Basic Concepts in Psychiatric Mental
Health Nursing
Considering the many criteria for good mental health, the nursing student has been instructed to list
four of these criteria. The student's list consists of the following: (1) an appropriate perception of reality,
(2) the ability to accept oneself, (3) the ability to establish relationships, (4) a need for detachment and
the desire for privacy. How would the nurse evaluate the nursing student's list?
A) Excellent. All the student's criteria are correct.
B) Good. Three of the four are correct.
C) Mediocre. Two of the four criteria are correct.
D) Poor. All four of the criteria are correct. - Answer-A) Excellent. All the student's criteria are correct.
Which assessment is most important when evaluating signs and symptoms of mental illness?
A) The decreased amount of creativity a client exhibits.
B) The inability to face problems within one's life.
C) The intensity of an emotional reaction.
D) The client's social and cultural norms. - Answer-D) The client's social and cultural norms.
Which is an example of an interpersonal intervention for a client on an inpatient psychiatric unit?
, A) Assist the client to note common defense mechanisms and coping skills that are being used.
B) Discuss "acting-out" behaviors and assist the client in understanding why the occur.
C) Ask the client to record thoughts he or she is having before "acting-out" behaviors occur.
D) Ask the client to acknowledge one positive person in his or her life to assist the client after discharge.
- Answer-D) Ask the client to acknowledge one positive person in his or her life to assist the client after
discharge.
Which is an example of appropriate psychosexual development?
A) An 18-month-old boy relieves anxiety by the use of a pacifier.
B) A 5-year-old boy focuses on relationships with other boys.
C) A 7-year-old girl identifies with her mother.
D) A 12-month-old begins learning about independence and control. - Answer-A) An 18-month-old boy
relieves anxiety by the use of a pacifier.
Which client situation is an example of normal ego development?
A) A client continuously calls out to get his or her needs met.
B) A client complains of poor self-esteem because of punishments from his or her past.
C) A client exhibits the ability to assert himself or herself without anger or aggression.
D) A client feels guilty about wanting to have sexual relations outside of marriage. - Answer-C) A client
exhibits the ability to assert himself or herself without anger or aggression.
After studying the concepts of personality development, the nursing student understands that Freud is
to psychoanalytic theory as Peplau is to:
Health Nursing
Considering the many criteria for good mental health, the nursing student has been instructed to list
four of these criteria. The student's list consists of the following: (1) an appropriate perception of reality,
(2) the ability to accept oneself, (3) the ability to establish relationships, (4) a need for detachment and
the desire for privacy. How would the nurse evaluate the nursing student's list?
A) Excellent. All the student's criteria are correct.
B) Good. Three of the four are correct.
C) Mediocre. Two of the four criteria are correct.
D) Poor. All four of the criteria are correct. - Answer-A) Excellent. All the student's criteria are correct.
Which assessment is most important when evaluating signs and symptoms of mental illness?
A) The decreased amount of creativity a client exhibits.
B) The inability to face problems within one's life.
C) The intensity of an emotional reaction.
D) The client's social and cultural norms. - Answer-D) The client's social and cultural norms.
Which is an example of an interpersonal intervention for a client on an inpatient psychiatric unit?
, A) Assist the client to note common defense mechanisms and coping skills that are being used.
B) Discuss "acting-out" behaviors and assist the client in understanding why the occur.
C) Ask the client to record thoughts he or she is having before "acting-out" behaviors occur.
D) Ask the client to acknowledge one positive person in his or her life to assist the client after discharge.
- Answer-D) Ask the client to acknowledge one positive person in his or her life to assist the client after
discharge.
Which is an example of appropriate psychosexual development?
A) An 18-month-old boy relieves anxiety by the use of a pacifier.
B) A 5-year-old boy focuses on relationships with other boys.
C) A 7-year-old girl identifies with her mother.
D) A 12-month-old begins learning about independence and control. - Answer-A) An 18-month-old boy
relieves anxiety by the use of a pacifier.
Which client situation is an example of normal ego development?
A) A client continuously calls out to get his or her needs met.
B) A client complains of poor self-esteem because of punishments from his or her past.
C) A client exhibits the ability to assert himself or herself without anger or aggression.
D) A client feels guilty about wanting to have sexual relations outside of marriage. - Answer-C) A client
exhibits the ability to assert himself or herself without anger or aggression.
After studying the concepts of personality development, the nursing student understands that Freud is
to psychoanalytic theory as Peplau is to:
