Exam #1 Mental Health questions fully
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B. Resilience - correct answer ✔✔ 1. One characteristic of mental health that allows people to
adapt to tragedies, trauma, and loss is:
A. Dependence
B. Resilience
C. Pessimism
D. Altruism
D. In believing only the biological model, other influences on mental health including cultural,
environmental, social, and spiritual influences are not taken into account. - correct answer ✔✔
2. You and Jack are two of the nurses working on the psychiatric unit. Jack mentions to you that
the biological model for mental illness is the one he embraces, and states "it's the only one I
really believe." Which of the following statements is true regarding believing in only the
biological model?
A. The biological model is the oldest and most reliable model for explaining mental illness.
B. The biological model does not explain every symptom of mental illness.
C. The biological model is the most popular theory among leading psychiatrists and therefore
the one that should be fully embraced.
D. In believing only the biological model, other influences on mental health including cultural,
environmental, social, and spiritual influences are not taken into account.
C. Serotonin/Norepinephrine - correct answer ✔✔ 3. Vanessa's provider writes orders including
medication to treat her depression. Based on current understanding of brain physiology, which
of the following neurotransmitters would you expect to see targeted c the medication ordered?
A. Dopamine
B. GABA
,C. Serotonin/Norepinephrine
D. Acetylcholine
A. Break-away closet bars to prevent hanging - correct answer ✔✔ 4. Which of the following
structural safety precautions is most important to prevent the most common type of inpatient
suicides?
A. Break-away closet bars to prevent hanging
B. Bedroom and dining areas with locked windows to prevent jumping
C. Double-locked doors to prevent escaping from the unit
D. Platform beds to prevent crush injuries
B. somatization - correct answer ✔✔ 5. Josefina Juarez, aged 36 years, comes to the mental
health clinic where you work after being referred by her primary care provider. Josefina came to
live in the US from Brazil 5 years ago. She is now a single mother to 6 children, ages 2 to 15,
following the death of her husband last year. During the initial intake assessment, Josefina tells
you her problem is that she has headaches and backaches "almost every day" and "can't sleep
at night." She shakes her head no and looks away when asked about anxiety or depression and
states she does not know why she was referred to the mental health clinic. You recognize that
Josefina may be exhibiting:
A. regression.
B. somatization.
C. enculturation.
D. assimilation.
B. Least restrictive alternative doctrine - correct answer ✔✔ 6. You are working on an inpatient
psychiatric unit and caring for Elizabeth, who is becoming agitated. You speak with Elizabeth one
to one in a private setting, finding out the reason for the agitation, and then assist Elizabeth
with ways to calm down, possibly including prn medication to prevent further escalation of
Elizabeth's agitation, which could lead to seclusion and/or restraints. You are making care
decisions based on:
A. Writ of habeas corpus
, B. Least restrictive alternative doctrine
C. Veracity
D. Bioethics
B. Spiritual distress - correct answer ✔✔ 7. Joel is a 43-year-old patient being seen in the mental
health clinical c depression. Joel states "I have always been a practicing Jew, but in the past few
mos. I am questioning everything. I just don't know if I believe in it anymore. Which of the
following nursing diagnoses best describes Joel's comment?
A. Ineffective coping
B. Spiritual distress
C. Risk for self-harm
D. Hopelessness
C. "Emma, that must have been such a hard situation to deal with." - correct answer ✔✔ 8. Your
patient, Emma, is crying in your one-to-one session while telling you of her father's recent death
from a car accident. Which of the following responses illustrates empathy?
A. "Emma, I'm so sorry. My father died 2 years ago, so I know how you are feeling."
B. "Emma, you need to focus on yourself right now. You deserve to take time just for you."
C. "Emma, that must have been such a hard situation to deal with."
D. "Emma, I know that you will get over this. It just takes time."
C. Nonverbal and verbal communication may be different; nurses must pay attention to the
nonverbal communication being presented to get an accurate message. - correct answer ✔✔ 9.
You enter the room of Andrea, a patient on the psychiatric unit. Andrea is sitting with her arms
crossed over her chest and her left leg rapidly moving up and down, and she has an angry
expression on her face. When you approach her, she states harshly, "I'm fine! Everything's
great." Which of the following is true regarding verbal and nonverbal communication?
