
----individualadifferencesaandapoliticalaclimatea
----psychologyaofawomena
----issuesaofahomosexualitya
-aallapeople:
----haveadifferentabackgroundsacultures.
----growaintellectuallyaandaemotionallyaatadifferentarates.A
, ----makeadifferentadecisionsaatadifferentatimes.A
----chooseatoaorachooseanotatoaevaluateatheirabehaviors.A
----growawithinathemselves.A
----haveaorahaveanoaspiritualabeliefs
OBJECTIVEA4A-
aidentifyatheaprocessesaleadingaupatoastigmatizingaandasomeaofatheaeffectsastigmaacanahav
eaonatheamedicalaandapsychologicawell-beingaofaanaindividual,Agroup,Aand/oraculture.A-
acorrectaanswers--
astigmaahasabeenaacknowledgedatoabeaaamajorabarrieratoamentalahealthatreatmentaandareco
veryaoverathealasta13ato14ayears.A
-
astigmatizingaattitudesatowardaindividualsawhoaareamentallyaillahaveaharmfulaeffectsaonatheai
ndividualaandafamily.
-astigmaaisaaa"collection"Aof:
----
negativeaattitudes,Abeliefs,Athoughts,aandabehaviorsathatainfluenceatheaindividualaandagene
ralapublic.
-apsychosocialaprocessesathataleadatoastigmatizationainclude:A
----
Stereotyping,Alabeling,Aseparating,aandastatusalossaoradiscriminationainaaacontextaofapowera
imbalance,asocialaisolation,aandareducedaopportunities.
OBJECTIVEA5-
ademonstrateahowatheadiagnosticastatisticamanuala(DSM)amultiaxialasystemacanainfluencea
aaclinicianatoaconsideraaabroadarangeaofainformationabeforeamakingaaadsmadiagnosis.A-
acorrectaanswers--
inatheadsm,aeachaofatheamentaladisordersaisaconceptualizedaasaaaclinicallyasignificantabehav
ioralasyndromeaorapatternathataoccursainaanaindividualaandaisaassociatedawithapresentadistre
ssa(e.g.,apainfulasymptom)aoradisabilitya(i.e.,aimpairmentainaoneaoramoreaimportantaareasaofa
functioning)aorawithaaasignificantlyaincreasedariskaofasufferingadeath,Apain,Adisability,aoraanai
mportantalossaofafreedoma.A
NOTE:aitaisaimportantatoastressathataaadsmadiagnosisaclassifiesaaadisorderathataaapersonaha
saandanotatheaperson.aforathisareason,atheatextaofatheadsmaavoidsatheauseaofaexpressionsasu
chaasaaaschizophrenicaoraanaalcoholicaandainsteadausesatheamoreaaccurateaexpression,aana
individualawithaschizophreniaaoraanaindividualawithaalcoholadependence.
OBJECTIVEA6-acompareaandacontrastaaadsmadiagnosisawithaaanursingadiagnosis.A-
acorrectaanswers--
adsmafocusesaonaresearchaandaclinicalaobservationawhenaconstructingadiagnosticacategori
esaofaaamentaladisorder.A
-
adsmaisaconsideredathea"bible"aforamentalahealthaworkersa(e.g.,Apsychiatrists,apsychiatrican
urses,Apsychologists
-
northaamericananursingadiagnosesaassociationa(NANDA)ainternationaladescribesaaanursin
gadiagnosisaasaaaclinicalajudgmentaaboutaresponsesatoahealthaproblems.A
Answers 2025
Biologicallyabasedamentalaillnessa-acorrectaanswers-
aamentaladisorderacausedabyaneurotransmitteradysfunction,aabnormalabrainasrtructure,a
inheritedageneticafactors,aoraotherabiologicalacauses.aalsoacalledapsychobiologicaladisorder
Culture-relatedasyndromesa-acorrectaanswers-
theseaareamoreainfluencedabyacultureaaloneaandaareanotaseenainaallaareasaofatheaworld.
