Test Bank: Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing for
Canadian Practice, 4th Edition by Austin - Chapters 1-35,
9781496384874 | Rationals Included
What is Mental Health - ANSWER: - A state of well-being in which the individual realizes:
o Self-potential
o Copes with life stress
o Able to work productively and contribute to his or her society.
Mental illness is diagnosable based on alterations in - ANSWER: § Mood and affect
§ Behaviour
§ Thinking and cognition
The Primary Health Care Approach
Encompasses what five types of care - ANSWER: - promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative, and
supportive/palliative
Primary Health Care Approach is Based on the principles of - ANSWER: - accessibility, public
participation, health promotion, appropriate technology (i.e., adapted to the community's social,
economic, and cultural developments), and intersectoral cooperation
What is the Continuum of Care - ANSWER: - Represents the complex, and integrated system of
services provided by health professionals in general and by those with specialized psychiatric and
mental health expertise.
- Includes supports provided by informal providers and organizations within the community that help
people to maintain and to restore their mental health and well-being.
What is the Goal of the Continuum of Care - ANSWER: - is to deliver the right care (appropriate
medical, nursing, psychological, social, and spiritual services), by the right person, to the right person
or family, at the right time and in the right place.
What is Patient-centred care - ANSWER: - : establishing a partnership among healthcare providers,
patients, and families
o Decisions respect patients' wants, needs, and preferences
What is self-help programming and what its goal - ANSWER: - Peer support groups
o Both formal or informal
o Information sharing
o Coping skills
o Emotional support
o Empowerment
What is the Crisis Response System - ANSWER: - Short-term intervention
o De-escalation
o Stabilization
o Symptom reduction
o Prevention of relapse
Define Primary Care - ANSWER: - The first point of access to the health care system
- An integrated approach
- Collaborative mental health care
Canadian Practice, 4th Edition by Austin - Chapters 1-35,
9781496384874 | Rationals Included
What is Mental Health - ANSWER: - A state of well-being in which the individual realizes:
o Self-potential
o Copes with life stress
o Able to work productively and contribute to his or her society.
Mental illness is diagnosable based on alterations in - ANSWER: § Mood and affect
§ Behaviour
§ Thinking and cognition
The Primary Health Care Approach
Encompasses what five types of care - ANSWER: - promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative, and
supportive/palliative
Primary Health Care Approach is Based on the principles of - ANSWER: - accessibility, public
participation, health promotion, appropriate technology (i.e., adapted to the community's social,
economic, and cultural developments), and intersectoral cooperation
What is the Continuum of Care - ANSWER: - Represents the complex, and integrated system of
services provided by health professionals in general and by those with specialized psychiatric and
mental health expertise.
- Includes supports provided by informal providers and organizations within the community that help
people to maintain and to restore their mental health and well-being.
What is the Goal of the Continuum of Care - ANSWER: - is to deliver the right care (appropriate
medical, nursing, psychological, social, and spiritual services), by the right person, to the right person
or family, at the right time and in the right place.
What is Patient-centred care - ANSWER: - : establishing a partnership among healthcare providers,
patients, and families
o Decisions respect patients' wants, needs, and preferences
What is self-help programming and what its goal - ANSWER: - Peer support groups
o Both formal or informal
o Information sharing
o Coping skills
o Emotional support
o Empowerment
What is the Crisis Response System - ANSWER: - Short-term intervention
o De-escalation
o Stabilization
o Symptom reduction
o Prevention of relapse
Define Primary Care - ANSWER: - The first point of access to the health care system
- An integrated approach
- Collaborative mental health care
