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Foundations of Mental Health Care
8th Edition by Morrison-Valfre
,Chapter 01: The History of Mental Health Care
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MULTIPLE CHOICE ny
1. The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational s
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oul controlled the irrational soulcould be compared with the belief of
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the more recent psychological theorist:
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a. Freud.
b. Pinel.
c. Fisher.
d. Rush.
ANS: A ny
Sigmund Freud believed that mental illness was, in part, caused by forces both within and outside t
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he personality. Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of mentally ill individuals as human beings in ne
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ed of medical assistance. Alice Fisher was a Florence Nightingale nurse who cared for the mentally
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ill, and Dr. Benjamin Rush was the author of the book Diseases of the Mind.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension ny ny OBJ: 2 n y
TOP: Early Years of Mental Health
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessmen ny ny ny ny
t MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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2. During the mid- ny ny
1500s, behaviors associated with mental illness were more accurately recorded by professionals.
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This practice led to
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a. classifications
b. diagnosing
c. treatment
d. education
ANS: A ny
Classification of abnormal behaviors did not begin until this time, after the practice of more accurate
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recording of behaviors was begun. Diagnoses, treatment guidelines, and any education regarding m
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ental health disorders were not available during this period.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge ny ny
OBJ: 3 TOP: Mental Illness During the R ny ny n y ny ny ny ny
enaissance
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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,3. During the latter part of the 18th century, psychiatry became a separate branch of medicine, a
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nd inhumane treatment was greatly diminished by the French hospital director:
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a. Dix.
b. Beers.
c. Pinel.
d. Carter.
ANS: C ny
Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of the mentally ill, as well as proper treatment. Dorothea Dix c
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rusaded for construction of mental health hospitals. Clifford Beers wrote the book A Mind That Fo
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und Itself. President Jimmy Carter established the President’s Commission on Mental Health in 1978
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.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge OBJ: 4 ny ny n y
TOP: Mental Illness in the 18th Century
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessmen ny ny ny ny
t MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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4. In 1841,
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surveyed asylums, jails, and almshouses throughout the United States, ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
Canada, and Scotland and is credited with bringing about public awareness and reform for the care
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of the mentally ill.
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a. Sigmund Freud ny
b. John Cade ny
c. Florence Nightingale ny
d. Dorothea Dix ny
ANS: D ny
Dorothea Dix spent 20 years surveying facilities that housed mentally ill individuals and is credited
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with major changes in the care of the mentally ill. Sigmund Freud introduced the concept of psych
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oanalysis, John Cade discovered lithium carbonate for the treatment of bipolar disorder, and Flore
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nce Nightingale trained nurses in England in the 1800s.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge OBJ: 4 ny ny n y
TOP: Mental Illness in the 19th Century
n y ny ny ny ny ny
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessmen ny ny ny ny
t MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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5. As a direct result of Clifford Beers’ work and book, A Mind That Found Itself, the Committee f
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or Mental Hygiene was formed in 1909 with a focus on prevention of mental illness and:
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a. early detection of symptoms of mental illness.
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b. education of caregivers. ny ny
c. current treatment options. ny ny
d. removing the stigma attached to mental illness ny ny ny ny ny ny
.
ANS: D ny
Clifford Beers’ book reflected on his attempt at suicide followed by the deplorable care he received f
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or the next 3 years in mental hospitals. Beers’ work and book raised the consciousness of people th
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roughout the country regarding prevention and removal of the stigma of having a mental illness.
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Early detection of symptoms, education of caregivers, and current treatment options regarding mental il
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lness were not the focus of his book, nor were they a priority for the Committee for Mental Hygiene.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge ny ny OBJ: 4 n y
, TOP: Mental nyny Illness nyny in nyny the nyny 20th Century nyny
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Asse n y n y n y n y
ss ment ny n y MSC: Client n y Needs: n y Psychosocial Integrity n y
6. During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y clients n y to
n y fall into a coma that could last as long as 50 hours?
