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Test Bankfor Foundations of Mental Health Care
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8th Edition
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,Michelle Morrison-Valfre: Foundations ofMental Health Care 8th Edition
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Chapter 01: The History of Mental Care
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1. The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational soul controlled the irrational s
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oul could be compared with the belief of the more recent psychological theorist:
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a. Freud
b. Pinel
c. Fisher
d. Rush

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Sigmund Freud believed that mental illness was, in part, caused by forces both within and outside t
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he personality. Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of mentally ill individuals as human beings in
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need of medical assistance. Alice Fisher was a Florence Nightingale nurse who cared for the mental
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lyill, and Dr. Benjamin Rush was the author of the book Diseases of the Mind.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
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REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2 l l l l


TOP: Early Years of Mental Health l l l l l


KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
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2. During the mid- l l


1500s, behaviors associated with mental illness were more accurately recorded by professi
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onals. This practice led to l l l l


fordifferent abnormal l l l


behaviors.
a. Classifications
b. Diagnosing
c. Treatment
d. Education
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Classification of abnormal behaviors did not begin until this time, after the practice of more accurate
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recording of behaviors was begun. Diagnoses, treatment guidelines, and any education regarding
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mental health disorders were not available during this period.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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REF: p. 5 OBJ: 3 l l l l


TOP: Mental Illness During the Renaissance l l l l l


KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
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3. During the latter part of the eighteenth century, psychiatry became a separate branch of medici
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ne,and inhumane treatment was greatlydiminished bythe French hospital director:
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a. Dix
b. Beers
c. Pinel
d. Carter
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, Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of the mentallyill, as well as proper treatment. Dorothea Dix cr
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usaded for construction of mental health hospitals. Clifford Beers wrote the book A Mind That Fou
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nd Itself. President Jimmy Carter established the President’s Commission on Mental Health in 197
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8.

PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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REF: p. 5 OBJ: 4 l l l l


TOP: Mental Illness in the Eighteenth Century l l l l l l


KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
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4. In 1841,
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surveyed asylums, jails, and almshouses throughout the United Stat l l l l l l l l


es, Canada, and Scotland and is credited with bringing about public awareness and reform for the ca
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re of the mentally ill.
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a. Sigmund Freud l


b. John Cade l


c. Florence Nightingale l


d. Dorothea Dix l




ANS: D l


Dorothea Dix spent 20 years surveying facilities that housed mentallyill individuals and is credited
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with major changes in the care of the mentally ill. Sigmund Freud introduced the concept of psycho
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analysis, John Cade discovered lithium carbonate for the treatment of bipolar disorder, and Floren
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ce Nightingale trained nurses in England in the 1800s.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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REF: p. 6 OBJ: 4 l l l l


TOP: Mental Illness in the Nineteenth Century l l l l l l


KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
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5. As adirect result ofCliffordN
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k a nBd .b oCo k ,MA Mind That Found Itself, theCommitteefor M
U with a focus on prevention of mental illness and:
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ental Hygiene was formed in 1909
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a. Earlydetection of symptoms of mental illness l l l l l l


b. Education of caregivers l l


c. Current treatment options l l


d. Removing the stigma attached to mental illness l l l l l l




ANS: D l


Clifford Beers’ book reflected on his attempt at suicide followed by the deplorable care he received
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for the next 3 years in mental hospitals. Beers’ work and book raised the consciousness of people th
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roughout the country regarding prevention and removal of the stigma of having a mental illness. Ear
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lydetection of symptoms, education of caregivers, and current treatment options regarding mental i
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llness were not the focus of his book, nor were they a priority for the Committee for Mental Hygiene
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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REF: p. 6 OBJ: 4 l l l l


TOP: Mental Illness in the Twentieth Century l l l l l l


KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
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6. During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused clients to fall into a coma that c
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ould last as long as 50 hours?
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a. Electroconvulsive therapy l


b. Insulin therapy l


c. Humoral therapy l

, d. Amphetamine therapy l




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Insulin therapy was believed to successfully treat schizophrenia in the early 1900s. Amphetamines
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were used to treat depression, and electroconvulsive therapy was used for severe depression. Humo
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ral therapy, which originated in ancient Greece and Rome, was a belief that mental illness resulted fr
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om an imbalance of the humors of air, fire, water, and earth.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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REF: p. 8 OBJ: 5 l l l l


TOP: Influences of War on Mental Health Therapies l l l l l l l


KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
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7. In the 1930s, what mental health disorder was electroconvulsive therapy(ECT) most often used
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to treat?
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a. Schizophrenia
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c. Severe depression l


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ECT was found to be an effective treatment for severe depression in the 1930s. During this period, schi
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zophrenia was treated with insulin therapy, and violent behavior was treated with a lobotomy. In 1949,
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lithium carbonate was discovered as a treatment for bipolar disorder.
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REF: p. 6 OBJ: 5 l l l l


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8. In the earlytwentieth century, a frontal lobotomy was a common treatment for violent beha
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viors. Which description of this procedure is accurate?
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a. A procedure that delivers an electrical stimulus to the frontal lobes of the brain
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b. A surgical procedure that drills holes in the front of the skull to drain fluid
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c. A surgical procedure that severs the frontal lobes of the brain from the thalamus
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d. A surgical procedure that inserts implants into the frontal lobes of the brain
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A frontal lobotomyis a surgical procedure in which the frontal lobes of the brain are severed from the
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thalamus.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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REF: p. 6 OBJ: 5 l l l l


TOP: Influences of War on Mental Health Therapies l l l l l l l


KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
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9. Which class of drugs was introduced in the 1930s for the treatment of depression?
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a. SSRIs
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