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c3 Chapter 1 c3
1. The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-being of a newly
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c3 admitted client. Which of the following would the nurse identify as having a
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positive impact on the individual's mental health?
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A) Not needing others for companionship
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B) The ability to effectively manage stress
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C) A family history of mental illness
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D) Striving for total self-reliance c3 c3 c3
c3 Ans: B c3
Feedback:
Individual factors influencing mental health include biologic makeup, autonomy,
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c3 independence, self-esteem, capacity for growth, vitality, ability to find meaning in
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c3 life, emotional resilience or hardiness, sense of belonging, reality orientation, and
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c3 coping or stress management abilities. Interpersonal factors such as intimacy and
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c3 a balance of separateness and connectedness are both needed for good mental
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health, and therefore a healthy person would need others for companionship. A
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family history of mental illness could relate to the biologic makeup of an
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c3 individual, which may have a negative impact on an individual's mental health, as
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c3 well as a negative impact on an individual's interpersonal and socialñcultural
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c3 factors of health. Total self-reliance is not possible, and a positive social/cultural
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c3 factor is access to adequate resources.
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2. Which of the following statements about mental illness are true? Select all that apply.
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A) Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both.
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B) Mental illness is only due to social/cultural factors.
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D) Individuals suffering from mental illness are usually able to cope effectively
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E) Individuals suffering from mental illness may experience dissatisfaction
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Ans: A, D, Ec3 c3 c3
Feedback:
Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both. Mental
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c3 Excessive dependency on or withdrawal from relationships are interpersonal
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c3 factors that relate to mental illness. Individuals suffering from mental illness can
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c3 feel overwhelmed with daily life. Individuals suffering from mental illness may
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experience dissatisfaction with relationships and self.
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3. Which of the following are true regarding mental health and mental illness?
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A) Behavior that may be viewed as acceptable in one culture is always
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B) It is easy to determine if a person is mentally healthy or mentally ill.
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C) In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and
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behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability.
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ill. Ans: C
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Feedback:
What one society may view as acceptable and appropriate behavior, another society
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may see that as maladaptive, and inappropriate. Mental health and mental illness
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inability to distinguish reality from fantasy is an individual factor that may
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4. A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is becoming
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mentally ill because she is so sad. The nurse's best response would be,
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A) ìYou may have a temporary mental illness because you are experiencing so
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B) ìYou are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to the loss you
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C) ìWere you generally dissatisfied with your relationship before your
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husband's death?î
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D) ìTry not to worry about that right now. You never know what the future
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brings.î Ans: B
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Feedback:
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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 10 th edition by Videbeck Test Bank
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c3 Chapter 1 c3
1. The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-being of a newly
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c3 admitted client. Which of the following would the nurse identify as having a
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positive impact on the individual's mental health?
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A) Not needing others for companionship
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B) The ability to effectively manage stress
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C) A family history of mental illness
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D) Striving for total self-reliance c3 c3 c3
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Feedback:
Individual factors influencing mental health include biologic makeup, autonomy,
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c3 independence, self-esteem, capacity for growth, vitality, ability to find meaning in
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c3 life, emotional resilience or hardiness, sense of belonging, reality orientation, and
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c3 coping or stress management abilities. Interpersonal factors such as intimacy and
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health, and therefore a healthy person would need others for companionship. A
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family history of mental illness could relate to the biologic makeup of an
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c3 factor is access to adequate resources.
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2. Which of the following statements about mental illness are true? Select all that apply.
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A) Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both.
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D) Individuals suffering from mental illness are usually able to cope effectively
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E) Individuals suffering from mental illness may experience dissatisfaction
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Ans: A, D, Ec3 c3 c3
Feedback:
Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both. Mental
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c3 factors that relate to mental illness. Individuals suffering from mental illness can
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3. Which of the following are true regarding mental health and mental illness?
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A) Behavior that may be viewed as acceptable in one culture is always
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B) It is easy to determine if a person is mentally healthy or mentally ill.
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C) In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and
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ill. Ans: C
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Feedback:
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may see that as maladaptive, and inappropriate. Mental health and mental illness
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inability to distinguish reality from fantasy is an individual factor that may
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4. A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is becoming
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mentally ill because she is so sad. The nurse's best response would be,
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A) ìYou may have a temporary mental illness because you are experiencing so
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c3 much pain.î c3
B) ìYou are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to the loss you
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C) ìWere you generally dissatisfied with your relationship before your
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husband's death?î
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D) ìTry not to worry about that right now. You never know what the future
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brings.î Ans: B
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Feedback:
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