Mental health foundations

1. The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational soul controlled the irrational soul could be compared with the belief of the more recent psychological theorist: a. Freud b. Pinel c. Fisher d. Rush ANS: A Sigmund Freud believed that mental illness was, in part, caused by forces both within and outside the personality. Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of mentally ill individuals as human beings in need of medical assistance. Alice Fisher was a Florence Ni...

VARCAROLIS' FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 8TH EDITION TESTBANK Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an advanced practice nurse to perform which additional intervention? a. Conduct mental health assessments. c. Establish therapeutic relationships. b. Prescribe psychotropic medication. d. Individualize nursing care plans. ANS: B In most states, prescriptive pri...

Mental Health CH 34,35, & 36, of Foundations of Nursing Questions and Answers 2023 Hippocrates viewed mental illness as an imbalance of humors based on the fundamental elements of the world : air, fire, water, and earth. Each basic element corresponded to a particular fluid in the body: blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm. this illness is called Humoral Theory Characteristics identified in Mental Illness Poor self-concept Feelings of inadequacy Dependent behavior due to feelin...

Summary Exam for Biological foundations of mental health 2023 Striatal Dopamine neurotransmission abnormalities in obesity and addiction - CORRECT ANSWER-Such persistent activation of the reward pathway occurs in the case of chronic drug abusers or even in individuals consuming unusually large quantity of food. To answer this question, scientists have quantified dopamine neurotransmission in the brains of addicted or obese individuals, using positron emission tomography-- PET. They...

TEST BANK FOR VARCAROLIS' FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING,8TH EDITION, BY MARGARET JORDAN

Module 1- Intro. to Foundations of Mental Health Nursing Questions and Answers 2023 Which statement applies to the involuntarily hospitalized client? The client has: a. forfeited the right to informed consent b. lost the right to control personal affairs c. retained the right of free will to leave at any time d. retained the right to receive and refuse treatment retained the right to receive and refuse treatment When providing respectful, appropriate nursing care, how should the nur...

prescriptive privileges are granted to master’s-prepared nurse practitioners

Foundations of Psych/Mental Health Nursing Questions and Answers 2023 A charge nurse is discussing mental status examinations with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching? ( Select all that apply.) a. " To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by sevens." b. " To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression." c. " To assess language ability, I s...

Foundations for Mental Health ATI

Chapter 1 - foundations of mental health nursing Questions and Answers 2023 how does WHO define health a state of complete mental, physical, mental and social wellness non merely the absence of disease - health is a positive state of well being t or f generally a persons behavior can provide clues to his or her mental health true mental health a state of emotional, psychological and social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships. effective behvaior, and ...