When assessing a client, the nurse incorporates an understanding of the definitions of mental health and would describe an individual as healthy:
1. If the client's beliefs are consistent with the nurse's beliefs
2. When behavior conforms to DSM-IV-TR criteria
3. If precise physiologic signs are absent
4. As measured by psychiatric and psychologic standards
ANS: 4
An individual would be considered healthy based on established standards. 1. The nurse's beliefs are not the benchmark. 2. DSM-IV-TR criteria define mental disorders. 3. Few mental disorders have easily measured physiologic signs.
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