Foundations of Mental Health Care
Michelle Morrison-Valfre
6th Edition
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Test Bank - Foundations of Mental Health Care, 6e (Morrison-Valfre, 2017)
Mental health is said to be influenced by which of the following factors? (Select
all that apply.)
Diet and nutritional intake
Inherited characteristics
Activities of daily living
Childhood nurturing
Life circumstances
ANS: B, D, E
Mental health is influenced by three factors: inherited characteristics, childhood
nurturing, and life circumstances. The risk for developing ineffective coping
behaviors increases when problems exist in any one of these areas.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 7
OBJ: 2 TOP: Congressional Actions
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs:
Psychosocial Integrity
COMPLETION
1. During the middle ages, mentally ill patients often were burned at the stake and
were greatly mistreated. In an attempt to treat mentally ill people more humanely,
Bethlehem Hospital, more commonly called _ , was
created.
ANS:
Bedlam
Bedlam was the nickname for Bethlehem Hospital, which prevented burning of
mentally ill people at the stake but provided poor care for the mentally ill.
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