Exam 1: NU 160 / NU160 (Updated 2026–2027 Edition) Mental Health Concepts Review | Verified Questions & Answers | 100% Accurate Solutions | Grade A – Galen

…..DLDD Exam 1: NU 160 / NU160 (Updated 2026–2027 Edition) Mental Health Concepts Review | Verified Questions & Answers | 100% Accurate Solutions | Grade A – Galen Q. A nursing student is studying the definition of mental health. Which of the following statements best describes mental health? A) The absence of mental illness B) The ability to cope with and adjust to the recurrent stresses of living in an acceptable way C) A state of complete emotional well-being D) A condition characterized by stable mood and behaviors ANSWER B Q. Which of the following factors does NOT influence mental health? A) Inherited characteristics B) Childhood nurturing C) Current financial status D) Life circumstances ANSWER C Q. Factors that influence Mental Health ANSWER childhood, life circumstances, family history Q. What primarily caused deinstitutionalization in 1950? ANSWER Introduction of psychotherapeutic drugs Q. What is the focus of Emergency care in mental health patients? ANSWER Crisis stabilization Q. What populations are "at risk" for mental health illnesses? ANSWER Elderly, homelss, children, those with HIV/AIDs, living in rural areas Q. What is the significance of the Mental health parity act of 1998/2008? ANSWER Required insurance for mental health conditions Q. What medication should you refrain from giving to clients with sleep apnea or COPD? ANSWER Benzodiazepines Q. What is the therapeutic range for lithium? ANSWER 1-1.5 Q. What is the proper response when a client asks to talk about side effects? ANSWER Let's talk to PHCP Q. What are priority actions for combative patients? ANSWER safety of themselves and others first if destroying items in their room inform them destroying hospital property is not allowed Q. What is passive suicide? ANSWER refusing to eat or drink or take meds Q. What is a suicidal threat? ANSWER expression of intent to take one's own life but without any action Q. What is suicidal ideation? ANSWER thoughts of fantasies of suicide that are expressed but have no definite intent Q. What are "at-risk" suicide statements ANSWER someone who tried months ago and was stopped but states next time no one will know Q. What is an involuntary admission? ANSWER intent upon hurting themselves or others and cannot sign themselves out Q. What is a voluntary admission? ANSWER sign themselves in for treatment; can sign themselves out if MD agrees Q. What is culture? ANSWER a learned pattern of behavior that shape's one's thinking Q. What is nontherapeutic communication? ANSWER rejecting, giving advice, failure to listen, challanging, being defensice Q. What is therapeutic communication? ANSWER listening, broad openings, restating, clarifying, reflection, humor, silence Q. What is intimate distance? ANSWER 1-1.5 feet Q. What is personal distance? ANSWER 3-4 feet Q. What is social distance? ANSWER 9 feet Q. What is public distance? ANSWER 13 feet Q. What is a duty to warn? ANSWER duty to protect potential victims from possible harm by a psychiatric patient Q. What 3 components must be present for there to be malpractice? ANSWER damage to client, care provider owed a duty to the client, error was caused by the care provider Q. What is compensation? ANSWER attempt to overcome feelings of inferiority to make up for deficiency Q. What is conversion? ANSWER channeling of unbearable anxieties into body signs and symptoms What is denial? refusal to acknowledge conflict and thus escapes reality of the situation What is desplacement redirecting of energies to another person or object What is dissociations separation of emotions from situations; isolation of painful anxieties What is fantasy? distortion of unacceptable wishes, behaviors What is identification? taking on of personal characteristics of admired person to conceal own feelings of inadequacy What is intellectualization? focusing of attention on technical or logical aspects of threatening situation What is isolation separation of feelings from content to cope unemotionally with topics that would normally be overwhelming What is projection? putting of one's own unacceptable thoughts, wishes, emotions onto others What is rationalization use of a "good" reason to explain behavior to make unacceptable motivation more acceptable What is reaction formation prevention of expression of threatening material by engaging in behaviors that are directly opposite to repressed material What is regression? coping with present conflict, stress by returning to earlier, more secure stage of life What is restitution giving back to resolve guilt feelings What is sublimation unconscious channeling of unacceptable behaviors into constructive, more socially approved areas What is substitution? disguising of motivations by replacing an inappropriate behavior with one