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Chapter 1: Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing Foundations

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Chapter 1: Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing Foundations

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What is the purpose of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)?

To identify defining characteristics or symptoms only

To standardize nomenclature and language, and to identify defining characteristics or symptoms (correct)

To standardize language only

To standardize nomenclature only

What are the general criteria for diagnosing mental illness?

Dissatisfaction with personal characteristics, ineffective relationships, ineffective coping with life events, and lack of personal growth (correct)

Satisfaction with personal characteristics, effective relationships, effective coping with life events, and lack of personal growth

Dissatisfaction with personal characteristics, ineffective relationships, successful coping with life events, and lack of personal growth

Satisfaction with personal characteristics, effective relationships, and successful coping with life events

How is mental health influenced, according to the text?

By interpersonal and social factors only

Only by social/cultural factors

Only by individual factors

By individual, interpersonal, and social/cultural factors (correct)

Which lobe of the cerebrum is responsible for thought, body movement, memories, emotions, and moral behavior?

<p>Frontal lobe</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which neurotransmitter is known for its calming effects and the regulation of anxiety, and is targeted by benzodiazepines?

<p>GABA</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain is primarily responsible for regulating temperature, appetite, endocrine function, sexual drive, and impulsive behavior?

<p>Hypothalamus</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the reticular activating system located in the midbrain?

<p>Awareness and consciousness</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which brain imaging technique provides more tissue detail and contrast than computed tomography (CT) and can show blood flow patterns and tissue changes?

<p>Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the brain plays a role in emotional arousal and memory?

<p>Hippocampus</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the major function of norepinephrine among the given options?

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