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Test Bank - Morrison-Valfre’s Foundations of Mental Health Care
in Canada
by Boris Bard, Eric MacMullin , Jacqueline Williamson
1st edition
, Table of Contents
Chapter 01: The History of Mental Health Care
Chapter 02: Current Mental Health Care Systems
Chapter 03: Ethical and Legal Issues
Chapter 04: Sociocultural Issues
Chapter 05: Theories and Therapies
Chapter 06: Complementary and Alternative Therapies
Chapter 07: Psychotherapeutic Drug Therapy
Chapter 8: Skills and Principles of Mental Health Care Test Bank
Chapter 9: Therapeutic Communication Test Bank
Chapter 10: Mental Health Assessment Skills Test Bank
Chapter 11: The Therapeutic Relationship Test Bank
Chapter 12: The Therapeutic Environment Test Bank
Chapter 13: Problems of Childhood Test Bank
Chapter 14: Problems of Adolescence Test Bank
Chapter 15: Problems of Adulthood Test Bank
Chapter 16: Problems of Late Adulthood Test Bank
Chapter 17: Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia Test Bank
Chapter 18: Managing Anxiety Test Bank
Chapter 19: Illness and Hospitalization Test Bank
Chapter 20: Loss and Grief Test Bank
Chapter 21: Depression and Other Mood Disorders Test Bank
Chapter 22: Physical Problems, Psychological Sources Test Bank
Chapter 23: Eating and Sleeping Disorders Test Bank
Chapter 24: Dissociative Disorders Test Bank
Chapter 25: Anger and Aggression Test Bank
Chapter 26: Outward-Focused Emotions: Violence Test Bank
Chapter 27: Inward-Focused Emotions: Suicide Test Bank
Chapter 28: Substance-Related Disorders Test Bank
Chapter 29: Sexual Disorders Test Bank
Chapter 30: Personality Disorders Test Bank
Chapter 31: Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses Test Bank
Chapter 32: Chronic Mental Health Disorders Test Bank
Chapter 33: Challenges for the Future Test Bank
, Chapter 01: The History of Mental Health Care
Morrison-Valfre: Foundations of Mental Health Care,1st Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational soul controlled the
irrational soul could be compared with the belief of the more recent psychological theorist:
a.
Freud
b.
Pinel
c.
Fisher
d.
Rush
CORRECT ANSWER A
Sigmund Freud believed that mental illness was, in part, caused by forces both within and
outside the personality. Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of mentally ill individuals as
human beings in need of medical assistance. Alice Fisher was a Florence Nightingale nurse
who cared for the mentally ill, and Dr. Benjamin Rush was the author of the book Diseases of
the Mind.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4
OBJ: 2 TOP: Early Years of Mental Health
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
2. During the mid-1500s, behaviors associated with mental illness were more accurately
recorded by professionals. This practice led to for different abnormal
behaviors.
a. Classifications
b. Diagnosing
c. Treatment
d. Education
CORRECT ANSWER A
Classification of abnormal behaviors did not begin until this time, after the practice of more
accurate recording of behaviors was begun. Diagnoses, treatment guidelines, and any
education regarding mental health disorders were not available during this period.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 5
OBJ: 3 TOP: Mental Illness During the Renaissance
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
3. During the latter part of the eighteenth century, psychiatry became a separate branch of
medicine, and inhumane treatment was greatly diminished by the French hospital director:
Dixa.
b.
Beers
c.
Pinel
d.
Carter
CORRECT ANSWER C
, Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of the mentally ill, as well as proper treatment. Dorothea
Dix crusaded for construction of mental health hospitals. Clifford Beers wrote the book A
Mind That Found Itself. President Jimmy Carter established the President’s Commission on
Mental Health in 1978.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 5
OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Eighteenth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
4. In 1841, surveyed asylums, jails, and almshouses throughout the United
States, Canada, and Scotland and is credited with bringing about public awareness and reform
for the care of the mentally ill.
a. Sigmund Freud
b. John Cade
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Dorothea Dix
CORRECT ANSWER D
Dorothea Dix spent 20 years surveying facilities that housed mentally ill individuals and is
credited with major changes in the care of the mentally ill. Sigmund Freud introduced the
concept of psychoanalysis, John Cade discovered lithium carbonate for the treatment of
bipolar disorder, and Florence Nightingale trained nurses in England in the 1800s.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 6
OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Nineteenth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
5. As a direct result of Clifford N
B e eRr s ’ I
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k a nBd .b o k ,A Mind That Found Itself, the Committee for
Mental Hygiene was formed inU1909 S with
N a focus on prevention of mental illness and:
a. Early detection of symptoms of mental illness
b. Education of caregivers
c. Current treatment options
d. Removing the stigma attached to mental illness
CORRECT ANSWER D
Clifford Beers’ book reflected on his attempt at suicide followed by the deplorable care he
received for the next 3 years in mental hospitals. Beers’ work and book raised the
consciousness of people throughout the country regarding prevention and removal of the
stigma of having a mental illness. Early detection of symptoms, education of caregivers, and
current treatment options regarding mental illness were not the focus of his book, nor were
they a priority for the Committee for Mental Hygiene.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 6
OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Twentieth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
6. During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused clients to fall into a coma
that could last as long as 50 hours?
a. Electroconvulsive therapy
b. Insulin therapy
c. Humoral therapy
