Mental Health exam 1 Practice Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Mental Health exam 1 Practice Questions and Answers 100% Pass C. - ANSWER-2. An outcome for S is that she will demonstrate mentally healthy behavior. Which behavior indicates the outcome is being met? a. She is aggressive in meeting her needs without considering the rights of others. b. She behaves without considering the consequences of her actions. c. She sees herself as approaching her ideals, and as capable of meeting demands. d. She passively allows others to assume responsibility for major areas of her life. b - ANSWER-3. Strength of the multiaxial DSM-IV is that it: a. includes nursing as well as medical diagnoses b. assessments of several aspects of functioning are made c. it employs the framework of a specific theory d. plans for treatment and evaluation are included d - ANSWER-4. The nurse must assess the mental health or mental illness of several new clients at the mental health clinic. Some of the traits of mental health include: Copyright ©SOPHIABENNETT 2025 ACADEMIC YEARALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 2/76 a. Accurate appraisal of reality b. Ability to work and be productive c. Ability to control one's own behavior d. All of the above b - ANSWER-5. B tells the nurse, "I'm a real freak. I'm a psychiatric patient, in and out of hospitals all the time. None of my friends or relatives is crazy like this." What reply would help B understand the prevalence of mental illness? a. "Comparing yourself with others has no real advantages." b. "Mental illness affects 80% of the adult population in any given year." c. "Nearly 50% of all people age 15 to 55 have had a psychiatric disorder at some time in their lives." d. Unfortunately, there are no answers to your question. d - ANSWER-6. The nurse who interviews K notes she is profoundly depressed with thought of wanting to die. Took an unknown amount of pills yesterday. She has refused to do activities of daily living such as bathing. She also has not eaten for the past 5 days, according to her husband. The nurse will code her global assessment of functioning as a. 100 b. 50 Copyright ©SOPHIABENNETT 2025 ACADEMIC YEARALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 3/76 c. 25 d. 10 b - ANSWER-7. Maslow offers a theory of human motivation that assumes patients have: a. Developmental tasks and psychosocial crisis b. a hierarchy of needs c. the process of schemata, assimilation and accommodation d. all of the above a - ANSWER-8. Which statement allows the nurse to suspect that the developmental task of infancy, according to Erickson, was not successfully completed? a. "I'm afraid to allow anyone to really get to know me." b "I'm absolutely right, so don't bother saying more." c "I'm so ashamed because I didn't do it correctly in the first place." d "Andy and I are very close friends." d - ANSWER-9. T, a 39-year-old businesswoman and single parent of three, is experiencing many feelings of inadequacy in her job and family situation since her 16- year-old daughter ran away several weeks ago. T seeks the help of a therapist Copyright ©SOPHIABENNETT 2025 ACADEMIC YEARALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 4/76 specializing in cognitive therapy. The nurse psychotherapist using cognitive therapy will treat T by a. focusing on unconscious mental processes b. negatively reinforcing an undesirable behavior c. discussing ego states d. helping her identify and change faulty thinking c - ANSWER-11. Which of the principles of planning nursing intervention to meet client goals is violated in this scenario? Goal: Client will, with the aid of staff, remain safe while in the hospital. Interventions: Allow client to attend off unit programming unsupervised. Client can access all personal belongings. a. The interventions are not nursing focused. b. The interventions are not individualized. c. The interventions are not safe. d. The interventions are not relevant to the goal. Copyright ©SOPHIABENNETT 2025 ACADEMIC YEARALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 5/76 d - ANSWER-12. The nurse must plan interventions directed toward meeting the client goal: Client will remain safe during hospitalization with the assistance of staff. Which nursing intervention is related to this goal? a. Encourage patient to discuss relationship with family members. b. Assist client to identify three personal weaknesses. c. Observe client for therapeutic effects of psychotropic medication. d. Implement suicide precautions. b - ANSWER-13. A nurse behavior that jeopardizes the boundaries of the nurse- client relationship is a. Focusing on the client's needs. b. Allowing the relationship to become social. c. Suspending judgment. d. Recognizing the need for supervision. c - ANSWER-14. P is being admitted to the psychiatric unit by Nurse G. P was brought to the emergency department after making a suicide attempt by taking an overdose of acetaminophen (Tylenol). P has been lavaged. She appears tense, withdrawn, and frightened. A therapeutic, empathetic response would be that Nurse G tells her: a. "I'd like to sit here with you". Copyright ©SOPHIABENNETT 2025 ACADEMIC YEARALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 6/76 b. Tell me more about the suicidal attempt" c. It must be frightening to have just gone through all you have". d. What exactly was going on with you before you tried to hurt yourself". d - ANSWER-Which statement given below would be an example showing that Nurse G is using an open ended exploring question with her patient: a. "Do you think the medications are helping you?" b. "When were you born?" c. "Is there mental illness in your family?" d. "Tell me more about what was going on before your suicide attempt." c - ANSWER-What behavior on the part of Nurse G will produce the evaluation that termination of the therapeutic nurse-client relationship with P, a client, has been handled successfully? a. He gives P his personal telephone number and permission to call after her discharge. b. He avoids upsetting P by gradually focusing on other clients beginning 1 week prior to her discharge. c. He summarizes with P the changes that have happened during their time together and evaluates goal attainment. Copyright ©SOPHIABENNETT 2025 ACADEMIC YEARALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 7/76 d. He offers to meet P for coffee and conversation three times a week for 2 weeks after her discharge. d - ANSWER-The nurse caring for an angry manipulative client finds himself feeling angry with the client. The nurse should initially: a. refuse to care for the patient b. let the client know how he feels c. tell the nurse manager to assign the client to another nurse d. deal with his feelings in a supervisory session b - ANSWER-As L converses with the nurse, she states, "I dreamed I was stoned. When I woke up, I was feeling emotionally drained as though I hadn't rested well." If the nurse needs clarification of "stoned," it would be appropriate to say, a. "It sounds as though you were quite uncomfortable with the content of your dream." b. "Can you give me an example of what you mean by stoned?" c. "I understand what you're saying. Bad dreams leave me feeling tired, too." d. "So, all in all, you feel as though you had a rather poor night's sleep?" d - ANSWER-During the first interview with a restless young man, the nurse notices that he does not make eye contact throughout most of the interview. It can correctly be assumed that Copyright ©SOPHIABENNETT 2025 ACADEMIC YEARALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 8/76 a. he is not to be trusted in what he says because he is evasive b. he is really feeling sad and can't look the nurse in the eye c. he is shy and the nurse must move slowly d. more data is needed to draw a conclusion a - ANSWER-Which remark by the nurse would be an appropriate way to begin a therapeutic 1:1 session? a. "How shall we start today?" b. "Shall we talk about losing your privileges yesterday?" c. "What happened when your husband came to visit yeste