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Psychiatric-MentalAHealthANursingA8thAeditionA

ChapterA1
1. TheAnurseAisAassessingAtheAfactorsAcontributingAtoAtheAwell-
beingAofAaAnewlyAadmittedAclient.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAtheAnurseAidentifyAa
sAhavingAaApositiveAimpactAonAtheAindividual'sAmentalAhealth?
A) NotAneedingAothersAforAcompanionship
B) TheAabilityAtoAeffectivelyAmanageAstress
C) AAfamilyAhistoryAofAmentalAillness
D) StrivingAforAtotalAself-
relianceAAns:AB
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IndividualAfactorsAinfluencingAmentalAhealthAincludeAbiologicAmakeup,Aautonomy,Ainde
pendence,Aself-
esteem,AcapacityAforAgrowth,Avitality,AabilityAtoAfindAmeaningAinAlife,AemotionalAresilien
ceAorAhardiness,AsenseAofAbelonging,ArealityAorientation,AandAcopingAorAstressAmanagem
entAabilities.AInterpersonalAfactorsAsuchAasAintimacyAandAaAbalanceAofAseparatenessAandA
connectednessAareAbothAneededAforAgoodAmentalAhealth,AandAthereforeAaAhealthyApersonA
wouldAneedAothersAforAcompanionship.AAAfamilyAhistoryAofAmentalAillnessAcouldArelateAt
oAtheAbiologicAmakeupAofAanAindividual,AwhichAmayAhaveAaAnegativeAimpactAonAanAindiv
idual'sAmentalAhealth,AasAwellAasAaAnegativeAimpactAonAanAindividual'sAinterpersonalAand
AsocialñculturalAfactorsAofAhealth.ATotalAself-

relianceAisAnotApossible,AandAaApositiveAsocial/culturalAfactorAisAaccessAtoAadequateAreso
urces.


2. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAaboutAmentalAillnessAareAtrue?ASelectAallAthatAapply.
A) MentalAillnessAcanAcauseAsignificantAdistress,AimpairedAfunctioning,AorAboth.
B) MentalAillnessAisAonlyAdueAtoAsocial/culturalAfactors.
C) Social/culturalAfactorsAthatArelateAtoAmentalAillnessAincludeAexcessiveAdependenc
yAonAorAwithdrawalAfromArelationships.
D) IndividualsAsufferingAfromAmentalAillnessAareAusuallyAableAtoAcopeAeffectivelyAwi
thAdailyAlife.
E) IndividualsAsufferingAfromAmentalAillnessAmayAexperienceAdissatisfactionAwit
hArelationshipsAandAself.
Ans:AA,AD,AE
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MentalAillnessAcanAcauseAsignificantAdistress,AimpairedAfunctioning,AorAboth.AMentalAill
nessAmayAbeArelatedAtoAindividual,Ainterpersonal,AorAsocial/culturalAfactors.AExcessiveAd
ependencyAonAorAwithdrawalAfromArelationshipsAareAinterpersonalAfactorsAthatArelateAtoA
mentalAillness.AIndividualsAsufferingAfromAmentalAillnessAcanAfeelAoverwhelmedAwithAd
ailyAlife.AIndividualsAsufferingAfromAmentalAillnessAmayAexperienceAdissatisfactionAwithA
relationshipsAandAself.



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3. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAareAtrueAregardingAmentalAhealthAandAmentalAillness?
A) BehaviorAthatAmayAbeAviewedAasAacceptableAinAoneAcultureAisAalwaysAunacceptab
leAinAotherAcultures.
B) ItAisAeasyAtoAdetermineAifAaApersonAisAmentallyAhealthyAorAmentallyAill.
C) InAmostAcases,AmentalAhealthAisAaAstateAofAemotional,Apsychological,AandAsocial
AwellnessAevidencedAbyAsatisfyingAinterpersonalArelationships,AeffectiveAbehavi

orAandAcoping,ApositiveAself-concept,AandAemotionalAstability.
D) PersonsAwhoAengageAinAfantasiesAareAmentallyAil
l.AAns:AC
Feedback:
WhatAoneAsocietyAmayAviewAasAacceptableAandAappropriateAbehavior,AanotherAsocietyAm
ayAseeAthatAasAmaladaptive,AandAinappropriate.AMentalAhealthAandAmentalAillnessAareAdiffi
cultAtoAdefineAprecisely.AInAmostAcases,AmentalAhealthAisAaAstateAofAemotional,Apsycholog
ical,AandAsocialAwellnessAevidencedAbyAsatisfyingAinterpersonalArelationships,AeffectiveAb
ehaviorAandAcoping,ApositiveAself-
concept,AandAemotionalAstability.APersonsAwhoAengageAinAfantasiesAmayAbeAmentallyAheal
thy,AbutAtheAinabilityAtoAdistinguishArealityAfromAfantasyAisAanAindividualAfactorAthatAmayA
contributeAtoAmentalAillness.


