TEST BANK FOR PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING 9TH EDITION WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Chapter c1
1. The cnurse cis cassessing cthe cfactors ccontributing cto cthe
cwell- cbeing cof ca cnewly cadmitted cclient. cWhich cof cthe
cfollowing cwould cthe cnurse cidentify cas chaving ca
cpositive cimpact conthe cindividual's cmental chealth?
A) Not cneeding cothers cfor ccompanionship
B) The cability cto ceffectively cmanage cstress
C) A cfamily chistory cof cmental cillness
D) Striving cfor ctotal cself-
reliance cAns: c B
Feedback:
Individual cfactors cinfluencing cmental chealth cinclude
cbiologic cmakeup, cautonomy, cindependence, cself-esteem,
ccapacity cfor cgrowth, cvitality, cability cto cfind cmeaning cin
clife, cemotional cresilience cor chardiness, csense cof
cbelonging, creality corientation, cand ccoping cor cstress
cmanagement cabilities. cInterpersonal cfactors csuch cas
cintimacy cand ca cbalance cof cseparateness cand
cconnectedness care cboth cneeded
for cgood cmental chealth, cand ctherefore cahealthy cperson cwould cneed cothers cfor
ccompanionship. cA cfamily chistory cof cmental cillnesscould crelate cto cthe cbiologic
cmakeup cof can cindividual, cwhich cmay chave ca cnegative cimpacton can cindividual's
cmental chealth, cas cwell cas ca cnegative cimpact con can cindividual's cinterpersonal cand
csocialñcultural cfactors cof chealth. cTotal cself-reliance cis cnot cpossible, cand ca
cpositive csocial/cultural cfactor cis caccess cto cadequate cresources.
2. Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cabout cmental cillness care ctrue? cSelect call cthat capply.
A) Mental cillness ccan ccause csignificant cdistress, cimpaired cfunctioning, cor cboth.
B) Mental cillness cis conly cdue cto csocial/cultural cfactors.
,C) Social/cultural cfactors cthat crelate cto cmental cillness cinclude cexcessive
cdependency con cor cwithdrawal cfrom crelationships.
D) Individuals csuffering cfrom cmental cillness care cusually cable cto ccope ceffectively
cwith cdaily clife.
E) Individuals csuffering cfrom cmental cillness cmay cexperience cdissatisfaction
cwith crelationships cand cself.
Ans: cA, cD, cE
Feedback:
Mental cillness ccan ccause csignificant cdistress, cimpaired cfunctioning, cor cboth.
cMental cillness cmay cbe crelated cto cindividual, cinterpersonal, cor csocial/cultural
cfactors. cExcessive cdependency con cor cwithdrawal cfrom crelationships care
cinterpersonal cfactors cthat crelate cto cmental cillness. cIndividuals csuffering cfrom
cmental cillness ccan cfeel coverwhelmed cwith cdaily clife. cIndividuals csuffering cfrom
cmental cillness cmay cexperience cdissatisfaction cwith crelationships cand cself.
,3. Which cof cthe cfollowing care ctrue cregarding cmental chealth cand cmental cillness?
A) Behavior cthat cmay cbe cviewed cas cacceptable cin cone cculture cis calways
cunacceptable cin cother ccultures.
B) It cis ceasy cto cdetermine cif ca cperson cis cmentally chealthy cor cmentally cill.
C) In cmost ccases, cmental chealth cis ca cstate cof cemotional, cpsychological, cand
csocial cwellness cevidenced cby csatisfying cinterpersonal crelationships,
ceffective cbehavior cand ccoping, cpositive cself-concept, cand cemotional
cstability.
D) Persons cwho cengage cin cfantasies care cmentally
cill. cAns: c C
Feedback:
What cone csociety cmay cview cas cacceptable cand cappropriate cbehavior, canother csociety
cmay csee cthat cas cmaladaptive, cand cinappropriate. cMental chealth cand cmental cillness
care cdifficult cto cdefine cprecisely. cIn cmost ccases, cmental chealth cis ca cstate cof
cemotional, cpsychological, cand csocial cwellness cevidenced cby csatisfying cinterpersonal
crelationships, ceffective cbehavior cand ccoping, cpositive cself-concept, cand cemotional
cstability. cPersons cwho cengage cin cfantasies cmay cbe cmentally chealthy, cbut cthe
cinability cto cdistinguish creality cfrom cfantasy cis can cindividual cfactor cthat cmay
ccontribute cto cmental cillness.
