The quantitative study of the distribution of mental disorders in human populations is called
B. epidemiology
Epidemiology is the quantitative study of the distribution of mental disorders in human populations. Mortality refers to deaths. Prevalence refers to the proportion of a population who has a mental disorder at a given time. Clinical epidemiology deals with what happens to people with illnesses who are seen by providers of care.Text page: 10
What phrase best describes the DSM-IV-TR?
D. Is a multiaxial psychiatric assessment system
The DSM-IV-TR is a classification of mental disorders that includes descriptions of diagnostic categories and uses an axis system to provide a broad range of assessment.Text pages: 12, 13
Current information suggests that the most disabling mental disorders are the result of
D. biological influences
The biologically influenced illnesses include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, obsessive-compulsive and panic disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, and autism. Therefore many (but not all) of the most prevalent and disabling mental disorders have been found to have strong biological influences.Text page: 7
A nurse's identification badge includes the wording, 'Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse'. A client with a history of paranoia asks, "What does that title mean?" The nurse responds best when answering:
B. "We have the specialized skills needed to care for those with mental illnesses."
A Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse possesses specialized nursing skills and implements the nursing process to manage and deliver nursing care to the mentally ill.Text page: 17
Regarding individuals with mental disorders, distress refers to a painful symptom, and disability refers to
A. impairment in important areas of functioning.
Disability refers to impairment in important areas of functioning or a significantly increased risk of death, pain, or an important loss of freedom.Text page: 12
While caring for a client who is very ill with a mental disorder, the nurse wonders if the client has always been so regressed or if he has functioned at a higher level in the recent past. The best way to obtain this information would be to
C. look at axis V of the client's DSM-IV-TR sheet.
Axis V is called the Global Assessment of Functioning and gives an indication of the client's best level of psychological, social, and occupational functioning during the preceding year.Text page: 14
Which statement about diagnosis of a mental disorder is true?
D. Culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder.
Every society has its own view of health and illness and the types of behavior categorized as mental illness. Culture also influences the symptoms of a particular disorder. For example, individuals of certain cultures are more likely to express depression through somatic symptoms than through affect and feeling tone.Text page: 12
The prevalence rate over a 12-month period for major depressive disorder is
D. greater than the prevalence rate for generalized anxiety
Statistics show that the prevalence rate over a 12-month period for major depressive disorder is 6.7%, and the lifetime prevalence rate for generalized anxiety is 3.1%.Text page: 11, Table 1-1
N, a college student, comes to the mental health clinic with symptoms of feeling blue and having occasional difficulty sleeping. He is able to manage his course work with lowered grades but states he just doesn't get as much pleasure from life as he did several months ago. The nurse making his global assessment of functioning would probably assign the rating of
D. 70
A global assessment of functioning in the 70s indicates some mild symptoms are present or some difficulty in social, occupational, or school functioning is present but the individual is functioning well enough to have some meaningful interpersonal relationships.Text page: 15, Box 1-4
Mental illnesses recognized across cultures include
D. schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
Worldwide studies indicate that both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are recognized cross-culturally.Text page: 7
Incidence
newly diagnosed mental disorders in a period of time.
prevalence
count of new and existing diagnosed mental disorders in a period of time.
epidemiology
in mental illness it is the quantitative study of the distribution of mental disorders in a human population with an eye toward identifying high-eisk groups and high-risk factors.
Resilience, the capacity to rebound from stressors via adaptive coping, is associated withpositive mental health. Your friend has just been laid off from his job. Which of the followingresponses on your part would most likely contribute to enhanced resilience?
1. Using your connections to set up an interview with your employer
2. Connecting him with a friend of the family who owns his own business
3. Supporting him in arranging, preparing for, and completing multiple interviews
4. Helping him to understand that the layoff resulted from troubles in the economy and isnot his fault