4. AAclientAgrievingAtheArecentAlossAofAherAhusbandAasksAifAsheAisAbecomingAmentallyA
illAbecauseAsheAisAsoAsad.ATheAnurse'sAbestAresponseAwouldAbe,
A) ìYouAmayAhaveAaAtemporaryAmentalAillnessAbecauseAyouAareAexperiencingAsoAmu
chApain.î
B) ìYouAareAnotAmentallyAill.AThisAisAanAexpectedAreactionAtoAtheAlossAyouAha
veAexperienced.î
C) ìWereAyouAgenerallyAdissatisfiedAwithAyourArelationshipAbeforeAyourAhusband
'sAdeath?î
D) ìTryAnotAtoAworryAaboutAthatArightAnow.AYouAneverAknowAwhatAtheAfutureAbring
s.îAAns:AB
Feedback:
MentalAillnessAincludesAgeneralAdissatisfactionAwithAself,AineffectiveArelationships,Aineff
ectiveAcoping,AandAlackAofApersonalAgrowth.AAdditionallyAtheAbehaviorAmustAnotAbeAcult
urallyAexpected.AAcuteAgriefAreactionsAareAexpectedAandAthereforeAnotAconsideredAment
alAillness.AFalseAreassuranceAorAoveranalysisAdoesAnotAaccuratelyAaddressAtheAclient'sAcon
cerns.




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5. TheAnurseAconsultsAtheADSMAforAwhichAofAtheAfollowingApurposes?
A) ToAdeviseAaAplanAofAcareAforAaAnewlyAadmittedAclient
B) ToApredictAtheAclient'sAprognosisAofAtreatmentAoutcomes
C) ToAdocumentAtheAappropriateAdiagnosticAcodeAinAtheAclient'sAmedicalArecord
D) ToAserveAasAaAguideAforAclientAassessme
ntAAns:AD
Feedback:
TheADSMAprovidesAstandardAnomenclature,ApresentsAdefiningAcharacteristics,AandAident
ifiesAunderlyingAcausesAofAmentalAdisorders.AItAdoesAnotAprovideAcareAplansAorAprognost
icAoutcomesAofAtreatment.ADiagnosisAofAmentalAillnessAisAnotAwithinAtheAgeneralistARN's
AscopeAofApractice,AsoAdocumentingAtheAcodeAinAtheAmedicalArecordAwouldA beAinappropri
ate.


6. WhichAwouldAbeAaAreasonAforAaAstudentAnurseAtoAuseAtheADSM?
A) IdentifyingAtheAmedicalAdiagnosis
B) TreatAclients
C) EvaluateAtreatments
D) UnderstandAtheAreasonAforAtheAadmissionAandAtheAnatureAofApsychiatricAillnesse
s.AAns:AD
Feedback:
AlthoughAstudentAnursesAdoAnotAuseAtheADSMAtoAdiagnoseAclients,AtheyAwillAfindAitAaAh
elpfulAresourceAtoAunderstandAtheAreasonAforAtheAadmissionAandAtoAbeginAbuildingAkno
wledgeAaboutAtheAnatureAofApsychiatricAillnesses.AIdentifyingAtheAmedicalAdiagnosis,Atr
eating,AandAevaluatingAtreatmentsAareAnotAaApartAofAtheAnursingAprocess.


7. TheAlegislationAenactedAinA1963AwasAlargelyAresponsibleAforAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAshif
tsAinAcareAforAtheAmentallyAill?
A) TheAwidespreadAuseAofAcommunity-basedAservices
B) TheAadvancementAinApharmacotherapies
C) IncreasedAaccessAtoAhospitalization
D) ImprovedArightsAforAclientsAinAlong-
termAinstitutionalAcareAAns:AA
Feedback:
TheACommunityAMentalAHealthACentersAConstructionAActAofA1963AaccomplishedAth
eAreleaseAofAindividualsAfromAlong-
termAstaysAinAstateAinstitutions,AtheAdecreaseAinAadmissionsAtoAhospitals,AandAtheAdev
elopmentAofAcommunity-basedAservicesAasAanAalternativeAtoAhospitalAcare.




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