Foundationsof . .
MentalHealth . .
Care 8th
. .
Edition by . .
MorrisonValfre Te .
Bank .
, 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.soul.c
ould.be.compared.with.the.belief.of.the.more.recent.psychological.theorist:.a..Freud.b....Pinel.c....Fish
er.d....Rush.
.
ANS:..A.
Sigmund.Freud.believed.that.mental.illness.was,.in.part,.caused.by.forces.both.within.and.outside.the.per
sonality..Philippe.Pinel.advocated.acceptance.of.mentally.ill.individuals.as.human.beings.in.need.of.med
ical.assistance..Alice.Fisher.was.a.Florence.Nightingale.nurse.who.cared.for.the.mentally.ill,.and.Dr..Ben
jamin.Rush.was.the.author.of.the.book.Diseases.of.the.Mind..
.
PTS:...1......................DIF:...Cognitive.Level:.Comprehension......REF:...p..4.
OBJ:...2......................TOP:..Early.Years.of.Mental.Health.
KEY:..Nursing.Process.Step:.Assessment....MSC:.Client.Needs:.Psychosocial.Integrity.
.
2. During.the.mid-
1500s,.behaviors.associated.with.mental.illness.were.more.accuratelyrecorded.by.professionals..This
.practice.led.to.behaviors.. for.different.abnormal
a. Classifications.
b. Diagnosing.c....Treatment.d.....Education.
.
ANS:..A.
, .
Classification.of.abnormal.behaviors.did.not.begin.until.this.time,.after.the.practice.of.more.accurate.reco
rding.of.behaviors.was.begun..Diagnoses,.treatment.guidelines,.and.any.education.regarding.mental.heal
th.disorders.were.not.available.during.this.period..
.
PTS:...1......................DIF:...Cognitive.Level:.Knowledge.............REF:...p..5.
OBJ:...3......................TOP:..Mental.Illness.During.the.Renaissance.
KEY:..Nursing.Process.Step:.Assessment....MSC:.Client.Needs:.Psychosocial.Integrity.
.
3. During.the.latter.part.of.the.eighteenth.century,.psychiatry.became.a.separate.branch.of.medicine,.and.
inhumane.treatment.was.greatly.diminished.by.the.French.hospital.director:.a..Dix.b....Beers.c....Pinel.
d....Carter.
.
ANS:..C.
.
Philippe.Pinel.advocated.acceptance.of.the.mentally.ill,.as.well.as.proper.treatment..Dorothea.Dix.crusad
ed.for.construction.of.mental.health.hospitals..Clifford.Beers.wrote.the.book.A.Mind.That.Found.Itself..P
resident.Jimmy.Carter.established.the.President’s.Commission.on.Mental.Health.in.1978..
.
PTS:...1......................DIF:...Cognitive.Level:.Knowledge.............REF:...p..5.
OBJ:...4......................TOP:..Mental.Illness.in.the.Eighteenth.Century.
KEY:..Nursing.Process.Step:.Assessment....MSC:.Client.Needs:.Psychosocial.Integrity.
4. In.1841,. surveyed.asylums,.jails,.and.almshouses.throughout.the.United
States,.Canada,.and.Scotland.and.is.credited.with.bringing.about.public.awareness.and.reform.for.the.c
are.of.the.mentally.ill..a....Sigmund.Freud.
b. John.Cade.
c. Florence.Nightingale.
d. Dorothea.Dix.
.
ANS:..DDorothea.Dix.spent.20.years.surveying.facilities.that.housed.mentally.ill.individuals.and.is.credit
ed.with.major.changes.in.the.care.of.the.mentally.ill..Sigmund.Freud.introduced.the.concept.of.psychoan
alysis,.John.Cade.discovered.lithium.carbonate.for.the.treatment.of.bipolar.disorder,.and.Florence.Nighti
ngale.trained.nurses.in.England.in.the.1800s..
.
PTS:...1......................DIF:...Cognitive.Level:.Knowledge.............REF:...p..6.
OBJ:...4......................TOP:..Mental.Illness.in.the.Nineteenth.Century.
KEY:..Nursing.Process.Step:.Assessment....MSC:.Client.Needs:.Psychosocial.Integrity.
.
, 5. As.a.direct.result.of.CliffordNBeeURrs’.SIwoNrGk.anTBd.bCooOkM,.A.Mind.That.Found.Itself,.the.Co
mmittee.for.Mental.
Hygiene.was.formed.in.1909.with.a.focus.on.prevention.of.mental.illness.and:.a....
Early.detection.of.symptoms.of.mental.illness.
b. Education.of.caregivers.
c. Current.treatment.options.
d. Removing.the.stigma.attached.to.mental.illness.
