Chapter 1: Mental Health and Mental Illness
Multiple Choice
1. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional feelings of sadness because of the
recent death of a beloved pet. The client’s appetite, sleep patterns, and daily routine have not
changed. How should the nurse interpr...
TEST BANK FOR ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSING CONCEPTS OF CARE IN EVIDENCE -BASED PRACTICE TOWNSEND 6TH EDITION Chapter 1: Mental Health and Mental Illness Multiple Choice 1. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional feelings of sadness because of the recent death of a beloved pet. The client’s appetite, sleep patterns, and daily routine have not changed. How should the nurse interpret the client’s behaviors? 1. The client ’s behaviors demonstrate mental illness in the form of depression. 2. The client’s behaviors are extensive, which indicates the presence of mental illness. 3. The client’s behaviors are not congruent with cultural norms. 4. The client’s behaviors demonstrate no functional impairment, indicating no mental illness. ANS: 4 Rationale: The nurse should assess that the client’s daily functioning is not impaired. The client who experiences feelings of sadness after the loss of a pet is responding within normal expectat ions. Without significant impairment, the client’s distress does not indicate a mental illness. Cognitive Level: Analysis Integrated Process: Assessment 2. At what point should the nurse determine that a client is at risk for developing a mental illness ? 1. When thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are not reflective of the DSM -5 criteria. 2. When maladaptive responses to stress are coupled with interference in daily functioning. 3. When a client communicates significant distress. 4. When a client uses defense mechanisms as ego protection. ANS: 2 Rationale: The nurse should determine that the client is at risk for mental illness when responses to stress are maladaptive and interfere with daily functioning. The DSM -5 indicates that in order to be diagnosed with a mental illness, daily functioning must be significantly impaired. The client’s ability to communicate distress would be considered a positive attribute. Cognitive Level: Application Integrated Process: Assessment
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