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
a. Electroconvulsive therap n y
y
ny
b. Insulin therapy n y
c. Humoral therapy n y
d. Amphetamine therapy n y
ANS: n y n y B
Insulin therapy was believed to successfully treat schizophrenia in the early 1900s
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
. Amph etamines were used to treat depression, and electroconvulsive therapy was
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
n used for severe depression. Humoral therapy, which originated in ancient Greece
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yand Rome, was a belief that mental illness resulted from an imbalance of t
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
he humors of air, fire, water, and e n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
arth.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge n y n y
OBJ: 5 TOP: n y n y
Influences of War n y n y n
yon Mental Health Therapies
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: AssessmentMSC: n y n y n y Client n y Needs: n y Psychosocial n y Integrity
7. In the 1930s, what mental health disorder was
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) n y n y
n most o ften used to treat?
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a. Schizophrenia
b. Bipolar disorder n y
c. Severe depressio n y
n ny
d. Violent behavio n y
r
ANS: n y n y C
ECT was found to be an effective treatment for severe depression in the 1930
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
s. During this period, schizophrenia was treated with insulin therapy, and violent
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
behavior was treate d with a lobotomy. In 1949, lithium carbonate was disco
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
vered as a treatment for bipolar disorder.
n y n y n y n y n y n y
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge n y n y
OBJ: 5 TOP: n y n y
Influences of War n y n y n
yon Mental Health Therapies
ny n y n y
KEY: Nursing Process Step: AssessmentMSC: n y n y n y Client n y Needs: n y Psychosocial n y Integrity
8. In the early 20th century, a frontal lobotomy was a common treatment
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violent beh aviors. Which description of this procedure is accurate?
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a. A procedure that deliver an electrical stimulus to the frontal lob
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s the brain. ny es of n y n y
b. A surgical procedure th drills holes in the front of the skull
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at to drai n y
n fluid. n y
c. A surgical procedure th severs the frontal lobes of the brain fr
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
at om t n y
he thalamus. n y
Foundations of Mental Health Care
8th Edition by Morrison-Valfre
,Chapter 01: The History of Mental Health Care
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
MULTIPLE CHOICE ny
1. The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational s
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
oul controlled the irrational soulcould be compared with the belief of
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
the more recent psychological theorist:
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a. Freud.
b. Pinel.
c. Fisher.
d. Rush.
ANS: A ny
Sigmund Freud believed that mental illness was, in part, caused by forces both within and outside t
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
he personality. Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of mentally ill individuals as human beings in ne
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
ed of medical assistance. Alice Fisher was a Florence Nightingale nurse who cared for the mentally
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny n
ill, and Dr. Benjamin Rush was the author of the book Diseases of the Mind.
y ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension ny ny OBJ: 2 n y
TOP: Early Years of Mental Health
n y ny ny ny ny
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessmen ny ny ny ny
t MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
ny n y ny ny ny
2. During the mid- ny ny
1500s, behaviors associated with mental illness were more accurately recorded by professionals.
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
This practice led to
ny ny _ for different abnormal behaviors.
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a. classifications
b. diagnosing
c. treatment
d. education
ANS: A ny
Classification of abnormal behaviors did not begin until this time, after the practice of more accurate
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny n
recording of behaviors was begun. Diagnoses, treatment guidelines, and any education regarding m
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ental health disorders were not available during this period.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge ny ny
OBJ: 3 TOP: Mental Illness During the R ny ny n y ny ny ny ny
enaissance
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
n y ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
,3. During the latter part of the 18th century, psychiatry became a separate branch of medicine, a
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nd inhumane treatment was greatly diminished by the French hospital director:
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a. Dix.
b. Beers.
c. Pinel.
d. Carter.
ANS: C ny
Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of the mentally ill, as well as proper treatment. Dorothea Dix c
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
rusaded for construction of mental health hospitals. Clifford Beers wrote the book A Mind That Fo
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
und Itself. President Jimmy Carter established the President’s Commission on Mental Health in 1978
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge OBJ: 4 ny ny n y
TOP: Mental Illness in the 18th Century
n y ny ny ny ny ny
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessmen ny ny ny ny
t MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
ny n y ny ny ny
4. In 1841,
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surveyed asylums, jails, and almshouses throughout the United States, ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
Canada, and Scotland and is credited with bringing about public awareness and reform for the care
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
of the mentally ill.