Diagnosticaandastatisticalamanualaofamentaladisordersa(DSM)A-acorrectaanswers-
theadsmaisatheamanualathataclassifiesamentaladisordersaandaisaconsideredathea"bible"aforam
entalahealthaworkersa(e.g.Apsychiatrists,apsychiatricanurses,Apsychologists,aandaothersawh
oaplanacareaforapeopleaexperiencingamentaladistress/dysfunction)
Epidemiologya-acorrectaanswers-
theaquantitativeastudyaofatheadistributionaofadisordersainaaahumanapopulation
Mentaladisordersa-acorrectaanswers-aamedicaladiseaseathataisacategorizedainatheadsm
Mentalahealtha-acorrectaanswers-
successfulaperformanceaofamentalafunctions,aresultingainatheaabilityatoaengageainaproductiv
eaactivities,aenjoyafulfillingarelationships,aandaadaptatoachangeaandacopeawithaadversity.
Mentalaillnessa-acorrectaanswers-
aamedicalaconditionathataaffectsaaaperson'sathinking,Afeeling,Amood,aabilityatoarelateatoaother
s,aandadailyafunctioning.acanabeaseenaasathearesultaofaaachainaofaeventsathataincludeaflaweda
biological,Apsychosocial,Asocial,aandaculturalaprocesses.
Mythsaandamisconceptionsa-acorrectaanswers-
incorrectathinkingaaboutasomeone'samentalahealth
Prevalencearatea-acorrectaanswers-
theaproportionaofaaapopulationawithaaamentaladisorderaataaagivenatime.
Psychiatry'sadefinitionaofanormalamentalahealtha-acorrectaanswers-
changesaoveratimeaandareflectsachangesainaculturalanorms,Asociety'sAexpectationsAandAval
ues,aprofessionalabiases,aindividualadifferences,aandaevenatheapoliticalaclimateaofatheatime.
Psychobiologicaladisordera-acorrectaanswers-
aamentaladisorderacausedabyaneurotransmitteradysfunction,aabnormalabrainasrtructure,ainh
eritedageneticafactors,aoraotherabiologicalacauses.aalsoacalledabiologicallyabasedamentalailln
ess
Resiliencya-acorrectaanswers-
theaabilityatoarecoverafromaoraadjustaeasilyatoamisfortuneaandachange.aresiliencyaisacloselyar
elatedatoatheaprocessaofaadapting
Stigma/stigmatizinga-acorrectaanswers-
stigmaaiaaanaattributeathataisadeeplyadiscreditingawhereaaapersonaisareducedfromaaawholeau
nusualapersontoaaatainted,adiscountedaone.astigmatizingacomesafromastereotyping,Alabelin
g,Aseparating,Astatus,Aloss,aandadiscriminationainaaacontextaofapoweraimbalanceaallaleadinga
toastigmatization
,OBJECTIVEA1A-
aassessamentalahealthausingatheasevenasignsaofamentalahealthaidentifiedainathisachapter.A-
acorrectaanswers-Happiness
Controlaofabehavior
Appraisalaofareality
Effective
Ainawork
Healthyaselfaconcept
Satisfyingarelationships
Effectiveacoping
OBJECTIVEA2A-
asummarizeafactorsathatacanaaffectatheamentalahealthaofaanaindividualaandatheawaysathatathe
seafactorsainfluenceaconductingaaaholisticanursingaassessment.A-acorrectaanswers--
aavailableasupportasystems:
----friends
----family
----community
-aspirituality,areligiousainfluences
-afamilyainfluences
-adevelopmentalaevents
-apersonalityatraitsaandastates
-ademographicaandageographicalocations
-anegativeainfluences
----psychosocialastressors
----poverty
----impaired/inadequateaparenting
-Acultural/subculturalabeliefsaandavalues
-aheathaparcticesaandabeliefs
-ahormonalainfluences
-abiologicalainfluences
-ainheritedafactors
-aenvironmentalaexperiences
OBJECTIVEA3A-
adiscussasomeadynamicafactorsa(includingasocialaclimate,Apolitics,aculturalabeliefs,Amyths,aa
ndabiases)athatacontributeatoamakingaaaclear-cutadefinitionaofamentalahealthaelusive.A-
acorrectaanswers--amentalaillnessaisaplaguedabyamythsaandamisconceptions.
