Test Bank For Foundations of Mental Health Care, 7th Edition
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Chapters with Answers and Rationals
Persons with chronic mental health problems have much higher rates of:
a. Apathy
b. Suicide
c. Homicide
d. Physical illness - ANSWER: Suicide
The process of emptying state mental health and placing mentally ill persons in the community is
known as - ANSWER: Deinstitutionalization
The experience and suffering of living with mental illness - ANSWER: is unique to each person
The client finds fault in every success she has. She is afraid to try anything new because she just
knows that she will fail because she is mentally ill. Her behavior demonstrates - ANSWER: Low self
esteem
The child has not developed the ability to respond to others . He cannot communicate his needs. He
may remain dependent upon others throughout life. He is most accurately has - ANSWER: Autism
Approximately ____ % of individuals with chronic mental illness use or abuse drugs - ANSWER: 75
The client has been diagnosed with depression for a long time. He recently started using cocaine to
help relieve his depression. The most accurate description of these behaviors is - ANSWER: Dual
diagnosis
The criterion that necessitates the need to hospitalize an individual with chronic mental health
problems occurs when his or her - ANSWER: Behaviors pose a threat
The client has schizophrenia. He has moved frequently between the community and mental health
facilities for the past 7 yrs. the clients behavior is an example of - ANSWER: Recidivism
A male client is experiencing hallucinations. The intervention that would be most helpful in controlling
the hallucinations is - ANSWER: Teaching him to use distraction techniques when experiencing
hallucinations
Neuroleptic drugs are prescribed to treat - ANSWER: psychotic disorders
Individuals with mental illness live an average of ____ years less than the general population -
ANSWER: 10-15
Individuals with schizophrenia tend to use the chemical ____ most often. - ANSWER: alcohol
A female client with a chronic mental health disorder tells the nurse that she has great difficulty every
morning getting ready for work because she cannot decide what to wear or what to eat. The client is
experiencing - ANSWER: Altered thought process
A client in an inpatient mental health setting is scheduled to be discharged with follow up at
community mental health center. His family is concerned that his inpatient stay was not long enough
and he will be re-admitted in the future. Average length of inpatient stay - ANSWER: 10 days
, The nurse is completing an admission interview with an older adult on a busy medical unit. What
action is most appropriate for the nurse to take - ANSWER: Allow the client time to respond to the
questions regarding health history.
A woman with a history of chronic mental illness was dating someone about a month before they
ended the relationship. What is the probable action the woman will take - ANSWER: Withdraw and
refuse to speak out or enter into another relationship
Which of the following clients in the community with chronic mental illness is most likely to be
compliant in taking their prescribed meds on a consistent basis - ANSWER: The client who has an
understanding of their disease and meds effect in controlling symptoms
Psychiatric rehabilitation focuses on (select all) - ANSWER: Assisting clients to cope effectively with
their life situations
Helping clients identify feelings
Assisting client with problem solving technique
Assisting with occupational and vocational training
Persons with which of the following diagnosis respond well to therapeutic interventions and may have
no further problems? (Select all ) - ANSWER: Depression
Anxiety disorder
Erratic behavioral disorder
The nurse on a mental health unit administers a med to a female client for the purpose of reducing
her psychotic symptoms and quieting her behavior - ANSWER: Chemical restraint
In the United States today, the effects of deinstitutionalization include (Select all that apply):
a. A comprehensive mental health care system
b. A decrease in the need for medical treatment
c. An increase in the jail and prison populations
d. An increase in the homeless population
e. People who cannot obtain adequate food or shelter
f. Well-adjusted people with CMI
g. Unlimited access to mental health care - ANSWER: ANS: C, D, E
Adolescents in whom diabetes is diagnosed have high rates of depression and - ANSWER: Suicide
Psychiatric rehabilitation focuses on (Select all that apply):
a. Helping clients control their behaviors
b. Assisting clients to cope effectively with their life situations
c. Helping clients identify their feelings
d. Preventing the client from harming himself or herself
e. Assisting the client with problem-solving techniques
f. Assisting with occupational and vocational training - ANSWER: ANS: B, C, E, F
Persons with which of the following diagnoses respond well to therapeutic interventions and may
have no further problems? (Select all that apply.)
a. Psychosis
b. Depression
c. Anxiety disorders
d. Schizophrenia
e. Phobias
f. Erratic behavioral disorder - ANSWER: ANS: B, C, E
Infants who experience nurturing environments develop the ability to:
a. Test others.
b. Trust others.
