VARCAROLIS CH. 2: MENTAL HEALTH
AND MENTAL ILLNESS QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024
AnN86-year-
old,NpreviouslyNhealthyNandNindependent,NfallsNafterNanNepisodeNofNvertigo.NWhichNbehaviorNbyNthisNpatie
ntNbestNdemonstratesNresilience?NTheNpatient:
a.Nsays,N"INknewNthisNwouldNhappenNeventually."
b.NstopsNattendingNherNweeklyNwaterNaerobicsNclass.
c.NrefusesNtoNuseNaNwalkerNandNsays,N"INdon'tNneedNthatNsillyNthing."
d.Nsays,N"MaybeNsomeNphysicalNtherapyNwillNhelpNmeNwithNmyNbalance."N-NcorrectNanswer-d.
WhichNorganizationNactivelyNseeksNtoNreduceNtheNstigmaNassociatedNwithNmentalNillnessNthroughNpublicNp
resentationsNsuchNasN"InNOurNOwnNVoice"N(IOOV)?
a.NAmericanNPsychiatricNAssociationN(APA)
b.NNationalNAllianceNonNMentalNIllnessN(NAMI)
c.NUnitedNStatesNDepartmentNofNHealthNandNHumanNServicesN(USDHHS)
d.NNorthNAmericanNNursingNDiagnosisNAssociationNInternationalN(NANDA-I)N-NcorrectNanswer-b.
ANpatientNisNadmittedNtoNtheNpsychiatricNhospital.NWhichNassessmentNfindingNbestNindicatesNthatNtheNpati
entNhasNaNmentalNillness?NTheNpatient:
a.NdescribesNcopingNandNrelaxationNstrategiesNusedNwhenNfeelingNanxious.
b.NdescribesNmoodNasNconsistentlyNsad,Ndiscouraged,NandNhopeless.
c.NcanNperformNtasksNattemptedNwithinNtheNlimitsNofNownNabilities.
d.NreportsNoccasionalNproblemsNwithNinsomnia.N-NcorrectNanswer-b.
TheNgoalNforNaNpatientNisNtoNincreaseNresiliency.NWhichNoutcomeNshouldNaNnurseNaddNtoNtheNplanNofNcare?
NWithinN3Ndays,NtheNpatientNwill:
a.NdescribeNfeelingsNassociatedNwithNlossNandNstress.
b.NmeetNownNneedsNwithoutNconsideringNtheNrightsNofNothers.
c.NidentifyNhealthyNcopingNbehaviorsNinNresponseNtoNstressfulNevents.
, d.NallowNothersNtoNassumeNresponsibilityNforNmajorNareasNofNownNlife.N-NcorrectNanswer-c.
ANnurseNatNaNbehavioralNhealthNclinicNseesNanNunfamiliarNpsychiatricNdiagnosisNonNaNpatient'sNinsuranceNfo
rm.NWhichNresourceNshouldNtheNnurseNconsultNtoNdiscernNtheNcriteriaNusedNtoNestablishNthisNdiagnosis?
a.NANpsychiatricNnursingNtextbook
b.NNANDANInternationalN(NANDA-IN)
c.NANbehavioralNhealthNreferenceNmanual
d.NDiagnosticNandNStatisticalNManualNofNMentalNDisordersN(DSM-5)N-NcorrectNanswer-d.
ANnurseNmustNassessNseveralNnewNpatientsNatNaNcommunityNmentalNhealthNcenter.NConclusionsNconcernin
gNcurrentNfunctioningNshouldNbeNmadeNonNtheNbasisNof:
a.NtheNdegreeNofNconformityNofNtheNindividualNtoNsociety'sNnorms.
b.NtheNdegreeNtoNwhichNanNindividualNisNlogicalNandNrational.
c.NaNcontinuumNfromNmentallyNhealthyNtoNunhealthy.
d.NtheNrateNofNintellectualNandNemotionalNgrowth.N-NcorrectNanswer-c.
AN40-year-
oldNadultNlivingNwithNparentsNstates,N"I'mNhappyNbutNINdon'tNsocializeNmuch.NMyNworkNisNroutine.NWhenNn
ewNthingsNcomeNup,NmyNbossNexplainsNthemNaNfewNtimesNtoNmakeNsureNINunderstand.NAtNhome,NmyNpare
ntsNmakeNdecisionsNforNme,NandNINgoNalongNwithNthem."NANnurseNshouldNidentifyNinterventionsNtoNimprov
eNthisNpatient's:
a.Nself-concept.
b.NoverallNhappiness.
c.NappraisalNofNreality.
d.NcontrolNoverNbehavior.N-NcorrectNanswer-a.
ANpatientNtellsNaNnurse,N"INhaveNpsychiatricNproblemsNandNamNinNandNoutNofNhospitalsNallNtheNtime.NNotNo
neNofNmyNfriendsNorNrelativesNhasNtheseNproblems."NSelectNtheNnurse'sNbestNresponse.
a.N"ComparingNyourselfNwithNothersNhasNnoNrealNadvantages."
b.N"WhyNdoNyouNblameNyourselfNforNhavingNaNpsychiatricNillness?"
c.N"MentalNillnessNaffectsN50%NofNtheNadultNpopulationNinNanyNgivenNyear."
