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?

    <p>Attention and learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

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