that is more acceptable What is suppression? removal of conflict by removing anxiety from consciousness What is symbolization? use of an unrelated object to represent a hidden idea What is undoing? inappropriate behavior that is followed by acts to take away or reverse action and decrease guilt and anxiety A patient is admitted to an inpatient mental health facility due to a crisis situation. Which of the following characteristics is most indicative of an inpatient setting? A) Care provided during scheduled appointments B) 24-hour supervision and support C) Focus on self-help strategies D) Treatment based solely on medication B During a therapy session, members are encouraged to consider themselves as "ill" and exhibit "sick" behaviors. Which type of therapy is being described? A) Self-help groups B) T-groups C) Consciousness-raising groups D) Group therapy B A therapist is working with a client to help them identify and correct distorted thinking and dysfunctional beliefs. Which type of therapy is the therapist utilizing? A) Behavioral therapy B) Client-centered psychotherapy C) Cognitive therapy D) Psychoanalysis C Which statement accurately describes the focus of client-centered psychotherapy? A) It emphasizes understanding the unconscious mind through dream analysis. B) It involves the therapist providing direct advice to the client. C) It mobilizes the client's inner resources through empathy and support. D) It strictly adheres to behavioral modification techniques. C What is one advantage of online therapy compared to traditional face-to-face therapy? A) It provides a deeper therapeutic relationship. B) It is always more effective than in-person therapy. C) It offers increased accessibility for clients. D) It eliminates the need for any follow-up appointments. C A nurse is facilitating a T-group session aimed at improving communication and leadership skills among participants from various professions. What is the primary focus of T-groups? A) Analyzing the meaning of behaviors B) Studying group dynamics and enhancing interpersonal skills C) Providing crisis intervention D) Creating a supportive environment for self-discovery B According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which stage is characterized by the development of logical thinking and mastery of the concept of conservation? A) Sensorimotor stage B) Preoperational stage C) Concrete operational stage D Erik Erikson's psychosocial development theory includes eight stages. What is the psychosocial challenge faced during the stage of adolescence? A) Trust vs. Mistrust B) Initiative vs. Guilt C) Identity vs. Role Confusion D) Intimacy vs. Isolation C Aaron Beck's cognitive therapy is primarily focused on which of the following goals? A) Understanding unconscious motivations B) Changing irrational beliefs to more adaptive thoughts C) Conditioning new behaviors through reinforcement D) Analyzing childhood experiences B Donald Meichenbaum's self-instructional training suggests that undesirable behaviors A) A lack of discipline from authority figures B) Faulty instructions received in childhood C) Genetic predispositions D) Social influences and peer pressure D What are the four main goals of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)? A) Increase self-awareness, practice self-reflection, monitor behaviors, and establish new habits B) Gain insight into irrational beliefs, cease reinforcing disturbed behaviors, monitor thought effects, and adopt effective thoughts C) Analyze unconscious motivations, interpret dreams, identify defense mechanisms, and resolve past traumas D) Establish rapport, encourage expression, promote insight, and facilitate change B Pavlov's experiments with dogs established which of the following principles? A) Classical conditioning B) Operant conditioning C) Observational learning D) Insight learning A Factors that influence Mental Health childhood, life circumstances, family history What primarily caused deinstitutionalization in 1950? Introduction of psychotherapeutic drugs What is the focus of Emergency care in mental health patients? Crisis stabilization What populations are "at risk" for mental health illnesses? Elderly, homelss, children, those with HIV/AIDs, living in rural areas What is the significance of the Mental health parity act of 1998/2008? Required insurance for mental health conditions Assault any behavior that presents an immediate threat to another person Battery unlawful use of force on a person Fraud act of giving false information with the knowledge that it will be acted on False Imprisonment detention of a competent person against their will Nursing Malpractice failure to exercise an accepted degree of professional skill or learning, resulting in injury, loss, or damage Duty to Warn duty to protect potential victims from possible harm by a psychiatric client Veracity the duty to tell the truth Beneficence actively doing