.
ANS:..D.
Clifford.Beers’.book.reflected.on.his.attempt.at.suicide.followed.by.the.deplorable.care.he.received.for.th
e.next.3.years.in.mental.hospitals..Beers’.work.and.book.raised.the.consciousness.of.people.throughout.t
he.country.regarding.prevention.and.removal.of.the.stigma.of.having.a.mental.illness..Early.detection.of.
symptoms,.education.of.caregivers,.and.current.treatment.options.regarding.mental.illness.were.not.the.f
ocus.of.his.book,.nor.were.they.a.priority.for.the.Committee.for.Mental.Hygiene..
.
PTS:...1......................DIF:...Cognitive.Level:.Knowledge.............REF:...p..6.
OBJ:...4......................TOP:..Mental.Illness.in.the.Twentieth.Century.
KEY:..Nursing.Process.Step:.Assessment....MSC:.Client.Needs:.Psychosocial.Integrity.
.
6. During.the.1930s,.what.common.treatment.for.schizophrenia.caused.clients.to.fall.into.a.coma.that.could.
last.as.long.as.50.hours?.a....Electroconvulsive.therapy.
b. Insulin.therapy.
c. Humoral.therapy
d. Amphetamine.therapy.
.
ANS:..B.
Insulin.therapy.was.believed.to.successfully.treat.schizophrenia.in.the.early.1900s..Amphetamines.were.
used.to.treat.depression,.and.electroconvulsive.therapy.was.used.for.severe.depression..Humoral.therapy
,.which.originated.in.ancient.Greece.and.Rome,.was.a.belief.that.mental.illness.resulted.from.an.imbalanc
e.of.the.humors.of.air,.fire,.water,.and.earth..
.
PTS:...1......................DIF:...Cognitive.Level:.Knowledge.............REF:...p..8.
OBJ:...5......................TOP:..Influences.of.War.on.Mental.Health.Therapies.
KEY:..Nursing.Process.Step:.Assessment....MSC:.Client.Needs:.Psychosocial.Integrity.
.
7. In.the.1930s,.what.mental.health.disorder.was.electroconvulsive.therapy.(ECT).most.often.used.to.treat?.
a. Schizophrenia.
b. Bipolar.disorder.
c. Severe.depression.
MentalHealth . .
Care 8th
. .
Edition by . .
MorrisonValfre Te .
Bank .
, 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.soul.c
ould.be.compared.with.the.belief.of.the.more.recent.psychological.theorist:.a..Freud.b....Pinel.c....Fish
er.d....Rush.
.
ANS:..A.
Sigmund.Freud.believed.that.mental.illness.was,.in.part,.caused.by.forces.both.within.and.outside.the.per
sonality..Philippe.Pinel.advocated.acceptance.of.mentally.ill.individuals.as.human.beings.in.need.of.med
ical.assistance..Alice.Fisher.was.a.Florence.Nightingale.nurse.who.cared.for.the.mentally.ill,.and.Dr..Ben
jamin.Rush.was.the.author.of.the.book.Diseases.of.the.Mind..
.
PTS:...1......................DIF:...Cognitive.Level:.Comprehension......REF:...p..4.
OBJ:...2......................TOP:..Early.Years.of.Mental.Health.
KEY:..Nursing.Process.Step:.Assessment....MSC:.Client.Needs:.Psychosocial.Integrity.
.
2. During.the.mid-
1500s,.behaviors.associated.with.mental.illness.were.more.accuratelyrecorded.by.professionals..This
.practice.led.to.behaviors.. for.different.abnormal
a. Classifications.
b. Diagnosing.c....Treatment.d.....Education.
.
ANS:..A.
, .
Classification.of.abnormal.behaviors.did.not.begin.until.this.time,.after.the.practice.of.more.accurate.reco
rding.of.behaviors.was.begun..Diagnoses,.treatment.guidelines,.and.any.education.regarding.mental.heal
th.disorders.were.not.available.during.this.period..
.
PTS:...1......................DIF:...Cognitive.Level:.Knowledge.............REF:...p..5.
OBJ:...3......................TOP:..Mental.Illness.During.the.Renaissance.
KEY:..Nursing.Process.Step:.Assessment....MSC:.Client.Needs:.Psychosocial.Integrity.
.
3. During.the.latter.part.of.the.eighteenth.century,.psychiatry.became.a.separate.branch.of.medicine,.and.
inhumane.treatment.was.greatly.diminished.by.the.French.hospital.director:.a..Dix.b....Beers.c....Pinel.
d....Carter.
.
