Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 8th edition by Videbeck Test Bank
Chapter 1
1. The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-being of a newly admitted
client. Which of the following would the nurse identify as having a positive impact on
the individual's mental health?
A) Not needing others for companionship
B) The ability to effectively manage stress
C) A family history of mental illness
D) Striving for total self-reliance
Ans: B
Feedback:
Individual factors influencing mental health include biologic makeup, autonomy,
independence, self-esteem, capacity for growth, vitality, ability to find meaning in life,
emotional resilience or hardiness, sense of belonging, reality orientation, and coping or
stress management abilities. Interpersonal factors such as intimacy and a balance of
separateness and connectedness are both needed for good mental health, and therefore a
healthy person would need others for companionship. A family history of mental illness
could relate to the biologic makeup of an individual, which may have a negative impact
on an individual's mental health, as well as a negative impact on an individual's
interpersonal and socialñcultural factors of health. Total self-reliance is not possible,
and a positive social/cultural factor is access to adequate resources.
2. Which of the following statements about mental illness are true? Select all that apply.
A) Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both.
B) Mental illness is only due to social/cultural factors.
C) Social/cultural factors that relate to mental illness include excessive dependency
on or withdrawal from relationships.
D) Individuals suffering from mental illness are usually able to cope effectively with
daily life.
E) Individuals suffering from mental illness may experience dissatisfaction with
relationships and self.
Ans: A, D, E
Feedback:
Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both. Mental
illness may be related to individual, interpersonal, or social/cultural factors. Excessive
dependency on or withdrawal from relationships are interpersonal factors that relate to
mental illness. Individuals suffering from mental illness can feel overwhelmed with
daily life. Individuals suffering from mental illness may experience dissatisfaction with
relationships and self.
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,3. Which of the following are true regarding mental health and mental illness?
A) Behavior that may be viewed as acceptable in one culture is always unacceptable
in other cultures.
B) It is easy to determine if a person is mentally healthy or mentally ill.
C) In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and social
wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior
and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability.
D) Persons who engage in fantasies are mentally ill.
Ans: C
Feedback:
What one society may view as acceptable and appropriate behavior, another society may
see that as maladaptive, and inappropriate. Mental health and mental illness are difficult
to define precisely. In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological,
and social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective
behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability. Persons who engage
in fantasies may be mentally healthy, but the inability to distinguish reality from fantasy
is an individual factor that may contribute to mental illness.
4. A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is becoming mentally ill
because she is so sad. The nurse's best response would be,
A) ìYou may have a temporary mental illness because you are experiencing so much
pain.î
B) ìYou are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to the loss you have
experienced.î
C) ìWere you generally dissatisfied with your relationship before your husband's
death?î
D) ìTry not to worry about that right now. You never know what the future brings.î
Ans: B
Feedback:
Mental illness includes general dissatisfaction with self, ineffective relationships,
ineffective coping, and lack of personal growth. Additionally the behavior must not be
culturally expected. Acute grief reactions are expected and therefore not considered
mental illness. False reassurance or overanalysis does not accurately address the client's
concerns.
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Ans: D h j
Feedback:
The DSM provides standard nomenclature, presents defining characteristics, and identifi
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es underlying causes of mental disorders. It does not provide care plans or prognostic out
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comes of treatment. Diagnosis of mental illness is not within the generalist RN's scope of
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practice, so documenting the code in the medical record would be inappropriate.
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ns: D h j
Feedback:
Although student nurses do not use the DSM to diagnose clients, they will find it a helpfu
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l resource to understand the reason for the admission and to begin building knowledge ab
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out the nature of psychiatric illnesses. Identifying the medical diagnosis, treating, and eval
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uating treatments are not a part of the nursing process.
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care for the mentally ill?
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Feedback:
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term stays in state institutions, the decrease in admissions to hospitals, and the developme
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Feedback:
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ple for mental health treatment against their will. Deinstitutionalization accomplished
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care for mentally ill persons.
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Feedback:
The 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act intimated the movement toward treatin
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Feedback:
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Chapter 1
1. The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-being of a newly admitted
client. Which of the following would the nurse identify as having a positive impact on
the individual's mental health?
A) Not needing others for companionship
B) The ability to effectively manage stress
C) A family history of mental illness
D) Striving for total self-reliance
Ans: B
Feedback:
Individual factors influencing mental health include biologic makeup, autonomy,
independence, self-esteem, capacity for growth, vitality, ability to find meaning in life,
emotional resilience or hardiness, sense of belonging, reality orientation, and coping or
stress management abilities. Interpersonal factors such as intimacy and a balance of
separateness and connectedness are both needed for good mental health, and therefore a
healthy person would need others for companionship. A family history of mental illness
could relate to the biologic makeup of an individual, which may have a negative impact
on an individual's mental health, as well as a negative impact on an individual's
interpersonal and socialñcultural factors of health. Total self-reliance is not possible,
and a positive social/cultural factor is access to adequate resources.
