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Chapter 33 Concepts of Mental Health
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Chapter 33 Concepts of Mental Health
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Chapter 33: Concepts of Mental HealthMULTIPLE CHOICE
1. What is the mental health nurse referring to when using the term behavior?
a. An isolated incident
b. The manner in which a person performs
c. A product of a coping strategy
d. Failure to adapt
ANS: B
Behavior may be defined as the manner in which a person performs any or all of the activities
of daily living.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 1110
OBJ: 1 TOP: Mental health
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
2. What definition should the nurse use to clarify the concept of ―mental health‖?
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
ANS: C
Mental health can be defined as a person‘s ability to cope and adjust to everyday stresses.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 1110
OBJ: 1 TOP: Mental health
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
3. How should the nurse document the behavior of a patient with mental illness?
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
ANS: B
Mental illness can cause behavior that deviates from socially and culturally acceptable
behavior.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Page 1111
OBJ: 2 TOP: Mental health
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
4. How many people in the United States will develop a mental disorder during their lifetime?
a. One in two
b. One in five
c. One in eight
, d. One in ten
ANS: A
It is estimated that 50% of people in the United States will develop a mental disorder during
their lifetime.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 1111
OBJ: 2 TOP: Mental health
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
5. During the 17th and 18th centuries, care of patients with mental illness often was cruel. What
type of care was used by Dr. Philippe Pinel to bring about change?
a. Personal care
b. Individual care
c. Behavior care
d. Humane care
ANS: D
Dr. Philippe Pinel advocated humane care.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: Page 1112
OBJ: 1 TOP: Mental health KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
6. When was psychiatric training for nurses initially offered?
a. 1852
b. 1882
c. 1902
d. 1922
ANS: B
In 1882, McLean Hospital in Waverly, Massachusetts, provided the first psychiatric training
school for nurses.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 1112
OBJ: 1 TOP: Mental health KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/A
MSC: NCLEX: N/A
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. What is true of this behavior?
a. It causes extreme concern about health.
b. It results in inability to function in society.
c. It demonstrates that the person is out of touch with reality.
d. It results in inability to interact with people.
ANS: C
On the illness end of the mental health continuum, the person is rarely in touch with reality.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 1113
OBJ: 1 TOP: Mental health
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: NCLEX: Psychosocial Integrity
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