How would you define mental health? What does it mean to you personally to be “mentally healthy ...

How would you define mental health? What does it mean to you personally to be “mentally healthy”? How might others view these concepts differently and why?
Unit 1 questions for discussion here:
Chapter 1:
1. Identify how culture influences the view of mental illnesses and behaviors associated with them.
2. Discuss the nature/nurture origins of psychiatric disorders.
3.Summarize the social influences of mental health care in the United States.
4. Explain how epidemiological studies can improve medical and nursing care.
5. Identify how the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fifth edition (DSM-5), is used for diagnosing psychiatric conditions.
Chapter 2:
1. Identify the implications of psychiatric theories and therapies for nursing care.
2. Discuss the major components of Peplau’s Theory of Interpersonal Relationships.
Chapter 3:
Identify how specific brain functions are altered in certain mental disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety, schizophrenia).Identify the main neurotransmitters that are affected by the following psychotropic drugs and their subgroups
Questions for discussion of Unit 2 is below:
Chapter 4:
1. Describe the role of the nurse as it pertains to outpatient settings.
2. Identify the main types of inpatient care and the functions of each.
3. Discuss the purpose of identifying the rights of hospitalized psychiatric patients.
4. Define the therapeutic milieu.
5. Describe the role of the nurse as it pertains to inpatient settings.
Chapter 5:
1. Explain the importance of culturally relevant care in psychiatric mental health nursing practice.
2. Discuss potential problems in applying Western psychological theory to patients of other cultures
Chapter 6:
1. Differentiate the terms ethics and bioethics.
2. Describe five ethical principles central to bioethics.
3. Describe the legal process for admissions and discharges.
4. Discuss patient’s rights including the patient’s right to treatment, refuse treatment, and informed consent.
5. Describe patient’s rights and legal concerns in regard to restraint and seclusion.
6. Explain the importance of confidentiality in psychiatric care.
7. Identify situations in which health care professionals have a duty to break patient confidentiality.
8. Define laws (e.g., torts, negligence, malpractice) that are relevant to psychiatric nursing.