FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING 6TH EDITION BY HALTER
2026 PRACTICE SET MOCK EXAM REVISION
NOTES AND SOLUTIONS EXPERT GRADE A+
◉ 3 Purposes of DSM 5 Answer: 1) Standardize nomenclature
2) Identify defining characteristics or symptoms
3) Assist in identifying underlying cause
◉ How was mental health viewed in ancient times? Answer:
Sickness as a result of displeasure of the gods, punishment for sin.
◉ How were people with mental health problems viewed in ancient
times? Answer: They were viewed as demonic or divine
◉ What was Aristotle's theory of mental illness? Answer: 4 humors
weren't balanced:
- Blood, water, yellow & black bile
◉ What happened during the Period of Enlightenment (1790s)?
Answer: Asylums were created, treatment became more morally
bound
, ◉ What did Dorothea Dix do? Answer: From US, began crusade to
reform the treatment of mental illness. Helped open 32 state mental
hospitals
◉ What happened during the Psychopharmacology period (1950s)?
Answer: Development of psychotropic drugs
◉ What were the 2 first drugs to be developed during the
Psychopharmacology Era? Answer: 1) Thorazine (Antipsychotic)
2) Lithium (Anti-Manic)
◉ What is deinstitutionalization? Answer: Deliberate shift from
institutional care in state hospitals to community facilities.
◉ How is the economic burden currently for mental illness? Answer:
It exceeds that of all types of cancers combined.
◉ What is the leading cause of disability in the US and Canada?
Answer: Mental Issues.
◉ What is the "revolving door effect"? Answer: Shorter hospital
stays cause decompensation upon discharge, which often results in
rehospitalization at a later time and dual diagnoses.
HEALTH NURSING 6TH EDITION BY HALTER
2026 PRACTICE SET MOCK EXAM REVISION
NOTES AND SOLUTIONS EXPERT GRADE A+
◉ 3 Purposes of DSM 5 Answer: 1) Standardize nomenclature
2) Identify defining characteristics or symptoms
3) Assist in identifying underlying cause
◉ How was mental health viewed in ancient times? Answer:
Sickness as a result of displeasure of the gods, punishment for sin.
◉ How were people with mental health problems viewed in ancient
times? Answer: They were viewed as demonic or divine
◉ What was Aristotle's theory of mental illness? Answer: 4 humors
weren't balanced:
- Blood, water, yellow & black bile
◉ What happened during the Period of Enlightenment (1790s)?
Answer: Asylums were created, treatment became more morally
bound
, ◉ What did Dorothea Dix do? Answer: From US, began crusade to
reform the treatment of mental illness. Helped open 32 state mental
hospitals
◉ What happened during the Psychopharmacology period (1950s)?
Answer: Development of psychotropic drugs
◉ What were the 2 first drugs to be developed during the
Psychopharmacology Era? Answer: 1) Thorazine (Antipsychotic)
2) Lithium (Anti-Manic)
◉ What is deinstitutionalization? Answer: Deliberate shift from
institutional care in state hospitals to community facilities.
◉ How is the economic burden currently for mental illness? Answer:
It exceeds that of all types of cancers combined.
◉ What is the leading cause of disability in the US and Canada?
Answer: Mental Issues.
◉ What is the "revolving door effect"? Answer: Shorter hospital
stays cause decompensation upon discharge, which often results in
rehospitalization at a later time and dual diagnoses.
