PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING TEST BANK
INSIGHTS NEWEST TEST BANK UPDATE 2025\2026
WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/WELL ANALYSED ALL GRADED A+
Factors contributing to mental health - CORRECT ANSWER-Individual factors
influencing mental health include biologic makeup, autonomy, independence,
self-esteem, capacity for growth, vitality, ability to find meaning in life,
emotional resilience or hardiness, sense of belonging, reality orientation, and
coping or stress management abilities.
Positive impact on mental health - CORRECT ANSWER-The ability to effectively
manage stress.
Interpersonal factors for good mental health - CORRECT ANSWER-Intimacy and
a balance of separateness and connectedness are both needed for good mental
health.
Negative impact on mental health - CORRECT ANSWER-A family history of
mental illness could relate to the biologic makeup of an individual, which may
have a negative impact on an individual's mental health.
Total self-reliance - CORRECT ANSWER-Total self-reliance is not possible, and a
positive social/cultural factor is access to adequate resources.
,Mental illness effects - CORRECT ANSWER-Mental illness can cause significant
distress, impaired functioning, or both.
Social/cultural factors in mental illness - CORRECT ANSWER-Social/cultural
factors that relate to mental illness include excessive dependency on or
withdrawal from relationships.
Coping with daily life - CORRECT ANSWER-Individuals suffering from mental
illness can feel overwhelmed with daily life.
Defining characteristics in DSM - CORRECT ANSWER-Identifies symptoms and
features of mental disorders.
Underlying causes in DSM - CORRECT ANSWER-Helps to identify factors
contributing to mental disorders.
Medical diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER-Not part of the nursing process
according to the DSM.
Treatment evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER-Not a role of student nurses using
the DSM.
Humane treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-The aim of care for people with mental
illness as per the 1963 Act.
Stigma - CORRECT ANSWER-A negative perception associated with mental
illness and residence in institutions.
Plan of care - CORRECT ANSWER-Not provided by the DSM; it focuses on
diagnosis and assessment.
,Diagnostic code - CORRECT ANSWER-Not appropriate for generalist RNs to
document in medical records.
Client prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER-Not predicted by the DSM; it does not
provide treatment outcomes.
Community-based services - CORRECT ANSWER-Alternatives to hospitalization
for individuals with mental illness.
Treatment outcomes - CORRECT ANSWER-Not addressed by the DSM; it
focuses on diagnosis.
Legislation impact on mental health care - CORRECT ANSWER-Shifted care from
institutions to community-based services.
Geographical Isolation - CORRECT ANSWER-Clients were geographically isolated
from family and community.
Financial Costs - CORRECT ANSWER-Increasing financial costs to individual
residents.
1950s Mental Health Change - CORRECT ANSWER-A significant change in the
treatment of people with mental illness occurred in the 1950s.
Psychotropic Drugs - CORRECT ANSWER-The development of psychotropic
drugs, or drugs used to treat mental illness, began in the 1950s.
, Enlightenment Treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-Before the period of the
enlightenment, treatment of the mentally ill included placing the mentally ill on
display for the public's amusement.
St. Mary's of Bethlehem - CORRECT ANSWER-In 1775, visitors at St. Mary's of
Bethlehem were charged a fee for viewing and ridiculing the mentally ill.
First Nurse Training - CORRECT ANSWER-The first training of nurses to work
with persons with mental illness was in 1882 at McLean Hospital in Belmont,
Massachusetts.
Mental Health Services Access - CORRECT ANSWER-Only 25% of people
needing mental health services are receiving those services.
Emergency Department Visits - CORRECT ANSWER-Emergency department
visits by persons who are acutely disturbed are declining.
Community Support Services - CORRECT ANSWER-Community support services
were established in the 1950s.
Civil Commitment Procedures - CORRECT ANSWER-Legislation dramatically
changed civil commitment procedures in the 1950s.
Patient's Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER-The Patient's Bill of Rights was
enacted in the 1950s.
Custodial Care - CORRECT ANSWER-Creating large institutions to provide
custodial care was a treatment method before the enlightenment.
