ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING CONCEPTS OF CARE IN
EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE 9TH EDITION
2026 TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Deinstitutionalization.
Answer: Moving care from hospitals to community settings.
⩥ DSM-5-TR.
Answer: Manual used to diagnose mental disorders.
⩥ Psychotropic Drugs.
Answer: Medications affecting mood, behavior, thinking.
⩥ Self-awareness.
Answer: Knowing your own feelings, beliefs, values.
⩥ Social Determinants.
Answer: Non-medical factors that affect health (e.g., income, education).
,⩥ Mental Health.
Answer: A state of emotional, psychological, and social well-being.
⩥ Effective coping.
Answer: Ability to manage stress and challenges.
⩥ Positive relationships.
Answer: Healthy interactions with others.
⩥ Stable mood.
Answer: Consistent emotional state without extreme fluctuations.
⩥ Mental Illness.
Answer: Involves disorders affecting mood, behavior, or thinking.
⩥ Distress.
Answer: Emotional suffering or pain.
⩥ Poor relationships.
Answer: Difficulties in interpersonal connections.
, ⩥ Loss of function.
Answer: Inability to perform daily activities.
⩥ Examples of Mental Illness.
Answer: Depression, schizophrenia, anxiety.
⩥ History of Mental Illness.
Answer: Evolved from punishment by gods to community care.
⩥ Revolving door effect.
Answer: Repeat admissions to mental health facilities.
⩥ Community Mental Health Act.
Answer: 1963 legislation shifting care from hospitals to communities.
⩥ Linda Richards.
Answer: First U.S. psychiatric nurse.
⩥ Hildegard Peplau.
Answer: Created nurse-client relationship model.
⩥ June Mellow.