Nursing Fundamentals NUR108 – Mental Health Chapters 27, 28, 30 & 31 Lecture Summary
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Self-protective responses are seen in behaviors that meet basic: - ✔✔Needs
Bob drives fast everywhere he goes, especially when he is drinking. Last night, he was arrested
for gambling and loud behavior. Bob is engaging in ____ behavior. - ✔✔Indirect self-destructive
Suicide in the United States is: - ✔✔The 10th leading cause of death
The theory that suicide rates are affected by group support, social changes, regulations, religion,
legal sanctions or limitations, and philosophical beliefs is known as the ____ theory. -
✔✔Sociological
Children are at greater risk for committing suicide if they have ____ problems. - ✔✔Mental
health
Suicide is attempted three times more frequently by ____ but is more often successfully
completed by ____. - ✔✔Adult women, men
The caregiver works with suicidal clients to establish therapeutic rapport. The focused
communications and concerned actions encourage suicidal persons to: - ✔✔Feel self-worth
Suicide attempts by ____ are more successful because one out of every two attempts results in
death.
a. Adolescents
b. Older adults
c. Young adults
d. Middle-aged adults - ✔✔Older adults
, When the environment lacks security or presents dangers, the perception that life will be short
or will end in violence is most compelling for: - ✔✔Adolescents
All people who commit suicide are depressed or psychotic. This statement is a(n):
a. Fact
b. Myth
c. Opinion
d. Attitude - ✔✔b Myth
The nurse is caring for a male client with a major depressive disorder who has not responded
well to various treatments in the past. The latest treatment method has resulted in slight
improvement in the clients symptoms. On this particular day, the client has a very positive affect
and says he feels amazingly better. The nurse should: - ✔✔Assess the client for signs and
symptoms of suicidal thoughts
An adult female whose fianc recently called off the wedding attempts suicide by taking an
overdose of sleeping medication. Immediately after taking the medication, she calls friends and
family to tell them what she has done. Her friends and family activate the emergency response
system, and she is taken to the emergency room and is admitted to a mental health facility for
monitoring. She is exhibiting signs and symptoms most evident of which suicidal motivational
category? - ✔✔Crying for help
A terminally ill female client chooses the time and place of her own death. This is an example
of: - ✔✔Rational suicide
An elderly male clients wife of 50 years recently died from cancer. He suffers from a chronic
debilitating illness and has been refusing to eat, drink, or take his medications. This client is
displaying behavior characteristic of: - ✔✔Passive Suicide
and Comprehensive Study Guide
Self-protective responses are seen in behaviors that meet basic: - ✔✔Needs
Bob drives fast everywhere he goes, especially when he is drinking. Last night, he was arrested
for gambling and loud behavior. Bob is engaging in ____ behavior. - ✔✔Indirect self-destructive
Suicide in the United States is: - ✔✔The 10th leading cause of death
The theory that suicide rates are affected by group support, social changes, regulations, religion,
legal sanctions or limitations, and philosophical beliefs is known as the ____ theory. -
✔✔Sociological
Children are at greater risk for committing suicide if they have ____ problems. - ✔✔Mental
health
Suicide is attempted three times more frequently by ____ but is more often successfully
completed by ____. - ✔✔Adult women, men
The caregiver works with suicidal clients to establish therapeutic rapport. The focused
communications and concerned actions encourage suicidal persons to: - ✔✔Feel self-worth
Suicide attempts by ____ are more successful because one out of every two attempts results in
death.
a. Adolescents
b. Older adults
c. Young adults
d. Middle-aged adults - ✔✔Older adults
, When the environment lacks security or presents dangers, the perception that life will be short
or will end in violence is most compelling for: - ✔✔Adolescents
All people who commit suicide are depressed or psychotic. This statement is a(n):
a. Fact
b. Myth
c. Opinion
d. Attitude - ✔✔b Myth
The nurse is caring for a male client with a major depressive disorder who has not responded
well to various treatments in the past. The latest treatment method has resulted in slight
improvement in the clients symptoms. On this particular day, the client has a very positive affect
and says he feels amazingly better. The nurse should: - ✔✔Assess the client for signs and
symptoms of suicidal thoughts
An adult female whose fianc recently called off the wedding attempts suicide by taking an
overdose of sleeping medication. Immediately after taking the medication, she calls friends and
family to tell them what she has done. Her friends and family activate the emergency response
system, and she is taken to the emergency room and is admitted to a mental health facility for
monitoring. She is exhibiting signs and symptoms most evident of which suicidal motivational
category? - ✔✔Crying for help
A terminally ill female client chooses the time and place of her own death. This is an example
of: - ✔✔Rational suicide
An elderly male clients wife of 50 years recently died from cancer. He suffers from a chronic
debilitating illness and has been refusing to eat, drink, or take his medications. This client is
displaying behavior characteristic of: - ✔✔Passive Suicide