good Autonomy ability to direct and control one's own activities and destiny Fidelity the obligation to keep one's word Infancy stage Trust v mistrust Early Childhood stage Autonomy v shame and doubt Preschool stage initiative vs guilt School Age stage industry v inferiority Adolescence stage identity vs role confusion Young adult stage intimacy vs isolation Middle adult stage generosity v stagnation Maturity ego v despair Maslows hierarchy of needs physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization Behavioral therapy results from past learning Cognitive therapy helps identify and correct distorted thinking and dysfunctional beliefs Psychoanalysis therapy unconscious thoughts and emotions have a strong effect on behavior Group Therapy causes changes in behavior Self help group therapy provide education and support MAOIs avoid fermented cheeses, sausages, meets, chocolate alcohol not often perscribed Beta Blockers useful for social phobias, reduces palpitations, sweating, tremors, blood pressure and heart rate Which antipsychotic is most likely to cause tardive dyskinesia? Haldol What medication should you refrain from giving to clients with sleep apnea or COPD? Benzodiazepines What is the therapeutic range for lithium? 1-1.5 What is the proper response when a client asks to talk about side effects? Let's talk to PHCP Transference client's emotional response to the nurse based on earlier relationships with significant others Countertransference barrier in the therapeutic relationship based on the nurse's emotional response to the client What are priority actions for combative patients? safety of themselves and others first if destroying items in their room inform them destroying hospital property is not allowed What is passive suicide? refusing to eat or drink or take meds What is a suicidal threat? expression of intent to take one's own life but without any action What is suicidal ideation? thoughts of fantasies of suicide that are expressed but have no definite intent What are "at-risk" suicide statements someone who tried months ago and was stopped but states next time no one will know What is an involuntary admission? intent upon hurting themselves or others and cannot sign themselves out What is a voluntary admission? sign themselves in for treatment; can sign themselves out if MD agrees What is culture? a learned pattern of behavior that shape's one's thinking What is nontherapeutic communication? rejecting, giving advice, failure to listen, challanging, being defensice What is therapeutic communication? listening, broad openings, restating, clarifying, reflection, humor, silence What is intimate distance? 1-1.5 feet What is personal distance? 3-4 feet What is social distance? 9 feet What is public distance? 13 feet What is a duty to warn? duty to protect potential victims from possible harm by a psychiatric patient What 3 components must be present for there to be malpractice? damage to client, care provider owed a duty to the client, error was caused by the care provider What is compensation? attempt to overcome feelings of inferiority to make up for deficiency What is conversion? channeling of unbearable anxieties into body signs and symptoms What is denial? refusal to acknowledge conflict and thus escapes reality of the situation What is desplacement redirecting of energies to another person or object What is dissociations separation of emotions from situations; isolation of painful anxieties What is fantasy? distortion of unacceptable wishes, behaviors What is identification? taking on of personal characteristics of admired person to conceal own feelings of inadequacy What is intellectualization? focusing of attention on technical or logical aspects of threatening situation What is isolation separation of feelings from content to cope unemotionally with topics that would normally be overwhelming What is projection? putting of one's own unacceptable thoughts, wishes, emotions onto others What is rationalization use of a "good" reason to explain behavior to make unacceptable motivation more acceptable What is reaction formation prevention of expression of threatening material by engaging in behaviors that are directly opposite to repressed material What is regression? coping with present conflict, stress by returning to earlier, more secure stage of life What is restitution giving back to resolve guilt feelings What is sublimation unconscious channeling of unacceptable behaviors into constructive, more socially approved areas What is substitution? disguising of motivations by replacing an inappropriate behavior with one that is more acceptable What is suppression? removal of conflict by removing anxiety from consciousness What is symbolization? use of an unrelated object to represent a hidden idea What is undoing? inappropriate behavior that is followed by acts to take away or reverse action and decrease guilt and anxiety