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hChapter h1
1. The hnurse his hassessing hthe hfactors hcontributing hto hthe hwell-being hof ha hnewly
hadmitted hclient. hWhich hof hthe hfollowing hwould hthe hnurse hidentify has hhaving ha
hpositive himpact honhthe hindividual's h mental hhealth?
A) Not hneeding hothers hfor hcompanionship
B) The hability hto heffectively hmanage hstress
C) A hfamily hhistory hof hmental hillness
D) Striving hfor htotal hself-
reliancehAns: h B
Feedback:
Individual hfactors hinfluencing hmental hhealth hinclude hbiologic hmakeup, hautonomy,
hindependence, hself-esteem, hcapacity hfor hgrowth, hvitality, hability hto hfind hmeaning
hin hlife, hemotional hresilience hor hhardiness, hsense hof hbelonging, hreality horientation,
hand hcoping hor hstress hmanagement habilities. hInterpersonal hfactors hsuch has
hintimacy hand ha hbalance hof hseparateness hand hconnectedness hare hboth hneeded hfor
hgood hmental hhealth, hand htherefore hahhealthy hperson hwould hneed hothers hfor
hcompanionship. hA hfamily hhistory hof hmental hillnesshcould hrelate hto hthe hbiologic
hmakeup hof han hindividual, hwhich hmay hhave ha hnegative himpacthon han hindividual's
hmental hhealth, has hwell has ha hnegative himpact hon han hindividual's hinterpersonal hand
hsocialñcultural hfactors hof hhealth. hTotal hself-reliance his hnot hpossible, hand ha
hpositive hsocial/cultural hfactor his haccess hto hadequate hresources.
2. Which hof hthe hfollowing hstatements habout hmental hillness hare htrue? hSelect hall hthat
h apply.
A) Mental hillness hcan hcause hsignificant hdistress, himpaired hfunctioning, hor hboth.
B) Mental hillness his honly hdue hto hsocial/cultural hfactors.
C) Social/cultural hfactors hthat hrelate hto hmental hillness hinclude hexcessive
hdependencyhon hor hwithdrawal h from hrelationships.
D) Individuals hsuffering hfrom hmental hillness hare husually hable hto hcope
heffectively hwithhdaily hlife.
E) Individuals hsuffering hfrom hmental hillness hmay hexperience hdissatisfaction
hwithhrelationships hand hself.
Ans: hA, hD, hE
Feedback:
Mental hillness hcan hcause hsignificant hdistress, himpaired hfunctioning, hor hboth.
hMental hillness hmay hbe hrelated hto hindividual, hinterpersonal, hor hsocial/cultural
hfactors. hExcessive hdependency hon hor hwithdrawal hfrom hrelationships hare
hinterpersonal hfactors hthat hrelate hto hmental hillness. hIndividuals hsuffering hfrom
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3. Which hof hthe hfollowing hare htrue hregarding hmental hhealth hand hmental hillness?
A) Behavior hthat hmay hbe hviewed has hacceptable hin hone hculture his halways
hunacceptablehin hother hcultures.
B) It his heasy hto hdetermine hif ha hperson his hmentally hhealthy hor hmentally hill.
C) In hmost hcases, hmental hhealth his ha hstate hof hemotional, hpsychological, hand
hsocial hwellness hevidenced hby hsatisfying hinterpersonal hrelationships,
heffective hbehaviorhand hcoping, hpositive hself-concept, hand hemotional
hstability.
D) Persons hwho hengage hin hfantasies hare
hmentally hill.hAns: h C
Feedback:
What hone hsociety hmay hview has hacceptable hand happropriate hbehavior, hanother
hsociety hmayhsee hthat has hmaladaptive, hand hinappropriate. hMental hhealth hand hmental
hillness hare hdifficulthto hdefine hprecisely. hIn hmost hcases, hmental hhealth his ha hstate hof
hemotional, hpsychological, hand hsocial hwellness hevidenced hby hsatisfying
hinterpersonal hrelationships, heffective hbehavior hand hcoping, hpositive hself-concept,
hand hemotional hstability. hPersons hwho hengagehin hfantasies hmay hbe hmentally
hhealthy, hbut hthe hinability hto hdistinguish hreality hfrom hfantasyhis han hindividual
hfactor hthat hmay hcontribute hto hmental hillness.
