Foundations of Mental Health Care 6th Edition Morrison-Valfre Test Bank
Chapter 27: Inward-Focused Emotions: Suicide
Morrison-Valfre: Foundations of Mental Health Care, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Self-protective responses are seen in behaviors that meet basic:
a. Goals
b. Needs
c. Wants
d. Demands
ANS: B
People behave in many ways to secure basic safety and security needs.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 314
OBJ: 1 TOP: Continuum of Behavioral Responses
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
2. 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.
a. Adaptive
b. Suicidal
c. Direct self-destructive
d. Indirect self-destructive
ANS: D
NURSare
Indirect self-destructive behaviors INbehaviors
GTB.Cthat O Mmay result in harm or death to the
individual who has no intention of ending his or her life. Suicide and direct self-destructive
behavior are behaviors that convey an active wish to die. The behavior in this situation is
maladaptive, not adaptive.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 314
OBJ: 1 TOP: Continuum of Behavioral Responses
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
3. Suicide in the United States is:
a. Not a problem
b. The tenth leading cause of death
c. Most prevalent among the middle-aged
d. Controlled by the use of antidepressants
ANS: B
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 315
OBJ: 2 TOP: Impact of Suicide on Society
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
4. 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.
a. Biological
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b. Sociological
c. Interpersonal
d. Psychoanalytical
ANS: B
Sociological theory considers the relationship between the number of suicides and the social
conditions in an area. Biological theory refers to anxiety and depression caused by
irregularities in neurotransmitters, leading to suicide; interpersonal theory views suicide as the
result of an inability to resolve interpersonal conflicts; and psychoanalytical theory considers
suicide as anger turned inward.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 317
OBJ: 6 TOP: Theories About Suicide
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
5. Children are at greater risk for committing suicide if they have ____ problems.
a. Family
b. Social
c. Mental health
d. Acute physical
ANS: C
Children with existing mental health problems are at greater risk for committing suicide than
are other children because they often do not have effective coping skills.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 320
OBJ: 7 TOP: Suicide and Children
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
N R I GMSC: B.C Client
M Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
U S N T O
6. Suicide is attempted three times more frequently by ____ but is more often successfully
completed by ____.
a. Adult men, women
b. Adult women, men
c. Adult fathers, mothers
d. Adolescent mothers, fathers
ANS: B
Women attempt suicide three times more frequently than men, but men are more often
successful at completing the act.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 321
OBJ: 2 | 7 TOP: Suicide and Adults
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
7. The caregiver works with suicidal clients to establish therapeutic rapport. The focused
communications and concerned actions encourage suicidal persons to:
a. Feel in control
b. Feel self-worth
c. Talk about themselves
d. Feel foolish for thinking about suicide
ANS: B
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Chapter 27: Inward-Focused Emotions: Suicide
Morrison-Valfre: Foundations of Mental Health Care, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Self-protective responses are seen in behaviors that meet basic:
a. Goals
b. Needs
c. Wants
d. Demands
ANS: B
People behave in many ways to secure basic safety and security needs.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 314
OBJ: 1 TOP: Continuum of Behavioral Responses
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
2. 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.
a. Adaptive
b. Suicidal
c. Direct self-destructive
d. Indirect self-destructive
ANS: D
NURSare
Indirect self-destructive behaviors INbehaviors
GTB.Cthat O Mmay result in harm or death to the
individual who has no intention of ending his or her life. Suicide and direct self-destructive
behavior are behaviors that convey an active wish to die. The behavior in this situation is
maladaptive, not adaptive.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 314
OBJ: 1 TOP: Continuum of Behavioral Responses
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
3. Suicide in the United States is:
a. Not a problem
b. The tenth leading cause of death
c. Most prevalent among the middle-aged
d. Controlled by the use of antidepressants
ANS: B
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 315
OBJ: 2 TOP: Impact of Suicide on Society
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
4. 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.
a. Biological
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b. Sociological
c. Interpersonal
d. Psychoanalytical
ANS: B
Sociological theory considers the relationship between the number of suicides and the social
conditions in an area. Biological theory refers to anxiety and depression caused by
irregularities in neurotransmitters, leading to suicide; interpersonal theory views suicide as the
result of an inability to resolve interpersonal conflicts; and psychoanalytical theory considers
suicide as anger turned inward.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 317
OBJ: 6 TOP: Theories About Suicide
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
5. Children are at greater risk for committing suicide if they have ____ problems.
a. Family
b. Social
c. Mental health
d. Acute physical
ANS: C
Children with existing mental health problems are at greater risk for committing suicide than
are other children because they often do not have effective coping skills.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 320
OBJ: 7 TOP: Suicide and Children
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
N R I GMSC: B.C Client
M Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
U S N T O
6. Suicide is attempted three times more frequently by ____ but is more often successfully
completed by ____.
a. Adult men, women
b. Adult women, men
c. Adult fathers, mothers
d. Adolescent mothers, fathers
ANS: B
Women attempt suicide three times more frequently than men, but men are more often
successful at completing the act.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 321
OBJ: 2 | 7 TOP: Suicide and Adults
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
7. The caregiver works with suicidal clients to establish therapeutic rapport. The focused
communications and concerned actions encourage suicidal persons to:
a. Feel in control
b. Feel self-worth
c. Talk about themselves
d. Feel foolish for thinking about suicide
ANS: B
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