NSG 121 Exam 1 QUESTIONS AND

NSG 121 Exam 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025)

• Orientation to Mental Health Program and Course Outcomes

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• What do you think distinguishes mental "health" from

mental "illness"? - Correct Answers ✅Functional ability refers to the individual's ability to perform the normal activities of life to meet basic needs; fulfill usual roles in the family, workplace, and community; and maintain health and well-being (Giddens, 2017). Mental illnesses are medical conditions that affect a person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning.Unfortunately, there is a myth about the mentally ill that they function in a different and odd way. Another misconception is that to be mentally healthy, a person must function logically and rationally at all times. There is no obvious, consistent line between mental illness and mental health functioning. As humans, we are far more similar than different, despite any diagnosis.

Example of normal activities: - Correct Answers

✅Happiness Finds life enjoyable, Optimistic about needs being met, Control Over Behavior Ability to recognize cues and act appropriately, Appraisal of Reality Sees environment accurately, Understands consequences, Performs within abilities, Recovery from minor failures, Ability to problem solve and cope in ways that are not harmful (deep breathing, meditation) 1 / 3

NSG 121 Exam 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025)

Examples of Abnormal Activities: - Correct Answers ✅Loss

of interest or pleasure, Discouraged or hopeless mood, Aggressive or violent behaviors, Inaccurate perceptions of environment, Hallucinations or delusions, Deterioration in work performance, Inability to maintain steady employment, Lack of support Effective Coping Strategies, Inability to function independently, Poor coping that creates further dysfunction (substance abuse, self-harm) Describe the contents of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). - Correct Answers ✅The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) is the current official guidebook for categorizing and diagnosing psychiatric mental health disorders in the United States (American Psychological Association [APA], 2013). The DSM-5 provides clinicians, researchers, regulatory agencies, health insurance companies, pharmacological companies, and policy makers with a standard language and criteria for the classification of mental disorders • Axis I lists the psychiatric diagnosis or diagnoses—for example, major depressive disorder, schizophrenia, and alcohol dependence.• Axis II lists personality disorders and mental retardation to ensure long-standing issues that may co-occur with the Axis I disorders are considered, such as borderline personality disorder. 2 / 3

NSG 121 Exam 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025) • Axis III lists any medical conditions the patient may have, which may or may not influence the mental health diagnosis (e.g., coronary artery disease and hypothyroidism).• Axis IV lists psychosocial stressors in a brief narrative form (e.g., homelessness, going through divorce or job loss, parent-child relationship problems, or educational problems).• Axis V contains the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF).The GAF is rated on a scale of 1 to 100 and indicates the patient's level of functioning. The higher the score, the higher the level of functioning.Give examples of how the care of clients with mental illnesses has changed over time with evidence-based research. - Correct Answers ✅**Medication has been used now to treat mental disorders.** Our treatment changes. These are just a few examples in mental health treatment that are outdated - we don't label or do these things anymore (we do use antipsychotics, but even then, Thorazine isn't used much - there's better meds now).

Point: as nurses, we all need to keep up with the research!

Practice without research is blind - theory without practice is empty.• Indiana was 1st of over 30 states to enact a compulsory sterilization law to "prevent procreation of confirmed criminals, idiots, imbeciles and rapists...by 1940, 18,552 mentally ill people are surgically sterilized 1907 • 1936 1st prefrontal lobotomy (by late 1950's over 50,000)

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