EMERGENCY CARE AND TRANSPORTATION OF
THE SICK AND INJURED 2026 STUDY GUIDE
REVISION SHEET CORE CONCEPT
BREAKDOWN
◉ What are examples of individual factors contributing to mental
illness?
Answer: Biologic makeup and intolerable or unrealistic worries or
fears.
◉ What are examples of interpersonal factors contributing to mental
illness?
Answer: Ineffective communication and inadequate social support.
◉ What are examples of social/cultural factors contributing to
mental illness?
Answer: Unwarranted negative view of the world and discrimination
such as stigma, racism, and classism.
◉ Does mental illness affect only one area of life?
Answer: No, it can affect mood, behavior, and thinking, and it often
affects overall functioning.
,◉ What does DSM-5-TR stand for?
Answer: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth
Edition, Text Revision.
◉ Who publishes the DSM-5-TR?
Answer: The American Psychiatric Association.
◉ What is the DSM-5-TR?
Answer: A taxonomy, or classification system, used in mental health.
◉ What is the purpose of the DSM-5-TR?
Answer: To standardize nomenclature and language, present
defining characteristics or symptoms, and assist in identifying
underlying causes of disorders.
◉ Why is standardizing nomenclature and language important?
Answer: It improves clarity and consistency in mental health care.
◉ What does the DSM-5-TR provide about disorders?
Answer: Defining characteristics or symptoms of mental disorders.
◉ How does the DSM-5-TR help practitioners?
, Answer: It helps identify all factors related to a client's condition.
◉ What factors does the DSM-5-TR classification help identify?
Answer: Major psychiatric disorders, medical conditions, and
psychosocial and environmental problems.
◉ Is the DSM-5-TR used only to name disorders?
Answer: No, it also helps organize information about symptoms and
related factors affecting the client's condition.
◉ How was mental illness viewed in ancient times?
Answer: As the displeasure of gods, a punishment for sins, or
something demonic or divine.
◉ What did Aristotle believe about mental illness?
Answer: He linked it to imbalances of the four humors: blood, water,
yellow bile, and black bile.
◉ How were humoral imbalances treated in ancient times?
Answer: Through bloodletting, starving, and purging.
◉ How did early Christians view mental illness?
Answer: As possession by demons.
THE SICK AND INJURED 2026 STUDY GUIDE
REVISION SHEET CORE CONCEPT
BREAKDOWN
◉ What are examples of individual factors contributing to mental
illness?
Answer: Biologic makeup and intolerable or unrealistic worries or
fears.
◉ What are examples of interpersonal factors contributing to mental
illness?
Answer: Ineffective communication and inadequate social support.
◉ What are examples of social/cultural factors contributing to
mental illness?
Answer: Unwarranted negative view of the world and discrimination
such as stigma, racism, and classism.
◉ Does mental illness affect only one area of life?
Answer: No, it can affect mood, behavior, and thinking, and it often
affects overall functioning.
,◉ What does DSM-5-TR stand for?
Answer: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth
Edition, Text Revision.
◉ Who publishes the DSM-5-TR?
Answer: The American Psychiatric Association.
◉ What is the DSM-5-TR?
Answer: A taxonomy, or classification system, used in mental health.
◉ What is the purpose of the DSM-5-TR?
Answer: To standardize nomenclature and language, present
defining characteristics or symptoms, and assist in identifying
underlying causes of disorders.
◉ Why is standardizing nomenclature and language important?
Answer: It improves clarity and consistency in mental health care.
◉ What does the DSM-5-TR provide about disorders?
Answer: Defining characteristics or symptoms of mental disorders.
◉ How does the DSM-5-TR help practitioners?
, Answer: It helps identify all factors related to a client's condition.
◉ What factors does the DSM-5-TR classification help identify?
Answer: Major psychiatric disorders, medical conditions, and
psychosocial and environmental problems.
◉ Is the DSM-5-TR used only to name disorders?
Answer: No, it also helps organize information about symptoms and
related factors affecting the client's condition.
◉ How was mental illness viewed in ancient times?
Answer: As the displeasure of gods, a punishment for sins, or
something demonic or divine.
◉ What did Aristotle believe about mental illness?
Answer: He linked it to imbalances of the four humors: blood, water,
yellow bile, and black bile.
◉ How were humoral imbalances treated in ancient times?
Answer: Through bloodletting, starving, and purging.
◉ How did early Christians view mental illness?
Answer: As possession by demons.
