VARCAROLIS CH. 2- MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL ILLNESS QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024

VARCAROLIS CH. 2: MENTAL HEALTH
AND MENTAL ILLNESS QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2024
AnN86-year-
old,NpreviouslyNhealthyNandNindependent,NfallsNafterNanNepisodeNofNvertigo.NWhichNbehaviorNbyNthisNpatie
ntNbestNdemonstratesNresilience?NTheNpatient:

a.Nsays,N"INknewNthisNwouldNhappenNeventually."

b.NstopsNattendingNherNweeklyNwaterNaerobicsNclass.

c.NrefusesNtoNuseNaNwalkerNandNsays,N"INdon'tNneedNthatNsillyNthing."

d.Nsays,N"MaybeNsomeNphysicalNtherapyNwillNhelpNmeNwithNmyNbalance."N-NcorrectNanswer-d.



WhichNorganizationNactivelyNseeksNtoNreduceNtheNstigmaNassociatedNwithNmentalNillnessNthroughNpublicNp
resentationsNsuchNasN"InNOurNOwnNVoice"N(IOOV)?

a.NAmericanNPsychiatricNAssociationN(APA)

b.NNationalNAllianceNonNMentalNIllnessN(NAMI)

c.NUnitedNStatesNDepartmentNofNHealthNandNHumanNServicesN(USDHHS)

d.NNorthNAmericanNNursingNDiagnosisNAssociationNInternationalN(NANDA-I)N-NcorrectNanswer-b.



ANpatientNisNadmittedNtoNtheNpsychiatricNhospital.NWhichNassessmentNfindingNbestNindicatesNthatNtheNpati
entNhasNaNmentalNillness?NTheNpatient:

a.NdescribesNcopingNandNrelaxationNstrategiesNusedNwhenNfeelingNanxious.

b.NdescribesNmoodNasNconsistentlyNsad,Ndiscouraged,NandNhopeless.

c.NcanNperformNtasksNattemptedNwithinNtheNlimitsNofNownNabilities.

d.NreportsNoccasionalNproblemsNwithNinsomnia.N-NcorrectNanswer-b.



TheNgoalNforNaNpatientNisNtoNincreaseNresiliency.NWhichNoutcomeNshouldNaNnurseNaddNtoNtheNplanNofNcare?
NWithinN3Ndays,NtheNpatientNwill:



a.NdescribeNfeelingsNassociatedNwithNlossNandNstress.

b.NmeetNownNneedsNwithoutNconsideringNtheNrightsNofNothers.

c.NidentifyNhealthyNcopingNbehaviorsNinNresponseNtoNstressfulNevents.

, d.NallowNothersNtoNassumeNresponsibilityNforNmajorNareasNofNownNlife.N-NcorrectNanswer-c.



ANnurseNatNaNbehavioralNhealthNclinicNseesNanNunfamiliarNpsychiatricNdiagnosisNonNaNpatient'sNinsuranceNfo
rm.NWhichNresourceNshouldNtheNnurseNconsultNtoNdiscernNtheNcriteriaNusedNtoNestablishNthisNdiagnosis?

a.NANpsychiatricNnursingNtextbook

b.NNANDANInternationalN(NANDA-IN)

c.NANbehavioralNhealthNreferenceNmanual

d.NDiagnosticNandNStatisticalNManualNofNMentalNDisordersN(DSM-5)N-NcorrectNanswer-d.



ANnurseNmustNassessNseveralNnewNpatientsNatNaNcommunityNmentalNhealthNcenter.NConclusionsNconcernin
gNcurrentNfunctioningNshouldNbeNmadeNonNtheNbasisNof:

a.NtheNdegreeNofNconformityNofNtheNindividualNtoNsociety'sNnorms.

b.NtheNdegreeNtoNwhichNanNindividualNisNlogicalNandNrational.

c.NaNcontinuumNfromNmentallyNhealthyNtoNunhealthy.

d.NtheNrateNofNintellectualNandNemotionalNgrowth.N-NcorrectNanswer-c.



AN40-year-
oldNadultNlivingNwithNparentsNstates,N"I'mNhappyNbutNINdon'tNsocializeNmuch.NMyNworkNisNroutine.NWhenNn
ewNthingsNcomeNup,NmyNbossNexplainsNthemNaNfewNtimesNtoNmakeNsureNINunderstand.NAtNhome,NmyNpare
ntsNmakeNdecisionsNforNme,NandNINgoNalongNwithNthem."NANnurseNshouldNidentifyNinterventionsNtoNimprov
eNthisNpatient's:

a.Nself-concept.

b.NoverallNhappiness.

c.NappraisalNofNreality.

d.NcontrolNoverNbehavior.N-NcorrectNanswer-a.



ANpatientNtellsNaNnurse,N"INhaveNpsychiatricNproblemsNandNamNinNandNoutNofNhospitalsNallNtheNtime.NNotNo
neNofNmyNfriendsNorNrelativesNhasNtheseNproblems."NSelectNtheNnurse'sNbestNresponse.

a.N"ComparingNyourselfNwithNothersNhasNnoNrealNadvantages."

b.N"WhyNdoNyouNblameNyourselfNforNhavingNaNpsychiatricNillness?"

c.N"MentalNillnessNaffectsN50%NofNtheNadultNpopulationNinNanyNgivenNyear."