Exam 1 Mental Health 2025
Which statement about mental illness is true? - ansMental illness changes with culture, time in history, political
systems, and the groups defining it.
A nursing student new to psychiatric mental health nursing asks a peer what resources he can use to figure out
which symptoms are present in a psychiatric disorder. The best answer would be: - ansDSM - 5
Epidemiological studies contribute to improvements in care for individuals with mental disorders by: -
ansIdentifying who in the general population will develop a specific disorder
Which statement best describes a major difference between a DSM - 5 diagnosis and a nursing diagnosis -
ansThe DSM-5 is associated with present symptoms, whereas a nursing diagnosis considers past, present, and
potential responses to actual mental health problems.
The intervention that can be practiced by an advanced practice registered nurse in psychiatric mental health
but cannot be practiced by a basic level registered nurse is - ansPsychotherapy
Which contribution to modern psychiatric mental health nursing practice was made by Freud? - ansThe theory
of personality structure and levels of awareness
The theory of interpersonal relationships developed by Hildegard Peplau is based on the foundation provided
by which early theorist? - ansSullivan
The concepts at the heart of Sullivan's theory of personality are - ansNeeds and anxiety
The premise that an individual's behavior and affect are largely determined by his or her attitudes and
assumptions about the world underlies: - ansCognitive-behavioral therapy
Providing a safe environment for patients with impaired cognition, planning unit activities to stimulate thinking,
and including patients and staff in unit meetings are all part of: - ansMilieu therapy
, A nurse administering a benzodiazepine should understand that the therapeutic effect of benzodiazepines
results from potentiating the neurotransmitter: - ansGABA
Venlafaxine (Effexor) exerts its antidepressant effect by selectively blocking the reuptake of: - ansSerotonin and
norepinephrine
The nurse administers each of the following drugs to various patients. The patient who should be most
carefully assessed for fluid and electrolyte imbalances is the one receiving - anslithium
Which drug group calls for nursing assessment for development of abnormal movement disorders among
individuals who take therapeutic dosages - ansantipsychotics
Blockage of dopamine transmission can lead to increased pituitary secretions of prolactin. In women, this
hyperprolactinemia can result in - ansamenorrhea
Which of the following factors contribute to the movement of patients out of large state institutions and into
community-based mental health treatment - ansa. States desire to save money by moving the patients to the
community, where the federal government would pick up more of the cost,
c. A system of coordinated and accessible community care was developed by forward-thinking communities
and offered more effective treatment, the Community Mental Health
d. Centers Act of 1963 required states to develop and offer care in community-based treatment programs,
e. Patient advocates exposed deficiencies of state hospitals and took legal actions, leading to the identification
of a right to treatment in the least restrictive setting,
f. New psychotropic medications controlled symptoms more effectively, allowing many patient to live and
receive care in less restrictive settings
Levels of prevention strategies prominent in outpatient psychiatric care consist of primary prevention,
secondary prevention, and ________ prevention. - anstertiary
Anna, a patient at the community mental health center, tends to stop taking her medications at intervals,
Which statement about mental illness is true? - ansMental illness changes with culture, time in history, political
systems, and the groups defining it.
A nursing student new to psychiatric mental health nursing asks a peer what resources he can use to figure out
which symptoms are present in a psychiatric disorder. The best answer would be: - ansDSM - 5
Epidemiological studies contribute to improvements in care for individuals with mental disorders by: -
ansIdentifying who in the general population will develop a specific disorder
Which statement best describes a major difference between a DSM - 5 diagnosis and a nursing diagnosis -
ansThe DSM-5 is associated with present symptoms, whereas a nursing diagnosis considers past, present, and
potential responses to actual mental health problems.
The intervention that can be practiced by an advanced practice registered nurse in psychiatric mental health
but cannot be practiced by a basic level registered nurse is - ansPsychotherapy
Which contribution to modern psychiatric mental health nursing practice was made by Freud? - ansThe theory
of personality structure and levels of awareness
The theory of interpersonal relationships developed by Hildegard Peplau is based on the foundation provided
by which early theorist? - ansSullivan
The concepts at the heart of Sullivan's theory of personality are - ansNeeds and anxiety
The premise that an individual's behavior and affect are largely determined by his or her attitudes and
assumptions about the world underlies: - ansCognitive-behavioral therapy
Providing a safe environment for patients with impaired cognition, planning unit activities to stimulate thinking,
and including patients and staff in unit meetings are all part of: - ansMilieu therapy
, A nurse administering a benzodiazepine should understand that the therapeutic effect of benzodiazepines
results from potentiating the neurotransmitter: - ansGABA
Venlafaxine (Effexor) exerts its antidepressant effect by selectively blocking the reuptake of: - ansSerotonin and
norepinephrine
The nurse administers each of the following drugs to various patients. The patient who should be most
carefully assessed for fluid and electrolyte imbalances is the one receiving - anslithium
Which drug group calls for nursing assessment for development of abnormal movement disorders among
individuals who take therapeutic dosages - ansantipsychotics
Blockage of dopamine transmission can lead to increased pituitary secretions of prolactin. In women, this
hyperprolactinemia can result in - ansamenorrhea
Which of the following factors contribute to the movement of patients out of large state institutions and into
community-based mental health treatment - ansa. States desire to save money by moving the patients to the
community, where the federal government would pick up more of the cost,
c. A system of coordinated and accessible community care was developed by forward-thinking communities
and offered more effective treatment, the Community Mental Health
d. Centers Act of 1963 required states to develop and offer care in community-based treatment programs,
e. Patient advocates exposed deficiencies of state hospitals and took legal actions, leading to the identification
of a right to treatment in the least restrictive setting,
f. New psychotropic medications controlled symptoms more effectively, allowing many patient to live and
receive care in less restrictive settings
Levels of prevention strategies prominent in outpatient psychiatric care consist of primary prevention,
secondary prevention, and ________ prevention. - anstertiary
Anna, a patient at the community mental health center, tends to stop taking her medications at intervals,
