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Chapterh1
1. Thehnursehishassessinghthehfactorshcontributinghtohthehwell-
beinghofhahnewlyhadmittedhclient.hWhichhofhthehfollowinghwouldhthehnursehidentifyhashha
vinghahpositivehimpacthonhthehindividual'shmentalhhealth?
A) Nothneedinghothershforhcompanionship
B) Thehabilityhtoheffectivelyhmanagehstress
C) Ahfamilyhhistoryhofhmentalhillness
D) Strivinghforhtotalhself-
reliancehSelectedhanswer:hBhRespon
se/RATIONALE:
,Individualhfactorshinfluencinghmentalhhealthhincludehbiologichmakeup,hautonomy,hindepe
ndence,hself-
esteem,hcapacityhforhgrowth,hvitality,habilityhtohfindhmeaninghinhlife,hemotionalhresilienceh
orhhardiness,hsensehofhbelonging,hrealityhorientation,handhcopinghorhstresshmanagementhab
ilities.hInterpersonalhfactorshsuchhashintimacyhandhahbalancehofhseparatenesshandhconnecte
dnessharehbothhneededhforhgoodhmentalhhealth,handhthereforehahhealthyhpersonhwouldhneedh
othershforhcompanionship.hAhfamilyhhistoryhofhmentalhillnesshcouldhrelatehtohthehbiologich
makeuphofhanhindividual,hwhichhmayhhavehahnegativehimpact
,Psychiatric-MentalhHealthhNursingh8thheditionhbyhSheilahL.hVidebeck
onhanhindividual'shmentalhhealth,hashwellhashahnegativehimpacthonhanhindividual'shinterpe
rsonalhandhsocialñculturalhfactorshofhhealth.hTotalhself-
reliancehishnothpossible,handhahpositivehsocial/culturalhfactorhishaccesshtohadequatehresou
rces.
2. Whichhofhthehfollowinghstatementshabouthmentalhillnessharehtrue?hSelecthallhthathapply.
A) Mentalhillnesshcanhcausehsignificanthdistress,himpairedhfunctioning,horhboth.
B) Mentalhillnesshishonlyhduehtohsocial/culturalhfactors.
C) Social/culturalhfactorshthathrelatehtohmentalhillnesshincludehexcessivehdependencyh
onhorhwithdrawalhfromhrelationships.
D) Individualshsufferinghfromhmentalhillnessharehusuallyhablehtohcopeheffectivelyhwithh
dailyhlife.
E) Individualshsufferinghfromhmentalhillnesshmayhexperiencehdissatisfactionhwithh
relationshipshandhself.
Selectedhanswer:hA,hD,hE
Response/RATIONALE:
Mentalhillnesshcanhcausehsignificanthdistress,himpairedhfunctioning,horhboth.hMentalhillne
sshmayhbehrelatedhtohindividual,hinterpersonal,horhsocial/culturalhfactors.hExcessivehdepen
dencyhonhorhwithdrawalhfromhrelationshipsharehinterpersonalhfactorshthathrelatehtohmentalh
illness.hIndividualshsufferinghfromhmentalhillnesshcanhfeelhoverwhelmedhwithhdailyhlife.hI
ndividualshsufferinghfromhmentalhillnesshmayhexperiencehdissatisfactionhwithhrelationship
shandhself.
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3. Whichhofhthehfollowingharehtruehregardinghmentalhhealthhandhmentalhillness?
A) Behaviorhthathmayhbehviewedhashacceptablehinhonehculturehishalwayshunacceptablehi
nhotherhcultures.
B) Ithisheasyhtohdeterminehifh ahpersonhishmentallyhhealthyhorhmentallyhill.
C) Inhmosthcases,hmentalhhealthhishahstatehofhemotional,hpsychological,handhsocialhw
ellnesshevidencedhbyhsatisfyinghinterpersonalhrelationships,heffectivehbehaviorhan
dhcoping,hpositivehself-concept,handhemotionalhstability.
D) Personshwhohengagehinhfantasiesharehmentallyhill.h
Selectedhanswer:hC
Response/RATIONALE:
Whathonehsocietyhmayhviewhashacceptablehandhappropriatehbehavior,hanotherhsocietyhmayhs
eehthathashmaladaptive,handhinappropriate.hMentalhhealthhandhmentalhillnessharehdifficulthto
hdefinehprecisely.h Inhmosthcases,hmentalhhealthhishahstatehofhemotional,hpsychological,handh
socialhwellnesshevidencedhbyhsatisfyinghinterpersonalhrelationships,heffectivehbehaviorhan
dhcoping,hpositivehself-
concept,handhemotionalhstability.hPersonshwhohengagehinhfantasieshmayhbehmentallyhhealth
y,hbuththehinabilityhtohdistinguishhrealityhfromhfantasyhishanhindividualhfactorhthathmayhcont
ributehtohmentalhillness.
4. Ahclienthgrievinghthehrecenthlosshofhherhhusbandhaskshifhshehishbecominghmentallyhillhb
ecausehshehishsohsad.hThehnurse'shbesthresponsehwouldhbe,
A) ìYouhmayhhavehahtemporaryhmentalhillnesshbecausehyouharehexperiencinghsohmuchh
pain.î
B) ìYouharehnothmentallyhill.hThishishanhexpectedhreactionhtohthehlosshyouhhavehe
xperienced.î
C) ìWerehyouhgenerallyhdissatisfiedhwithhyourhrelationshiphbeforehyourhhusband'sh
death?î
D) ìTryhnothtohworryhabouththathrighthnow.hYouhneverhknowhwhaththehfuturehbrings.îhS
electedhanswer:hB
Response/RATIONALE:
Mentalhillnesshincludeshgeneralhdissatisfactionhwithhself,hineffectivehrelationships,hineffe
ctivehcoping,handhlackhofhpersonalhgrowth.hAdditionallyhthehbehaviorhmusthnothbehcultura
llyhexpected.hAcutehgriefhreactionsharehexpectedhandhthereforehnothconsideredhmentalhilln
ess.hFalsehreassurancehorhoveranalysishdoeshnothaccuratelyhaddresshthehclient'shconcerns.