AND MENTAL ILLNESS QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024
AnN86-year-
old,NpreviouslyNhealthyNandNindependent,NfallsNafterNanNepisodeNofNvertigo.NWhichNbehaviorNbyNthisNpatie
ntNbestNdemonstratesNresilience?NTheNpatient:
a.Nsays,N"INknewNthisNwouldNhappenNeventually."
b.NstopsNattendingNherNweeklyNwaterNaerobicsNclass.
c.NrefusesNtoNuseNaNwalkerNandNsays,N"INdon'tNneedNthatNsillyNthing."
d.Nsays,N"MaybeNsomeNphysicalNtherapyNwillNhelpNmeNwithNmyNbalance."N-NcorrectNanswer-d.
WhichNorganizationNactivelyNseeksNtoNreduceNtheNstigmaNassociatedNwithNmentalNillnessNthroughNpublicNp
resentationsNsuchNasN"InNOurNOwnNVoice"N(IOOV)?
a.NAmericanNPsychiatricNAssociationN(APA)
b.NNationalNAllianceNonNMentalNIllnessN(NAMI)
c.NUnitedNStatesNDepartmentNofNHealthNandNHumanNServicesN(USDHHS)
d.NNorthNAmericanNNursingNDiagnosisNAssociationNInternationalN(NANDA-I)N-NcorrectNanswer-b.
ANpatientNisNadmittedNtoNtheNpsychiatricNhospital.NWhichNassessmentNfindingNbestNindicatesNthatNtheNpati
entNhasNaNmentalNillness?NTheNpatient:
a.NdescribesNcopingNandNrelaxationNstrategiesNusedNwhenNfeelingNanxious.
b.NdescribesNmoodNasNconsistentlyNsad,Ndiscouraged,NandNhopeless.
c.NcanNperformNtasksNattemptedNwithinNtheNlimitsNofNownNabilities.
d.NreportsNoccasionalNproblemsNwithNinsomnia.N-NcorrectNanswer-b.
TheNgoalNforNaNpatientNisNtoNincreaseNresiliency.NWhichNoutcomeNshouldNaNnurseNaddNtoNtheNplanNofNcare?
NWithinN3Ndays,NtheNpatientNwill:
a.NdescribeNfeelingsNassociatedNwithNlossNandNstress.
b.NmeetNownNneedsNwithoutNconsideringNtheNrightsNofNothers.
c.NidentifyNhealthyNcopingNbehaviorsNinNresponseNtoNstressfulNevents.
, d.NallowNothersNtoNassumeNresponsibilityNforNmajorNareasNofNownNlife.N-NcorrectNanswer-c.
ANnurseNatNaNbehavioralNhealthNclinicNseesNanNunfamiliarNpsychiatricNdiagnosisNonNaNpatient'sNinsuranceNfo
rm.NWhichNresourceNshouldNtheNnurseNconsultNtoNdiscernNtheNcriteriaNusedNtoNestablishNthisNdiagnosis?
a.NANpsychiatricNnursingNtextbook
b.NNANDANInternationalN(NANDA-IN)
c.NANbehavioralNhealthNreferenceNmanual
d.NDiagnosticNandNStatisticalNManualNofNMentalNDisordersN(DSM-5)N-NcorrectNanswer-d.
ANnurseNmustNassessNseveralNnewNpatientsNatNaNcommunityNmentalNhealthNcenter.NConclusionsNconcernin
gNcurrentNfunctioningNshouldNbeNmadeNonNtheNbasisNof:
a.NtheNdegreeNofNconformityNofNtheNindividualNtoNsociety'sNnorms.
b.NtheNdegreeNtoNwhichNanNindividualNisNlogicalNandNrational.
c.NaNcontinuumNfromNmentallyNhealthyNtoNunhealthy.
d.NtheNrateNofNintellectualNandNemotionalNgrowth.N-NcorrectNanswer-c.
AN40-year-
oldNadultNlivingNwithNparentsNstates,N"I'mNhappyNbutNINdon'tNsocializeNmuch.NMyNworkNisNroutine.NWhenNn
ewNthingsNcomeNup,NmyNbossNexplainsNthemNaNfewNtimesNtoNmakeNsureNINunderstand.NAtNhome,NmyNpare
ntsNmakeNdecisionsNforNme,NandNINgoNalongNwithNthem."NANnurseNshouldNidentifyNinterventionsNtoNimprov
eNthisNpatient's:
a.Nself-concept.
b.NoverallNhappiness.
c.NappraisalNofNreality.
d.NcontrolNoverNbehavior.N-NcorrectNanswer-a.
ANpatientNtellsNaNnurse,N"INhaveNpsychiatricNproblemsNandNamNinNandNoutNofNhospitalsNallNtheNtime.NNotNo
neNofNmyNfriendsNorNrelativesNhasNtheseNproblems."NSelectNtheNnurse'sNbestNresponse.
a.N"ComparingNyourselfNwithNothersNhasNnoNrealNadvantages."
b.N"WhyNdoNyouNblameNyourselfNforNhavingNaNpsychiatricNillness?"
c.N"MentalNillnessNaffectsN50%NofNtheNadultNpopulationNinNanyNgivenNyear."