Definition of Terms: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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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?

<p>Simultaneous success at working, loving, and creating with capacity for resolution of conflict.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>To see and hear what is here, instead of what should be, was, or will be.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, emotional stability.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of hallucination?

<p>The absence of a stimulus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Adaptability and inductive reasoning</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of psychiatry?

<p>Relief of mental suffering and improvement of mental well-being</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Psychiatric nursing</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Greek meaning of psychiatry?

<p>&quot;Healer of the spirit&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Taking risks in one's own behalf</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Working knowledge of the subject matter</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>&quot;Interpersonal process&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>&quot;Maladaptive concept&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does psychotic patients being on a controlled world mean?

<p>To say what one feels, instead of what one ought</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Emotional, psychological, and social wellness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Productive work and contribution to the community</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Simultaneous success at working and loving</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Seeing and hearing what is here, instead of what should be, was, or will be</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>State of emotional, psychological, and social wellness</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between hallucination and illusion?

<p>Hallucination involves the absence of a stimulus, while illusion involves the presence of a stimulus</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of psychiatric nursing?

<p>To promote and maintain behavior that contributes to integrative functioning</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Being adaptable and emotionally stable</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'psychiatry' mean?

<p>Healer of the spirit</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>A syndrome associated with present distress or disability, or with an increased risk of suffering death, pain, disability, or loss of freedom</p> Signup and view all the answers

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