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Test Bank for
Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing 9th Edition by Sheila L.
Videbeck
All Chapters (1-24)
Table Of Contents
UNIT 1 Current Theories and Practice
Chapter 1. Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental
Health Nursing Chapter 2. Neurobiologic
Theories and Psychopharmacology Chapter 3.
Psychosocial Theories and Therapy
Chapter 4. Treatment Settings and Therapeutic Programs
UNIT 2 Building the Nurse–Client Relationship Chapter
5. Therapeutic Relationships
Chapter 6. Therapeutic
Communication Chapter 7.
Client’s Response to Illness
Chapter 8. Assessment
UNIT 3 Current Social and Emotional Concerns
Chapter 9. Legal and Ethical
Issues Chapter 10. Grief and
Loss
Chapter 11. Anger, Hostility, and
Aggression Chapter 12. Abuse
and Violence
UNIT 4 Nursing Practice for
Psychiatric Disorders Chapter 13.
Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
Chapter 14. Anxiety and Anxiety
Disorders
Chapter 15. Obsessive–Compulsive and
Related Disorders Chapter 16.
Schizophrenia
Chapter 17. Mood Disorders and
Suicide Chapter 18.
Personality Disorders
Chapter 19. Addiction
Chapter 20. Eating Disorders
Chapter 21. Somatic Symptom
Illnesses Chapter 22.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 23. Disruptive Behavior
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Disorders Chapter 24. Cognitive
Disorders
Chapter 1
1. The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-
being of a newly admitted client. Which of the following would
the nurse identify as having a positive impact on the
individual's mental health?
A) Not needing others for companionship
B) The ability to effectively manage stress
C) A family history of mental illness
D) Striving for total self-
reliance Ans: B
Feedback:
Individual factors influencing mental health include biologic
makeup, autonomy, independence, self-esteem, capacity for
growth, vitality, ability to find meaning in life, emotional resilience
or hardiness, sense of belonging, reality orientation, and coping or
stress management abilities. Interpersonal factors such as intimacy
and a balance of separateness and connectedness are both
needed for good mental health, and therefore a
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healthy person would need others for companionship. A family
history of mental illness could relate to the biologic makeup of an
individual, which may have a negative impact on an individual's
mental health, as well as a negative impact on an individual's
interpersonal and socialñcultural factors of health. Total self-
reliance is not possible, and a positive social/cultural factor is
access to adequate resources.
2. Which of the following statements about mental illness are true? Select all that
apply.
A) Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both.
B) Mental illness is only due to social/cultural factors.
C) Social/cultural factors that relate to mental illness include
excessive dependency on or withdrawal from
relationships.
D) Individuals suffering from mental illness are usually able to
cope effectively with daily life.
E) Individuals suffering from mental illness may experience
dissatisfaction with relationships and self.
Ans: A, D, E
Feedback:
Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning,
or both. Mental illness may be related to individual, interpersonal,
or social/cultural factors. Excessive dependency on or
withdrawal from relationships are interpersonal factors that
relate to mental illness. Individuals suffering from mental illness
can feel overwhelmed with daily life. Individuals suffering from
mental illness may experience dissatisfaction with relationships
and self.
3. Which of the following are true regarding mental health and mental illness?
A) Behavior that may be viewed as acceptable in one
culture is always unacceptable in other cultures.
B) It is easy to determine if a person is mentally healthy or mentally ill.
C) In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional,
psychological, and social wellness evidenced by satisfying
interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and coping,
positive self-concept, and emotional stability.
D) Persons who engage in fantasies are
mentally ill. Ans: C
Feedback:
What one society may view as acceptable and appropriate
behavior, another society may see that as maladaptive, and
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inappropriate. Mental health and mental illness are difficult to
define precisely. In most cases, mental health is a state of
emotional, psychological, and social wellness evidenced by
satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and
coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability. Persons
who engage in fantasies may be mentally healthy, but the
inability to distinguish reality from fantasy is an individual factor
that may contribute to mental illness.
4. A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is
becoming mentally ill because she is so sad. The nurse's best
response would be,
A) ìYou may have a temporary mental illness because you are
experiencing so much pain.î
B) ìYou are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to
the loss you have experienced.î
C) ìWere you generally dissatisfied with your relationship
before your husband's death?î
D) ìTry not to worry about that right now. You never know
what the future brings.î Ans: B
Feedback:
Mental illness includes general dissatisfaction with self,
ineffective relationships, ineffective coping, and lack of personal
growth. Additionally the behavior must not be
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Test Bank for
Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing 9th Edition by Sheila L.
