3/18/26, 9:34 AM Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 8th edition by Videbeck Test Bank Flashcards | Quizlet
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The nurse is assessing the factors Ans: B
contributing to the well-being of a Feedback: Individual factors influencing mental
newly admitted client. Which of the health include biologic makeup, autonomy,
following would the nurse identify as independence, self-esteem, capacity for growth,
having a positive impact on the vitality, ability to find meaning in life, emotional
individual's mental health? resilience or hardiness, sense of belonging, reality
A) Not needing others for orientation, and coping or stress management
companionship abilities. Interpersonal factors such as intimacy and
B) The ability to effectively manage a balance of separateness and connectedness are
stress both needed for good mental health, and
C) A family history of mental illness therefore a healthy person would need others for
D) Striving for total self-reliance companionship. A family history of mental illness
could relate to the biologic makeup of an
individual, which may have a negative impact on an
individual's mental health, as well as a negative
impact on an individual's interpersonal and
socialñcultural factors of health. Total self-reliance
is not possible, and a positive social/cultural factor
is access to adequate resources.
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Which of the following statements Ans: A, D, E
about mental illness are true? Select Feedback: Mental illness can cause significant
all that apply. distress, impaired functioning, or both. Mental
A) Mental illness can cause illness may be related to individual, interpersonal,
significant distress, impaired or social/cultural factors. Excessive dependency on
functioning, or both. B) Mental illness or withdrawal from relationships are interpersonal
is only due to social/cultural factors. factors that relate to mental illness. Individuals
C) Social/cultural factors that relate suffering from mental illness can feel overwhelmed
to mental illness include excessive with daily life. Individuals suffering from mental
dependency on or withdrawal from illness may experience dissatisfaction with
relationships. relationships and self.
D) Individuals suffering from mental
illness are usually able to cope
effectively with daily life.
E) Individuals suffering from mental
illness may experience dissatisfaction
with relationships and self.
. Which of the following are true Ans: C
regarding mental health and mental Feedback: What one society may view as
illness? A) Behavior that may be acceptable and appropriate behavior, another
viewed as acceptable in one culture society may see that as maladaptive, and
is always unacceptable in other inappropriate. Mental health and mental illness are
cultures. difficult to define precisely. In most cases, mental
B) It is easy to determine if a person health is a state of emotional, psychological, and
is mentally healthy or mentally ill. social wellness evidenced by satisfying
C) In most cases, mental health is a interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and
state of emotional, psychological, coping, positive self-concept, and emotional
and social wellness evidenced by stability. Persons who engage in fantasies may be
satisfying interpersonal relationships, mentally healthy, but the inability to distinguish
effective behavior and coping, reality from fantasy is an individual factor that may
positive self-concept, and emotional contribute to mental illness
stability.
D) Persons who engage in fantasies
are mentally ill.
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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 8th edition by
Videbeck Test Bank
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Terms in this set (11)
The nurse is assessing the factors Ans: B
contributing to the well-being of a Feedback: Individual factors influencing mental
newly admitted client. Which of the health include biologic makeup, autonomy,
following would the nurse identify as independence, self-esteem, capacity for growth,
having a positive impact on the vitality, ability to find meaning in life, emotional
individual's mental health? resilience or hardiness, sense of belonging, reality
A) Not needing others for orientation, and coping or stress management
companionship abilities. Interpersonal factors such as intimacy and
B) The ability to effectively manage a balance of separateness and connectedness are
stress both needed for good mental health, and
C) A family history of mental illness therefore a healthy person would need others for
D) Striving for total self-reliance companionship. A family history of mental illness
could relate to the biologic makeup of an
individual, which may have a negative impact on an
individual's mental health, as well as a negative
impact on an individual's interpersonal and
socialñcultural factors of health. Total self-reliance
is not possible, and a positive social/cultural factor
is access to adequate resources.
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Which of the following statements Ans: A, D, E
about mental illness are true? Select Feedback: Mental illness can cause significant
all that apply. distress, impaired functioning, or both. Mental
A) Mental illness can cause illness may be related to individual, interpersonal,
significant distress, impaired or social/cultural factors. Excessive dependency on
functioning, or both. B) Mental illness or withdrawal from relationships are interpersonal
is only due to social/cultural factors. factors that relate to mental illness. Individuals
C) Social/cultural factors that relate suffering from mental illness can feel overwhelmed
to mental illness include excessive with daily life. Individuals suffering from mental
dependency on or withdrawal from illness may experience dissatisfaction with
relationships. relationships and self.
D) Individuals suffering from mental
illness are usually able to cope
effectively with daily life.
E) Individuals suffering from mental
illness may experience dissatisfaction
with relationships and self.
. Which of the following are true Ans: C
regarding mental health and mental Feedback: What one society may view as
illness? A) Behavior that may be acceptable and appropriate behavior, another
viewed as acceptable in one culture society may see that as maladaptive, and
is always unacceptable in other inappropriate. Mental health and mental illness are
cultures. difficult to define precisely. In most cases, mental
B) It is easy to determine if a person health is a state of emotional, psychological, and
is mentally healthy or mentally ill. social wellness evidenced by satisfying
C) In most cases, mental health is a interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and
state of emotional, psychological, coping, positive self-concept, and emotional
and social wellness evidenced by stability. Persons who engage in fantasies may be
satisfying interpersonal relationships, mentally healthy, but the inability to distinguish
effective behavior and coping, reality from fantasy is an individual factor that may
positive self-concept, and emotional contribute to mental illness
stability.
D) Persons who engage in fantasies
are mentally ill.
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