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NURSING 10TH EDITION BY MORGAN
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STUDY GUIDE PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL
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Chapter 1: Mental Health and Mental Illness
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2. Thehclient’shbehaviorsharehinappropriate,hwhichhindicateshthehpresencehofhmentalhillness.h
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__ 5.hAhpsychiatrichnursehinternhstates,h“Thishclient’shusehofhdefensehmechanismshshouldhbeheliminated.”hWhichhish
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1. Defensehmechanismshcanhbehappropriatehresponseshtohstresshandhneedhnothbeheliminated.h
2. Defensehmechanismsharehahmaladaptivehattempthofhthehegohtohmanagehanxietyhandhshouldhalwaysh
beheliminated.h
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_ 6. Duringhanhintakehassessment,hahnursehaskshbothhphysiologicalhandhpsychosocialhquestions.hTheh
_ clienthangrilyhresponds,h“I’mhherehforhmyhheart,hnothmyhheadhproblems.”hWhichhishthehnurse’shbesthrespons
_ e?h
_h 1. “Ithishjusthahroutinehparthofhourhassessment.hAllhclientsharehaskedhthesehsamehquestions.”h
2. “Whyharehyouhconcernedhabouththesehtypeshofhquestions?”h
3. “Psychologicalhfactors,hlikehexcessivehstress,hhavehbeenhfoundhtohaffecthmedicalhconditions.”h
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adherehtohthehdiethplan.hWhathactionhcanhbehexpectedhishthehclient
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1. Thehclienthassertivelyhconfrontshthehhealth-carehprovider.h
_ 2. Thehclienthinsistshonhbeinghdischargedhandhgoeshforhahlong,hbriskhwalk.h
_ 3. Thehclienthsnapshaththehnursehandhcriticizeshthehnursinghcarehprovided.h
_ 4.hh Thehclienthhideshhishangerhbyhexplaininghthehlogicalhreasoninghforhthehdiethtohhishspouse.h
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_ 9.hWhichhnursinghstatementhregardinghthehconcepthofhpsychosishishmosthaccurate?h
_ 1. Individualshexperiencinghpsychosesharehawarehthaththeirhbehaviorsharehmaladaptive.h
_ 2. Individualshexperiencinghpsychoseshexperiencehlittlehdistress.h
_h 3. Individualshexperiencinghpsychosesharehawarehofhexperiencinghpsychologicalhproblems.h 4.
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_ 10.hWhenhunderhstress,hahclienthroutinelyhuseshalcoholhtohexcess.hWhenhthehclient’shhusbandhfindshherhdrunk,htheh
_ husbandhyellshaththehclienthabouthherhchronichalcoholhabuse.hWhichhactionhalertshthehnursehtohthehclient’shus
_ ehofhthehdefensehmechanismhofhdenial?h
_h 1. Thehclienthhideshliquorhbottleshinhahcloset.h
2. Thehclienthyellshathherhsonhforhslouchinghinhhishchair.h
3. Thehclienthburnshdinnerhonhpurpose.h
4. Thehclienthsayshtohthehspouse,h“Ihdon’thdrinkhtoohmuch!”h
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_ 11.hDevastatedhbyhahdivorcehfromhanhabusivehhusband,hahwifehcompleteshgriefhcounseling.hWhichhstatementhbyht
_ hehwifehwouldhindicatehtohahnursehthaththehclienthishinhthehacceptancehstagehofhgrief?h
_ 1. “Ifhonlyhwehcouldhhavehtriedhagain,hthingshmighthhavehworkedhout.”h
_h 2. “IhamhsohmadhthaththehchildrenhandhIhhadhtohputhuphwithhhimhashlonghashwehdid.”h
3. “Yes,hithwashahdifficulthrelationship,hbuthIhthinkhIhhavehlearnedhfromhtheh experience.”h
4. “I have a difficult time getting out of bed most days.”
