Test Bank for Morrison-Valfre’s Foundations of Mental Health Care in Canada, 1st Edition by Boris Bard
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Test Bank for Morrison-Valfre’s Foundations of Mental Health Care in Canada, 1e, 1st Edition by Boris Bard, Eric MacMullin, Jacqueline Williamson. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chap 1 to 33 (Complete Chapters test bank)
UNIT ONE: MENTAL HEALTH CARE: PAST AND PRESENT
1. The History of...
1.The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational soul
controlled the irrational soul could be compared with the belief of which
more recent psychological theorist?
a. Freud
b. Pinel
c. Fisher
d. Rush
ANS: 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 nurse who trained at the Florence
Nightingale Training School and cared for the mentally ill. Dr. Benjamin
Rush was the author of the book Diseases of the Mind.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REF: Early Years
OBJ: 1
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: Foundations of Practice
OTH: MultipleChoice
2. During the mid-1500s, behaviours associated with mental illness
began to be more accurately recorded by professionals. This practice led
to ______________ for different abnormal behaviours.
a. Classifications
b. Diagnosing
c. Treatment
d. Education
ANS: a
Classification of abnormal behaviours did not begin until this time, after
,the practice of more accurately recording behaviours had started.
Diagnoses, treatment guidelines, and education regarding mental health
disorders were not available during this period.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
REF: The Renaissance
OBJ: 1
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: Foundations of Practice
OTH: MultipleChoice
3.During the latter part of the eighteenth century, psychiatry became a
separate branch of medicine, and inhumane treatment was greatly
diminished by which French hospital director?
a. Dix
b. Beers
c. Pinel
d. Carter
ANS: 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: Eighteenth Century
OBJ: 4
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: Foundations of Practice
OTH: MultipleChoice
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
ANS: d
Dorothea Dix spent 20 years surveying facilities that housed mentally ill
individuals and is credited with ushering in 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: Nineteenth Century
OBJ: 4
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: Foundations of Practice
OTH: MultipleChoice
5.As a direct result of Clifford Beers' work and his book, A Mind That
Found Itself, the Committee for Mental Hygiene was formed in 1909
with a focus on the prevention of mental illness and ________________.
a. Early detection of symptoms of mental illness
b. Education of care providers
c. Current treatment options
d. Removing the stigma attached to mental illness
ANS: d
In his book, Clifford Beers reflected on his suicide attempt followed by
the deplorable care he received for the next 3 years in mental hospitals.
His work and book raised the consciousness of people throughout the
country regarding the prevention and removal of the stigma of having a
mental illness. Early detection of symptoms, education of care providers,
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: Twentieth Century
OBJ: 4
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: Foundations of Practice
OTH: MultipleChoice
6.During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused
patients to fall into a coma that could last as long as 50 hours?
a. Electroconvulsive therapy
b. Insulin therapy
c. Humoral therapy
d. Amphetamine therapy
ANS: b
Insulin therapy was believed to successfully treat schizophrenia in the
early 1900s. Amphetamines were used to treat depression, and
electroconvulsive therapy was used for severe depression. Humoral
therapy, which originated in ancient Greece and Rome, was based on the
belief that mental illness resulted from an imbalance of the humors of
air, fire, water, and earth.
PTS: 1
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge
REF: Influences of War
OBJ: 5
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment
MSC: Foundations of Practice
OTH: MultipleChoice
7. In the 1930s, which mental health disorder was electroconvulsive
therapy most often used to treat?
a. Schizophrenia
b. Bipolar disorder
c. Severe depression
d. Violent behaviour
ANS: c
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