TEST BANK FOR Foundations Of Mental Health Care 8th Edition By Michelle Morrison Latest Update. |complete study Guide |Grade A+.

TEST BANK FOR Foundations Of Mental
Health Care 8th Edition By Michelle Morrison
Latest Update.
|complete study Guide |Grade A+.




TEST BANK
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Chapter 01: The History of Mental Care
MULTIPLE CHOICE

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 Nightingale nurse
who cared for the mentally ill, and Dr. Benjamin Rush was the author of the book Diseases
ofthe Mind.

PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p.
4OBJ: 2 TOP: Early Years of Mental Health
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

2. During the mid-1500s, behaviors associated with mental illness were more
accurately recorded byprofessionals. This practice led to for different
abnormalbehaviors.
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a. Classifications
b. Diagnosing
c. Treatment
d. Education

ANS: A
Classification of abnormal behaviors did not begin until this time, after the practice of
moreaccurate recording of behaviors was begun. Diagnoses, treatment guidelines, and any
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education regarding mental health disorders were not available during this period.

PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p.
5OBJ: 3 TOP: Mental Illness During the Renaissance
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

3. During the latter part of the eighteenth century, psychiatry became a separate branch
of medicine, and inhumane treatment was greatlydiminished bythe French hospital
director:
a. Dix
b. Beers
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, c. Pinel
d. Carter

ANS: C




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, Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of the mentally ill, as well as proper treatment.
DorotheaDix crusaded for construction of mental health hospitals. Clifford Beers wrote the
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book A Mind That Found Itself. President Jimmy Carter established the President’s
Commission on Mental Health in 1978.

PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p.
5OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Eighteenth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

4. In 1841, surveyed asylums, jails, and almshouses throughout the
United States, Canada, and Scotland and is credited with bringing about public awareness
and reformfor the care of the mentally ill.
a. Sigmund Freud
b. John Cade
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Dorothea Dix

ANS: D
Dorothea Dix spent 20 years surveying facilities that housed mentallyill individuals and
iscredited with major changes in the care of the mentally ill. Sigmund Freud introduced
the concept of psychoanalysis, John Cade discovered lithium carbonate for the
treatment of bipolar disorder, and Florence Nightingale trained nurses in England in
the 1800s.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p.
6OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Nineteenth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

5. As a direct result of Clifford N
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U inS1909 with a focus on prevention of mental illness and:
for Mental Hygiene was formed
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a. Earlydetection of symptoms of mental illness
b. Education of caregivers
c. Current treatment options
d. Removing the stigma attached to mental illness

ANS: D
Clifford Beers’ book reflected on his attempt at suicide followed by the deplorable care he
received for the next 3 years in mental hospitals. Beers’ work and book raised the
consciousness of people throughout the country regarding prevention and removal of the
stigma of having a mental illness. Earlydetection of symptoms, education of caregivers,
and current treatment options regarding mental illness were not the focus of his book, nor
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were they a priority for the Committee for Mental Hygiene.

PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p.
6OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Twentieth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

6. During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused clients to fall into
a coma that could last as long as 50 hours?
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a. Electroconvulsive therapy
b. Insulin therapy
c. Humoral therapy




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