NUR 2459 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
EXAM 1
Hippocrates theorized that mental illness was caused by irregularity in
interactions of what body fluid?
blood, black bile, yellow bile and phlegm
Benjamin Rush, often called the father of American psychiatry. Although he
included kindness, exercise and socialization in his care, he also employed what?
bloodletting, purging, various types of physical restraints, and extremes of temperatures
The emergence of psychiatric nursing began in _________ with the graduation of
Linda Richards the first psychiatric nurse from the nursing program a the New
England hospital for women and children in Boston
1873
The 19th century brought the establishment of a system of state asylums, largely
the result of the work of whom?
Dorothea Dix
With the increasing need for psychiatric care in the aftermath of WWII, the
governent passed the National Mental Health Act of ______?
1946
Significant change in psychiatric nursing education did not occur until 1955,
when incorporation of psychiatric nursing into the curricula became a
requirement for all undergraduate schools of nursing
1955
Early 1950s the use of the ______ was discovered to help control behaviors to
control and improve / clear thinking
Phenothiazine (Thorazine)
Therapeutic care reverted to custodial care in state hospitals, which provided the
largest resource for individuals with mental illness until the initiation of the
community health movement of the ________.
1960s
Mentally ill clinets in asylums had received what type of care prior to the 1950s?
Custodial care
, Somatic therapy as a nursing intervention included what type of treatments?
Insulin and ECT
Who was responsible for developing the theory of "Interpersonal relationships"?
Hildegard Peplau
With the increasing need for psychiatric care in the aftermath of
_______________, the government passed the national alliance for mental health
act of 1946
WWII
Which of the following is a grass roots organization that seeks to improve quality
of life for persons with mental illness?
National alliance on mental illness (NAMI)
A man who has a bad day at the office and comes home shouting at his wife and
kids is demonstrating the defense mechanism of
Displacement
Altruism
dealing with stress by reaching out to others
Compensation
Emphasizing strengths to make up for weaknesses
(EX: A skinny, nonathletic child becomes a chess champion)
Conversion
Unconscious development of physical manifestations not caused by a physical illness.
Denial
Refusing to acknowledge the real situation or feelings associated with it.
(EX: An alcoholic man refuses to believe that he has a problem, in spite of evidence
otherwise)
Displacement
Transfer feeling from one target to another that is considered less threat.
Dissociation
Creating temporary compartmentalization, or lack of connection between the person's
identity, memory on how they perceive the environment.
Identification
EXAM 1
Hippocrates theorized that mental illness was caused by irregularity in
interactions of what body fluid?
blood, black bile, yellow bile and phlegm
Benjamin Rush, often called the father of American psychiatry. Although he
included kindness, exercise and socialization in his care, he also employed what?
bloodletting, purging, various types of physical restraints, and extremes of temperatures
The emergence of psychiatric nursing began in _________ with the graduation of
Linda Richards the first psychiatric nurse from the nursing program a the New
England hospital for women and children in Boston
1873
The 19th century brought the establishment of a system of state asylums, largely
the result of the work of whom?
Dorothea Dix
With the increasing need for psychiatric care in the aftermath of WWII, the
governent passed the National Mental Health Act of ______?
1946
Significant change in psychiatric nursing education did not occur until 1955,
when incorporation of psychiatric nursing into the curricula became a
requirement for all undergraduate schools of nursing
1955
Early 1950s the use of the ______ was discovered to help control behaviors to
control and improve / clear thinking
Phenothiazine (Thorazine)
Therapeutic care reverted to custodial care in state hospitals, which provided the
largest resource for individuals with mental illness until the initiation of the
community health movement of the ________.
1960s
Mentally ill clinets in asylums had received what type of care prior to the 1950s?
Custodial care
, Somatic therapy as a nursing intervention included what type of treatments?
Insulin and ECT
Who was responsible for developing the theory of "Interpersonal relationships"?
Hildegard Peplau
With the increasing need for psychiatric care in the aftermath of
_______________, the government passed the national alliance for mental health
act of 1946
WWII
Which of the following is a grass roots organization that seeks to improve quality
of life for persons with mental illness?
National alliance on mental illness (NAMI)
A man who has a bad day at the office and comes home shouting at his wife and
kids is demonstrating the defense mechanism of
Displacement
Altruism
dealing with stress by reaching out to others
Compensation
Emphasizing strengths to make up for weaknesses
(EX: A skinny, nonathletic child becomes a chess champion)
Conversion
Unconscious development of physical manifestations not caused by a physical illness.
Denial
Refusing to acknowledge the real situation or feelings associated with it.
(EX: An alcoholic man refuses to believe that he has a problem, in spite of evidence
otherwise)
Displacement
Transfer feeling from one target to another that is considered less threat.
Dissociation
Creating temporary compartmentalization, or lack of connection between the person's
identity, memory on how they perceive the environment.
Identification
