Chapter 23: Introduction to Psychopathology
Steele: Keltner’s Psychiatric Nursing,
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which argument effectively supports the importance of funding services for persons with mental
illness in the United States?
a. During any given year 25% of adult Americans are affected by mental disorders.
b. Increasing toxins in the environment are increasing the incidence of mental illness.
c. The high prevalence of mental illness is directly linked to increasing violence in the media.
d. The incidence of mental illness is increasing because of deterioration of the
American family.
ANS: A
Funding is justified based on the high incidence of mental illness diagnosed among adult
Americans. The origins of mental illness are multifaceted. It is overly simplistic to associate
these problems with one or two variables.
DIF: Cognitive level: Analyzing TOP: Nursing process: Planning
MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
2. What statement made by a nurse demonstrates the purpose of the DSM-5?
a. ―It provides a detailed list of clinical psychiatric disorders.‖
b. ―It details data and statistics about mental disorders in the United States.‖
c. ―It serves as the official American resource manual detailing diagnostic criteria of
psychiatric disorders.‖
d. ―It acts as a compendium of the international demographics of substance abuse and
mental disorders.‖
ANS: C
, The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) is published by the American
Psychiatric Association. It provides diagnostic criteria for mental and substance abuse disorders
and is used throughout the United States. The other options are not descriptive of the DSM-V.
DIF: Cognitive level: Evaluating TOP: Nursing process: Planning
MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
3. An understanding of what psychopathologic condition will be most relevant for a nurse providing
patient care in the United States?
a. Discussing long-term treatment options related to schizophrenia
b. Assessing for suicidal ideations in a patient diagnosed with a mood disorder
c. Providing education regarding anxiety disorder treatments
d. Providing safe care to a patient diagnosed with alcohol dependency
ANS: C
Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent, followed by mood disorders and alcohol disorders
with schizophrenia being the least common of the disorders listed.
Steele: Keltner’s Psychiatric Nursing,
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which argument effectively supports the importance of funding services for persons with mental
illness in the United States?
a. During any given year 25% of adult Americans are affected by mental disorders.
b. Increasing toxins in the environment are increasing the incidence of mental illness.
c. The high prevalence of mental illness is directly linked to increasing violence in the media.
d. The incidence of mental illness is increasing because of deterioration of the
American family.
ANS: A
Funding is justified based on the high incidence of mental illness diagnosed among adult
Americans. The origins of mental illness are multifaceted. It is overly simplistic to associate
these problems with one or two variables.
DIF: Cognitive level: Analyzing TOP: Nursing process: Planning
MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
2. What statement made by a nurse demonstrates the purpose of the DSM-5?
a. ―It provides a detailed list of clinical psychiatric disorders.‖
b. ―It details data and statistics about mental disorders in the United States.‖
c. ―It serves as the official American resource manual detailing diagnostic criteria of
psychiatric disorders.‖
d. ―It acts as a compendium of the international demographics of substance abuse and
mental disorders.‖
ANS: C
, The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) is published by the American
Psychiatric Association. It provides diagnostic criteria for mental and substance abuse disorders
and is used throughout the United States. The other options are not descriptive of the DSM-V.
DIF: Cognitive level: Evaluating TOP: Nursing process: Planning
MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment
3. An understanding of what psychopathologic condition will be most relevant for a nurse providing
patient care in the United States?
a. Discussing long-term treatment options related to schizophrenia
b. Assessing for suicidal ideations in a patient diagnosed with a mood disorder
c. Providing education regarding anxiety disorder treatments
d. Providing safe care to a patient diagnosed with alcohol dependency
ANS: C
Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent, followed by mood disorders and alcohol disorders
with schizophrenia being the least common of the disorders listed.