(Morrison-Valfre, 2021), 9780323661829 Chapter 1-33 | All
Chapters with Answers and Rationals
Persons with chronic mental health problems have much higher rates of:
a. Apathy
b. Suicide
c. Homicide
d. Physical illness - ANSWER: Suicide
The process of emptying state mental health and placing mentally ill persons in the community is
known as - ANSWER: Deinstitutionalization
The experience and suffering of living with mental illness - ANSWER: is unique to each person
The client finds fault in every success she has. She is afraid to try anything new because she just
knows that she will fail because she is mentally ill. Her behavior demonstrates - ANSWER: Low self
esteem
The child has not developed the ability to respond to others . He cannot communicate his needs. He
may remain dependent upon others throughout life. He is most accurately has - ANSWER: Autism
Approximately ____ % of individuals with chronic mental illness use or abuse drugs - ANSWER: 75
The client has been diagnosed with depression for a long time. He recently started using cocaine to
help relieve his depression. The most accurate description of these behaviors is - ANSWER: Dual
diagnosis
The criterion that necessitates the need to hospitalize an individual with chronic mental health
problems occurs when his or her - ANSWER: Behaviors pose a threat
The client has schizophrenia. He has moved frequently between the community and mental health
facilities for the past 7 yrs. the clients behavior is an example of - ANSWER: Recidivism
A male client is experiencing hallucinations. The intervention that would be most helpful in controlling
the hallucinations is - ANSWER: Teaching him to use distraction techniques when experiencing
hallucinations
Neuroleptic drugs are prescribed to treat - ANSWER: psychotic disorders
Individuals with mental illness live an average of ____ years less than the general population -
ANSWER: 10-15
Individuals with schizophrenia tend to use the chemical ____ most often. - ANSWER: alcohol
A female client with a chronic mental health disorder tells the nurse that she has great difficulty every
morning getting ready for work because she cannot decide what to wear or what to eat. The client is
experiencing - ANSWER: Altered thought process
A client in an inpatient mental health setting is scheduled to be discharged with follow up at
community mental health center. His family is concerned that his inpatient stay was not long enough
and he will be re-admitted in the future. Average length of inpatient stay - ANSWER: 10 days
, The nurse is completing an admission interview with an older adult on a busy medical unit. What
action is most appropriate for the nurse to take - ANSWER: Allow the client time to respond to the
questions regarding health history.
A woman with a history of chronic mental illness was dating someone about a month before they
ended the relationship. What is the probable action the woman will take - ANSWER: Withdraw and
refuse to speak out or enter into another relationship
Which of the following clients in the community with chronic mental illness is most likely to be
compliant in taking their prescribed meds on a consistent basis - ANSWER: The client who has an
understanding of their disease and meds effect in controlling symptoms
Psychiatric rehabilitation focuses on (select all) - ANSWER: Assisting clients to cope effectively with
their life situations
Helping clients identify feelings
Assisting client with problem solving technique
Assisting with occupational and vocational training
Persons with which of the following diagnosis respond well to therapeutic interventions and may have
no further problems? (Select all ) - ANSWER: Depression
Anxiety disorder
Erratic behavioral disorder
The nurse on a mental health unit administers a med to a female client for the purpose of reducing
her psychotic symptoms and quieting her behavior - ANSWER: Chemical restraint
In the United States today, the effects of deinstitutionalization include (Select all that apply):
a. A comprehensive mental health care system
b. A decrease in the need for medical treatment
c. An increase in the jail and prison populations
d. An increase in the homeless population
e. People who cannot obtain adequate food or shelter
f. Well-adjusted people with CMI
g. Unlimited access to mental health care - ANSWER: ANS: C, D, E
Adolescents in whom diabetes is diagnosed have high rates of depression and - ANSWER: Suicide
Psychiatric rehabilitation focuses on (Select all that apply):
a. Helping clients control their behaviors
b. Assisting clients to cope effectively with their life situations
c. Helping clients identify their feelings
d. Preventing the client from harming himself or herself
e. Assisting the client with problem-solving techniques
f. Assisting with occupational and vocational training - ANSWER: ANS: B, C, E, F
Persons with which of the following diagnoses respond well to therapeutic interventions and may
have no further problems? (Select all that apply.)
a. Psychosis
b. Depression
c. Anxiety disorders
d. Schizophrenia
e. Phobias
f. Erratic behavioral disorder - ANSWER: ANS: B, C, E
Infants who experience nurturing environments develop the ability to:
a. Test others.
b. Trust others.
