QUIZ 1, NUR 530 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

QUIZ 1, NUR 530 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS

Question:
1. What are the defining characteristics of psychological disorders?
Answer:
Impaired functioning.

Question:
2. What treatment was used for mental illness in the 14th century for King Charles VI of France?
Answer:
He was moved to the countryside to provide clean air, rest, relaxation, and recreation.

Question:
3. What was the purpose of moving King Charles VI to the countryside according to 14th-century beliefs?
Answer:
To restore the balance in his humors.

Question:
4. What term is derived from the belief that the full moon affects behavior?
Answer:
Lunatic.

Question:
5. How did the Catholic Church view mentally ill people during the 14th and 15th centuries?
Answer:
They were seen as possessed by evil spirits and blamed for all their misfortunes.

Question:
6. What were some treatments for depression in the 17th century?
Answer:
Inducing vomiting.

Question:
7. What unforeseen consequence resulted from Dorothea Dix's campaign for humane treatment of the
mentally ill?
Answer:
An increase in the number of mental patients, resulting in insufficient staff to care for them.

Question:
8. What does a psychological dysfunction refer to?
Answer:
A breakdown in the individual's cognitive, emotional, and/or behavioral functioning.