Foundations of Mental Health Care, 8th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01: The History of Mental Health Care.................................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 02: Current Mental Health Care Systems .............................................................................................................. 12
Chapter 03: Ethical and Legal Issues................................................................................................................................... 21
Chapter 04: Sociocultural Issues ......................................................................................................................................... 31
Chapter 05: Theories and Therapies .................................................................................................................................... 40
Chapter 06: Complementary and Alternative Therapies ..................................................................................................... 49
Chapter 07: Psychotherapeutic Drug Therapy .................................................................................................................... 59
Chapter 8: Skills and Principles of Mental Health CareTest Bank ...................................................................................... 68
Chapter 9: Therapeutic CommunicationTest Bank .............................................................................................................. 78
Chapter 10: Mental Health Assessment SkillsTest Bank........................................................................................................ 88
Chapter 11: The Therapeutic RelationshipTest Bank ................................................................................................................ 97
Chapter 12: The Therapeutic EnvironmentTest Bank .......................................................................................................... 107
Chapter 13: Problems of ChildhoodTest Bank ................................................................................................................... 117
Chapter 14: Problems of AdolescenceTest Bank ............................................................................................................... 126
Chapter 15: Problems of AdulthoodTest Bank .................................................................................................................. 135
Chapter 16: Problems of Late AdulthoodTest Bank............................................................................................................. 144
Chapter 17: Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, and DementiaTest Bank .............................................................. 152
Chapter 18: Managing AnxietyTest Bank.......................................................................................................................... 161
Chapter 19: Illness and HospitalizationTest Bank ............................................................................................................. 170
Chapter 20: Loss and GriefTest Bank ................................................................................................................................ 179
Chapter 21: Depression and Other Mood DisordersTest Bank .......................................................................................... 188
Chapter 22: Physical Problems, Psychological SourcesTest Bank..................................................................................... 196
Chapter 23: Eating and Sleeping DisordersTest Bank ....................................................................................................... 204
Chapter 24: Dissociative DisordersTest Bank.................................................................................................................... 212
Chapter 25: Anger and AggressionTest Bank ...................................................................................................................... 221
Chapter 26: Outward-Focused Emotions: ViolenceTest Bank.............................................................................................. 229
Chapter 27: Inward-Focused Emotions: SuicideTest Bank ............................................................................................... 238
Chapter 28: Substance-Related DisordersTest Bank ......................................................................................................... 246
Chapter 29: Sexual DisordersTest Bank ............................................................................................................................ 254
Chapter 30: Personality DisordersTest Bank ....................................................................................................................... 263
Chapter 31: Schizophrenia and Other PsychosesTest Bank ............................................................................................... 272
Chapter 32: Chronic Mental Health DisordersTest Bank................................................................................................... 280
Chapter 33: Challenges for the FutureTest Bank ............................................................................................................... 288
,Chapter 01: The History of Mental Health Care
Morrison-Valfre: Foundations of Mental Health Care, 8th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational soul controlled the
irrational soul could be compared with the belief of the more recent psychological theorist:
a. Freud
b. Pinel
c. Fisher
d. Rush
ANS: A
Sigmund Freud believed that mental illness was, in part, caused by forces both within and
outside the personality. Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of mentally ill individuals as
human beings in need of medical assistance. Alice Fisher was a Florence Nightingale nurse
who cared for the mentally ill, and Dr. Benjamin Rush was the author of the book Diseases of
the Mind.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4
OBJ: 2 TOP: Early Years of Mental Health
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
2. During the mid-1500s, behaviors associated with mental illness were more accurately
recorded by professionals. This practice led to for different abnormal
behaviors.
a. Classifications
b. Diagnosing
c. Treatment
d. Education
ANS: A
Classification of abnormal behaviors did not begin until this time, after the practice of more
accurate recording of behaviors was begun. Diagnoses, treatment guidelines, and any
education regarding mental health disorders were not available during this period.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 5
OBJ: 3 TOP: Mental Illness During the Renaissance
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
3. During the latter part of the eighteenth century, psychiatry became a separate branch of
medicine, and inhumane treatment was greatly diminished by the French hospital director:
a. Dix
b. Beers
c. Pinel
d. Carter
ANS: C
, Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of the mentally ill, as well as proper treatment. Dorothea
Dix crusaded for construction of mental health hospitals. Clifford Beers wrote the book A
Mind That Found Itself. President Jimmy Carter established the President’s Commission on
Mental Health in 1978.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 5
OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Eighteenth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
4. In 1841, surveyed asylums, jails, and almshouses throughout the United
States, Canada, and Scotland and is credited with bringing about public awareness and reform
for the care of the mentally ill.
a. Sigmund Freud
b. John Cade
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Dorothea Dix
ANS: D
Dorothea Dix spent 20 years surveying facilities that housed mentally ill individuals and is
credited with major changes in the care of the mentally ill. Sigmund Freud introduced the
concept of psychoanalysis, John Cade discovered lithium carbonate for the treatment of
bipolar disorder, and Florence Nightingale trained nurses in England in the 1800s.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 6
OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Nineteenth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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d. Removing the stigma attached to mental illness
ANS: D
Clifford Beers’ book reflected on his attempt at suicide followed by the deplorable care he
received for the next 3 years in mental hospitals. Beers’ work and book raised the
consciousness of people throughout the country regarding prevention and removal of the
stigma of having a mental illness. Early detection of symptoms, education of caregivers, and
current treatment options regarding mental illness were not the focus of his book, nor were
they a priority for the Committee for Mental Hygiene.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 6
OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Twentieth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
6. During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused clients to fall into a coma
that could last as long as 50 hours?
a. Electroconvulsive therapy
b. Insulin therapy
c. Humoral therapy