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Test Bank for
Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing 9th Edition by Sheila L.
Videbeck
All Chapters (1-24)
Table Of Contents
UNIT 1 Current Theories and Practice
Chapter 1. Foundations of
Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 2. Neurobiologic Theories
and Psychopharmacology Chapter
3. Psychosocial Theories and
Therapy
Chapter 4. Treatment Settings and Therapeutic Programs
UNIT 2 Building the Nurse–Client Relationship Chapter
5. Therapeutic Relationships
Chapter 6. Therapeutic
Communication
Chapter 7. Client’s
Response to Illness
Chapter 8.
Assessment
UNIT 3 Current Social and Emotional Concerns
Chapter 9. Legal and
Ethical Issues Chapter
10. Grief and Loss
Chapter 11. Anger, Hostility,
and Aggression Chapter
12. Abuse and Violence
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UNIT 4 Nursing Practice for
Psychiatric Disorders Chapter
13. Trauma and Stressor-Related
Disorders Chapter 14. Anxiety
and Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 15. Obsessive–
Compulsive and Related Disorders
Chapter 16. Schizophrenia
Chapter 17. Mood
Disorders and Suicide
Chapter 18.
Personality Disorders
Chapter 19. Addiction
Chapter 20. Eating Disorders
Chapter 21. Somatic
Symptom Illnesses
Chapter 22.
Neurodevelopmental
Disorders Chapter 23.
Disruptive Behavior
Disorders Chapter 24.
Cognitive Disorders
Chapter 1
1. The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to
the well-being of a newly admitted client. Which of
the following would the nurse identify as having a
positive impact on the individual's mental health?
A) Not needing others for companionship
B) The ability to effectively manage stress
C) A family history of mental illness
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D) Striving for total
self-reliance Ans: B
Feedback:
Individual factors influencing mental health include
biologic makeup, autonomy, independence, self-
esteem, capacity for growth, vitality, ability to find
meaning in life, emotional resilience or hardiness,
sense of belonging, reality orientation, and coping or
stress management abilities. Interpersonal factors
such as intimacy and a balance of separateness and
connectedness are both needed for good mental
health, and therefore a
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healthy person would need others for
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.
2. Which of the following statements about mental illness are
true? Select all that apply.
A) Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired
functioning, or both.
B) Mental illness is only due to social/cultural factors.
C) Social/cultural factors that relate to mental illness
include excessive dependency on or
withdrawal from relationships.
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.
Ans: A, D, E
Feedback:
Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired
functioning, or both. Mental illness may be related to
individual, interpersonal, or social/cultural factors.
Excessive dependency on or withdrawal from
relationships are interpersonal factors that relate to