Mental Health Nursing - NUR - 330 – A QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
____________ can be increased, flat, or blunted. The nurse
determines whether the emotional response is appropriate for the
situation. For example, an inappropriate response is shown by a
patient who has an extreme reaction to the death of the victims
of the September 11 tragedy as if the victims were personal
friends. Another patient said that his life stopped when the
World Trade Center towers came down. He could not eat or
sleep for weeks afterward. Correct Answers Intensity
______________ can be mobile (normal) or labile. If a patient
reports feeling happy one minute and reduced to tears the next,
the person probably has an unstable mood. During the interview,
the nurse should look for rapid mood changes that indicate
lability of mood. A patient who exhibits intense, frequently
shifting emotional extremes has a labile affect. Correct Answers
Stability
10 Guiding Principles of Recovery: Correct Answers -
Recovery emerges from hope: the belief that recovery is real
provides the essential and motivating message of a better future
--- that people can and do overcome the internal and external
challenges, barriers, and obstacles that confront them.
- Recovery is person -driven: Self-determination and self-
direction are the foundations for recovery, as individuals define
their own life goals and design their unique path(s).
,- Recovery occurs via many pathways: Individuals are unique
with distinct needs, strengths, preferences, goals, culture, and
backgrounds including trauma experience that affect and
determine their pathways(s) to recovery. Abstinence is the safest
approach for those with substance use disorders.
- Recovery is holistic: Recovery encompasses an individual's
whole life, including mind, body, spirit, and community. The
array of services and supports available should be integrated and
coordinated.
- Recovery is supported by peers and allies: Mutual support and
mutual aid groups, including the sharing of experiential
knowledge and skills, as well as social learning, play an
invaluable role in recovery.
- Recovery is supported through relationships and social
networks: An important factor in the recovery process is the
presence and involvement of people who believe in the person's
ability to recover; who offer hope, support, and encouragement;
and who also suggest strategies and resources for change.
- Recovery is culturally-based and influenced: Culture and
cultural background in all of its diverse representations
including values, traditions, and beliefs are key in determining a
person's journey and unique pathway to recovery.
,- Recovery is supported by addressing trauma: Services and
supports should be trauma-informed to foster safety (physical
and emotional) and trust, as well as to promote
2 ways to counteract the negative effects of stigma is to: Correct
Answers 1. have contact with the stigmatized group.
2. use non-stigmatizing language: Just as a person with diabetes
mellitus should nit be referred to as a "diabetic" but rather as a
"person with diabetes", a person with a mental disorder should
never be referred to as a "schizophrenic" or "bipolar" but rather
as a "person with schizophrenia".
Using words such as "psycho, nuts, funny farm, and maniac"
reinforces negative incompetent perpetuate negative myths.
3 TYPES of Anxiety are: Correct Answers - Normal
- Acute (immediate state)
- Chronic (sustained trait)
37.4% of African Americans live below the poverty level, as do
34.3% of: Correct Answers Hispanic Americans.
A breach of confidentiality occurs when a nurse divulges a
patient's personal information without the patient's consent.
Examples of a breach in confidentiality include discussing a
patient's problem with one of his or her relatives without the
patient's: Correct Answers consent and sharing patient
information with another health professional who is not involved
, in the patient's care when the individual has not given
permission for the information to be shared.
A mental illness or mental disorder is a: Correct Answers
SYNDROME
A person cannot be healthy without being: Correct Answers
"mentally" healthy
A stress response includes simultaneous physiologic and
emotional responses. The physiologic stress responses were
previously discussed. Emotional responses to stress depend on
the significance of the event experience. It is now known that
people experience stress differently depending on their gender.
Whereas males are more likely to respond to stress with a fight-
or-flight response, females have less aggressive responses; they
"tend and befriend" Correct Answers
A syndrome is: Correct Answers a set of symptoms that cluster
together that may have multiple causes and may represent
several different disease states that have not yet been defined.
