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?

Regular exercise routine Signup and view all the answers

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

Addictive disorders, anxiety disorders, and schizophrenia Signup and view all the answers

How do mental disorders affect individuals according to the text?

They cause significant distress or impaired functioning. Signup and view all the answers

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

Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) Signup and view all the answers

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

Agitation Signup and view all the answers

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

Deinstitutionalization Signup and view all the answers

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

1963 Signup and view all the answers

What role did Linda Richards play in mental health care?

Organized educational programs in state mental hospitals Signup and view all the answers

What did community mental health centers NOT provide?

Long-term residential care Signup and view all the answers

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

Hildegard Peplau Signup and view all the answers

In which year did Maxwell Jones introduce the therapeutic community?

1960 Signup and view all the answers

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

Johns Hopkins Signup and view all the answers

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

1980s Signup and view all the answers

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

Knowledge about neurotransmitters and neuronal receptors Signup and view all the answers

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

Nursing Mental Diseases Signup and view all the answers

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

Maintain therapeutic environment Signup and view all the answers

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

Inclusion of mental health and psychiatric nursing in school curriculum Signup and view all the answers

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

Prescriptive authority for drugs Signup and view all the answers

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

Self-care activities Signup and view all the answers

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

Fearful of being rejected by patients Signup and view all the answers

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

All mental disorders with specific diagnostic criteria Signup and view all the answers

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

Diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness Signup and view all the answers

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

Evaluation Signup and view all the answers

What does psychiatric nursing primarily deal with?

Promotion of mental health and care of mentally ill individuals Signup and view all the answers

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

Providing access to adequate resources Signup and view all the answers

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

Negative attitudes towards violent behavior Signup and view all the answers

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

As needed Signup and view all the answers