Mental Health Nursing and Illness

Question 1

Values Recovery Oriented Approach

Answer 1

• include family and caregivers
• rights-based
• improving mental health literacy
• recognizes that stigma is at the root of discrimination

Question 2

Resiliency

Answer 2

• ability to secure resources
• essential to recovery
• something you’re born with

Question 3

Diasthesis-Stress Model

Answer 3

• biological predisposition coupled with stress trigger

- most accepted explanation

Question 4

Negative Implication of Marijuana

Answer 4

• can “switch” on schizophrenia

Question 5

Epidemiology

Answer 5

study of the patterns of mental disorders

Question 6

DSM-5

Answer 6

• diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders

- wait for diagnosis in children because puberty affects symptoms and stigma can become an issue

Question 7

Erikson’s Ego Theory

Answer 7

8 pre-determined and consecutive phases

*failure to master each stage leads to mental illness

Question 8

CBT

Answer 8

• cognitive behavioural therapy
• learn to identify, question, and change thoughts
• focus on identifying distorsions
• considering situations from different perspective

Question 9

Maslow’s Hierarchy

Answer 9

1. Physiological
2. Safety
3. Love and Belonging
4. Esteem
5. Self-Actualization

Question 10

Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory

Answer 10

• deny, falsify or distort reality to make it less threatening
• transference and counter transference

Question 11

Millieu Theory

Answer 11

• calm and stable environment
• structured routine
• naturally occurring environmental events as learning opportunities