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a. Sigmund Freud ny
b. John Cade ny
c. Florence Nightingale ny
d. Dorothea Dix ny
ANS: D ny
Dorothea Dix spent 20 years surveying facilities that housed mentally ill individuals and is credited
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
with major changes in the care of the mentally ill. Sigmund Freud introduced the concept of psych
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
oanalysis, John Cade discovered lithium carbonate for the treatment of bipolar disorder, and Flore
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
nce Nightingale trained nurses in England in the 1800s.
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge OBJ: 4 ny ny n y
TOP: Mental Illness in the 19th Century
n y ny ny ny ny ny
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessmen ny ny ny ny
t MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
ny n y ny ny ny
5. As a direct result of Clifford Beers’ work and book, A Mind That Found Itself, the Committee f
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
or Mental Hygiene was formed in 1909 with a focus on prevention of mental illness and:
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
a. early detection of symptoms of mental illness.
ny ny ny ny ny ny
b. education of caregivers. ny ny
c. current treatment options. ny ny
d. removing the stigma attached to mental illness ny ny ny ny ny ny
.
ANS: D ny
Clifford Beers’ book reflected on his attempt at suicide followed by the deplorable care he received f
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
or the next 3 years in mental hospitals. Beers’ work and book raised the consciousness of people th
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
roughout the country regarding prevention and removal of the stigma of having a mental illness.
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
Early detection of symptoms, education of caregivers, and current treatment options regarding mental il
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
lness were not the focus of his book, nor were they a priority for the Committee for Mental Hygiene.
ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny ny
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge ny ny OBJ: 4 n y
, TOP: Mental nyny Illness nyny in nyny the nyny 20th Century nyny
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Asse n y n y n y n y
ss ment ny n y MSC: Client n y Needs: n y Psychosocial Integrity n y
6. During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y clients n y to
n y fall into a coma that could last as long as 50 hours?
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
a. Electroconvulsive therap n y
y
ny
b. Insulin therapy n y
c. Humoral therapy n y
d. Amphetamine therapy n y
ANS: n y n y B
Insulin therapy was believed to successfully treat schizophrenia in the early 1900s
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
. Amph etamines were used to treat depression, and electroconvulsive therapy was
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
n used for severe depression. Humoral therapy, which originated in ancient Greece
y n y n y ny n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n
yand Rome, was a belief that mental illness resulted from an imbalance of t
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
he humors of air, fire, water, and e n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
arth.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge n y n y
OBJ: 5 TOP: n y n y
Influences of War n y n y n
yon Mental Health Therapies
ny n y n y
KEY: Nursing Process Step: AssessmentMSC: n y n y n y Client n y Needs: n y Psychosocial n y Integrity
7. In the 1930s, what mental health disorder was
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) n y n y
n most o ften used to treat?
y n y ny n y n y n y
a. Schizophrenia
b. Bipolar disorder n y
c. Severe depressio n y
n ny
d. Violent behavio n y
r
ANS: n y n y C
ECT was found to be an effective treatment for severe depression in the 1930
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
s. During this period, schizophrenia was treated with insulin therapy, and violent
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
behavior was treate d with a lobotomy. In 1949, lithium carbonate was disco
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
vered as a treatment for bipolar disorder.
n y n y n y n y n y n y
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge n y n y
OBJ: 5 TOP: n y n y
Influences of War n y n y n
yon Mental Health Therapies
ny n y n y
KEY: Nursing Process Step: AssessmentMSC: n y n y n y Client n y Needs: n y Psychosocial n y Integrity
8. In the early 20th century, a frontal lobotomy was a common treatment
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y for n y
violent beh aviors. Which description of this procedure is accurate?
n y ny n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
a. A procedure that deliver an electrical stimulus to the frontal lob
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
s the brain. ny es of n y n y
b. A surgical procedure th drills holes in the front of the skull
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
at to drai n y
n fluid. n y
c. A surgical procedure th severs the frontal lobes of the brain fr
n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y n y
at om t n y
he thalamus. n y
