Understanding Mental Health vs Mental Illness

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What is the main difference between mental health and mental illness?

  • Mental health includes maladaptive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
  • Mental illness is age-appropriate and congruent with cultural norms.
  • Mental illness involves adaptive responses to stressors.
  • Mental health involves adaptive responses to stressors. (correct)

What factors influence a person's mental health according to the text?

  • Individual, social, and financial factors
  • Interpersonal factors and vitality
  • Capacity for growth, emotional instability, and reality orientation
  • Biologic makeup, autonomy, and emotional resilience (correct)

Which of the following is an example of a mental illness?

  • Effective coping skills
  • High self-esteem
  • Incongruent thoughts and behaviors with cultural norms (correct)
  • Sense of belonging

Which of the following is NOT a factor influencing mental health as per the text?

<p>Regular exercise routine (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are some examples of mental disorders mentioned in the text?

<p>Addictive disorders, anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do mental disorders affect individuals according to the text?

<p>They cause significant distress or impaired functioning. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which drug was the first to be developed among antipsychotic and anti manic agents?

<p>Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the drugs introduced for the first time actually reduce?

<p>Agitation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term is used to describe the deliberate shift from institutional care in state hospitals to community facilities?

<p>Deinstitutionalization (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what year did the movement toward treating mental illness in less restrictive environments gain momentum?

<p>1963 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role did Linda Richards play in mental health care?

<p>Organized educational programs in state mental hospitals (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did community mental health centers NOT provide?

<p>Long-term residential care (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is known as the 'Mother of psychiatric nursing'?

<p>Hildegard Peplau (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which year did Maxwell Jones introduce the therapeutic community?

<p>1960 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which school was the first to include a course in psychiatric nursing in its curriculum?

<p>Johns Hopkins (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which decade did the name 'psychiatric nursing' change to 'mental health nursing'?

<p>1980s (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What scientific advances led to a shift from psychodynamic models to psychobiological models in psychiatric care?

<p>Knowledge about neurotransmitters and neuronal receptors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which nursing textbook was the first to focus on psychiatric nursing?

<p>Nursing Mental Diseases (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the specific interventions recommended for Basic-Level Functions in psychiatric nursing?

<p>Maintain therapeutic environment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was recommended by the National League for Nursing in 1937?

<p>Inclusion of mental health and psychiatric nursing in school curriculum (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which is NOT listed as a Basic-Level Function in psychiatric nursing?

<p>Prescriptive authority for drugs (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of intervention involves encouraging independence and increasing self-esteem?

<p>Self-care activities (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common concern among psychiatric nursing students according to the text?

<p>Fearful of being rejected by patients (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) describe?

<p>All mental disorders with specific diagnostic criteria (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of psychiatry as a branch of medicine?

<p>Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the Advanced-Level Functions in psychiatric nursing according to the text?

<p>Evaluation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does psychiatric nursing primarily deal with?

<p>Promotion of mental health and care of mentally ill individuals (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role do environmental factors play in mental health according to the text?

<p>Providing access to adequate resources (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In the context of social/cultural factors, what does 'intolerance of violence' refer to?

<p>Negative attitudes towards violent behavior (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How often is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) revised?

<p>As needed (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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