Mental Health Exam Questions And Correct
Answers A+
1. 1. Considering the many criteria for good mental health, the nursing student
has been
instructed to list four of these criteria. The student's list consists of the follow-
ing: (1)
an appropriate perception of reality, (2) the ability to accept oneself, (3) the
ability to
establish relationships, (4) a need for detachment and the desire for privacy.
How would
the nurse evaluate the nursing student's list?
1. Excellent. All the student's criteria are correct.
2. Good. Three out of the four criteria are correct.
3. Mediocre. Two out of the four criteria are correct.
4. Poor. All four of the criteria are incorrect.: ANS 1
1. Excellent. All the student's criteria are
correct. There are numerous descriptors
depicting the concept of good mental
health. The student's list is not comprehensive,
but all four criteria listed are correct
reflections of good mental health. A
mentally healthy individual views reality
with a realistic perception based on objective
data. Accepting oneself, including
strengths and weaknesses, is indicative of
good mental health. The ability to establish
relationships by use of communication
skills is essential for good mental health.
Mentally healthy individuals seek time to
be alone and appreciate periods of
privacy.
,2. Four out of four, not three out of the four
criteria are correct.
3. Four out of four, not two out of the four criteria
,are correct.
4. All four of the criteria are correct, not incorrect.
2. 2. Which assessment is most important when evaluating signs and symptoms
of mental
illness?
1. The decreased amount of creativity a client exhibits.
2. The inability to face problems within one's life.
3. The intensity of an emotional reaction.
4. The client's social and cultural norms.: ANS 4
1. The amount of creativity a patient exhibits is
not reflective of mental health or illness.
Some individuals are innately more creative
than others.
2. The inability to face a problem is not specific
to mental illness. Many individuals not diagnosed
with a mental illness have diflculty
facing problems, such as a diabetic refusing
to adhere to an American Diabetes
Association diet.
3. Intensity of emotional reactions is not indicative
of mental illness. Grief, an expected
response to a perceived loss, can vary in
intensity from person to person and be
attected by cultural norms.
4. It is important when assessing for mental
illness that social and cultural norms be
evaluated. The context of cultural norms
determines if behaviors are considered
acceptable or aberrant. Belief in reincarnation
can be acceptable in one culture and
considered "delusional" in another.
, 3. 3. Which is an example of an interpersonal intervention for a client on an
in-patient psychiatric
unit?
1. Assist the client to note common defense mechanisms used.
2. Discuss "acting out" behaviors, and assist the client in understanding why
they
occur.
3. Ask the client to use a journal to record thoughts he or she is having before
actingout
behaviors occur.
4. Ask the client to acknowledge one positive person in his or her life to assist
the client
after discharge.: ANS 4
1. Intrapersonal theory deals with conflicts
within the individual. Assisting clients to
note defense mechanisms used would be an
example of interventions that reflect the use
of intrapersonal theory.
2. Discussing acting-out behaviors and why
they occur is an intervention reflective of
behavioral theory. A major concept of this
theory is that all behavior has meaning.
3. Discussion of thoughts is an intervention
reflective of cognitive theory. Cognitive theory
is based on the principle that thoughts
attect feelings and behaviors.
4. Interpersonal theory states that individual
behavior and personality development are
the direct result of interpersonal relationships.
The identification of a positive
Answers A+
1. 1. Considering the many criteria for good mental health, the nursing student
has been
instructed to list four of these criteria. The student's list consists of the follow-
ing: (1)
an appropriate perception of reality, (2) the ability to accept oneself, (3) the
ability to
establish relationships, (4) a need for detachment and the desire for privacy.
How would
the nurse evaluate the nursing student's list?
1. Excellent. All the student's criteria are correct.
2. Good. Three out of the four criteria are correct.
3. Mediocre. Two out of the four criteria are correct.
4. Poor. All four of the criteria are incorrect.: ANS 1
1. Excellent. All the student's criteria are
correct. There are numerous descriptors
depicting the concept of good mental
health. The student's list is not comprehensive,
but all four criteria listed are correct
reflections of good mental health. A
mentally healthy individual views reality
with a realistic perception based on objective
data. Accepting oneself, including
strengths and weaknesses, is indicative of
good mental health. The ability to establish
relationships by use of communication
skills is essential for good mental health.
Mentally healthy individuals seek time to
be alone and appreciate periods of
privacy.
,2. Four out of four, not three out of the four
criteria are correct.
3. Four out of four, not two out of the four criteria
,are correct.
4. All four of the criteria are correct, not incorrect.
2. 2. Which assessment is most important when evaluating signs and symptoms
of mental
illness?
1. The decreased amount of creativity a client exhibits.
2. The inability to face problems within one's life.
3. The intensity of an emotional reaction.
4. The client's social and cultural norms.: ANS 4
1. The amount of creativity a patient exhibits is
not reflective of mental health or illness.
Some individuals are innately more creative
than others.
2. The inability to face a problem is not specific
to mental illness. Many individuals not diagnosed
with a mental illness have diflculty
facing problems, such as a diabetic refusing
to adhere to an American Diabetes
Association diet.
3. Intensity of emotional reactions is not indicative
of mental illness. Grief, an expected
response to a perceived loss, can vary in
intensity from person to person and be
attected by cultural norms.
4. It is important when assessing for mental
illness that social and cultural norms be
evaluated. The context of cultural norms
determines if behaviors are considered
acceptable or aberrant. Belief in reincarnation
can be acceptable in one culture and
considered "delusional" in another.
, 3. 3. Which is an example of an interpersonal intervention for a client on an
in-patient psychiatric
unit?
1. Assist the client to note common defense mechanisms used.
2. Discuss "acting out" behaviors, and assist the client in understanding why
they
occur.
3. Ask the client to use a journal to record thoughts he or she is having before
actingout
behaviors occur.
4. Ask the client to acknowledge one positive person in his or her life to assist
the client
after discharge.: ANS 4
1. Intrapersonal theory deals with conflicts
within the individual. Assisting clients to
note defense mechanisms used would be an
example of interventions that reflect the use
of intrapersonal theory.
2. Discussing acting-out behaviors and why
they occur is an intervention reflective of
behavioral theory. A major concept of this
theory is that all behavior has meaning.
3. Discussion of thoughts is an intervention
reflective of cognitive theory. Cognitive theory
is based on the principle that thoughts
attect feelings and behaviors.
4. Interpersonal theory states that individual
behavior and personality development are
the direct result of interpersonal relationships.
The identification of a positive
