NSG 3320 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mental Disorder, Agoraphobia, Jargon
7 Feb 2020
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Not an expected response to a loss such as the death of a loved one. The mental illness continuum: mental illness refers to mental disorders that are diagnosable according to the diagnostic and. They can vary in terms of severity, frequency and range of psychiatric symptoms. The subjective feeling of well-being can exist within health and illness, and specifically within mental health and mental disorder. Optimal mental health: involves individual, group and environmental factors that work together effectively, ensuring subjective well-being, optimal development and use of mental abilities; achievement of goals. History of psychiatric nursing: primitive society: started with shamans hallucinating, early civilization: understood as disordered physiological condition. Early egyptians, greeks and romans introduced laws regarding unacceptable behaviours, leading to jail time if not followed. Faith traditions in different religions lead to belief in paranormal, leading to possessions, fear driven traditions. Belief that doing morally unacceptable things leads to one becoming mad .
