Mental Health NURS 6005 Marquette Exam Questions With Correct Answers

Mental Health NURS 6005 Marquette
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
Mental |Health |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-state |of |well-being |in |which |each |individual |is |able |to: |

*realize |his/her |own |potential

*cope |with |the |normal |stresses |of |life

*work |productively

*make |a |contribution |to |the |community



What |are |benefits |of |good |mental |health? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Provides |people |with |
capacity |for |rational |thinking, |communication |skills, |learning, |emotional |growth, |resilience, |
and |self-esteem



Which |DSM |version |uses |a |diagnosis |of |"retardation" |and |uses |axis |to |categorize |disorders |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-DSM |IV-RT



How |does |DSM |5 |categorize |mental |health |disorders? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-.Classifies |
disorders |not |people.

Includes |criteria |for |157 |disorders, |influenced |by |the |clinical |field |trials. |Identifies |disorders |
based |on |specific |criteria, |also |serves |as |a |tool |for |collecting |epidemiological |statistics |about |
the |diagnosis |of |psychiatric |disorders.



Define |mental |illness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-all |psychiatric |disorders |that |have |definable |
diagnoses.

-- |may |be |related |to |

*developmental |

*biological |

*psychological

,Examples |of |Mild |Mental |illness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-insomnia, |lack |of |concentration, |loss |
of |appetite



Examples |of |Severe |Mental |Illness |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-altered |thinking, |mood, |and |
behavior



What |did |Freud |call |the |unconscious/impulsive |mental |aspect? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Id



What |did |Freud |call |the |problem |solver, |reality |tester |mental |aspect? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Ego



What |is |the |superego? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |moralistic |and |idealistic |principle |in |the |
Freudian |theory.



Why |do |we |develop |defense |mechanisms? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-developed |by |the |Ego |to |
reduce |anxiety |by |preventing |conscious |awareness |of |threatening |feelings



What |does |DSM |stand |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Diagnostic |and |Statistical |Manual |of |
Psychiatry



Which |DSM |edition |encouraged |clinicians |to |avoid |misdiagnosing |an |individual |with |major |
depressive |disorder |within |2 |months |of |the |loss |of |a |loved |one, |called |the |bereavement |
exclusion? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-DSM-IV-RT



What |does |great |well-being |look |like? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-characterized |by |adequate |to |
high |level |functioning; |individuals |may |experience |stress |and |discomfort |resulting |from |
problems |of |everyday |life, |by |they |experience |no |serious |impairments |in |daily |functioning

, What |are |attributes |of |mental |health? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-



When |does |the |Id |develop? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-We |are |born |with |it |this |mental |aspect |
that |Freud |described |as |the |unconscious/impulsive



What |is |special |about |the |Id? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-*it |the |source |of |all |drives, |instincts, |
reflexes, |and |needs

*it |can't |tolerate |frustration |and |seeks |to |discharge |tension |and |return |to |a |more |comfortable



When |does |the |Ego |develop? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-This |mental |aspect |develops |within |the |
first |few |years |of |life |as |we |interact |with |others



What's |special |about |the |Ego? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-*resides |in |the |conscious, |
preconscious, |and |unconscious |levels |of |awareness



*problem |solver |and |reality |tester; |attempts |to |navigate |the |outside |world



*can |differentiate |subjective |experiences, |memory |images, |and |objective |reality



*delays |gratification |for |the |Id |and |sets |course |of |action



When |does |the |Superego |develop? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-This |mental |aspect |develops |
between |the |ages |of |3 |and |5; |represents |the |moral |component |of |personality



What's |special |about |the |Superego? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-*resides |in |the |conscious, |
preconscious, |and |unconscious |levels |of |awareness

*consists |of |the |conscience |(all |the |"should |nots") |and |ego |ideal |(all |the |"should")

*when |behavior |falls |short |of |ideal, |the |superego |may |induce |guilt