4. A hclient hgrieving hthe hrecent hloss hof hher hhusband hasks hif hshe his hbecoming
hmentally hillhbecause hshe h is hso h sad. hThe hnurse's hbest h response hwould hbe,
A) ìYou hmay hhave ha htemporary hmental hillness hbecause hyou hare hexperiencing
hso hmuchhpain.î
B) ìYou hare hnot hmentally hill. hThis his han hexpected hreaction hto hthe hloss
hyou hhavehexperienced.î
C) ìWere hyou hgenerally hdissatisfied hwith hyour hrelationship hbefore hyour
hhusband'shdeath?î
D) ìTry hnot hto hworry habout hthat hright hnow. hYou hnever hknow hwhat hthe hfuture
hbrings.îhAns: h B
Feedback:
Mental hillness hincludes hgeneral hdissatisfaction hwith hself, hineffective hrelationships,
hineffective hcoping, hand hlack hof hpersonal hgrowth. hAdditionally hthe hbehavior hmust
hnot hbe hculturally hexpected. hAcute hgrief hreactions hare hexpected hand htherefore hnot
hconsidered hmental hillness. hFalse hreassurance hor hoveranalysis hdoes hnot haccurately
haddress hthe hclient'shconcerns.
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5. The hnurse hconsults hthe hDSM hfor hwhich hof hthe hfollowing hpurposes?
A) To hdevise ha hplan hof hcare hfor ha hnewly hadmitted hclient
B) To hpredict hthe hclient's hprognosis hof htreatment houtcomes
C) To hdocument hthe happropriate hdiagnostic hcode hin hthe hclient's h medical hrecord
D) To hserve has ha hguide hfor hclient
hassessmenthAns: h D
Feedback:
The hDSM hprovides hstandard hnomenclature, hpresents hdefining hcharacteristics, hand
hidentifies hunderlying hcauses hof hmental hdisorders. hIt hdoes hnot hprovide hcare hplans
hor hprognostic houtcomes hof htreatment. hDiagnosis hof hmental hillness his hnot hwithin
hthe hgeneralist hRN's hscope hof hpractice, hso hdocumenting hthe hcode hin hthe hmedical
hrecord hwouldhbe h inappropriate.
6. Which hwould hbe ha hreason hfor ha hstudent hnurse hto huse hthe hDSM?
A) Identifying hthe hmedical hdiagnosis
B) Treat hclients
C) Evaluate htreatments
D) Understand hthe hreason hfor hthe hadmission hand hthe hnature hof hpsychiatric
hillnesses.hAns: h D
Feedback:
Although hstudent hnurses hdo hnot huse hthe hDSM hto hdiagnose hclients, hthey hwill hfind
hit ha hhelpful hresource hto hunderstand hthe hreason hfor hthe hadmission hand hto hbegin
hbuilding hknowledge habout hthe hnature hof hpsychiatric hillnesses. hIdentifying hthe
hmedical hdiagnosis,htreating, hand hevaluating htreatments hare hnot h a hpart hof hthe
hnursing hprocess.
7. The hlegislation henacted hin h1963 hwas hlargely hresponsible hfor hwhich hof hthe
hfollowing hshiftshin hcare h for hthe hmentally hill?
A) The hwidespread huse hof hcommunity-based hservices
B) The hadvancement hin hpharmacotherapies
C) Increased haccess hto hhospitalization
D) Improved hrights hfor hclients hin hlong-term hinstitutional
hcarehAns: h A
Feedback:
The hCommunity hMental hHealth hCenters hConstruction hAct hof h1963 haccomplished
hthehrelease hof hindividuals hfrom hlong-term hstays hin hstate hinstitutions, hthe hdecrease
hin hadmissions hto hhospitals, hand hthe hdevelopment hof hcommunity-based hservices has
han halternative hto h hospital hcare.
