Definition of Terms: Mental Health and Mental Illness

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What is the culturally defined nature of mental health and mental illness?

Mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and social wellness.

According to Videbeck, what does mental health involve?

State of emotional, psychological, and social wellness.

What does the World Health Organization (WHO) consider as mental health?

Ability to realize one's abilities to cope with normal stresses of life and work productively.

What is the American Psychiatric Association's (A.P.A.) view on mental health?

Simultaneous success at working, loving, and creating with capacity for resolution of conflict.

According to Satyr, what does 'freedom' demonstrated by mentally healthy people involve?

To see and hear what is here, instead of what should be, was, or will be.

What are the components mentioned by Videbeck that indicate mental health?

Satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, emotional stability.

What is the definition of hallucination?

The absence of a stimulus

In the context of psychiatric nursing, what does emotional maturity refer to?

Adaptability and inductive reasoning

What is the main goal of psychiatry?

Relief of mental suffering and improvement of mental well-being

What is the specialized area of nursing practice that employs theories of human behavior?

Psychiatric nursing

What is the Greek meaning of psychiatry?

"Healer of the spirit"

What does the term 'autonomy' refer to in the context of dealing with psychotic patients?

Taking risks in one's own behalf

What characterizes the care of patients with morbid thoughts and feeling states?

Working knowledge of the subject matter

What is the emphasis in the nurse-patient relationship in psychiatric nursing?

"Interpersonal process"

Which term refers to stable patterns of thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and motivation?

"Maladaptive concept"

What does psychotic patients being on a controlled world mean?

To say what one feels, instead of what one ought

What do satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior, and coping indicate according to Videbeck's definition of mental health?

Emotional, psychological, and social wellness

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), what is mental health characterized by?

Productive work and contribution to the community

What does the American Psychiatric Association (A.P.A.) emphasize as a sign of mental health?

Simultaneous success at working and loving

According to Satyr, what does 'freedom' demonstrated by mentally healthy people involve?

Seeing and hearing what is here, instead of what should be, was, or will be

What does mental health involve, according to the culturally defined nature of mental health and mental illness?

State of emotional, psychological, and social wellness

What is the difference between hallucination and illusion?

Hallucination involves the absence of a stimulus, while illusion involves the presence of a stimulus

What is the goal of psychiatric nursing?

To promote and maintain behavior that contributes to integrative functioning

What does emotional maturity refer to in the context of psychiatric nursing?

Being adaptable and emotionally stable

What does the term 'psychiatry' mean?

Healer of the spirit

What is the definition of mental illness according to the American Psychiatric Association (A.P.A.)?

A syndrome associated with present distress or disability, or with an increased risk of suffering death, pain, disability, or loss of freedom

This quiz covers the definition of terms related to mental health and mental illness based on Sheila Videbeck's 5th edition. It includes concepts like the culturally defined nature of mental health and the state of emotional, psychological, and social wellness.

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