PSYCH AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MIDTERM 1

Which activity of the core PMH disciplines is considered to be the most important for national mental health care? 1. The promotion and protection of mental health 2. The prevention and treatment of mental disorders 3. Recovery and rehabilitation 4. All of the above - >>4. All of the above Select the statement that best describes the successful treatment of mental disorders in the United States. 1. Treatment outcomes were most successful when they focused on biologic interventions. 2. The treatment of mental disorders has greatly improved during the 21st century, and this is reflected in the reduction of the number of mental disorders. 3. Statistics regarding the prevalence of mental disorders in the United States remain static. 4. The combination of medications with interactive and biologic therapies has been the most successful for reducing the prevalence of mental disorders. - >>3. Statistics regarding the prevalence of mental disorders in the United States remain static. Which of the following scenarios identifies a mental disorder? 1. A 67-year-old woman says that she has not spent one day without crying several hours a day since her husband died last month. 2. A mother says that her 15-year-old child spends all of his spare hours in his room with the computer and even misses meals. 3. A 19-year-old man begins to hear voices that no one else hears during lectures in his college math course. 4. All of the above - >>3. A 19-year-old man begins to hear voices that no one else hears during lectures