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hChapter h1
1. The hnurse his hassessing hthe hfactors hcontributing hto hthe hwell-being hof ha hnewly
hadmitted hclient. hWhich hof hthe hfollowing hwould hthe hnurse hidentify has hhaving ha
hpositive himpact honhthe hindividual's h mental hhealth?
A) Not hneeding hothers hfor hcompanionship
B) The hability hto heffectively hmanage hstress
C) A hfamily hhistory hof hmental hillness
D) Striving hfor htotal hself-
reliancehAns: h B
Feedback:
Individual hfactors hinfluencing hmental hhealth hinclude hbiologic hmakeup, hautonomy,
hindependence, hself-esteem, hcapacity hfor hgrowth, hvitality, hability hto hfind hmeaning
hin hlife, hemotional hresilience hor hhardiness, hsense hof hbelonging, hreality horientation,
hand hcoping hor hstress hmanagement habilities. hInterpersonal hfactors hsuch has
hintimacy hand ha hbalance hof hseparateness hand hconnectedness hare hboth hneeded hfor
hgood hmental hhealth, hand htherefore hahhealthy hperson hwould hneed hothers hfor
hcompanionship. hA hfamily hhistory hof hmental hillnesshcould hrelate hto hthe hbiologic
hmakeup hof han hindividual, hwhich hmay hhave ha hnegative himpacthon han hindividual's
hmental hhealth, has hwell has ha hnegative himpact hon han hindividual's hinterpersonal hand
hsocialñcultural hfactors hof hhealth. hTotal hself-reliance his hnot hpossible, hand ha
hpositive hsocial/cultural hfactor his haccess hto hadequate hresources.
2. Which hof hthe hfollowing hstatements habout hmental hillness hare htrue? hSelect hall hthat
h apply.
A) Mental hillness hcan hcause hsignificant hdistress, himpaired hfunctioning, hor hboth.
B) Mental hillness his honly hdue hto hsocial/cultural hfactors.
C) Social/cultural hfactors hthat hrelate hto hmental hillness hinclude hexcessive
hdependencyhon hor hwithdrawal h from hrelationships.
D) Individuals hsuffering hfrom hmental hillness hare husually hable hto hcope
heffectively hwithhdaily hlife.
E) Individuals hsuffering hfrom hmental hillness hmay hexperience hdissatisfaction
hwithhrelationships hand hself.
Ans: hA, hD, hE
Feedback:
Mental hillness hcan hcause hsignificant hdistress, himpaired hfunctioning, hor hboth.
hMental hillness hmay hbe hrelated hto hindividual, hinterpersonal, hor hsocial/cultural
hfactors. hExcessive hdependency hon hor hwithdrawal hfrom hrelationships hare
hinterpersonal hfactors hthat hrelate hto hmental hillness. hIndividuals hsuffering hfrom
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3. Which hof hthe hfollowing hare htrue hregarding hmental hhealth hand hmental hillness?
A) Behavior hthat hmay hbe hviewed has hacceptable hin hone hculture his halways
hunacceptablehin hother hcultures.
B) It his heasy hto hdetermine hif ha hperson his hmentally hhealthy hor hmentally hill.
C) In hmost hcases, hmental hhealth his ha hstate hof hemotional, hpsychological, hand
hsocial hwellness hevidenced hby hsatisfying hinterpersonal hrelationships,
heffective hbehaviorhand hcoping, hpositive hself-concept, hand hemotional
hstability.
D) Persons hwho hengage hin hfantasies hare
hmentally hill.hAns: h C
Feedback:
What hone hsociety hmay hview has hacceptable hand happropriate hbehavior, hanother
hsociety hmayhsee hthat has hmaladaptive, hand hinappropriate. hMental hhealth hand hmental
hillness hare hdifficulthto hdefine hprecisely. hIn hmost hcases, hmental hhealth his ha hstate hof
hemotional, hpsychological, hand hsocial hwellness hevidenced hby hsatisfying
hinterpersonal hrelationships, heffective hbehavior hand hcoping, hpositive hself-concept,
hand hemotional hstability. hPersons hwho hengagehin hfantasies hmay hbe hmentally
hhealthy, hbut hthe hinability hto hdistinguish hreality hfrom hfantasyhis han hindividual
hfactor hthat hmay hcontribute hto hmental hillness.
