Which Actions Would the Nurse Categorize as Traditional Mental HEALTH

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which actions would the nurse categorize as traditional mental HEALTH maintenance?

• A)Activities to concentrate and stimulate the mind
• B)Avoiding physically demanding hobbies
• C)Using medications to preserve chemical balance in the brain
• D)Wearing head covering in the cold to preserve head warmth

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Definitions:

Magical Thinking

The belief that one's thoughts, actions, or words can directly influence the external world in an irrational way, often characteristic of childhood developmental stages.

Centration

A cognitive limitation in early childhood, where one focuses on a single, salient aspect of an object or situation, ignoring other relevant features.

Conservation

In cognitive development, the understanding that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects.

Silly Putty

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