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PSYCHIATRIC-MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 8TH EDITION BY VIDEBECK

TEST BANK

Chapter 1

1. The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-being of a newly admitted

client. Which of the following would the nurse identify as having a positive impact on

the individual's mental health?

A) Not needing others for companionship

B) The ability to effectively manage stress

C) A family history of mental illness

D) Striving for total self-reliance

Ans: B

Feedback:

Individual factors influencing mental health include biologic makeup, autonomy,

independence, self-esteem, capacity for growth, vitality, ability to find meaning in life,

emotional resilience or hardiness, sense of belonging, reality orientation, and coping or

stress management abilities. Interpersonal factors such as intimacy and a balance of

separateness and connectedness are both needed for good mental health, and therefore a

healthy person would need others for companionship. A family history of mental illness

could relate to the biologic makeup of an individual, which may have a negative impact

on an individual's mental health, as well as a negative impact on an individual's

interpersonal and socialñcultural factors of health. Total self-reliance is not possible,

and a positive social/cultural factor is access to adequate resources.

2. Which of the following statements about mental illness are true? Select all that apply.

A) Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both.

B) Mental illness is only due to social/cultural factors.

C) Social/cultural factors that relate to mental illness include excessive dependency

on or withdrawal from relationships.

D) Individuals suffering from mental illness are usually able to cope effectively with

daily life.

E) Individuals suffering from mental illness may experience dissatisfaction with

relationships and self.

Ans: A, D, E

Feedback:

Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both. Mental

illness may be related to individual, interpersonal, or social/cultural factors. Excessive

dependency on or withdrawal from relationships are interpersonal factors that relate to

mental illness. Individuals suffering from mental illness can feel overwhelmed with

daily life. Individuals suffering from mental illness may experience dissatisfaction with

relationships and self.

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3. Which of the following are true regarding mental health and mental illness?

A) Behavior that may be viewed as acceptable in one culture is always unacceptable

in other cultures.

B) It is easy to determine if a person is mentally healthy or mentally ill.

C) In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and social

wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior

and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability.

D) Persons who engage in fantasies are mentally ill.

Ans: C

Feedback:

What one society may view as acceptable and appropriate behavior, another society may

see that as maladaptive, and inappropriate. Mental health and mental illness are difficult

to define precisely. In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological,

and social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective

behavior and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability. Persons who engage

in fantasies may be mentally healthy, but the inability to distinguish reality from fantasy

is an individual factor that may contribute to mental illness.

4. A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is becoming mentally ill

because she is so sad. The nurse's best response would be,

A) ìYou may have a temporary mental illness because you are experiencing so much

pain.î

B) ìYou are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to the loss you have

experienced.î

C) ìWere you generally dissatisfied with your relationship before your husband's

death?î

D) ìTry not to worry about that right now. You never know what the future brings.î

Ans: B

Feedback:

Mental illness includes general dissatisfaction with self, ineffective relationships,

ineffective coping, and lack of personal growth. Additionally the behavior must not be

culturally expected. Acute grief reactions are expected and therefore not considered

mental illness. False reassurance or overanalysis does not accurately address the client's

concerns.

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5. The nurse consults the DSM for which of the following purposes?

A) To devise a plan of care for a newly admitted client

B) To predict the client's prognosis of treatment outcomes

C) To document the appropriate diagnostic code in the client's medical record

D) To serve as a guide for client assessment

Ans: D

Feedback:

The DSM provides standard nomenclature, presents defining characteristics, and

identifies underlying causes of mental disorders. It does not provide care plans or

prognostic outcomes of treatment. Diagnosis of mental illness is not within the

generalist RN's scope of practice, so documenting the code in the medical record would

be inappropriate.

6. Which would be a reason for a student nurse to use the DSM?

A) Identifying the medical diagnosis

B) Treat clients

C) Evaluate treatments

D) Understand the reason for the admission and the nature of psychiatric illnesses.

Ans: D

Feedback:

Although student nurses do not use the DSM to diagnose clients, they will find it a

helpful resource to understand the reason for the admission and to begin building

knowledge about the nature of psychiatric illnesses. Identifying the medical diagnosis,

treating, and evaluating treatments are not a part of the nursing process.

7. The legislation enacted in 1963 was largely responsible for which of the following shifts

in care for the mentally ill?

A) The widespread use of community-based services

B) The advancement in pharmacotherapies

C) Increased access to hospitalization

D) Improved rights for clients in long-term institutional care

Ans: A

Feedback:

The Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963 accomplished the

release of individuals from long-term stays in state institutions, the decrease in

admissions to hospitals, and the development of community-based services as an

alternative to hospital care.

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8. Which one of the following is a result of federal legislation?

A) Making it easier to commit people for mental health treatment against their will.

B) Making it more difficult to commit people for mental health treatment against

their will.

C) State mental institutions being the primary source of care for mentally ill persons.

D) Improved care for mentally ill persons.

Ans: B

Feedback:

Commitment laws changed in the early 1970s, making it more difficult to commit

people for mental health treatment against their will. Deinstitutionalization

accomplished the release of individuals from long-term stays in state institutions.

Deinstitutionalization also had negative effects in that some mentally ill persons are

subjected to the revolving door effect, which may limit care for mentally ill persons.

9. The goal of the 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act was to

A) ensure patients' rights for the mentally ill.

B) deinstitutionalize state hospitals.

C) provide funds to build hospitals with psychiatric units.

D) treat people with mental illness in a humane fashion.

Ans: B

Feedback:

The 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act intimated the movement toward

treating those with mental illness in a less restrictive environment. This legislation

resulted in the shift of clients with mental illness from large state institutions to care

based in the community. Answer choices A, C, and D were not purposes of the 1963

Community Mental Health Centers Act.

10. The creation of asylums during the 1800s was meant to

A) improve treatment of mental disorders.

B) provide food and shelter for the mentally ill.

C) punish people with mental illness who were believed to be possessed.

D) remove dangerous people with mental illness from the community.

Ans: B

Feedback:

The asylum was meant to be a safe haven with food, shelter, and humane treatment for

the mentally ill. Asylums were not used to improve treatment of mental disorders or to

punish mentally ill people who were believed to be possessed. The asylum was not

created to remove the dangerously mentally ill from the community.

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