Complete Test Bank - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, 9th Edition
By SHEILA L. VIDEBECK
(All Chapters 1- 24, Latest Edition, 100% Verified Answers with Rationales)
,Table of Contents
Current Theories and Practice 1
1. Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing 1
2. Neurobiologic Theories and Psychopharmacology 15
3. Psychosocial Theories and Therapy 41
4. Treatment Settings and Therapeutic Programs 64
Building the Nurse-Client Relationship 79
5. Therapeutic Relationships 79
6. Therapeutic Communication 96
7. Client's Response to Illness 118
8. Assessment 130
Current Social and Emotional Concerns 145
9. Legal and Ethical Issues 145
10. Grief and Loss 155
11. Anger, Hostility, and Aggression 175
12. Abuse and Violence 188
Nursing Practice for Psychiatric Disorders 205
13. Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders 205
14. Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders 222
15. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 241
16. Schizophrenia 254
17. Mood Disorders and Suicide 284
18. Personality Disorders 328
19. Addiction 356
20. Eating Disorders 382
21. Somatic Symptom Illnesses 403
22. Neurodevelopmental Disorders 420
23. Disruptive Behavior Disorders 437
24. Cognitive Disorders 451
,Chapter 1: Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing
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
Answer: 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 healthy
person would need others for companionship. A family history of mental illness could relate to the biologic
makeup of an individual, which may have a negative impact on an individual's mental health, as well as a
negative impact on an individual's interpersonal and social cultural factors of health. Total self-reliance is not
possible, and a positive social/cultural factor is access to adequate resources.
2. Which of the following statements about mental illness are true? Select all that apply.
A) Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both.
B) Mental illness is only due to social/cultural factors.
C) Social/cultural factors that relate to mental illness include excessive dependency on or withdrawal from
relationships.
D) Individuals suffering from mental illness are usually able to cope effectively with daily life.
E) Individuals suffering from mental illness may experience dissatisfaction with relationships and self.
Answer: A, D, E
Feedback:
Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both. Mental illness may be related to
individual, interpersonal, or social/cultural factors. Excessive dependency on or withdrawal from relationships
, are interpersonal factors that relate to mental illness. Individuals suffering from mental illness can feel
overwhelmed with daily life. Individuals suffering from mental illness may experience dissatisfaction with
relationships and self.
3. Which of the following are true regarding mental health and mental illness?
A) Behavior that may be viewed as acceptable in one culture is always unacceptable in other cultures.
B) It is easy to determine if a person is mentally healthy or mentally ill.
C) In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and social wellness evidenced by
satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional
stability.
D) Persons who engage in fantasies are mentally ill.
Answer: C
Feedback:
What one society may view as acceptable and appropriate behavior, another society maysee that as
maladaptive, and inappropriate. Mental health and mental illness are difficult to define precisely. In most cases,
mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal
relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability. Persons who
engage in fantasies may be mentally healthy, but the inability to distinguish reality from fantasy is an individual
factor that may contribute to mental illness.
4. A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is becoming mentally ill because she is so
sad. The nurse's best response would be,
A) You may have a temporary mental illness because you are experiencing so much pain.
B) You are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to the loss you have experienced.
C) Were you generally dissatisfied with your relationship before your husband's death?
D) Try not to worry about that right now. You never know what the future brings.
Answer: B
Feedback:
By SHEILA L. VIDEBECK
(All Chapters 1- 24, Latest Edition, 100% Verified Answers with Rationales)
,Table of Contents
Current Theories and Practice 1
1. Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing 1
2. Neurobiologic Theories and Psychopharmacology 15
3. Psychosocial Theories and Therapy 41
4. Treatment Settings and Therapeutic Programs 64
Building the Nurse-Client Relationship 79
5. Therapeutic Relationships 79
6. Therapeutic Communication 96
7. Client's Response to Illness 118
8. Assessment 130
Current Social and Emotional Concerns 145
9. Legal and Ethical Issues 145
10. Grief and Loss 155
11. Anger, Hostility, and Aggression 175
12. Abuse and Violence 188
Nursing Practice for Psychiatric Disorders 205
13. Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders 205
14. Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders 222
15. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders 241
16. Schizophrenia 254
17. Mood Disorders and Suicide 284
18. Personality Disorders 328
19. Addiction 356
20. Eating Disorders 382
21. Somatic Symptom Illnesses 403
22. Neurodevelopmental Disorders 420
23. Disruptive Behavior Disorders 437
24. Cognitive Disorders 451
,Chapter 1: Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing
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
Answer: 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 healthy
person would need others for companionship. A family history of mental illness could relate to the biologic
makeup of an individual, which may have a negative impact on an individual's mental health, as well as a
negative impact on an individual's interpersonal and social cultural factors of health. Total self-reliance is not
possible, and a positive social/cultural factor is access to adequate resources.
2. Which of the following statements about mental illness are true? Select all that apply.
A) Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both.
B) Mental illness is only due to social/cultural factors.
C) Social/cultural factors that relate to mental illness include excessive dependency on or withdrawal from
relationships.
D) Individuals suffering from mental illness are usually able to cope effectively with daily life.
E) Individuals suffering from mental illness may experience dissatisfaction with relationships and self.
Answer: A, D, E
Feedback:
Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both. Mental illness may be related to
individual, interpersonal, or social/cultural factors. Excessive dependency on or withdrawal from relationships
, are interpersonal factors that relate to mental illness. Individuals suffering from mental illness can feel
overwhelmed with daily life. Individuals suffering from mental illness may experience dissatisfaction with
relationships and self.
3. Which of the following are true regarding mental health and mental illness?
A) Behavior that may be viewed as acceptable in one culture is always unacceptable in other cultures.
B) It is easy to determine if a person is mentally healthy or mentally ill.
C) In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and social wellness evidenced by
satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional
stability.
D) Persons who engage in fantasies are mentally ill.
Answer: C
Feedback:
What one society may view as acceptable and appropriate behavior, another society maysee that as
maladaptive, and inappropriate. Mental health and mental illness are difficult to define precisely. In most cases,
mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal
relationships, effective behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability. Persons who
engage in fantasies may be mentally healthy, but the inability to distinguish reality from fantasy is an individual
factor that may contribute to mental illness.
4. A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is becoming mentally ill because she is so
sad. The nurse's best response would be,
A) You may have a temporary mental illness because you are experiencing so much pain.
B) You are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to the loss you have experienced.
C) Were you generally dissatisfied with your relationship before your husband's death?
D) Try not to worry about that right now. You never know what the future brings.
Answer: B
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