Chapter 1 Mental Health

Question 1

Mental illness

Answer 1

Mental disorders with a definable diagnosis

Question 2

Mental health continuum

Answer 2

Mental health and mental illness are points on the continuum

Question 3

Resilience

Answer 3

Adapting. Ability of people to secure resources to support well being

Question 4

Diathesis stress model

Answer 4

Biological predisposition and stress to develop a mental disorder

Question 5

Incidence

Answer 5

Number of new cases of mental disorders in a healthy population in a given period of time

Question 6

Prevalence

Answer 6

Total number of cases in a given population

Question 7

Clinical epidemiology

Answer 7

Broad field that examines health and illness at the population level

Question 8

DSM-5

Answer 8

Published by APA. Guild line for diagnosis of mental disorders

Question 9

NOC

Answer 9

Nursing outcomes classification

Question 10

NIC

Answer 10

Nursing interventions classification

Question 11

Psychiatric definition of mental health

Answer 11

Societal values, cultural norms