FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING 6TH EDITION BY HALTER
2026 EXAM PREPARATION WORKBOOK
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
HIGH SCORE A+
◉ Deinstitutionalization. Answer: Moving care from hospitals to
community settings.
◉ DSM-5-TR. Answer: Manual used to diagnose mental disorders.
◉ Psychotropic Drugs. Answer: Medications affecting mood,
behavior, thinking.
◉ Self-awareness. Answer: Knowing your own feelings, beliefs,
values.
◉ Social Determinants. Answer: Non-medical factors that affect
health (e.g., income, education).
◉ Mental Health. Answer: A state of emotional, psychological, and
social well-being.
,◉ Effective coping. Answer: Ability to manage stress and challenges.
◉ Positive relationships. Answer: Healthy interactions with others.
◉ Stable mood. Answer: Consistent emotional state without extreme
fluctuations.
◉ Mental Illness. Answer: Involves disorders affecting mood,
behavior, or thinking.
◉ Distress. Answer: Emotional suffering or pain.
◉ Poor relationships. Answer: Difficulties in interpersonal
connections.
◉ Loss of function. Answer: Inability to perform daily activities.
◉ Examples of Mental Illness. Answer: Depression, schizophrenia,
anxiety.
◉ History of Mental Illness. Answer: Evolved from punishment by
gods to community care.
, ◉ Revolving door effect. Answer: Repeat admissions to mental
health facilities.
◉ Community Mental Health Act. Answer: 1963 legislation shifting
care from hospitals to communities.
◉ Linda Richards. Answer: First U.S. psychiatric nurse.
◉ Hildegard Peplau. Answer: Created nurse-client relationship
model.
◉ June Mellow. Answer: Focused on psychosocial needs.
◉ ANA Standards. Answer: Set professional expectations for
psychiatric nursing.
◉ Common Student Concerns. Answer: Concerns about
communication and safety in nursing.
◉ Self-Awareness for Nurses. Answer: Knowing feelings, triggers,
and values to care without judgment.
HEALTH NURSING 6TH EDITION BY HALTER
2026 EXAM PREPARATION WORKBOOK
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
HIGH SCORE A+
◉ Deinstitutionalization. Answer: Moving care from hospitals to
community settings.
◉ DSM-5-TR. Answer: Manual used to diagnose mental disorders.
◉ Psychotropic Drugs. Answer: Medications affecting mood,
behavior, thinking.
◉ Self-awareness. Answer: Knowing your own feelings, beliefs,
values.
◉ Social Determinants. Answer: Non-medical factors that affect
health (e.g., income, education).
◉ Mental Health. Answer: A state of emotional, psychological, and
social well-being.
,◉ Effective coping. Answer: Ability to manage stress and challenges.
◉ Positive relationships. Answer: Healthy interactions with others.
◉ Stable mood. Answer: Consistent emotional state without extreme
fluctuations.
◉ Mental Illness. Answer: Involves disorders affecting mood,
behavior, or thinking.
◉ Distress. Answer: Emotional suffering or pain.
◉ Poor relationships. Answer: Difficulties in interpersonal
connections.
◉ Loss of function. Answer: Inability to perform daily activities.
◉ Examples of Mental Illness. Answer: Depression, schizophrenia,
anxiety.
◉ History of Mental Illness. Answer: Evolved from punishment by
gods to community care.
, ◉ Revolving door effect. Answer: Repeat admissions to mental
health facilities.
◉ Community Mental Health Act. Answer: 1963 legislation shifting
care from hospitals to communities.
◉ Linda Richards. Answer: First U.S. psychiatric nurse.
◉ Hildegard Peplau. Answer: Created nurse-client relationship
model.
◉ June Mellow. Answer: Focused on psychosocial needs.
◉ ANA Standards. Answer: Set professional expectations for
psychiatric nursing.
◉ Common Student Concerns. Answer: Concerns about
communication and safety in nursing.
◉ Self-Awareness for Nurses. Answer: Knowing feelings, triggers,
and values to care without judgment.
