Answer: (B) A state of well-being where a person can realize his own abilities can cope with normal
stresses of life and work productively.
Mental health is a state of emotional and psychosocial well being. A mentally healthy individual is self
aware and self directive, has the ability to solve problems, can cope with crisis without assistance
beyond the support of family and friends fulfill the capacity to love and work and sets goals and realistic
limits. A. This describes the ego function reality testing. C. This is the definition of Mental Health and
Psychiatric Nursing. D. Mental health is not just the absence of mental illness. - Answers Mental health is
defined as:
A. The ability to distinguish what is real from what is not.
B. A state of well-being where a person can realize his own abilities can cope with normal stresses of life
and work productively.
C. Is the promotion of mental health, prevention of mental disorders, nursing care of patients during
illness and rehabilitation
D. Absence of mental illness
Answer: (A) Administers medications to a schizophrenic patient.
Administration of medications and treatments, assessment, documentation are the activities of the
nurse as a technician. B. Activities as a parent surrogate. C. Refers to the ward manager role. D. Role as a
teacher. - Answers Which of the following describes the role of a technician?
A. Administers medications to a schizophrenic patient.
B. The nurse feeds and bathes a catatonic client
C. Coordinates diverse aspects of care rendered to the patient
D. Disseminates information about alcohol and its effects.
Answer: (A) Subconscious
Subconscious refers to the materials that are partly remembered partly forgotten but these can be
recalled spontaneously and voluntarily. B. This functions when one is awake. One is aware of his
thoughts, feelings actions and what is going on in the environment. C. The largest potion of the mind
that contains the memories of one's past particularly the unpleasant. It is difficult to recall the
unconscious content. D. The conscious self that deals and tests reality. - Answers Liza says, "Give me 10
minutes to recall the name of our college professor who failed many students in our anatomy class." She
is operating on her:
A. Subconscious
, B. Conscious
C. Unconscious
D. Ego
Answer: (D) The censoring portion of the mind.
The critical censoring portion of one's personality; the conscience. A. This refers to the ego function that
protects itself from anything that threatens it.. B. The Id is composed of the untamed, primitive drives
and impulses. C. This refers to the ego that acts as the moderator of the struggle between the id and the
superego. - Answers The superego is that part of the psyche that:
A. Uses defensive function for protection.
B. Is impulsive and without morals.
C. Determines the circumstances before making decisions.
D. The censoring portion of the mind.
Answer: (C) Teaching the client stress management techniques
Primary level of prevention refers to the promotion of mental health and prevention of mental illness.
This can be achieved by rendering health teachings such as modifying ones responses to stress. A. This is
tertiary level of prevention that deals with rehabilitation. B and D. Secondary level of prevention which
involves reduction of actual illness through early detection and treatment of illness. - Answers Primary
level of prevention is exemplified by:
A. Helping the client resume self care.
B. Ensuring the safety of a suicidal client in the institution.
C. Teaching the client stress management techniques
D. Case finding and surveillance in the community
Answer: (A) "Are you being threatened or hurt by your partner?
The nurse validates her observation by asking simple, direct question. This also shows empathy. B, C,
and D are indirect questions which may not lead to the discussion of abuse. - Answers Situation: In a
home visit done by the nurse, she suspects that the wife and her child are victims of abuse.
Which of the following is the most appropriate for the nurse to ask?
A. "Are you being threatened or hurt by your partner?
B. "Are you frightened of you partner"