4. A hclient hgrieving hthe hrecent hloss hof hher hhusband hasks hif hshe his hbecoming
hmentally hillhbecause hshe h is hso h sad. hThe hnurse's hbest h response hwould hbe,
A) ìYou hmay hhave ha htemporary hmental hillness hbecause hyou hare hexperiencing
hso hmuchhpain.î
B) ìYou hare hnot hmentally hill. hThis his han hexpected hreaction hto hthe hloss
hyou hhavehexperienced.î
C) ìWere hyou hgenerally hdissatisfied hwith hyour hrelationship hbefore hyour
hhusband'shdeath?î
D) ìTry hnot hto hworry habout hthat hright hnow. hYou hnever hknow hwhat hthe hfuture
hbrings.îhAns: h B
Feedback:
Mental hillness hincludes hgeneral hdissatisfaction hwith hself, hineffective hrelationships,
hineffective hcoping, hand hlack hof hpersonal hgrowth. hAdditionally hthe hbehavior hmust
hnot hbe hculturally hexpected. hAcute hgrief hreactions hare hexpected hand htherefore hnot
hconsidered hmental hillness. hFalse hreassurance hor hoveranalysis hdoes hnot haccurately
haddress hthe hclient'shconcerns.
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5. The hnurse hconsults hthe hDSM hfor hwhich hof hthe hfollowing hpurposes?
A) To hdevise ha hplan hof hcare hfor ha hnewly hadmitted hclient
B) To hpredict hthe hclient's hprognosis hof htreatment houtcomes
C) To hdocument hthe happropriate hdiagnostic hcode hin hthe hclient's h medical hrecord
D) To hserve has ha hguide hfor hclient
hassessmenthAns: h D
Feedback:
The hDSM hprovides hstandard hnomenclature, hpresents hdefining hcharacteristics, hand
hidentifies hunderlying hcauses hof hmental hdisorders. hIt hdoes hnot hprovide hcare hplans
hor hprognostic houtcomes hof htreatment. hDiagnosis hof hmental hillness his hnot hwithin
hthe hgeneralist hRN's hscope hof hpractice, hso hdocumenting hthe hcode hin hthe hmedical
hrecord hwouldhbe h inappropriate.
6. Which hwould hbe ha hreason hfor ha hstudent hnurse hto huse hthe hDSM?
A) Identifying hthe hmedical hdiagnosis
B) Treat hclients
C) Evaluate htreatments
D) Understand hthe hreason hfor hthe hadmission hand hthe hnature hof hpsychiatric
hillnesses.hAns: h D
Feedback:
Although hstudent hnurses hdo hnot huse hthe hDSM hto hdiagnose hclients, hthey hwill hfind
hit ha hhelpful hresource hto hunderstand hthe hreason hfor hthe hadmission hand hto hbegin
hbuilding hknowledge habout hthe hnature hof hpsychiatric hillnesses. hIdentifying hthe
hmedical hdiagnosis,htreating, hand hevaluating htreatments hare hnot h a hpart hof hthe
hnursing hprocess.
7. The hlegislation henacted hin h1963 hwas hlargely hresponsible hfor hwhich hof hthe
hfollowing hshiftshin hcare h for hthe hmentally hill?
A) The hwidespread huse hof hcommunity-based hservices
B) The hadvancement hin hpharmacotherapies
C) Increased haccess hto hhospitalization
D) Improved hrights hfor hclients hin hlong-term hinstitutional
hcarehAns: h A
Feedback:
The hCommunity hMental hHealth hCenters hConstruction hAct hof h1963 haccomplished
hthehrelease hof hindividuals hfrom hlong-term hstays hin hstate hinstitutions, hthe hdecrease
hin hadmissions hto hhospitals, hand hthe hdevelopment hof hcommunity-based hservices has
han halternative hto h hospital hcare.
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