PRIMARY CARE PSYCHIATRY SECOND
EDITION ROBERT MCCARRON GLEN
XIONG COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS SET
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ How is mental illness defined?
Answer: Disorders that affect mood, behavior, and thinking, causing
significant distress or impaired functioning.
⩥ What are the three categories of factors influencing mental health?
Answer: Individual, interpersonal, and social/cultural factors.
⩥ What does the DSM-5 stand for?
Answer: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth
edition.
⩥ What are the three purposes of the DSM-5?
Answer: To provide standardized nomenclature, present defining
characteristics for diagnoses, and assist in identifying underlying causes
of disorders.
,⩥ What historical perspective viewed mental disorders as punishments
from the gods?
Answer: Ancient Times.
⩥ What did Aristotle contribute to the understanding of mental
disorders?
Answer: He related mental disorders to physical disorders and theorized
that imbalances of bodily humors controlled emotions.
⩥ What treatment methods were used in ancient times to restore balance
in the body?
Answer: Bloodletting, starving, and purging.
⩥ What is deinstitutionalization?
Answer: The process of reducing the population of mental health
institutions by transferring care to community-based settings.
⩥ What is case management in psychiatric nursing?
Answer: A collaborative process that assesses, plans, implements,
coordinates, monitors, and evaluates options and services to meet an
individual's health needs.
⩥ What are psychotropic drugs?
, Answer: Medications used to treat mental health disorders by affecting
mood, behavior, and cognition.
⩥ What does the term 'managed care' refer to?
Answer: A system of health care delivery that aims to manage costs and
quality of care.
⩥ What are managed care organizations?
Answer: Entities that provide managed care services, often involving a
network of providers and a focus on cost-effective treatment.
⩥ What is self-awareness in the context of psychiatric nursing?
Answer: The ability of a nurse to understand their own thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors, which can affect patient care.
⩥ What are standards of care in psychiatric nursing?
Answer: Guidelines that outline the expected level of care and practice
for psychiatric nurses.
⩥ What is the significance of utilization review firms?
Answer: Organizations that evaluate the necessity, appropriateness, and
efficiency of health care services.
⩥ What are some common student concerns about psychiatric nursing?
EDITION ROBERT MCCARRON GLEN
XIONG COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS SET
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ How is mental illness defined?
Answer: Disorders that affect mood, behavior, and thinking, causing
significant distress or impaired functioning.
⩥ What are the three categories of factors influencing mental health?
Answer: Individual, interpersonal, and social/cultural factors.
⩥ What does the DSM-5 stand for?
Answer: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth
edition.
⩥ What are the three purposes of the DSM-5?
Answer: To provide standardized nomenclature, present defining
characteristics for diagnoses, and assist in identifying underlying causes
of disorders.
,⩥ What historical perspective viewed mental disorders as punishments
from the gods?
Answer: Ancient Times.
⩥ What did Aristotle contribute to the understanding of mental
disorders?
Answer: He related mental disorders to physical disorders and theorized
that imbalances of bodily humors controlled emotions.
⩥ What treatment methods were used in ancient times to restore balance
in the body?
Answer: Bloodletting, starving, and purging.
⩥ What is deinstitutionalization?
Answer: The process of reducing the population of mental health
institutions by transferring care to community-based settings.
⩥ What is case management in psychiatric nursing?
Answer: A collaborative process that assesses, plans, implements,
coordinates, monitors, and evaluates options and services to meet an
individual's health needs.
⩥ What are psychotropic drugs?
, Answer: Medications used to treat mental health disorders by affecting
mood, behavior, and cognition.
⩥ What does the term 'managed care' refer to?
Answer: A system of health care delivery that aims to manage costs and
quality of care.
⩥ What are managed care organizations?
Answer: Entities that provide managed care services, often involving a
network of providers and a focus on cost-effective treatment.
⩥ What is self-awareness in the context of psychiatric nursing?
Answer: The ability of a nurse to understand their own thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors, which can affect patient care.
⩥ What are standards of care in psychiatric nursing?
Answer: Guidelines that outline the expected level of care and practice
for psychiatric nurses.
⩥ What is the significance of utilization review firms?
Answer: Organizations that evaluate the necessity, appropriateness, and
efficiency of health care services.
⩥ What are some common student concerns about psychiatric nursing?
