Davis/Townsend - 9th edition - Ch.1 TB -
Mental Health and Mental Illness with
100% correct answers 2025
A nurse is assessing a client who experiences occasional feelings of sadness because
of the recent death of a beloved pet. The client's appetite, sleep patterns, and daily
routine have not changed. How would the nurse interpret the client's behaviors?
1. The client's behaviors demonstrate mental illness in the form of depression.
2. The client's behaviors are inappropriate, which indicates the presence of mental
illness.
3. The client's behaviors are not congruent with cultural norms.
4. The client's behaviors demonstrate no functional impairment, indicating no mental
illness. - Correct Answer4. The client's behaviors demonstrate no functional impairment,
indicating no mental illness.
At which point would the nurse determine that a client is at risk for developing a mental
illness?
1. When thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are not reflective of the criteria for mental
illness.
2. When maladaptive responses to stress are coupled with interference in daily
functioning.
3. When a client communicates significant distress.
4. When a client uses defense mechanisms as ego protection. - Correct Answer2.
When maladaptive responses to stress are coupled with interference in daily
functioning.
A client has been given a diagnosis of HIV. Which statement made by the client does
the nurse recognize as the bargaining stage of grief?
1. "I hate my partner for giving me this disease I will die from!"
2. "If I don't do IV drugs anymore, God won't let me die."
3. "I am going to support groups and learning more about the disease."
4. "Can you please re-draw the test results; I think they may be wrong?" - Correct
Answer2. "If I don't do IV drugs anymore, God won't let me die."
A nurse notes that a client is extremely withdrawn, delusional, and emotionally
exhausted. The nurse assesses the client's anxiety as which level?
1. Mild anxiety
2. Moderate anxiety
3. Severe anxiety
4. Panic anxiety - Correct Answer4. Panic anxiety
Mental Health and Mental Illness with
100% correct answers 2025
A nurse is assessing a client who experiences occasional feelings of sadness because
of the recent death of a beloved pet. The client's appetite, sleep patterns, and daily
routine have not changed. How would the nurse interpret the client's behaviors?
1. The client's behaviors demonstrate mental illness in the form of depression.
2. The client's behaviors are inappropriate, which indicates the presence of mental
illness.
3. The client's behaviors are not congruent with cultural norms.
4. The client's behaviors demonstrate no functional impairment, indicating no mental
illness. - Correct Answer4. The client's behaviors demonstrate no functional impairment,
indicating no mental illness.
At which point would the nurse determine that a client is at risk for developing a mental
illness?
1. When thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are not reflective of the criteria for mental
illness.
2. When maladaptive responses to stress are coupled with interference in daily
functioning.
3. When a client communicates significant distress.
4. When a client uses defense mechanisms as ego protection. - Correct Answer2.
When maladaptive responses to stress are coupled with interference in daily
functioning.
A client has been given a diagnosis of HIV. Which statement made by the client does
the nurse recognize as the bargaining stage of grief?
1. "I hate my partner for giving me this disease I will die from!"
2. "If I don't do IV drugs anymore, God won't let me die."
3. "I am going to support groups and learning more about the disease."
4. "Can you please re-draw the test results; I think they may be wrong?" - Correct
Answer2. "If I don't do IV drugs anymore, God won't let me die."
A nurse notes that a client is extremely withdrawn, delusional, and emotionally
exhausted. The nurse assesses the client's anxiety as which level?
1. Mild anxiety
2. Moderate anxiety
3. Severe anxiety
4. Panic anxiety - Correct Answer4. Panic anxiety
