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Table of Contents
📚 Chapter 1: Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing............................................3
📚 Chapter 2: Neurobiologic Theories and Psychopharmacology ............................................ 15
📚 Chapter 3: Psychosocial Theories and Therapy .................................................................. 27
📚 Chapter 4: Treatment Settings and Therapeutic Programs ................................................ 40
📚 Chapter 5: Therapeutic Relationships ................................................................................ 53
📚 Chapter 6: Therapeutic Communication ............................................................................ 66
📚 Chapter 7: Client’s Response to Illness ............................................................................... 78
📚 Chapter 8: Assessment ......................................................................................................... 91
📚 Chapter 9: Legal and Ethical Issues .................................................................................. 105
📚 Chapter 10: Anger, Hostility, and Aggression ................................................................... 118
📚 Chapter 11: Self-Harm and Suicide .................................................................................. 131
📚 Chapter 12: Abuse and Violence ....................................................................................... 144
📚 Chapter 13: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders ............................................. 154
📚 Chapter 14: Mood Disorders ............................................................................................... 165
📚 Chapter 15: Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders ........................................................................ 180
📚 Chapter 16: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders ........................................................ 194
📚 Chapter 17: Substance Use and Addictive Disorders ............................................................ 209
📚 Chapter 18: Personality Disorders ....................................................................................... 222
📚 Chapter 19: Eating Disorders .............................................................................................. 235
📚 Chapter 20: Cognitive Disorders.......................................................................................... 248
📚 Chapter 21: Child and Adolescent Mental Health ................................................................ 261
📚 Chapter 22: Mental Health Care of the Older Adult ............................................................. 273
📚 Chapter 23: Community Mental Health Nursing .................................................................. 286
📚 Chapter 24: The Role of the Nurse in Psychiatric Rehabilitation ........................................... 300
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📚 Chapter 1: Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing
Question 1:
Which of the following is the primary goal of psychiatric–mental health
nursing?
A) To cure psychiatric illnesses
B) To reduce the number of psychiatric patients in healthcare facilities
C) To provide care that promotes optimal mental health and well-being
D) To eliminate the stigma associated with mental health disorders
✅ Correct Answer: C) To provide care that promotes optimal mental
health and well-being
💡 💡 Rationale: The primary goal of psychiatric–mental health nursing is to
promote mental well-being by providing care that fosters the optimal mental
health of individuals. While other options may be relevant, they do not
capture the core goal of psychiatric nursing, which emphasizes holistic care.
Question 2:
Which historical event contributed most significantly to the development of
psychiatric nursing as a distinct specialty?
A) The establishment of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
B) The psychiatric nursing efforts during World War I and World War II
C) The publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders (DSM)
D) The introduction of psychopharmacology in the 1950s
✅ Correct Answer: B) The psychiatric nursing efforts during World
War I and World War II
💡 💡 Rationale: The nursing profession's involvement in psychiatric care
became more structured and specialized during the world wars, particularly
World War I and II. Nurses were needed to care for soldiers with
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psychological trauma, which led to the recognition of psychiatric nursing as a
distinct specialty.
Question 3:
Which of the following theories is foundational to psychiatric–mental health
nursing practice?
A) Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
B) Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development
C) Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory
D) Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory
✅ Correct Answer: A) Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
💡 💡 Rationale: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is foundational to
psychiatric–mental health nursing because it provides a framework for
understanding human behavior, including how needs at different levels
(physiological to self-actualization) affect mental health.
Question 4:
Which ethical principle is most important when making decisions about the
treatment of psychiatric patients?
A) Justice
B) Autonomy
C) Fidelity
D) Beneficence
✅ Correct Answer: B) Autonomy
💡 💡 Rationale: Autonomy, the right of individuals to make their own
decisions, is a crucial ethical principle in psychiatric nursing, particularly in
contexts involving informed consent, patient rights, and mental health
treatment decisions.
Question 5:
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