Videbeck
All Chapters (1-24)
Table Of Contents
UNIT 1 Current Theories and Practice
Chapter 1. Foundations of Psychiatric–Mental
Health Nursing Chapter 2. Neurobiologic
Theories and Psychopharmacology Chapter 3.
Psychosocial Theories and Therapy
Chapter 4. Treatment Settings and Therapeutic Programs
UNIT 2 Building the Nurse–Client Relationship Chapter
5. Therapeutic Relationships
Chapter 6. Therapeutic
Communication Chapter 7.
Client’s Response to Illness
Chapter 8. Assessment
UNIT 3 Current Social and Emotional Concerns
Chapter 9. Legal and Ethical
Issues Chapter 10. Grief and
Loss
Chapter 11. Anger, Hostility, and
Aggression Chapter 12. Abuse
and Violence
UNIT 4 Nursing Practice for
Psychiatric Disorders Chapter 13.
Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
Chapter 14. Anxiety and Anxiety
Disorders
Chapter 15. Obsessive–Compulsive and
Related Disorders Chapter 16.
Schizophrenia
Chapter 17. Mood Disorders and
Suicide Chapter 18.
Personality Disorders
Chapter 19. Addiction
Chapter 20. Eating Disorders
Chapter 21. Somatic Symptom
Illnesses Chapter 22.
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 23. Disruptive Behavior
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Disorders Chapter 24. Cognitive
Disorders
Chapter 1
1. The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-
being of a newly admitted client. Which of the following would
the nurse identify as having a positive impact on the
individual's mental health?
A) Not needing others for companionship
B) The ability to effectively manage stress
C) A family history of mental illness
D) Striving for total self-
reliance Ans: B
Feedback:
Individual factors influencing mental health include biologic
makeup, autonomy, independence, self-esteem, capacity for
growth, vitality, ability to find meaning in life, emotional resilience
or hardiness, sense of belonging, reality orientation, and coping or
stress management abilities. Interpersonal factors such as intimacy
and a balance of separateness and connectedness are both
needed for good mental health, and therefore a
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healthy person would need others for companionship. A family
history of mental illness could relate to the biologic makeup of an
individual, which may have a negative impact on an individual's
mental health, as well as a negative impact on an individual's
interpersonal and socialñcultural factors of health. Total self-
reliance is not possible, and a positive social/cultural factor is
access to adequate resources.
2. Which of the following statements about mental illness are true? Select all that
apply.
A) Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both.
B) Mental illness is only due to social/cultural factors.
C) Social/cultural factors that relate to mental illness include
excessive dependency on or withdrawal from
relationships.
D) Individuals suffering from mental illness are usually able to
cope effectively with daily life.
E) Individuals suffering from mental illness may experience
dissatisfaction with relationships and self.
Ans: A, D, E
Feedback:
Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning,
or both. Mental illness may be related to individual, interpersonal,
or social/cultural factors. Excessive dependency on or
withdrawal from relationships are interpersonal factors that
relate to mental illness. Individuals suffering from mental illness
can feel overwhelmed with daily life. Individuals suffering from
mental illness may experience dissatisfaction with relationships
and self.
3. Which of the following are true regarding mental health and mental illness?
A) Behavior that may be viewed as acceptable in one
culture is always unacceptable in other cultures.
B) It is easy to determine if a person is mentally healthy or mentally ill.
C) In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional,
psychological, and social wellness evidenced by satisfying
interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and coping,
positive self-concept, and emotional stability.
D) Persons who engage in fantasies are
mentally ill. Ans: C
Feedback:
What one society may view as acceptable and appropriate
behavior, another society may see that as maladaptive, and
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inappropriate. Mental health and mental illness are difficult to
define precisely. In most cases, mental health is a state of
emotional, psychological, and social wellness evidenced by
satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior and
coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability. Persons
who engage in fantasies may be mentally healthy, but the
inability to distinguish reality from fantasy is an individual factor
that may contribute to mental illness.
4. A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is
becoming mentally ill because she is so sad. The nurse's best
response would be,
A) ìYou may have a temporary mental illness because you are
experiencing so much pain.î
B) ìYou are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to
the loss you have experienced.î
C) ìWere you generally dissatisfied with your relationship
before your husband's death?î
D) ìTry not to worry about that right now. You never know
what the future brings.î Ans: B
Feedback:
Mental illness includes general dissatisfaction with self,
ineffective relationships, ineffective coping, and lack of personal
growth. Additionally the behavior must not be
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