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Table Of Contents
UNIT 1 Current Theories and Practice
Chapter 1. Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 2. Neurobiologic Theories and Psychopharmacology
Chapter 3. Psychosocial Theories and Therapy
Chapter 4. Treatment Settings and Therapeutic Programs
UNIT 2 Building the Nurse–Client Relationship
Chapter 5. Therapeutic Relationships
Chapter 6. Therapeutic Communication
Chapter 7. Client’s Response to Illness
Chapter 8. Assessment
UNIT 3 Current Social and Emotional Concerns
Chapter 9. Legal and Ethical Issues
Chapter 10. Grief and Loss
Chapter 11. Anger, Hostility, and Aggression
Chapter 12. Abuse and Violence
UNIT 4 Nursing Practice for Psychiatric Disorders
Chapter 13. Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
Chapter 14. Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 15. Obsessive–Compulsive and Related Disorders
Chapter 16. Schizophrenia
Chapter 17. Mood Disorders and Suicide
Chapter 18. Personality Disorders
Chapter 19. Addiction
Chapter 20. Eating Disorders
Chapter 21. Somatic Symptom Illnesses
Chapter 22. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 23. Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Chapter 24. Cognitive Disorders

Chapter 1
1. The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-being of a newly admitted
client. Which of the following would the nurse identify as having a positive impact on
the individual's mental health?
A) Not needing others for companionship
B) The ability to effectively manage stress
C) A family history of mental illness
D) Striving for total self-reliance
Ans: B
Feedback:
Individual factors influencing mental health include biologic makeup, autonomy,
independence, self-esteem, capacity for growth, vitality, ability to find meaning in life,
emotional resilience or hardiness, sense of belonging, reality orientation, and coping or
stress management abilities. Interpersonal factors such as intimacy and a balance of
separateness and connectedness are both needed for good mental health, and therefore a

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uld relate to the biologic makeup of an individual, which may have a negative impact on a
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n individual's mental health, as well as a negative impact on an individual's interpersonal
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and socialñcultural factors of health. Total self-
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reliance is not possible, and a positive social/cultural factor is access to adequate resource
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2. Which of the following statements about mental illness are true? Select all that apply.
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s may be related to individual, interpersonal, or social/cultural factors. Excessive depend
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ency on or withdrawal from relationships are interpersonal factors that relate to mental ill
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ness. Individuals suffering from mental illness can feel overwhelmed with daily life. Indi
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B) It is easy to determine if a person is mentally healthy or mentally ill.
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C) In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and social we
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efine precisely. In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and soc
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ial wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and co
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concept, and emotional stability. Persons who engage in fantasies may be mentally healthy
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, but the inability to distinguish reality from fantasy is an individual factor that may contrib
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4. A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is becoming mentally ill be
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cause she is so sad. The nurse's best response would be,
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culturally expected. Acute grief reactions are expected and therefore not considered ment
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al illness. False reassurance or overanalysis does not accurately address the client's concer
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5. The nurse consults the DSM for which of the following purposes?
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A) To devise a plan of care for a newly admitted client
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B) To predict the client's prognosis of treatment outcomes
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C) To document the appropriate diagnostic code in the client's medical record
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es underlying causes of mental disorders. It does not provide care plans or prognostic out
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comes of treatment. Diagnosis of mental illness is not within the generalist RN's scope of
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practice, so documenting the code in the medical record would be inappropriate.
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6. Which would be a reason for a student nurse to use the DSM?
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l resource to understand the reason for the admission and to begin building knowledge ab
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out the nature of psychiatric illnesses. Identifying the medical diagnosis, treating, and eval
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uating treatments are not a part of the nursing process.
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7. The legislation enacted in 1963 was largely responsible for which of the following shifts in
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care for the mentally ill?
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term institutional care Ans: A
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Feedback:
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se of individuals from long-
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ment of community-based services as an alternative to hospital care.
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8. Which one of the following is a result of federal legislation?
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C) State mental institutions being the primary source of care for mentally ill persons.
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