4. A cclient cgrieving cthe crecent closs cof cher chusband casks cif cshe cis cbecoming
cmentally cill cbecause cshe cis cso csad. cThe cnurse's cbest cresponse cwould cbe,
A) ìYou cmay chave ca ctemporary cmental cillness cbecause cyou care cexperiencing cso
cmuch cpain.î
B) ìYou care cnot cmentally cill. cThis cis can cexpected creaction cto cthe closs
cyou chave cexperienced.î
C) ìWere cyou cgenerally cdissatisfied cwith cyour crelationship cbefore cyour
chusband's cdeath?î
D) ìTry cnot cto cworry cabout cthat cright cnow. cYou cnever cknow cwhat cthe cfuture
cbrings.î cAns: c B
Feedback:
Mental cillness cincludes cgeneral cdissatisfaction cwith cself, cineffective crelationships,
cineffective ccoping, cand clack cof cpersonal cgrowth. cAdditionally cthe cbehavior cmust
cnot cbe cculturally cexpected. cAcute cgrief creactions care cexpected cand ctherefore cnot
cconsidered cmental cillness. cFalse creassurance cor coveranalysis cdoes cnot caccurately
caddress cthe cclient's cconcerns.
, 5. The cnurse cconsults cthe cDSM cfor cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cpurposes? c
A) To cdevise ca cplan cof ccare cfor ca cnewly cadmitted cclient
B) To cpredict cthe cclient's cprognosis cof ctreatment coutcomes
C) To cdocument cthe cappropriate cdiagnostic ccode cin cthe cclient's cmedical crecord
D) cTo cserve cas ca cguide cfor cclient cassessment c
Ans: cD
Feedback:
The cDSM cprovides cstandard cnomenclature, cpresents cdefining ccharacteristics, cand
cidentifies cunderlying ccauses cof cmental cdisorders. cIt cdoes cnot cprovide ccare cplans
cor cprognostic coutcomes cof ctreatment. cDiagnosis cof cmental cillness cis cnot cwithin
cthe cgeneralist cRN's cscope cof cpractice, cso cdocumenting cthe ccode cin cthe cmedical
crecord cwould cbe cinappropriate.
6. Which cwould cbe ca creason cfor ca cstudent cnurse cto cuse cthe cDSM? c
A) Identifying cthe cmedical cdiagnosis
B) Treat cclients
C) Evaluate ctreatments
D) cUnderstand cthe creason cfor cthe cadmission cand cthe cnature cof cpsychiatric cillnesses. c
Ans: cD
Feedback:
Although cstudent cnurses cdo cnot cuse cthe cDSM cto cdiagnose cclients, cthey cwill cfind cit
ca chelpful cresource cto cunderstand cthe creason cfor cthe cadmission cand cto cbegin
cbuilding cknowledge cabout cthe cnature cof cpsychiatric cillnesses. cIdentifying cthe
cmedical cdiagnosis, ctreating, cand cevaluating ctreatments care cnot ca cpart cof cthe
cnursing cprocess.
7. The clegislation cenacted cin c1963 cwas clargely cresponsible cfor cwhich cof cthe cfollowing
cshifts cin ccare cfor cthe cmentally cill?
A) The cwidespread cuse cof ccommunity-based cservices
B) The cadvancement cin cpharmacotherapies
C) Increased caccess cto chospitalization
D) Improved crights cfor cclients cin clong-term cinstitutional
ccare cAns: c A
Feedback:
The cCommunity cMental cHealth cCenters cConstruction cAct cof c1963 caccomplished
cthe crelease cof cindividuals cfrom clong-term cstays cin cstate cinstitutions, cthe cdecrease
cin cadmissions cto chospitals, cand cthe cdevelopment cof ccommunity-based cservices cas
can calternative cto chospital ccare.
