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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing,
By Videbeck
10th edition
,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: Substance-Related Disorders
Chapter 20: Eating Disorders
Chapter 21: Somatic Symptom Illnesses
Chapter 22: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 23: Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Chapter 24: Cognitive Disorders
,UNIT 1: CURRENT THEORIES AND PRACTICE
Chapter 1: Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing
1. A nursing student asks the instructor to define mental health. Which response by the instructor best
describes mental health?
A) The absence of any diagnosed mental illness
B) The successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or external environment
C) The ability to conform to societal norms and expectations at all times
D) A state of complete happiness and contentment with one's life
Answer: B
Rationale: Mental health is defined as the successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or
external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are age-appropriate and
congruent with local and cultural norms. It is not merely the absence of illness.
2. Which statement best describes the concept of mental illness?
A) A person who behaves differently from cultural norms
B) Maladaptive responses to stressors from the internal or external environment evidenced by thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors that are incongruent with local and cultural norms
C) Any diagnosis found in the DSM-5
D) A permanent condition that cannot be treated
Answer: B
Rationale: Mental illness refers to maladaptive responses to stressors from the internal or external
environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are incongruent with local and
cultural norms and interfere with the person's social, occupational, or physical functioning.
3. The nurse is reviewing the history of psychiatric care. Which period is associated with the belief that
mental illness was caused by demonic possession?
A) The Renaissance
B) Ancient times
C) The Enlightenment
D) The 20th century
Answer: B
Rationale: In ancient times, mental illness was often attributed to demonic possession or displeasure of
the gods. Treatment often involved exorcism, trephining (drilling holes in the skull), or other rituals.
, 4. Which individual is credited with advocating for humane treatment of the mentally ill in France by
removing chains from patients at Bicêtre Hospital?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Sigmund Freud
C) Philippe Pinel
D) Florence Nightingale
Answer: C
Rationale: Philippe Pinel is credited with removing chains from mentally ill patients in Paris, France, in
1793 at Bicêtre Hospital and later at Salpêtrière. He advocated for humane treatment and is considered
a pioneer of moral treatment.
5. Which historical figure is known for crusading for the rights of the mentally ill in the United States
during the 19th century?
A) Linda Richards
B) Dorothea Dix
C) Hildegard Peplau
D) Philippe Pinel
Answer: B
Rationale: Dorothea Dix (1802–1887) was an American activist who advocated for the humane
treatment of the mentally ill and was instrumental in establishing state psychiatric hospitals across the
United States.
6. Who is considered the first American psychiatric nurse?
A) Hildegard Peplau
B) Dorothea Dix
C) Linda Richards
D) Florence Nightingale
Answer: C
Rationale: Linda Richards (1841–1930) is considered the first American psychiatric nurse. She graduated
from the New England Hospital for Women and Children in 1873 and worked in psychiatric facilities.
7. Hildegard Peplau is best known for her contribution to psychiatric nursing in which area?
A) Psychopharmacology
B) Interpersonal relations theory and the nurse–client relationship
C) Community mental health legislation
D) Neurobiologic research
Answer: B
Rationale: Hildegard Peplau published "Interpersonal Relations in Nursing" in 1952, which outlined the
nurse–client relationship and its therapeutic nature. She is considered the mother of psychiatric nursing.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing,
By Videbeck
10th edition
,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: Substance-Related Disorders
Chapter 20: Eating Disorders
Chapter 21: Somatic Symptom Illnesses
Chapter 22: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 23: Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Chapter 24: Cognitive Disorders
,UNIT 1: CURRENT THEORIES AND PRACTICE
Chapter 1: Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing
1. A nursing student asks the instructor to define mental health. Which response by the instructor best
describes mental health?
A) The absence of any diagnosed mental illness
B) The successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or external environment
C) The ability to conform to societal norms and expectations at all times
D) A state of complete happiness and contentment with one's life
Answer: B
Rationale: Mental health is defined as the successful adaptation to stressors from the internal or
external environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are age-appropriate and
congruent with local and cultural norms. It is not merely the absence of illness.
2. Which statement best describes the concept of mental illness?
A) A person who behaves differently from cultural norms
B) Maladaptive responses to stressors from the internal or external environment evidenced by thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors that are incongruent with local and cultural norms
C) Any diagnosis found in the DSM-5
D) A permanent condition that cannot be treated
Answer: B
Rationale: Mental illness refers to maladaptive responses to stressors from the internal or external
environment, evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are incongruent with local and
cultural norms and interfere with the person's social, occupational, or physical functioning.
3. The nurse is reviewing the history of psychiatric care. Which period is associated with the belief that
mental illness was caused by demonic possession?
A) The Renaissance
B) Ancient times
C) The Enlightenment
D) The 20th century
Answer: B
Rationale: In ancient times, mental illness was often attributed to demonic possession or displeasure of
the gods. Treatment often involved exorcism, trephining (drilling holes in the skull), or other rituals.
, 4. Which individual is credited with advocating for humane treatment of the mentally ill in France by
removing chains from patients at Bicêtre Hospital?
A) Dorothea Dix
B) Sigmund Freud
C) Philippe Pinel
D) Florence Nightingale
Answer: C
Rationale: Philippe Pinel is credited with removing chains from mentally ill patients in Paris, France, in
1793 at Bicêtre Hospital and later at Salpêtrière. He advocated for humane treatment and is considered
a pioneer of moral treatment.
5. Which historical figure is known for crusading for the rights of the mentally ill in the United States
during the 19th century?
A) Linda Richards
B) Dorothea Dix
C) Hildegard Peplau
D) Philippe Pinel
Answer: B
Rationale: Dorothea Dix (1802–1887) was an American activist who advocated for the humane
treatment of the mentally ill and was instrumental in establishing state psychiatric hospitals across the
United States.
6. Who is considered the first American psychiatric nurse?
A) Hildegard Peplau
B) Dorothea Dix
C) Linda Richards
D) Florence Nightingale
Answer: C
Rationale: Linda Richards (1841–1930) is considered the first American psychiatric nurse. She graduated
from the New England Hospital for Women and Children in 1873 and worked in psychiatric facilities.
7. Hildegard Peplau is best known for her contribution to psychiatric nursing in which area?
A) Psychopharmacology
B) Interpersonal relations theory and the nurse–client relationship
C) Community mental health legislation
D) Neurobiologic research
Answer: B
Rationale: Hildegard Peplau published "Interpersonal Relations in Nursing" in 1952, which outlined the
nurse–client relationship and its therapeutic nature. She is considered the mother of psychiatric nursing.
