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outside the personality. Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of mentally ill individuals as
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human beings in need of medical assistance. Alice Fisher was a Florence Nightingale nurse
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who cared for the mentally ill, and Dr. Benjamin Rush was the author of the book Diseases of
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the Mind.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4
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OBJ: 2
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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accurate recording of behaviors was begun. Diagnoses, treatment guidelines, and any
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education regarding mental health disorders were not available during this period.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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OBJ: 3
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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3. During the latter part of the eighteenth century, psychiatry became a separate branch of
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medicine, and inhumane treatment was greatly diminished by the French hospital director:
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Mind That Found Itself. President Jimmy Carter established the President’s Commission on
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Mental Health in 1978.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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OBJ: 4
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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credited with major changes in the care of the mentally ill. Sigmund Freud introduced the
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concept of psychoanalysis, John Cade discovered lithium carbonate for the treatment of
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bipolar disorder, and Florence Nightingale trained nurses in England in the 1800s.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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OBJ: 4
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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received for the next 3 years in mental hospitals. Beers’ work and book raised the
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consciousness of people throughout the country regarding prevention and removal of the
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stigma of having a mental illness. Early detection of symptoms, education of caregivers, and
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current treatment options regarding mental illness were not the focus of his book, nor were
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they a priority for the Committee for Mental Hygiene.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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OBJ: 4
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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Insulin therapy was believed to successfully treat schizophrenia in the early 1900s.
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Amphetamines were used to treat depression, and electroconvulsive therapy was used for
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severe depression. Humoral therapy, which originated in ancient Greece and Rome, was a
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belief that mental illness resulted from an imbalance of the humors of air, fire, water, and
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earth.
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PTS: 1 s DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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OBJ: 5
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Therapies
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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7. In the 1930s, what mental health disorder was electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) most often
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used to treat?
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period, schizophrenia was treated with insulin therapy, and violent behavior was treated with a
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lobotomy. In 1949, lithium carbonate was discovered as a treatment for bipolar disorder.
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PTS: 1 s DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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OBJ: 5
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A frontal lobotomy is a surgical procedure in which the frontal lobes of the brain are severed
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from the thalamus.
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PTS: 1 s DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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OBJ: 5
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Therapies
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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9. Which class of drugs was introduced in the 1930s for the treatment of depression?
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,Chapter 01: The History of Mental Health Care
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Morrison-Valfre: Foundations of Mental Health Care, 6th Edition se se se se se se se
MULTIPLE CHOICE se
1. The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational soul controlled the
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irrational soul could be compared with the belief of the more recent psychological theorist:
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a. Freud
b. Pinel
c. Fisher
d. Rush
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Sigmund Freud believed that mental illness was, in part, caused by forces both within and
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outside the personality. Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of mentally ill individuals as
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human beings in need of medical assistance. Alice Fisher was a Florence Nightingale nurse
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who cared for the mentally ill, and Dr. Benjamin Rush was the author of the book Diseases of
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the Mind.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4
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OBJ: 2
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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2. During the mid-1500s, behaviors associated with mental illness were more accurately
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recorded by professionals. This practice led to
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behaviors.
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a. Classifications
b. Diagnosing
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Classification of abnormal behaviors did not begin until this time, after the practice of more
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accurate recording of behaviors was begun. Diagnoses, treatment guidelines, and any
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education regarding mental health disorders were not available during this period.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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OBJ: 3
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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3. During the latter part of the eighteenth century, psychiatry became a separate branch of
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medicine, and inhumane treatment was greatly diminished by the French hospital director:
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a. Dix
b. Beers
c. Pinel
d. Carter
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, Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of the mentally ill, as well as proper treatment. Dorothea
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Dix crusaded for construction of mental health hospitals. Clifford Beers wrote the book A
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Mind That Found Itself. President Jimmy Carter established the President’s Commission on
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Mental Health in 1978.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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OBJ: 4
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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4. In 1841,
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for the care of the mentally ill.
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a. Sigmund Freud se
b. John Cade se
c. Florence Nightingale se
d. Dorothea Dix se
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Dorothea Dix spent 20 years surveying facilities that housed mentally ill individuals and is
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credited with major changes in the care of the mentally ill. Sigmund Freud introduced the
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concept of psychoanalysis, John Cade discovered lithium carbonate for the treatment of
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bipolar disorder, and Florence Nightingale trained nurses in England in the 1800s.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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OBJ: 4
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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5. As a direct result of CliffordN
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for Mental Hygiene was formed in 1909 with a focus on prevention of mental illness and:
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a. Early detection of symptoms of mental illness se se se se se se
b. Education of caregivers se se
c. Current treatment options se se
d. Removing the stigma attached to mental illness se se se se se se
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Clifford Beers’ book reflected on his attempt at suicide followed by the deplorable care he
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received for the next 3 years in mental hospitals. Beers’ work and book raised the
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consciousness of people throughout the country regarding prevention and removal of the
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stigma of having a mental illness. Early detection of symptoms, education of caregivers, and
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current treatment options regarding mental illness were not the focus of his book, nor were
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they a priority for the Committee for Mental Hygiene.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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OBJ: 4
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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6. During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused clients to fall into a coma
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se that could last as long as 50 hours?
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a. Electroconvulsive therapy se
b. Insulin therapy se
c. Humoral therapy se
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ANS: B se
Insulin therapy was believed to successfully treat schizophrenia in the early 1900s.
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Amphetamines were used to treat depression, and electroconvulsive therapy was used for
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severe depression. Humoral therapy, which originated in ancient Greece and Rome, was a
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belief that mental illness resulted from an imbalance of the humors of air, fire, water, and
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earth.
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PTS: 1 s DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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OBJ: 5
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Therapies
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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7. In the 1930s, what mental health disorder was electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) most often
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used to treat?
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a. Schizophrenia
b. Bipolar disorder se
c. Severe depression se
d. Violent behavior se
ANS: C se
ECT was found to be an effective treatment for severe depression in the 1930s. During this
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period, schizophrenia was treated with insulin therapy, and violent behavior was treated with a
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lobotomy. In 1949, lithium carbonate was discovered as a treatment for bipolar disorder.
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PTS: 1 s DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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OBJ: 5
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Therapies
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behaviors. Which description of this procedure is accurate?
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a. A procedure that delivers an electrical stimulus to the frontal lobes of the brain
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b. A surgical procedure that drills holes in the front of the skull to drain fluid
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c. A surgical procedure that severs the frontal lobes of the brain from the thalamus
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d. A surgical procedure that inserts implants into the frontal lobes of the brain
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A frontal lobotomy is a surgical procedure in which the frontal lobes of the brain are severed
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from the thalamus.
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PTS: 1 s DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
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OBJ: 5
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Therapies
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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9. Which class of drugs was introduced in the 1930s for the treatment of depression?
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a. SSRIs
b. Tricyclic antidepressants se
c. MAOIs
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