Foundations of Mental Health Care
Michelle Morrison-Valfre
6th Edition
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Test Bank - Foundations of Mental Health Care, 6e (Morrison-Valfre, 2017)
Mental health is said to be influenced by which of the following factors? (Select
all that apply.)
Diet and nutritional intake
Inherited characteristics
Activities of daily living
Childhood nurturing
Life circumstances
ANS: B, D, E
Mental health is influenced by three factors: inherited characteristics, childhood
nurturing, and life circumstances. The risk for developing ineffective coping
behaviors increases when problems exist in any one of these areas.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 7
OBJ: 2 TOP: Congressional Actions
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs:
Psychosocial Integrity
COMPLETION
1. During the middle ages, mentally ill patients often were burned at the stake
and were greatly mistreated. In an attempt to treat mentally ill people more
humanely, Bethlehem Hospital, more commonly called _ , was
created.
ANS:
Bedlam
Bedlam was the nickname for Bethlehem Hospital, which prevented burning of
mentally ill people at the stake but provided poor care for the mentally ill.
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Test Bank - Foundations of Mental Health Care, 6e (Morrison-Valfre, 2017)
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 3
OBJ: 3 TOP: Mental Illness in the Middle Ages
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs:
Psychosocial Integrity
Chapter 02: Current Mental Health Care Systems
Morrison-Valfre: Foundations of Mental Health Care, 6th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Because mental health care is not covered in Australia under the basic health
plan, which citizens are more likely to receive mental health care? a. Wealthy
Homeless
Disabled
Low-income
ANS: A
Wealthy citizens, as well as those with private insurance, are more likely to
receive mental health care in Australia because they are better able to afford
the care than are homeless, disabled, or low-income citizens on the basic health
plan with no mental health care coverage.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 11
OBJ: 1 TOP: Mental Health Care in Australia
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs:
Psychosocial Integrity
Mental health care is available under the universal health care system in Britain,
which is funded primarily by: a. Employers
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