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NURSADN7 Lecture #1: Chapters 1-5 (Questions With Solutions)
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NURSADN7 Lecture #1: Chapters 1-5 (Questions WithSolutions)
What did Sigmund Freud do? Right Ans - Founded psychoanalysis and the
study of the unconscious mind
What is the National Mental Health Act? Right Ans - In 1946, it listed
psychiatric nursing as one of the four core psychiatric disciplines (with
psychology, psychiatry, and social work).
Who was Clifford Beers? Right Ans - Yale educated. Wrote an
autobiography entitled a mind that found itself about his 3 year
hospitalization experience (including many years in a straight jacket). Formed
the national committee for mental hygiene now known as mental health
America which helped many MH services be est. such as child guidance clinics,
prison clinics, & industrial MH care
Which of the following would *least* likely characterize treatment of mental
illness during colonial times?
A. Exorcisms
B. Bloodletting
C. Pleasant environment
D. Gyrations Right Ans - C. Pleasant environment
Chlorpromazine (Thorazine): Right Ans - Typical Antipsychotic/Low
Potency
*True or False?:*
During the 1960s, institutionalization was viewed as contributing to a
person's mental illness Right Ans - True
Is it possible to be healthy without being mentally health? Right Ans - No,
as they are unable to have the mental capacity to care for themselves
medically or properly manage their total health
, What are mental disorders? Right Ans - Typical conditions that include
altered thinking, mood or behavior; Associated with distress or impaired
functioning
Epidemiology: *Rate* Right Ans - Proportion of cases in population/total
cases and noncases
Epidemiology: *Prevalence* Right Ans - Total number with disorder in a
population at a specified time
Epidemiology: *Point prevalence* Right Ans - Cases at a particular point in
time
Epidemiology: *Incidence* Right Ans - Rate including only new cases
occurring within defined time period
What is public stigma? Right Ans - Stereotypes leading to prejudice and
discrimination
What is self stigma? Right Ans - Occurs when negative stereotypes are
internalized by people with mental illness
Which term is used to describe the number of cases of depression in a
population that are occurring out of the entire population?
A. Rate
B. Prevalence
C. Point prevalence
D. Incidence Right Ans - A. Rate; Rate refers to the number of cases in a
population divided by the total number in the population. Prevalence refers to
the number of persons with the disorder in a population at a specified time.
Point prevalence refers to the total number of cases at a specified time out of
the population at that time. Incidence refers to the rate of only new cases
occurring during a specific time period
What is the DSM-5? Right Ans - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders
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