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1. Maintaininghahlong-term,hfaithful,hintimatehrelationshiph
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2. Ahclienthexhibitinghaggressivehbehaviorhtowardhanotherhclienth
3. Ahclienthstatinghthathnohonehcaresh
4. A client verbalizing feelings of failure
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FOR PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING 10TH EDITION BY MORGAN
ISBN 9780803699670 2026 2027
VERIFIED ANSWERS ACTUAL UPDATED
PRACTICE QUESTIONS HIGH YIELD
STUDY GUIDE PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL
HEALTH NURSING EXAM PREPARATION
GRADED A+ STUDENT SUCCESS REVIEW
Chapter 1: Mental Health and Mental Illness
h h h h h h h
h
MultiplehChoiceh
Identifyhthehchoicehthathbesthcompleteshthehstatementhorhanswershthehquestion.h
h
__ 1. Ahnursehishassessinghahclienthwhohexperienceshoccasionalhfeelingshofhsadnesshbecausehofhthehrecenthdeathhofh
__h ahbelovedhpet.hThehclient’shappetite,hsleephpatterns,handhdailyhroutinehhavehnothchanged.h
Howhwouldhthehnursehinterpreththehclient’shbehaviors?h
1. Thehclient’shbehaviorshdemonstratehmentalhillnesshinhthehformhofhdepression.h
2. Thehclient’shbehaviorsharehinappropriate,hwhichhindicateshthehpresencehofhmentalhillness.h
3. Thehclient’shbehaviorsharehnothcongruenthwithhculturalhnorms.h
4. Thehclient’shbehaviorshdemonstratehnohfunctionalhimpairment,hindicatinghnohmentalhillness.h
hh
2. Athwhichhpointhwouldhthehnursehdeterminehthathahclienthishathriskhforhdevelopinghahmentalhillness?h
1. Whenhthoughts,hfeelings,handhbehaviorsharehnothreflectivehofhthehDSM-5hcriteria.h
__ 2. Whenhmaladaptivehresponseshtohstressharehcoupledhwithhinterferencehinhdailyhfunctioning.h
__h 3. Whenhahclienthcommunicateshsignificanthdistress.h
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4. Whenhahclienthuseshdefensehmechanismshashegohprotection.h
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3. Ahclienthhashbeenhgivenhahdiagnosishofhhumanhimmunodeficiencyhvirush(HIV).hWhichhstatementh
madehbyhthehclienthdoeshthehnursehrecognizehashthehbargaininghstagehofhgrief?NhhhhhhhhhhhhMhhhhhhhURSINGTB
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__ 1. “IhhatehmyhpartnerhforhgivinghmehthishdiseasehIhwillhdiehfrom!”h
__h 2. “IfhIhdon’thdohintravenoush(IV)hdrugshanymore,hGodhwon’thlethmehdie.”h
3. “Ihamhgoinghtohsupporthgroupshandhlearnhmorehabouththehdisease.”h
4. “Canhyouhpleasehre-drawhthehtesthresults,hIhthinkhtheyhmayhbehwrong?”h
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__ 4.hAhnursehnoteshthathahclienthishextremelyhwithdrawn,hdelusional,handhemotionallyhexhausted.hTheh
__h nursehassesseshthehclient’shanxietyhashwhichhlevel?h
1. Mildhanxietyh
2. Moderatehanxietyh
3. Severehanxietyh
4. Panichanxietyh h
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__ 5.hAhpsychiatrichnursehinternhstates,h“Thishclient’shusehofhdefensehmechanismshshouldhbeheliminated.”hWhichhish
__h ahcorrecthevaluationhofhthishnurse’shstatement?h
1. Defensehmechanismshcanhbehappropriatehresponseshtohstresshandhneedhnothbeheliminated.h
2. Defensehmechanismsharehahmaladaptivehattempthofhthehegohtohmanagehanxietyhandhshouldhalwaysh
beheliminated.h
3. Defensehmechanisms,husedhbyhindividualshwithhweakhegohintegrity,hshouldhbehdiscouragedhandhno
thcompletelyheliminated.h
4.h Defensehmechanismshcausehdisintegrationhofhthehegohandhshouldhbehfosteredhandhencouraged.h h
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_ 6. Duringhanhintakehassessment,hahnursehaskshbothhphysiologicalhandhpsychosocialhquestions.hTheh
_ clienthangrilyhresponds,h“I’mhherehforhmyhheart,hnothmyhheadhproblems.”hWhichhishthehnurse’shbesthrespons
_ e?h
_h 1. “Ithishjusthahroutinehparthofhourhassessment.hAllhclientsharehaskedhthesehsamehquestions.”h
2. “Whyharehyouhconcernedhabouththesehtypeshofhquestions?”h
3. “Psychologicalhfactors,hlikehexcessivehstress,hhavehbeenhfoundhtohaffecthmedicalhconditions.”h
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,
, , ,,
, 4. “Wehcanhskiphthesehquestions,hifhyouhlike.hIthisn’thimperativehthathwehcompletehthishsection.”h hh
7.