INSIGHTS NEWEST TEST BANK UPDATE 2025\2026
WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/WELL ANALYSED ALL GRADED A+
Factors contributing to mental health - CORRECT ANSWER-Individual factors
influencing mental health include biologic makeup, autonomy, independence,
self-esteem, capacity for growth, vitality, ability to find meaning in life,
emotional resilience or hardiness, sense of belonging, reality orientation, and
coping or stress management abilities.
Positive impact on mental health - CORRECT ANSWER-The ability to effectively
manage stress.
Interpersonal factors for good mental health - CORRECT ANSWER-Intimacy and
a balance of separateness and connectedness are both needed for good mental
health.
Negative impact on mental health - CORRECT ANSWER-A family history of
mental illness could relate to the biologic makeup of an individual, which may
have a negative impact on an individual's mental health.
Total self-reliance - CORRECT ANSWER-Total self-reliance is not possible, and a
positive social/cultural factor is access to adequate resources.
,Mental illness effects - CORRECT ANSWER-Mental illness can cause significant
distress, impaired functioning, or both.
Social/cultural factors in mental illness - CORRECT ANSWER-Social/cultural
factors that relate to mental illness include excessive dependency on or
withdrawal from relationships.
Coping with daily life - CORRECT ANSWER-Individuals suffering from mental
illness can feel overwhelmed with daily life.
Defining characteristics in DSM - CORRECT ANSWER-Identifies symptoms and
features of mental disorders.
Underlying causes in DSM - CORRECT ANSWER-Helps to identify factors
contributing to mental disorders.
Medical diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER-Not part of the nursing process
according to the DSM.
Treatment evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER-Not a role of student nurses using
the DSM.
Humane treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-The aim of care for people with mental
illness as per the 1963 Act.
Stigma - CORRECT ANSWER-A negative perception associated with mental
illness and residence in institutions.
Plan of care - CORRECT ANSWER-Not provided by the DSM; it focuses on
diagnosis and assessment.
,Diagnostic code - CORRECT ANSWER-Not appropriate for generalist RNs to
document in medical records.
Client prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER-Not predicted by the DSM; it does not
provide treatment outcomes.
Community-based services - CORRECT ANSWER-Alternatives to hospitalization
for individuals with mental illness.
Treatment outcomes - CORRECT ANSWER-Not addressed by the DSM; it
focuses on diagnosis.
Legislation impact on mental health care - CORRECT ANSWER-Shifted care from
institutions to community-based services.
Geographical Isolation - CORRECT ANSWER-Clients were geographically isolated
from family and community.
Financial Costs - CORRECT ANSWER-Increasing financial costs to individual
residents.
1950s Mental Health Change - CORRECT ANSWER-A significant change in the
treatment of people with mental illness occurred in the 1950s.
Psychotropic Drugs - CORRECT ANSWER-The development of psychotropic
drugs, or drugs used to treat mental illness, began in the 1950s.
, Enlightenment Treatment - CORRECT ANSWER-Before the period of the
enlightenment, treatment of the mentally ill included placing the mentally ill on
display for the public's amusement.
St. Mary's of Bethlehem - CORRECT ANSWER-In 1775, visitors at St. Mary's of
Bethlehem were charged a fee for viewing and ridiculing the mentally ill.
First Nurse Training - CORRECT ANSWER-The first training of nurses to work
with persons with mental illness was in 1882 at McLean Hospital in Belmont,
Massachusetts.
Mental Health Services Access - CORRECT ANSWER-Only 25% of people
needing mental health services are receiving those services.
Emergency Department Visits - CORRECT ANSWER-Emergency department
visits by persons who are acutely disturbed are declining.
Community Support Services - CORRECT ANSWER-Community support services
were established in the 1950s.
Civil Commitment Procedures - CORRECT ANSWER-Legislation dramatically
changed civil commitment procedures in the 1950s.
Patient's Bill of Rights - CORRECT ANSWER-The Patient's Bill of Rights was
enacted in the 1950s.
Custodial Care - CORRECT ANSWER-Creating large institutions to provide
custodial care was a treatment method before the enlightenment.