-anoaconsistentalineaexistsabetweenamentalaillnessaandamentalahealth.
-apsychiatry'sadefinitionaofamentalahealthachangesaandareflects:
----changesainaculturalanormsaandasociety'saexpectations
----valuesaandaprofessionalabiases
----individualadifferencesaandapoliticalaclimatea
----psychologyaofawomena
----issuesaofahomosexualitya
-aallapeople:
----haveadifferentabackgroundsacultures.
----growaintellectuallyaandaemotionallyaatadifferentarates.A
, ----makeadifferentadecisionsaatadifferentatimes.A
----chooseatoaorachooseanotatoaevaluateatheirabehaviors.A
----growawithinathemselves.A
----haveaorahaveanoaspiritualabeliefs
OBJECTIVEA4A-
aidentifyatheaprocessesaleadingaupatoastigmatizingaandasomeaofatheaeffectsastigmaacanahav
eaonatheamedicalaandapsychologicawell-beingaofaanaindividual,Agroup,Aand/oraculture.A-
acorrectaanswers--
astigmaahasabeenaacknowledgedatoabeaaamajorabarrieratoamentalahealthatreatmentaandareco
veryaoverathealasta13ato14ayears.A
-
astigmatizingaattitudesatowardaindividualsawhoaareamentallyaillahaveaharmfulaeffectsaonatheai
ndividualaandafamily.
-astigmaaisaaa"collection"Aof:
----
negativeaattitudes,Abeliefs,Athoughts,aandabehaviorsathatainfluenceatheaindividualaandagene
ralapublic.
-apsychosocialaprocessesathataleadatoastigmatizationainclude:A
----
Stereotyping,Alabeling,Aseparating,aandastatusalossaoradiscriminationainaaacontextaofapowera
imbalance,asocialaisolation,aandareducedaopportunities.
OBJECTIVEA5-
ademonstrateahowatheadiagnosticastatisticamanuala(DSM)amultiaxialasystemacanainfluencea
aaclinicianatoaconsideraaabroadarangeaofainformationabeforeamakingaaadsmadiagnosis.A-
acorrectaanswers--
inatheadsm,aeachaofatheamentaladisordersaisaconceptualizedaasaaaclinicallyasignificantabehav
ioralasyndromeaorapatternathataoccursainaanaindividualaandaisaassociatedawithapresentadistre
ssa(e.g.,apainfulasymptom)aoradisabilitya(i.e.,aimpairmentainaoneaoramoreaimportantaareasaofa
functioning)aorawithaaasignificantlyaincreasedariskaofasufferingadeath,Apain,Adisability,aoraanai
mportantalossaofafreedoma.A
NOTE:aitaisaimportantatoastressathataaadsmadiagnosisaclassifiesaaadisorderathataaapersonaha
saandanotatheaperson.aforathisareason,atheatextaofatheadsmaavoidsatheauseaofaexpressionsasu
chaasaaaschizophrenicaoraanaalcoholicaandainsteadausesatheamoreaaccurateaexpression,aana
individualawithaschizophreniaaoraanaindividualawithaalcoholadependence.
OBJECTIVEA6-acompareaandacontrastaaadsmadiagnosisawithaaanursingadiagnosis.A-
acorrectaanswers--
adsmafocusesaonaresearchaandaclinicalaobservationawhenaconstructingadiagnosticacategori
esaofaaamentaladisorder.A
-
adsmaisaconsideredathea"bible"aforamentalahealthaworkersa(e.g.,Apsychiatrists,apsychiatrican
urses,Apsychologists
-
northaamericananursingadiagnosesaassociationa(NANDA)ainternationaladescribesaaanursin
gadiagnosisaasaaaclinicalajudgmentaaboutaresponsesatoahealthaproblems.A
