FOUNDATIONS OF MENTAL
HEALTH CARE BY MICHELLE
MORRISON-VALFRE 6TH
EDITION
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 The History of Mental Health Care 2
Chapter 02 Current Mental Health Care Systems 11
Chapter 03 Ethical and Legal Issues 20
Chapter 04 Sociocultural Issues 30
Chapter 05 Theories and Therapies 39
Chapter 06 Complementary and Alternative Therapies 48
Chapter 07 Psychotherapeutic Drug Therapy 57
Chapter 08 Principles and Skills of Mental Health Care 66
Chapter 09 Mental Health Assessment Skills 76
Chapter 10 Therapeutic Communication 85
Chapter 11 The Therapeutic Relationship 95
Chapter 12 The Therapeutic Environment 105
Chapter 13 Problems of Childhood 115
Chapter 14 Problems of Adolescence 124
Chapter 15 Problems of Adulthood 133
Chapter 16 Problems of Late Adulthood 142
Chapter 17 Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia 150
Chapter 18 Managing Anxiety 159
Chapter 19 Illness and Hospitalization 168
Chapter 20 Loss and Grief 177
Chapter 21 Depression and Other Mood Disorders 186
Chapter 22 Physical Problems, Psychological Sources 194
Chapter 23 Eating and Sleeping Disorders 202
Chapter 24 Dissociative Disorders 210
Chapter 25 Anger and Aggression 220
Chapter 26 Outward-Focused Emotions Violence 229
Chapter 27 Inward-Focused Emotions Suicide 238
Chapter 28 Substance-Related Disorders 246
Chapter 29 Sexual Disorders 254
Chapter 30 Personality Disorders 263
Chapter 31 Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses 272
Chapter 32 Chronic Mental Health Disorders 280
Chapter 33 Challenges for the Future 288
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Chapter 01: The History of Mental Health Care
Morrison-Valfre: Foundations of Mental Health Care,
6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the
rational soul controlled the irrational soul could
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.
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 accurately recorded by professionals. This
practice led to for
different abnormal behaviors.
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 recording of
behaviors was begun. Diagnoses, treatment guidelines, and
any education regarding mental health 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
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greatly diminished by the French hospital director:
a. Dix
b. Beers
c. Pinel
d. Carter
ANS: C
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