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, Test Bank: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 10th
Edition by Sheila Videbeck (All 24 Chapters Included)
Key Topics Covered (All 24 Chapters):
• Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
• Neurobiologic Theories and Psychopharmacology
• Psychosocial Theories and Therapy
• Treatment Settings and Therapeutic Programs
• Therapeutic Relationships
• Therapeutic Communication
• Client’s Response to Illness
• Assessment
• Legal and Ethical Issues
• Grief and Loss
• Anger, Hostility, and Aggression
• Abuse and Violence
• Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
• Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
• Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
• Schizophrenia
• Mood Disorders and Suicide
• Personality Disorders
• Substance Use Disorders
• Eating Disorders
• Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
• Neurocognitive Disorders
• Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
• Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing of Older Adults
, Chapter 1: Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
1. Which of the following best defines mental health?
A) Absence of mental illness
B) *Successful adaptation to stressors
C) Always feeling happy
D) Never experiencing anxiety
Answer: B
Rationale: Mental health is a state of well-being where individuals
adapt to stressors and function productively.
2. The DSM-5 is used for:
A) Planning nursing care
B) *Diagnosing psychiatric disorders
C) Prescribing medications
D) Evaluating therapy outcomes
Answer: B
Rationale: DSM-5 provides standardized criteria for psychiatric
diagnoses.