Psych Mental-Health Nursing Quiz 1
Evidence-Based Practice Contains which 3 components? - correct answer-Clinical
Expertise, Patient Values, Best Research Evidence
Mental Healh Disorders affect ____ percent of Americans 18 years and older
A. 35%
B. 15%
C. 25%
D. 10% - correct answer-C. 25%
True or False: Mental Health Disorders are the leading cause of disability in the U.S. ages
15-44 years. - correct answer-True, and nearly half of those with any MH disorder meet the
criteria for two additional MH disorders.
Which of the following is not a PERSONAL attribute affecting MH?
A. Ability to play and laugh
B. Accurate appraisal of reality
C. Capacity to deal with conflicting emotions
D. Ability to control one's own behavior
E. Family influences - correct answer-E. Family influences.
Family influences is an environmental factor contributing to mental health disorders. Other
environmental factors include religious influence, inherited factors, hormonal influences,
health demographic location, developmental events, and experiences.
The difference between a personality state and a personality trait is:
A. Traits are long lasting, whereas state defines a current mental state that is ever changing.
B. A state is long lasting, whereas a trait is ever changing. - correct answer-A. traits are long
lasting, an anxious person feels anxious all the time. A mental state of anxiety can occur
before an exam
The APNA defines ________ as the emotional and psychological well-being of an individual
who has the capacity to interact with others, deal with ordinary stress, and perceive one's
surroundings realistically. - correct answer-Mental Health
Mental disorders are organized and diagnosed using the criteria published in ________ -
correct answer-Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders, (DSM 5)
The Biopsychosocial model includes which three factors?
A. psychological, biological, psychosocial
B. Psychological, sociological, biological
, C. sociological, biological, psychosocial - correct answer-B. The biophyscosocial model
defines health as having three components of psychological, biological, and sociological
components.
______________ says that a person who is predisposed to mental illness through factors
such as genetics, low self-esteem, lack of support system, etc. can develop a mental illness
through times of stressors such as starting a new job, financial hardship, or traumatic event -
correct answer-Diathesis-Stress Model
Genetics, experiences, and self-deprecating thoughts are called _________ - correct
answer-Diathesis, vulnerability that predisposes people to Mental Health Disorders
The four dimensions that support mental illness recovery are: - correct answer-1. health
2. home
3. purpose
4. community
True or false: recovery should not be an expectation in treatment of mental health illness -
correct answer-False: recovery principles of mental health state that mental illnesses are
treatable and recovery IS an expectation
A nurse is trying to comfort her patient who has just begun crying while discussing her
father's suicide. Which of the follow is an appropriate action by the nurse:
A. Tell the patient you will give them some time alone to grieve and will be back in a few
minutes
B. Tell the patient that your father also committed suicide and that you can understand how
they are feeling
C. Allow the patient to work through their emotions and listen empathetically
D. Place your hand on their shoulder to let them know that you care about their feelings -
correct answer-C
Nurses should allow the patient to open up to them in times of grief and sadness. Nurses
should not project their own experiences on their patients. Nurses should not touch the
patient as some patient's may perceive touch as a threatening or aggressive gesture
______ is the basis for a therapeutic relationship - correct answer-Trust
_____ is the first priority of patient care basic in the mental health setting - correct
answer-Safety
Promoting autonomy, competence, and relatedness and allowing the patient to be in the
least restrictive environment helps to foster _______ in the patient - correct
answer-Self-determinism
This act of 1991 includes the following in mental health nursing:
1. Advancing care documents when treating patients to be thorough
Evidence-Based Practice Contains which 3 components? - correct answer-Clinical
Expertise, Patient Values, Best Research Evidence
Mental Healh Disorders affect ____ percent of Americans 18 years and older
A. 35%
B. 15%
C. 25%
D. 10% - correct answer-C. 25%
True or False: Mental Health Disorders are the leading cause of disability in the U.S. ages
15-44 years. - correct answer-True, and nearly half of those with any MH disorder meet the
criteria for two additional MH disorders.
Which of the following is not a PERSONAL attribute affecting MH?
A. Ability to play and laugh
B. Accurate appraisal of reality
C. Capacity to deal with conflicting emotions
D. Ability to control one's own behavior
E. Family influences - correct answer-E. Family influences.
Family influences is an environmental factor contributing to mental health disorders. Other
environmental factors include religious influence, inherited factors, hormonal influences,
health demographic location, developmental events, and experiences.
The difference between a personality state and a personality trait is:
A. Traits are long lasting, whereas state defines a current mental state that is ever changing.
B. A state is long lasting, whereas a trait is ever changing. - correct answer-A. traits are long
lasting, an anxious person feels anxious all the time. A mental state of anxiety can occur
before an exam
The APNA defines ________ as the emotional and psychological well-being of an individual
who has the capacity to interact with others, deal with ordinary stress, and perceive one's
surroundings realistically. - correct answer-Mental Health
Mental disorders are organized and diagnosed using the criteria published in ________ -
correct answer-Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders, (DSM 5)
The Biopsychosocial model includes which three factors?
A. psychological, biological, psychosocial
B. Psychological, sociological, biological
, C. sociological, biological, psychosocial - correct answer-B. The biophyscosocial model
defines health as having three components of psychological, biological, and sociological
components.
______________ says that a person who is predisposed to mental illness through factors
such as genetics, low self-esteem, lack of support system, etc. can develop a mental illness
through times of stressors such as starting a new job, financial hardship, or traumatic event -
correct answer-Diathesis-Stress Model
Genetics, experiences, and self-deprecating thoughts are called _________ - correct
answer-Diathesis, vulnerability that predisposes people to Mental Health Disorders
The four dimensions that support mental illness recovery are: - correct answer-1. health
2. home
3. purpose
4. community
True or false: recovery should not be an expectation in treatment of mental health illness -
correct answer-False: recovery principles of mental health state that mental illnesses are
treatable and recovery IS an expectation
A nurse is trying to comfort her patient who has just begun crying while discussing her
father's suicide. Which of the follow is an appropriate action by the nurse:
A. Tell the patient you will give them some time alone to grieve and will be back in a few
minutes
B. Tell the patient that your father also committed suicide and that you can understand how
they are feeling
C. Allow the patient to work through their emotions and listen empathetically
D. Place your hand on their shoulder to let them know that you care about their feelings -
correct answer-C
Nurses should allow the patient to open up to them in times of grief and sadness. Nurses
should not project their own experiences on their patients. Nurses should not touch the
patient as some patient's may perceive touch as a threatening or aggressive gesture
______ is the basis for a therapeutic relationship - correct answer-Trust
_____ is the first priority of patient care basic in the mental health setting - correct
answer-Safety
Promoting autonomy, competence, and relatedness and allowing the patient to be in the
least restrictive environment helps to foster _______ in the patient - correct
answer-Self-determinism
This act of 1991 includes the following in mental health nursing:
1. Advancing care documents when treating patients to be thorough