A useful approach to measuring self-concept is asking the
patient to draw a self-portrait. For many patients, drawing is
much easier than writing and serves as an excellent technique
for monitoring changes. Interpretation of self-concept from
drawings focuses on size, color, level of detail, pressure, line
quality, symmetry, and placement. Low self-esteem is expressed
by: Correct Answers small size, lack of color variation, and
sparse details in the drawing. Powerlessness and feelings of
inadequacy are expressed through a lack of a head, a mouth,
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
____________ can be increased, flat, or blunted. The nurse
determines whether the emotional response is appropriate for the
situation. For example, an inappropriate response is shown by a
patient who has an extreme reaction to the death of the victims
of the September 11 tragedy as if the victims were personal
friends. Another patient said that his life stopped when the
World Trade Center towers came down. He could not eat or
sleep for weeks afterward. Correct Answers Intensity
______________ can be mobile (normal) or labile. If a patient
reports feeling happy one minute and reduced to tears the next,
the person probably has an unstable mood. During the interview,
the nurse should look for rapid mood changes that indicate
lability of mood. A patient who exhibits intense, frequently
shifting emotional extremes has a labile affect. Correct Answers
Stability
10 Guiding Principles of Recovery: Correct Answers -
Recovery emerges from hope: the belief that recovery is real
provides the essential and motivating message of a better future
--- that people can and do overcome the internal and external
challenges, barriers, and obstacles that confront them.
- Recovery is person -driven: Self-determination and self-
direction are the foundations for recovery, as individuals define
their own life goals and design their unique path(s).
,- Recovery occurs via many pathways: Individuals are unique
with distinct needs, strengths, preferences, goals, culture, and
backgrounds including trauma experience that affect and
determine their pathways(s) to recovery. Abstinence is the safest
approach for those with substance use disorders.
- Recovery is holistic: Recovery encompasses an individual's
whole life, including mind, body, spirit, and community. The
array of services and supports available should be integrated and
coordinated.
- Recovery is supported by peers and allies: Mutual support and
mutual aid groups, including the sharing of experiential
knowledge and skills, as well as social learning, play an
invaluable role in recovery.
- Recovery is supported through relationships and social
networks: An important factor in the recovery process is the
presence and involvement of people who believe in the person's
ability to recover; who offer hope, support, and encouragement;
and who also suggest strategies and resources for change.
- Recovery is culturally-based and influenced: Culture and
cultural background in all of its diverse representations
including values, traditions, and beliefs are key in determining a
person's journey and unique pathway to recovery.
,- Recovery is supported by addressing trauma: Services and
supports should be trauma-informed to foster safety (physical
and emotional) and trust, as well as to promote
2 ways to counteract the negative effects of stigma is to: Correct
Answers 1. have contact with the stigmatized group.
2. use non-stigmatizing language: Just as a person with diabetes
mellitus should nit be referred to as a "diabetic" but rather as a
"person with diabetes", a person with a mental disorder should
never be referred to as a "schizophrenic" or "bipolar" but rather
as a "person with schizophrenia".
Using words such as "psycho, nuts, funny farm, and maniac"
reinforces negative incompetent perpetuate negative myths.
3 TYPES of Anxiety are: Correct Answers - Normal
- Acute (immediate state)
- Chronic (sustained trait)
37.4% of African Americans live below the poverty level, as do
34.3% of: Correct Answers Hispanic Americans.
A breach of confidentiality occurs when a nurse divulges a
patient's personal information without the patient's consent.
Examples of a breach in confidentiality include discussing a
patient's problem with one of his or her relatives without the
patient's: Correct Answers consent and sharing patient
information with another health professional who is not involved
, in the patient's care when the individual has not given
permission for the information to be shared.
A mental illness or mental disorder is a: Correct Answers
SYNDROME
A person cannot be healthy without being: Correct Answers
"mentally" healthy
A stress response includes simultaneous physiologic and
emotional responses. The physiologic stress responses were
previously discussed. Emotional responses to stress depend on
the significance of the event experience. It is now known that
people experience stress differently depending on their gender.
Whereas males are more likely to respond to stress with a fight-
or-flight response, females have less aggressive responses; they
"tend and befriend" Correct Answers
A syndrome is: Correct Answers a set of symptoms that cluster
together that may have multiple causes and may represent
several different disease states that have not yet been defined.
A useful approach to measuring self-concept is asking the
patient to draw a self-portrait. For many patients, drawing is
much easier than writing and serves as an excellent technique
for monitoring changes. Interpretation of self-concept from
drawings focuses on size, color, level of detail, pressure, line
quality, symmetry, and placement. Low self-esteem is expressed
by: Correct Answers small size, lack of color variation, and
sparse details in the drawing. Powerlessness and feelings of
inadequacy are expressed through a lack of a head, a mouth,