NURSING 9TH EDITION WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Chapter c1
1. The cnurse cis cassessing cthe cfactors ccontributing cto cthe
cwell- cbeing cof ca cnewly cadmitted cclient. cWhich cof cthe
cfollowing cwould cthe cnurse cidentify cas chaving ca
cpositive cimpact conthe cindividual's cmental chealth?
A) Not cneeding cothers cfor ccompanionship
B) The cability cto ceffectively cmanage cstress
C) A cfamily chistory cof cmental cillness
D) Striving cfor ctotal cself-
reliance cAns: c B
Feedback:
Individual cfactors cinfluencing cmental chealth cinclude
cbiologic cmakeup, cautonomy, cindependence, cself-esteem,
ccapacity cfor cgrowth, cvitality, cability cto cfind cmeaning cin
clife, cemotional cresilience cor chardiness, csense cof
cbelonging, creality corientation, cand ccoping cor cstress
cmanagement cabilities. cInterpersonal cfactors csuch cas
cintimacy cand ca cbalance cof cseparateness cand
cconnectedness care cboth cneeded
for cgood cmental chealth, cand ctherefore cahealthy cperson cwould cneed cothers cfor
ccompanionship. cA cfamily chistory cof cmental cillnesscould crelate cto cthe cbiologic
cmakeup cof can cindividual, cwhich cmay chave ca cnegative cimpacton can cindividual's
cmental chealth, cas cwell cas ca cnegative cimpact con can cindividual's cinterpersonal cand
csocialñcultural cfactors cof chealth. cTotal cself-reliance cis cnot cpossible, cand ca
cpositive csocial/cultural cfactor cis caccess cto cadequate cresources.
2. Which cof cthe cfollowing cstatements cabout cmental cillness care ctrue? cSelect call cthat capply.
A) Mental cillness ccan ccause csignificant cdistress, cimpaired cfunctioning, cor cboth.
B) Mental cillness cis conly cdue cto csocial/cultural cfactors.
,C) Social/cultural cfactors cthat crelate cto cmental cillness cinclude cexcessive
cdependency con cor cwithdrawal cfrom crelationships.
D) Individuals csuffering cfrom cmental cillness care cusually cable cto ccope ceffectively
cwith cdaily clife.
E) Individuals csuffering cfrom cmental cillness cmay cexperience cdissatisfaction
cwith crelationships cand cself.
Ans: cA, cD, cE
Feedback:
Mental cillness ccan ccause csignificant cdistress, cimpaired cfunctioning, cor cboth.
cMental cillness cmay cbe crelated cto cindividual, cinterpersonal, cor csocial/cultural
cfactors. cExcessive cdependency con cor cwithdrawal cfrom crelationships care
cinterpersonal cfactors cthat crelate cto cmental cillness. cIndividuals csuffering cfrom
cmental cillness ccan cfeel coverwhelmed cwith cdaily clife. cIndividuals csuffering cfrom
cmental cillness cmay cexperience cdissatisfaction cwith crelationships cand cself.
,3. Which cof cthe cfollowing care ctrue cregarding cmental chealth cand cmental cillness?
A) Behavior cthat cmay cbe cviewed cas cacceptable cin cone cculture cis calways
cunacceptable cin cother ccultures.
B) It cis ceasy cto cdetermine cif ca cperson cis cmentally chealthy cor cmentally cill.
C) In cmost ccases, cmental chealth cis ca cstate cof cemotional, cpsychological, cand
csocial cwellness cevidenced cby csatisfying cinterpersonal crelationships,
ceffective cbehavior cand ccoping, cpositive cself-concept, cand cemotional
cstability.
D) Persons cwho cengage cin cfantasies care cmentally
cill. cAns: c C
Feedback:
What cone csociety cmay cview cas cacceptable cand cappropriate cbehavior, canother csociety
cmay csee cthat cas cmaladaptive, cand cinappropriate. cMental chealth cand cmental cillness
care cdifficult cto cdefine cprecisely. cIn cmost ccases, cmental chealth cis ca cstate cof
cemotional, cpsychological, cand csocial cwellness cevidenced cby csatisfying cinterpersonal
crelationships, ceffective cbehavior cand ccoping, cpositive cself-concept, cand cemotional
cstability. cPersons cwho cengage cin cfantasies cmay cbe cmentally chealthy, cbut cthe
cinability cto cdistinguish creality cfrom cfantasy cis can cindividual cfactor cthat cmay
ccontribute cto cmental cillness.
