TEST BANK FOR MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
LATEST EDITION BY GORMAN 2025,2026 WITH
QUESTIONS AND RATIONALS(A+ ASSURED!!)
The quantitative study of the distribution of mental disorders in human populations is called
which of the following?
A. Mortality
B. Prevalence
C.Epidemiology
D.Clinical epidemiology - ANSWERC.Epidemiology
QUESTION Which statement best describes the DSM-5?
A.It is a medical psychiatric assessment system.
B.It is a compendium of treatment modalities.
C.It offers a complete list of nursing diagnoses.
D.It suggests common interventions for mental disorders. - ANSWERA.It is a medical
psychiatric assessment system.
QUESTION Current information suggests that the most disabling mental disorders are the result
of which of the following?
A.Biological influences
B.Psychological trauma
,C.Learned ways of behaving
D.Faulty patterns of early nurturance - ANSWERA.Biological influences
QUESTION A nurse's identification badge includes the term, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse.
A patient with a history of paranoia asks,
"What does that title mean?" The nurse responds best by answering with which of the following?
A."Don't be afraid; it means I'm here to help, not hurt, you."
B."Psychiatric mental health nurses care for people with mental illnesses."
C."We have the specialized skills needed to care for people with mental illnesses."
D."The nurses who work in mental health facilities have that title." - ANSWERC."We have the
specialized skills needed to care for people with mental illnesses."
QUESTION Which statement about diagnosis of a mental disorder is true?
A.The symptoms of each disorder are common among all cultures.
B.Culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder.
C.All mental disorders listed in the DSM-5 are seen in all cultures.
D.Psychiatric diagnoses are listed separately from other physical disorders in a five-axes system.
- ANSWERB.Culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder.
, QUESTION The prevalence rate over a 12-month period for major depressive disorder is which
of the following?
A.Lower than the prevalence rate for panic disorder
B.Greater than the prevalence rate for social phobia
C.Equal to the prevalence rate for schizophrenia
D.Greater than the prevalence rate for generalized anxiety - ANSWERD.Greater than the
prevalence rate for generalized anxiety
QUESTION Which of the following severe mental illnesses are recognized across cultures?
A.Antisocial and borderline personality disorders
B.Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
C.Bulimia and anorexia nervosa
D.Amok and social phobia - ANSWERB.Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
QUESTION Providing a large group of patients minimal care through assistance with tasks such
as bathing, eating, and toileting was historically referred to as what form of care?
A.Structural
B.Moral treatment
, C.Custodial
D.Asylum - ANSWERC.Custodial
QUESTION Asylum-based training programs began in the late 1800s in Canada. What was the
rationale for initiating psychiatric nursing training?
A.There were greater needs for custodial care
B.Changes in treatment approaches meant greater needs for nursing care and assistance
C.The early feminist movement advocated for career training for women and girls
D.The moral treatment era meant that early psychotherapy strategies were desired in asylum
settings - ANSWERB.Changes in treatment approaches meant greater needs for nursing care and
assistance
QUESTION Which of the following is the major distinction between fear and anxiety?
A.Fear is a universal experience; anxiety is neurotic.
B.Fear enables constructive action; anxiety is dysfunctional.
C.Fear is a psychological experience; anxiety is a physiological experience.
D.Fear is a response to a specific danger; anxiety is a response to an unknown danger. -
ANSWERD.Fear is a response to a specific danger; anxiety is a response to an unknown danger.
QUESTION Which of the following is the initial nursing action for a newly admitted anxious
patient?
LATEST EDITION BY GORMAN 2025,2026 WITH
QUESTIONS AND RATIONALS(A+ ASSURED!!)
The quantitative study of the distribution of mental disorders in human populations is called
which of the following?
A. Mortality
B. Prevalence
C.Epidemiology
D.Clinical epidemiology - ANSWERC.Epidemiology
QUESTION Which statement best describes the DSM-5?
A.It is a medical psychiatric assessment system.
B.It is a compendium of treatment modalities.
C.It offers a complete list of nursing diagnoses.
D.It suggests common interventions for mental disorders. - ANSWERA.It is a medical
psychiatric assessment system.
QUESTION Current information suggests that the most disabling mental disorders are the result
of which of the following?
A.Biological influences
B.Psychological trauma
,C.Learned ways of behaving
D.Faulty patterns of early nurturance - ANSWERA.Biological influences
QUESTION A nurse's identification badge includes the term, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse.
A patient with a history of paranoia asks,
"What does that title mean?" The nurse responds best by answering with which of the following?
A."Don't be afraid; it means I'm here to help, not hurt, you."
B."Psychiatric mental health nurses care for people with mental illnesses."
C."We have the specialized skills needed to care for people with mental illnesses."
D."The nurses who work in mental health facilities have that title." - ANSWERC."We have the
specialized skills needed to care for people with mental illnesses."
QUESTION Which statement about diagnosis of a mental disorder is true?
A.The symptoms of each disorder are common among all cultures.
B.Culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder.
C.All mental disorders listed in the DSM-5 are seen in all cultures.
D.Psychiatric diagnoses are listed separately from other physical disorders in a five-axes system.
- ANSWERB.Culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder.
, QUESTION The prevalence rate over a 12-month period for major depressive disorder is which
of the following?
A.Lower than the prevalence rate for panic disorder
B.Greater than the prevalence rate for social phobia
C.Equal to the prevalence rate for schizophrenia
D.Greater than the prevalence rate for generalized anxiety - ANSWERD.Greater than the
prevalence rate for generalized anxiety
QUESTION Which of the following severe mental illnesses are recognized across cultures?
A.Antisocial and borderline personality disorders
B.Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
C.Bulimia and anorexia nervosa
D.Amok and social phobia - ANSWERB.Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
QUESTION Providing a large group of patients minimal care through assistance with tasks such
as bathing, eating, and toileting was historically referred to as what form of care?
A.Structural
B.Moral treatment
, C.Custodial
D.Asylum - ANSWERC.Custodial
QUESTION Asylum-based training programs began in the late 1800s in Canada. What was the
rationale for initiating psychiatric nursing training?
A.There were greater needs for custodial care
B.Changes in treatment approaches meant greater needs for nursing care and assistance
C.The early feminist movement advocated for career training for women and girls
D.The moral treatment era meant that early psychotherapy strategies were desired in asylum
settings - ANSWERB.Changes in treatment approaches meant greater needs for nursing care and
assistance
QUESTION Which of the following is the major distinction between fear and anxiety?
A.Fear is a universal experience; anxiety is neurotic.
B.Fear enables constructive action; anxiety is dysfunctional.
C.Fear is a psychological experience; anxiety is a physiological experience.
D.Fear is a response to a specific danger; anxiety is a response to an unknown danger. -
ANSWERD.Fear is a response to a specific danger; anxiety is a response to an unknown danger.
QUESTION Which of the following is the initial nursing action for a newly admitted anxious
patient?
