Ch 34: Basic Concepts of Mental Health Exam 2024
1. When using the term behavior, the mental health nurse is referring to:
a. an isolated incident.
b. the manner in which a person performs.
c. a product of a coping strategy.
d. failure to adapt. -Answer-ANS: B
Behavior may be defined as the m...
Ch 34: Basic Concepts of Mental Health Exam 2024 1. When using the term behavior, the mental health nurse is referring to: a. an isolated incident. b. the manner in which a person performs. c. a product of a coping strategy. d. failure to adapt. -Answer -ANS: B Behavior may be defined as the manner in which a person performs any or all of the activities of daily living. REF: Page 1122 TOP: Mental health 2. The nurse clarifies the concept of "mental health" by defining it as: a. a wellness of attitude. b. a person's response to disease and dysfunction. c. the ability to cope and adjust to everyday stresses. d. how the person performs activities of daily living. -Answer -ANS: C Mental health can be defined as a person's ability to cope and adjust to everyday stresses. REF: Page 1122 TOP: Mental health 3. When assessing patients with mental illness, the nurse anticipates their behavior to be: a. very disruptive to a person in society. b. differing from socially acceptable behavior. c. causing the person to be involved in problems. d. resulting from an inability to exercise control. -Answer -ANS: B Mental illness can cause behavior that deviates from socially acceptable behavior. REF: Page 1122 TOP: Mental health 4. While assessing a patient with mental illness, the nurse realizes that the number of people in need of mental health services is: a. one in three. b. one in five. c. one in eight. d. one in ten. -Answer -ANS: C It is estimated that one in eight people in the United States is in need of mental health services. REF: Page 1123 TOP: Mental health 5. During the 17th and 18th centuries, care of patients with mental illness often was cruel. Dr. Phillippe Pinel brought about change by advocating: a. personal care. b. individual care. c. behavior care. d. humane care. -Answer -ANS: D Dr. Phillippe Pinel advocated humane care. REF: Page 1124 TOP: Mental health 6. In 1882, the first psychiatric training school for nurses opened. The first psychiatric nurse was: a. Dorothea Dix. b. Linda Richards. c. Clara Barton. d. Lillian Wald. -Answer -ANS: B Linda Richards, who practiced in the 1880s, is credited as being the first psychiatric nurse. REF: Page 1124 TOP: Mental health 7. Using the mental health continuum as a guide, the nurse observes behavior that usually places an individual on the illness end of the continuum. This behavior: a. causes extreme concern about health. b. results in inability to function in society. c. demonstrates that the person is out of touch with reality. d. results in inability to interact with people. -Answer -ANS: C On the illness end of the mental health continuum, the person is rarely in touch with reality.
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