FOUNDATIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE 8TH EDITION BY
MICHELLE MORRISON-VALFRE ALL CHAPTERS (1-33) INCLUDED
|LATEST UPDATE 2024/COMPLETE GUIDE
, Chapter 01: The History of Mental Health Care
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational soul controlled the irrational soul
could be compared with the belief of the more recent psychological theorist: a. Freud
b. Pinel c. Fisher d. Rush
SELECTED ANS:- A
Explanation:-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 Florence Nightingale medical
caretaker who cared for the mentally ill, and Dr. Benjamin Rush was the author of the book Diseases
of the Mind.
POINTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4
OBJ: 2 TOPIC: Early Years of Mental Health
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Hospital client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
2. During the mid-1500s, behaviors associated with mental illness were more accurately
recorded by professionals. This practice led to behaviors.
a. Classifications
b. Diagnosing c. Treatment d. Education SELECTED ANS:- A
for different abnormal
Explanation:-Classification of abnormal behaviors did not begin until this time, after the practice of
more accurate recording of behaviors was begun. Diagnoses, treatment guidelines, and any education
regarding mental health disorders were not available during this period.
POINTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 5
OBJ: 3 TOPIC: Mental Illness During the Renaissance
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Hospital client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
3. During the latter part of the eighteenth century, psychiatry became a separate branch of medicine, and
inhumane treatment was greatly diminished by the French hospital director: a. Dix
, b. Beers c. Pinel d. Carter
SELECTED ANS:- C
Explanation:-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.
POINTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 5
OBJ: 4 TOPIC: Mental Illness in the Eighteenth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Hospital client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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
SELECTED ANS:- D
Explanation:-Dorothea Dix spent 20 years surveying facilities that housed mentally ill individuals and
is credited with 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 medical caretakers in England in the 1800s.
POINTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 6
OBJ: 4 TOPIC: Mental Illness in the Nineteenth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Hospital client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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Hygiene was formed in 1909 with a focus on prevention of mental illness and:
a. Early detection of symptoms of mental illness
b. Education of medical caretakers
c. Current treatment options
d. Removing the stigma attached to mental illness
, SELECTED ANS:- D
Explanation:-Clifford Beers’ book reflected on his attempt at suicide followed by the deplorable care
he received for the next 3 years in mental hospitals. Beers’ work and book raised the consciousness
of people throughout the country regarding prevention and removal of the stigma of having a mental
illness. Early detection of symptoms, education of medical caretakers, 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.
POINTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 6
OBJ: 4 TOPIC: Mental Illness in the Twentieth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Hospital client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
6. During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused hospital client s 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
SELECTED ANS:- B
Explanation:-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 a belief that mental
illness resulted from an imbalance of the humors of air, fire, water, and earth.
POINTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 8
OBJ: 5 TOPIC: Influences of War on Mental Health
Therapies
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Hospital client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
7. In the 1930s, what mental health disorder was electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) most often used to
treat?
a. Schizophrenia
b. Bipolar disorder
c. Severe depression
d. Violent behavior
