NR 320 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING FINAL EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE 1. Disturbances in the normally well-integrated continuum of consciousness, memory, identity, and perception that is an unconscious defense mechanism that protects a patient from overwhelming anxiety ANSWER: Dissociative disorders 2. Alterations in perception of self. May feel as if they are seeing themselves from a distance, but reality testing is still intact ANSWER: Depersonalization 3. Experience of unreality of surroundings, wh...

NR 320 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING FINAL EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE 1. What is mental health? ANSWER: Successful performance of mental function, resulting in productive activities, fulfilling relationships, and the ability to adapt to change and cope with adversity 2. What is the definition of mental illness? ANSWER: Thinking, feeling, mood, ability, to relate to others and daily functioning - a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome experienced by a person and marked by distress,...