ANS:..C.
.
Philippe.Pinel.advocated.acceptance.of.the.mentally.ill,.as.well.as.proper.treatment..Dorothea.Dix.crusad
ed.for.construction.of.mental.health.hospitals..Clifford.Beers.wrote.the.book.A.Mind.That.Found.Itself..P
resident.Jimmy.Carter.established.the.President’s.Commission.on.Mental.Health.in.1978..
.
PTS:...1......................DIF:...Cognitive.Level:.Knowledge.............REF:...p..5.
OBJ:...4......................TOP:..Mental.Illness.in.the.Eighteenth.Century.
KEY:..Nursing.Process.Step:.Assessment....MSC:.Client.Needs:.Psychosocial.Integrity.
4. In.1841,. surveyed.asylums,.jails,.and.almshouses.throughout.the.United
States,.Canada,.and.Scotland.and.is.credited.with.bringing.about.public.awareness.and.reform.for.the.c
are.of.the.mentally.ill..a....Sigmund.Freud.
b. John.Cade.
c. Florence.Nightingale.
d. Dorothea.Dix.
.
ANS:..DDorothea.Dix.spent.20.years.surveying.facilities.that.housed.mentally.ill.individuals.and.is.credit
ed.with.major.changes.in.the.care.of.the.mentally.ill..Sigmund.Freud.introduced.the.concept.of.psychoan
alysis,.John.Cade.discovered.lithium.carbonate.for.the.treatment.of.bipolar.disorder,.and.Florence.Nighti
ngale.trained.nurses.in.England.in.the.1800s..
.
PTS:...1......................DIF:...Cognitive.Level:.Knowledge.............REF:...p..6.
OBJ:...4......................TOP:..Mental.Illness.in.the.Nineteenth.Century.
KEY:..Nursing.Process.Step:.Assessment....MSC:.Client.Needs:.Psychosocial.Integrity.
.
, 5. As.a.direct.result.of.CliffordNBeeURrs’.SIwoNrGk.anTBd.bCooOkM,.A.Mind.That.Found.Itself,.the.Co
mmittee.for.Mental.
Hygiene.was.formed.in.1909.with.a.focus.on.prevention.of.mental.illness.and:.a....
Early.detection.of.symptoms.of.mental.illness.
b. Education.of.caregivers.
c. Current.treatment.options.
d. Removing.the.stigma.attached.to.mental.illness.
.
ANS:..D.
Clifford.Beers’.book.reflected.on.his.attempt.at.suicide.followed.by.the.deplorable.care.he.received.for.th
e.next.3.years.in.mental.hospitals..Beers’.work.and.book.raised.the.consciousness.of.people.throughout.t
he.country.regarding.prevention.and.removal.of.the.stigma.of.having.a.mental.illness..Early.detection.of.
symptoms,.education.of.caregivers,.and.current.treatment.options.regarding.mental.illness.were.not.the.f
ocus.of.his.book,.nor.were.they.a.priority.for.the.Committee.for.Mental.Hygiene..
.
PTS:...1......................DIF:...Cognitive.Level:.Knowledge.............REF:...p..6.
OBJ:...4......................TOP:..Mental.Illness.in.the.Twentieth.Century.
KEY:..Nursing.Process.Step:.Assessment....MSC:.Client.Needs:.Psychosocial.Integrity.
.
6. During.the.1930s,.what.common.treatment.for.schizophrenia.caused.clients.to.fall.into.a.coma.that.could.
last.as.long.as.50.hours?.a....Electroconvulsive.therapy.
b. Insulin.therapy.
c. Humoral.therapy
d. Amphetamine.therapy.
.
ANS:..B.
Insulin.therapy.was.believed.to.successfully.treat.schizophrenia.in.the.early.1900s..Amphetamines.were.
used.to.treat.depression,.and.electroconvulsive.therapy.was.used.for.severe.depression..Humoral.therapy
,.which.originated.in.ancient.Greece.and.Rome,.was.a.belief.that.mental.illness.resulted.from.an.imbalanc
e.of.the.humors.of.air,.fire,.water,.and.earth..
.
PTS:...1......................DIF:...Cognitive.Level:.Knowledge.............REF:...p..8.
OBJ:...5......................TOP:..Influences.of.War.on.Mental.Health.Therapies.
KEY:..Nursing.Process.Step:.Assessment....MSC:.Client.Needs:.Psychosocial.Integrity.
.
7. In.the.1930s,.what.mental.health.disorder.was.electroconvulsive.therapy.(ECT).most.often.used.to.treat?.
a. Schizophrenia.
b. Bipolar.disorder.
c. Severe.depression.