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Chapter 01: The History of Mental Health Care
Morrison-Valfre: Foundations of Mental Health Care, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational soul
controlled the irrational soul could be compared with the belief of the more
recent psychological theorist:
a. Freud
b. Pinel
c. Fisher
d. Rush
ANS: A
Sigmund Freud believed that mental illness was, in part, caused by forces
both within and outside the personality. Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance
of mentally ill individuals as human beings in need of medical assistance.
Alice Fisher was a Florence Nightingale nurse who cared for the mentally ill,
and Dr. Benjamin Rush was 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 with mental illness were
more accurately recorded by professionals. This practice led to for
different abnormal behaviors.
a. Classifications
b. Diagnosing
c. Treatment
d. Education
ANS: A
Classification of abnormal behaviors did not begin until this time, after the
practice of more accurate recording of behaviors was begun. Diagnoses,
treatment guidelines, and any education regarding mental health disorders
were not available during this period.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge 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 was greatly
diminished by the French hospital director:
a. Dix
b. Beers
c. Pinel
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ANS: C
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Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of the mentally ill, as well as proper
treatment. Dorothea Dix crusaded for construction of mental health hospitals.
Clifford Beers wrote the book A Mind That Found Itself. President Jimmy
Carter established the President’s Commission on Mental Health in 1978.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p.
5 OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Eighteenth
Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
4. In 1841, surveyed asylums, jails, and almshouses throughout
the United States, Canada, and Scotland and is credited with bringing about
public awareness and reform for the care of the mentally ill.
a. Sigmund Freud
b. John Cade
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Dorothea Dix
ANS: D
Dorothea Dix spent 20 years surveying facilities that housed mentally ill
individuals and is credited with major changes in the care of the mentally ill.
Sigmund Freud introduced the concept of psychoanalysis, John Cade
discovered lithium carbonate for the treatment of bipolar disorder, and
Florence Nightingale trained nurses in England in the 1800s.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p.
6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Nineteenth
Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
5. As a direct result of Clifford N
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U S was formed in 1909 with a focus on
the Committee for Mental Hygiene
prevention of mental illness and:
a. Early detection of symptoms of mental illness
b. Education of caregivers
c. Current treatment options
d. Removing the stigma attached to mental illness
ANS: D
Clifford Beers’ book reflected on his attempt at suicide followed by the
deplorable care he received for the next 3 years in mental hospitals. Beers’
work and book raised the consciousness of people throughout the country
regarding prevention and removal of the stigma of having a mental illness.
Early detection of symptoms, education of caregivers, and current treatment
options regarding mental illness were not the focus of his book, nor were they
a priority for the Committee for Mental Hygiene.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p.
6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Twentieth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
6. During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused clients to
fall into a coma that could last as long as 50 hours?
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