The nurse must assess the mental health/mental illness of several new clients at the mental health
clinic. Conclusions about current functioning should be made on the basis of
a. the degree of conformity of the individual to society's norms.
b. the degree to which an individual is logical and rational.
c. the rate of intellectual and emotional growth.
d. a continuum from healthy to psychotic.
ANS: D
Because mental health and mental illness are relative concepts, assessment of functioning is made by
using a continuum. Option A: Mental health is not based on conformity. Some mentally healthy
individuals do not conform to society's norms. Option B: Most individuals occasionally display
illogical or irrational thinking. Option C: The rate of intellectual and emotional growth is not the
most useful criteria to assess mental health or mental illness.
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