2. Which of the following statements about mental illness are true? Select all that apply.
A) Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both.
B) Mental illness is only due to social/cultural factors.
C) Social/cultural factors that relate to mental illness include excessive dependency
on or withdrawal from relationships.
D) Individuals suffering from mental illness are usually able to cope effectively with
daily life.
E) Individuals suffering from mental illness may experience dissatisfaction with
relationships and self.
Ans: A, D, E
Feedback:
Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both. Mental
illness may be related to individual, interpersonal, or social/cultural factors. Excessive
dependency on or withdrawal from relationships are interpersonal factors that relate to
mental illness. Individuals suffering from mental illness can feel overwhelmed with
daily life. Individuals suffering from mental illness may experience dissatisfaction with
relationships and self.
Page 1
,3. Which of the following are true regarding mental health and mental illness?
A) Behavior that may be viewed as acceptable in one culture is always unacceptable
in other cultures.
B) It is easy to determine if a person is mentally healthy or mentally ill.
C) In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and social
wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior
and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability.
D) Persons who engage in fantasies are mentally ill.
Ans: C
Feedback:
What one society may view as acceptable and appropriate behavior, another society may
see that as maladaptive, and inappropriate. Mental health and mental illness are difficult
to define precisely. In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological,
and social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective
behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability. Persons who engage
in fantasies may be mentally healthy, but the inability to distinguish reality from fantasy
is an individual factor that may contribute to mental illness.
4. A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is becoming mentally ill
because she is so sad. The nurse's best response would be,
A) ìYou may have a temporary mental illness because you are experiencing so much
pain.î
B) ìYou are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to the loss you have
experienced.î
C) ìWere you generally dissatisfied with your relationship before your husband's
death?î
D) ìTry not to worry about that right now. You never know what the future brings.î
Ans: B
Feedback:
Mental illness includes general dissatisfaction with self, ineffective relationships,
ineffective coping, and lack of personal growth. Additionally the behavior must not be
culturally expected. Acute grief reactions are expected and therefore not considered
mental illness. False reassurance or overanalysis does not accurately address the client's
concerns.
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,5. The nurse consults the DSM for which of the following purposes?
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A) To devise a plan of care for a newly admitted client
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B) To predict the client's prognosis of treatment outcomes
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C) To document the appropriate diagnostic code in the client's medical record
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Ans: D h j
Feedback:
The DSM provides standard nomenclature, presents defining characteristics, and identifi
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es underlying causes of mental disorders. It does not provide care plans or prognostic out
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comes of treatment. Diagnosis of mental illness is not within the generalist RN's scope of
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practice, so documenting the code in the medical record would be inappropriate.
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A) Identifying the medical diagnosis hj hj hj
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C) Evaluate treatments hj
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ns: D h j
Feedback:
Although student nurses do not use the DSM to diagnose clients, they will find it a helpfu
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l resource to understand the reason for the admission and to begin building knowledge ab
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out the nature of psychiatric illnesses. Identifying the medical diagnosis, treating, and eval
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uating treatments are not a part of the nursing process.
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7. The legislation enacted in 1963 was largely responsible for which of the following shifts in
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care for the mentally ill?
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A) The widespread use of community-based services hj hj hj hj hj
B) The advancement in pharmacotherapies hj hj hj
C) Increased access to hospitalization hj hj hj
D) Improved rights for clients in long- hj hj hj hj hj
term institutional care Ans: A
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Feedback:
The Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963 accomplished the releas
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e of individuals from long-
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term stays in state institutions, the decrease in admissions to hospitals, and the developme
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nt of community-based services as an alternative to hospital care.
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Ans: B h j
Feedback:
Commitment laws changed in the early 1970s, making it more difficult to commit peo hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj
ple for mental health treatment against their will. Deinstitutionalization accomplished
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the release of individuals from long-
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term stays in state institutions. Deinstitutionalization also had negative effects in that
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some mentally ill persons are subjected to the revolving door effect, which may limit
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care for mentally ill persons.
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9. The goal of the 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act was to
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D) treat people with mental illness in a humane fashion. hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj hj
Ans: B h j
Feedback:
The 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act intimated the movement toward treatin
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g those with mental illness in a less restrictive environment. This legislation resulted in th
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e shift of clients with mental illness from large state institutions to care based in the comm
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unity. Answer choices A, C, and D were not purposes of the 1963 Community Mental Hea
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lth Centers Act.
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10. The creation of asylums during the 1800s was meant to
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Feedback:
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mentally ill. Asylums were not used to improve treatment of mental disorders or to punish
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