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DAVIS ADVANTAGE FOR TOWNSEND’S ESSENTIALS
OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 10TH
EDITION TEST BANK | KARYN I. MORGAN |
COMPLETE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS + VERIFIED
ANSWER KEY | LATEST EXAM PREP

,Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH CONCEPTS ................................................ 3
CHAPTER 1: MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS ................................................................. 3
CHAPTER 2: BIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS................................................................................... 21
CHAPTER 3: ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES .................................................................................. 42
CHAPTER 4: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY ..................................................................................... 63
II. PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING INTERVENTIONS .................................................... 91
CHAPTER 5: RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION ............... 91
CHAPTER 6: THE NURSING PROCESS IN PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING................. 115
CHAPTER 7: PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTIONS AND SPIRITUAL CARE ..................................... 133
CHAPTER 8: INTERVENTIONS IN GROUPS ............................................................................... 146
CHAPTER 9: CRISIS INTERVENTION ......................................................................................... 167
CHAPTER 10: SUICIDE PREVENTION ....................................................................................... 184
III. CARE OF CLIENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS ............................................................... 209
CHAPTER 11: CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
IN GENERAL PRACTICE SETTINGS............................................................................................ 209
CHAPTER 12: NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS ......................................................................... 218
CHAPTER 13: SUBSTANCE-RELATED AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS .......................................... 237
CHAPTER 14: SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS .................. 268
CHAPTER 15: BIPOLAR AND RELATED DISORDERS .................................................................. 292
CHAPTER 16: DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS .................................................................................... 311
CHAPTER 17: GENDER DYSPHORIA ......................................................................................... 342
CHAPTER 18: ANXIETY, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE, AND RELATED DISORDERS ....................... 363
CHAPTER 19: TRAUMA AND STRESSOR-RELATED DISORDERS................................................ 392
CHAPTER 20: SOMATIC SYMPTOM AND DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS ....................................... 420
CHAPTER 21: EATING DISORDERS ........................................................................................... 442
CHAPTER 22: PERSONALITY DISORDERS ................................................................................. 458
IV. PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING OF SPECIAL POPULATIONS ................................. 494
CHAPTER 23: CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS.......................................................................... 494
CHAPTER 24: THE AGING INDIVIDUAL .................................................................................... 520

, CHAPTER 25: SURVIVORS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT ............................................................... 537
CHAPTER 26: COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH NURSING ......................................................... 559
CHAPTER 27: THE BEREAVED INDIVIDUAL .............................................................................. 580
CHAPTER 28: MILITARY FAMILIES ............................................................................................ 598
BONUS CHAPTERS IN EBOOK ..................................................................................................... 610
CHAPTER 29: CONCEPTS OF PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT ................................................... 610
CHAPTER 30: COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES AND INTEGRATIVE CARE .................................. 623
CHAPTER 31: CULTURAL CONCEPTS RELEVANT TO PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 635
CHAPTER 32: PARAPHILIC DISORDERS AND SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS .................................... 657




I. INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH
CONCEPTS

CHAPTER 1: MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS

MULTIPLE CHOICE

IDENTIFY THE CHOICE THAT BEST COMPLETES THE STATEMENT OR ANSWERS THE QUESTION.



1. A NURSE IS ASSESSING A CLIENT WHO IS EXPERIENCING OCCASIONAL
FEELINGS OF SADNESS BECAUSE OF THE RECENT DEATH OF A BELOVED PET. THE CLIENT’S
APPETITE, SLEEP PATTERNS, AND DAILY ROUTINE HAVE NOT CHANGED. HOW SHOULD THE
NURSE INTERPRET THE CLIENT’S BEHAVIORS?

1. THE CLIENT’S BEHAVIORS DEMONSTRATE MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE FORM OF
DEPRESSION.

2. THE CLIENT’S BEHAVIORS ARE EXTENSIVE, WHICH INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF MENTAL
ILLNESS.

3. THE CLIENT’S BEHAVIORS ARE NOT CONGRUENT WITH CULTURAL NORMS.

, 4. THE CLIENT’S BEHAVIORS DEMONSTRATE NO FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT, INDICATING
NO MENTAL ILLNESS.

2. AT WHAT POINT SHOULD THE NURSE DETERMINE THAT A CLIENT IS AT
RISK FOR DEVELOPING A MENTAL ILLNESS?

1. WHEN THOUGHTS, FEELINGS, AND BEHAVIORS ARE NOT REFLECTIVE OF THE DSM-5
CRITERIA.

2. WHEN MALADAPTIVE RESPONSES TO STRESS ARE COUPLED WITH INTERFERENCE IN
DAILY FUNCTIONING.

3. WHEN A CLIENT COMMUNICATES SIGNIFICANT DISTRESS.

4. WHEN A CLIENT USES DEFENSE MECHANISMS AS EGO PROTECTION.

3. A NURSE IS ASSESSING A SET OF 15-YEAR-OLD IDENTICAL TWINS WHO
RESPOND VERY DIFFERENTLY TO STRESS. ONE TWIN BECOMES ANXIOUS AND IRRITABLE, AND
THE OTHER WITHDRAWS AND CRIES. HOW SHOULD THE NURSE EXPLAIN THESE DIFFERENT
STRESS RESPONSES TO THE PARENTS?

1. REACTIONS TO STRESS ARE RELATIVE RATHER THAN ABSOLUTE; INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES
TO STRESS VARY.

2. IT IS ABNORMAL FOR IDENTICAL TWINS TO REACT DIFFERENTLY TO SIMILAR STRESSORS.

3. IDENTICAL TWINS SHOULD SHARE THE SAME TEMPERAMENT AND RESPOND SIMILARLY
TO STRESS.

4. ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES TO STRESS WEIGH MORE HEAVILY THAN GENETIC
INFLUENCES.

4. WHICH CLIENT SHOULD THE NURSE ANTICIPATE TO BE MOST RECEPTIVE
TO PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT?

1. A JEWISH, FEMALE SOCIAL WORKER.

2. A BAPTIST, HOMELESS MALE.

3. A CATHOLIC, BLACK MALE.

4. A PROTESTANT, SWEDISH BUSINESS EXECUTIVE.

5. A PSYCHIATRIC NURSE INTERN STATES, “THIS CLIENT’S USE OF DEFENSE
MECHANISMS SHOULD BE ELIMINATED.” WHICH IS A CORRECT EVALUATION OF THIS NURSE’S
STATEMENT?

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