Foundations of Mental Health Care
8th Edition by Morrison-Valfre
,Chapter 01: The History of Mental Health Care
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational
soul controlled the irrational soulcould be compared with the belief of
the more recent psychological theorist:
a. Freud.
b. Pinel.
c. Fisher.
d. Rush.
ANS: A
Sigmund Freud believed that mental illness was, in part, caused by forces both within and outside the
personality. Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of mentally ill individuals as human beings in need of
medical assistance. Alice Fisher was a Florence Nightingale nurse who cared for the mentally ill, and
Dr. Benjamin Rush was the author of the book Diseases of the Mind.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension OBJ: 2
TOP: Early Years of Mental Health KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
2. Duringgothegomid-
1500s,gobehaviorsgoassociatedgowithgomentalgoillnessgoweregomoregoaccuratelygorecordedgobygoprofe
ssionals.goThisgopracticegoledgoto _goforgodifferentgoabnormalgobehaviors.
a. classifications
b. diagnosing
c. treatment
d. education
ANS:g o A
Classificationgoofgoabnormalgobehaviorsgodidgonotgobegingountilgothisgotime,goaftergothegopracticegoofg
omoregoaccurategorecordinggoofgobehaviorsgowasgobegun.goDiagnoses,gotreatmentgoguidelines,goandgoan
ygoeducationgoregardinggomentalgohealthgodisordersgoweregonotgoavailablegoduringgothisgoperiod.
DIF: CognitivegoLevel:goKnowledge
OBJ:go3goTOP:g o MentalgoIllnessgoDuringgot
hegoRenaissance
KEY:g o NursinggoProcessgoStep:goAssessment MSC:g o ClientgoNeeds:goPsychosocialgoIntegrity
,3. Duringgothegolattergopartgoofgothego18thgocentury,gopsychiatrygobecamegoagoseparategobranchgoofgo
medicine,goandgoinhumanegotreatmentgowasgogreatlygodiminishedgobygothegoFrenchgohospitalgodire
ctor:
a. Dix.
b. Beers.
c. Pinel.
d. Carter.
ANS:go C
PhilippegoPinelgoadvocatedgoacceptancegoofgothegomentallygoill,goasgowellgoasgopropergotreatment.goDo
rotheagoDixgocrusadedgoforgoconstructiongoofgomentalgohealthgohospitals.goCliffordgoBeersgowrotegotheg
obookgoAgoMindgoThatgoFoundgoItself.goPresidentgoJimmygoCartergoestablishedgothegoPresident’sgoCo
mmissiongoongoMentalgoHealthgoingo1978.
DIF: CognitivegoLevel:goKnowledge OBJ:go 4
TOP:g o MentalgoIllnessgoingothego18thgoCentury
KEY:goNursinggoProcessgoStep:goAssess
mentgoMSC:g o ClientgoNeeds:goPsychosocialgoIntegrity
4. Ingo1841,
surveyedgoasylums,gojails,goandgoalmshousesgothroughoutgothegoUnitedgoStates,goCanada,goandgoScotl
andgoandgoisgocreditedgowithgobringinggoaboutgopublicgoawarenessgoandgoreformgoforgothegocaregoofgothe
gomentallygoill.
a. SigmundgoFreud
b. JohngoCade
c. FlorencegoNightingale
d. DorotheagoDix
ANS:go D
DorotheagoDixgospentgo20goyearsgosurveyinggofacilitiesgothatgohousedgomentallygoillgoindividualsgoandgoi
sgocreditedgowithgomajorgochangesgoingothegocaregoofgothegomentallygoill.goSigmundgoFreudgointroducedgot
hegoconceptgoofgopsychoanalysis,goJohngoCadegodiscoveredgolithiumgocarbonategoforgothegotreatmentgoof
gobipolargodisorder,goandgoFlorencegoNightingalegotrainedgonursesgoingoEnglandgoingothego1800s.
DIF: CognitivegoLevel:goKnowledge OBJ:go 4
TOP:g o MentalgoIllnessgoingothego19thgoCentury
KEY:goNursinggoProcessgoStep:goAssess
mentgoMSC:g o ClientgoNeeds:goPsychosocialgoIntegrity
5. AsgoagodirectgoresultgoofgoCliffordgoBeers’goworkgoandgobook,goAgoMindgoThatgoFoundgoItself,goth
egoCommitteegoforgoMentalgoHygienegowasgoformedgoingo1909gowithgoagofocusgoongopreventiongoof
gomentalgoillnessgoand:
a. earlygodetectiongoofgosymptomsgoofgomentalgoilln
ess.
b. educationgoofgocaregivers.
c. currentgotreatmentgooptions.
d. removinggothegostigmagoattachedgotogomentalgoill
ness.
ANS:go D
CliffordgoBeers’gobookgoreflectedgoongohisgoattemptgoatgosuicidegofollowedgobygothegodeplorablegocaregoh
egoreceivedgoforgothegonextgo3goyearsgoingomentalgohospitals.goBeers’goworkgoandgobookgoraisedgothegocon
sciousnessgoofgopeoplegothroughoutgothegocountrygoregardinggopreventiongoandgoremovalgoofgothegostigm
agoofgohavinggoagomentalgoillness.
Earlygodetectiongoofgosymptoms,goeducationgoofgocaregivers,goandgocurrentgotreatmentgooptionsgoregardin
, ggomentalgoillnessgoweregonotgothegofocusgoofgohisgobook,gonorgoweregotheygoagoprioritygoforgothegoCommitt
eegoforgoMentalgoHygiene.
DIF: CognitivegoLevel:goKnowledge OBJ:go 4