Ahclienthwhohishbeinghtreatedhforhchronichkidneyhdiseasehcomplainshtohthehhealthcarehproviderhthathhehdoesh
nothlikehthehfoodhavailablehtohhimhwhilehhospitalized.hThehhealthcarehproviderhinsistshthaththehclienthstrictlyh
adherehtohthehdiethplan.hWhathactionhcanhbehexpectedhishthehclient
huseshthehdefensehmechanismhofhdisplacement?h
1. Thehclienthassertivelyhconfrontshthehhealth-carehprovider.h
_ 2. Thehclienthinsistshonhbeinghdischargedhandhgoeshforhahlong,hbriskhwalk.h
_ 3. Thehclienthsnapshaththehnursehandhcriticizeshthehnursinghcarehprovided.h
_ 4.hh Thehclienthhideshhishangerhbyhexplaininghthehlogicalhreasoninghforhthehdiethtohhishspouse.h
_h Ahfourth-
8.
gradehboyhteaseshandhmakeshjokeshabouthahcutehgirlhinhhishclass.hAhnursehwouldhrecognizehthishbehaviorhashi
ndicativehofhwhichhdefensehmechanism?h
1. Displacementh
2. Projection NhhhhhhhhhhhhMhhhhhhhURSINGTB.COh
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3. Reactionhformationh
4. Sublimationh h
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_
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_ 9.hWhichhnursinghstatementhregardinghthehconcepthofhpsychosishishmosthaccurate?h
_ 1. Individualshexperiencinghpsychosesharehawarehthaththeirhbehaviorsharehmaladaptive.h
_ 2. Individualshexperiencinghpsychoseshexperiencehlittlehdistress.h
_h 3. Individualshexperiencinghpsychosesharehawarehofhexperiencinghpsychologicalhproblems.h 4.
Individualshexperiencinghpsychosesharehbasedhinhreality.h h h
_ 10.hWhenhunderhstress,hahclienthroutinelyhuseshalcoholhtohexcess.hWhenhthehclient’shhusbandhfindshherhdrunk,htheh
_ husbandhyellshaththehclienthabouthherhchronichalcoholhabuse.hWhichhactionhalertshthehnursehtohthehclient’shus
_ ehofhthehdefensehmechanismhofhdenial?h
_h 1. Thehclienthhideshliquorhbottleshinhahcloset.h
2. Thehclienthyellshathherhsonhforhslouchinghinhhishchair.h
3. Thehclienthburnshdinnerhonhpurpose.h
4. Thehclienthsayshtohthehspouse,h“Ihdon’thdrinkhtoohmuch!”h
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_ 11.hDevastatedhbyhahdivorcehfromhanhabusivehhusband,hahwifehcompleteshgriefhcounseling.hWhichhstatementhbyht
_ hehwifehwouldhindicatehtohahnursehthaththehclienthishinhthehacceptancehstagehofhgrief?h
_ 1. “Ifhonlyhwehcouldhhavehtriedhagain,hthingshmighthhavehworkedhout.”h
_h 2. “IhamhsohmadhthaththehchildrenhandhIhhadhtohputhuphwithhhimhashlonghashwehdid.”h
3. “Yes,hithwashahdifficulthrelationship,hbuthIhthinkhIhhavehlearnedhfromhtheh experience.”h
4. “I have a difficult time getting out of bed most days.”
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___ 12.hAccordinghtohMaslow’shhierarchyhofhneeds,hwhichhclienthactionhwouldhdemonstratehthehhighesthachieveme
_h nthinhtermshofhmentalhhealth?h
1. Maintaininghahlong-term,hfaithful,hintimatehrelationshiph
2. Achievinghahsensehofhself-confidenceh
3. Possessinghahfeelinghofhself-fulfillmenthandhrealizinghfullhpotentialh
4. Developinghahsensehofhpurposehandhthehabilityhtohdirecthactivitiesh h h
___ 13.hAccordinghtohMaslow’shhierarchyhofhneeds,hwhichhsituationhonhanhinpatienthpsychiatrichunithwouldhrequire
_h hpriorityhinterventionhbyhahnurse?h
1. Ahclienthrudelyhcomplaininghabouthlimitedhvisitinghhoursh
2. Ahclienthexhibitinghaggressivehbehaviorhtowardhanotherhclienth
3. Ahclienthstatinghthathnohonehcaresh
4. A client verbalizing feelings of failure
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MultiplehResponseh
Identifyhonehorhmorehchoiceshthathbesthcompletehthehstatementhorhanswerhthehquestion.h
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___ 14.hWhichhdescribeshahdefensehmechanismhanhindividualhmayhusehtohrelievehanxietyhinhahstressfulhsituation?h(S
_h electhallhthathapply.)h
1. Homeworkh
2. Smokingh hhhhhhhhhhhhM NURSINGTB.CO
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3. Itchingh
4. Nailhbitingh
5. Sleeping
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