4. A cclient cgrieving cthe crecent closs cof cher chusband casks cif cshe cis cbecoming
cmentally cill cbecause cshe cis cso csad. cThe cnurse's cbest cresponse cwould cbe,
A) ìYou cmay chave ca ctemporary cmental cillness cbecause cyou care cexperiencing cso
cmuch cpain.î
B) ìYou care cnot cmentally cill. cThis cis can cexpected creaction cto cthe closs
cyou chave cexperienced.î
C) ìWere cyou cgenerally cdissatisfied cwith cyour crelationship cbefore cyour
chusband's cdeath?î
D) ìTry cnot cto cworry cabout cthat cright cnow. cYou cnever cknow cwhat cthe cfuture
cbrings.î cAns: c B
Feedback:
Mental cillness cincludes cgeneral cdissatisfaction cwith cself, cineffective crelationships,
cineffective ccoping, cand clack cof cpersonal cgrowth. cAdditionally cthe cbehavior cmust
cnot cbe cculturally cexpected. cAcute cgrief creactions care cexpected cand ctherefore cnot
cconsidered cmental cillness. cFalse creassurance cor coveranalysis cdoes cnot caccurately
caddress cthe cclient's cconcerns.
, 5. The cnurse cconsults cthe cDSM cfor cwhich cof cthe cfollowing cpurposes? c
A) To cdevise ca cplan cof ccare cfor ca cnewly cadmitted cclient
B) To cpredict cthe cclient's cprognosis cof ctreatment coutcomes
C) To cdocument cthe cappropriate cdiagnostic ccode cin cthe cclient's cmedical crecord
D) cTo cserve cas ca cguide cfor cclient cassessment c
Ans: cD
Feedback:
The cDSM cprovides cstandard cnomenclature, cpresents cdefining ccharacteristics, cand
cidentifies cunderlying ccauses cof cmental cdisorders. cIt cdoes cnot cprovide ccare cplans
cor cprognostic coutcomes cof ctreatment. cDiagnosis cof cmental cillness cis cnot cwithin
cthe cgeneralist cRN's cscope cof cpractice, cso cdocumenting cthe ccode cin cthe cmedical
crecord cwould cbe cinappropriate.
6. Which cwould cbe ca creason cfor ca cstudent cnurse cto cuse cthe cDSM? c
A) Identifying cthe cmedical cdiagnosis
B) Treat cclients
C) Evaluate ctreatments
D) cUnderstand cthe creason cfor cthe cadmission cand cthe cnature cof cpsychiatric cillnesses. c
Ans: cD
Feedback:
Although cstudent cnurses cdo cnot cuse cthe cDSM cto cdiagnose cclients, cthey cwill cfind cit
ca chelpful cresource cto cunderstand cthe creason cfor cthe cadmission cand cto cbegin
cbuilding cknowledge cabout cthe cnature cof cpsychiatric cillnesses. cIdentifying cthe
cmedical cdiagnosis, ctreating, cand cevaluating ctreatments care cnot ca cpart cof cthe
cnursing cprocess.
7. The clegislation cenacted cin c1963 cwas clargely cresponsible cfor cwhich cof cthe cfollowing
cshifts cin ccare cfor cthe cmentally cill?
A) The cwidespread cuse cof ccommunity-based cservices
B) The cadvancement cin cpharmacotherapies
C) Increased caccess cto chospitalization
D) Improved crights cfor cclients cin clong-term cinstitutional
ccare cAns: c A
Feedback:
The cCommunity cMental cHealth cCenters cConstruction cAct cof c1963 caccomplished
cthe crelease cof cindividuals cfrom clong-term cstays cin cstate cinstitutions, cthe cdecrease
cin cadmissions cto chospitals, cand cthe cdevelopment cof ccommunity-based cservices cas
can calternative cto chospital ccare.
