Mental Health Test Bank Study Guide Graded A+
The quantitative study of the distribution of mental disorders in human populations is called which of the following?
A. Mortality
B. Prevalence
C.Epidemiology
D.Clinical epidemiology
Which statement best describes the DSM-5?
A.It is a medic...
1). The quantitative study of the distribution of mental disorders in human populations is
called which of the following?
a. mortality
b. prevalence
c.epidemiology
d.clinical epidemiology
Ans: C.Epidemiology
2). Which statement best describes the dsm-5?
a.it is a medical psychiatric assessment system.
b.it is a compendium of treatment modalities.
c.it offers a complete list of nursing diagnoses.
d.it suggests common interventions for mental disorders.
Ans: A.It is a medical psychiatric assessment system.
3). Current information suggests that the most disabling mental disorders are the result of
which of the following?
a.biological influences
b.psychological trauma
c.learned ways of behaving
d.faulty patterns of early nurturance
Ans: A.Biological influences
4). A nurse's identification badge includes the term, psychiatric mental health nurse. a patient
with a history of paranoia asks,
"what does that title mean?" the nurse responds best by answering with which of the
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, following?
a."don't be afraid; it means i'm here to help, not hurt, you."
b."psychiatric mental health nurses care for people with mental illnesses."
c."we have the specialized skills needed to care for people with mental illnesses."
d."the nurses who work in mental health facilities have that title."
Ans: C."We have the specialized skills needed to care for people with mental
illnesses."
5). Which statement about diagnosis of a mental disorder is true?
a.the symptoms of each disorder are common among all cultures.
b.culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder.
c.all mental disorders listed in the dsm-5 are seen in all cultures.
d.psychiatric diagnoses are listed separately from other physical disorders in a five-axes
system.
Ans: B.Culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder.
6). The prevalence rate over a 12-month period for major depressive disorder is which of the
following?
a.lower than the prevalence rate for panic disorder
b.greater than the prevalence rate for social phobia
c.equal to the prevalence rate for schizophrenia
d.greater than the prevalence rate for generalized anxiety
Ans: D.Greater than the prevalence rate for generalized anxiety
7). Which of the following severe mental illnesses are recognized across cultures?
a.antisocial and borderline personality disorders
b.schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
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, c.bulimia and anorexia nervosa
d.amok and social phobia
Ans: B.Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
8). Providing a large group of patients minimal care through assistance with tasks such as
bathing, eating, and toileting was historically referred to as what form of care?
a.structural
b.moral treatment
c.custodial
d.asylum
Ans: C.Custodial
9). Asylum-based training programs began in the late 1800s in canada. what was the rationale
for initiating psychiatric nursing training?
a.there were greater needs for custodial care
b.changes in treatment approaches meant greater needs for nursing care and assistance
c.the early feminist movement advocated for career training for women and girls
d.the moral treatment era meant that early psychotherapy strategies were desired in
asylum settings
Ans: B.Changes in treatment approaches meant greater needs for nursing care and
assistance
10). Which of the following is the major distinction between fear and anxiety?
a.fear is a universal experience; anxiety is neurotic.
b.fear enables constructive action; anxiety is dysfunctional.
c.fear is a psychological experience; anxiety is a physiological experience.
d.fear is a response to a specific danger; anxiety is a response to an unknown danger.
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, Ans: D.Fear is a response to a specific danger; anxiety is a response to an unknown
danger.
11). Which of the following is the initial nursing action for a newly admitted anxious patient?
a.assess the patient's use of defence mechanisms
b.assess the patient's level of anxiety
c.limit environmental stimuli
d.provide antianxiety medication
Ans: B.Assess the patient's level of anxiety
12). Selective inattention is first noted when experiencing which level of anxiety?
a.mild
b.moderate
c.severe
d.panic
Ans: B.Moderate
13). Delusionary thinking is a characteristic of which of the following?
a.chronic anxiety
b.acute anxiety
c.severe anxiety
d.panic level anxiety
Ans: D.Panic level anxiety
14). Which of the following is generally true about ego defence mechanisms?
a.they often involve some degree of self-deception.
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