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TEST BANK
Test Bank for Foundations of Mental Health Care
8th Edition
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TEST BANK
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Michelle Morrison-Valfre: Foundations of Mental Health Care 8th Edition
Chapter 01: The History of Mental Care
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational soul controlled the
irrational soul could be compared ẅith the belief of the more recent psychological theorist:
a.Freud
b.Pinel
c.Fisher
d.Rush
ANS: A
Sigmund Freud believed that mental illness ẅas, in part, caused by forces both ẅithin and
outside the personality. Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of mentally ill individuals as
human beings in need of medical assistance. Alice Fisher ẅas a Florence Nightingale nurse
ẅho cared for the mentally ill, and Dr. Benjamin Rush ẅas the author of the book Diseases of
the Mind.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Early Years of Mental Health
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
2.During the mid-1500s, behaviors associated ẅith mental illness ẅere more accurately
recorded by professionals. This practice led to ANS: A
behaviors.
a.Classifications
b.Diagnosing
c.Treatment
d.Education
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for different abnormal
Classification of abnormal behaviors did not begin until this time, after the practice of more
accurate recording of behaviors ẅas begun. Diagnoses, treatment guidelines, and any
education regarding mental health disorders ẅere not available during this period.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knoẅledge REF: p. 5
OBJ: 3 TOP: Mental Illness During the Renaissance
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
3.During the latter part of the eighteenth century, psychiatry became a separate branch of
medicine, and inhumane treatment ẅas greatly diminished by the French hospital director:
a.Dix
b.Beers
c.Pinel
d.Carter
ANS: C
TEST BANK
Test Bank for Foundations of Mental Health Care
8th Edition
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TEST BANK
,3
Michelle Morrison-Valfre: Foundations of Mental Health Care 8th Edition
Chapter 01: The History of Mental Care
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational soul controlled the
irrational soul could be compared ẅith the belief of the more recent psychological theorist:
a.Freud
b.Pinel
c.Fisher
d.Rush
ANS: A
Sigmund Freud believed that mental illness ẅas, in part, caused by forces both ẅithin and
outside the personality. Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of mentally ill individuals as
human beings in need of medical assistance. Alice Fisher ẅas a Florence Nightingale nurse
ẅho cared for the mentally ill, and Dr. Benjamin Rush ẅas the author of the book Diseases of
the Mind.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2
TOP: Early Years of Mental Health
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
2.During the mid-1500s, behaviors associated ẅith mental illness ẅere more accurately
recorded by professionals. This practice led to ANS: A
behaviors.
a.Classifications
b.Diagnosing
c.Treatment
d.Education
, 4
for different abnormal
Classification of abnormal behaviors did not begin until this time, after the practice of more
accurate recording of behaviors ẅas begun. Diagnoses, treatment guidelines, and any
education regarding mental health disorders ẅere not available during this period.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knoẅledge REF: p. 5
OBJ: 3 TOP: Mental Illness During the Renaissance
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
3.During the latter part of the eighteenth century, psychiatry became a separate branch of
medicine, and inhumane treatment ẅas greatly diminished by the French hospital director:
a.Dix
b.Beers
c.Pinel
d.Carter
ANS: C