A. Verbal communication is always more accurate than nonverbal communication.
B. Verbal communication is more straightforward, whereas nonverbal communication does not
portray what a person is thinking.
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B. Resilience - correct answer ✔✔ 1. One characteristic of mental health that allows people to
adapt to tragedies, trauma, and loss is:
A. Dependence
B. Resilience
C. Pessimism
D. Altruism
D. In believing only the biological model, other influences on mental health including cultural,
environmental, social, and spiritual influences are not taken into account. - correct answer ✔✔
2. You and Jack are two of the nurses working on the psychiatric unit. Jack mentions to you that
the biological model for mental illness is the one he embraces, and states "it's the only one I
really believe." Which of the following statements is true regarding believing in only the
biological model?
A. The biological model is the oldest and most reliable model for explaining mental illness.
B. The biological model does not explain every symptom of mental illness.
C. The biological model is the most popular theory among leading psychiatrists and therefore
the one that should be fully embraced.
D. In believing only the biological model, other influences on mental health including cultural,
environmental, social, and spiritual influences are not taken into account.
C. Serotonin/Norepinephrine - correct answer ✔✔ 3. Vanessa's provider writes orders including
medication to treat her depression. Based on current understanding of brain physiology, which
of the following neurotransmitters would you expect to see targeted c the medication ordered?
A. Dopamine
B. GABA
,C. Serotonin/Norepinephrine
D. Acetylcholine
A. Break-away closet bars to prevent hanging - correct answer ✔✔ 4. Which of the following
structural safety precautions is most important to prevent the most common type of inpatient
suicides?
A. Break-away closet bars to prevent hanging
B. Bedroom and dining areas with locked windows to prevent jumping
C. Double-locked doors to prevent escaping from the unit
D. Platform beds to prevent crush injuries
B. somatization - correct answer ✔✔ 5. Josefina Juarez, aged 36 years, comes to the mental
health clinic where you work after being referred by her primary care provider. Josefina came to
live in the US from Brazil 5 years ago. She is now a single mother to 6 children, ages 2 to 15,
following the death of her husband last year. During the initial intake assessment, Josefina tells
you her problem is that she has headaches and backaches "almost every day" and "can't sleep
at night." She shakes her head no and looks away when asked about anxiety or depression and
states she does not know why she was referred to the mental health clinic. You recognize that
Josefina may be exhibiting:
A. regression.
B. somatization.
C. enculturation.
D. assimilation.
B. Least restrictive alternative doctrine - correct answer ✔✔ 6. You are working on an inpatient
psychiatric unit and caring for Elizabeth, who is becoming agitated. You speak with Elizabeth one
to one in a private setting, finding out the reason for the agitation, and then assist Elizabeth
with ways to calm down, possibly including prn medication to prevent further escalation of
Elizabeth's agitation, which could lead to seclusion and/or restraints. You are making care
decisions based on:
A. Writ of habeas corpus
, B. Least restrictive alternative doctrine
C. Veracity
D. Bioethics
B. Spiritual distress - correct answer ✔✔ 7. Joel is a 43-year-old patient being seen in the mental
health clinical c depression. Joel states "I have always been a practicing Jew, but in the past few
mos. I am questioning everything. I just don't know if I believe in it anymore. Which of the
following nursing diagnoses best describes Joel's comment?
A. Ineffective coping
B. Spiritual distress
C. Risk for self-harm
D. Hopelessness
C. "Emma, that must have been such a hard situation to deal with." - correct answer ✔✔ 8. Your
patient, Emma, is crying in your one-to-one session while telling you of her father's recent death
from a car accident. Which of the following responses illustrates empathy?
A. "Emma, I'm so sorry. My father died 2 years ago, so I know how you are feeling."
B. "Emma, you need to focus on yourself right now. You deserve to take time just for you."
C. "Emma, that must have been such a hard situation to deal with."
D. "Emma, I know that you will get over this. It just takes time."
C. Nonverbal and verbal communication may be different; nurses must pay attention to the
nonverbal communication being presented to get an accurate message. - correct answer ✔✔ 9.
You enter the room of Andrea, a patient on the psychiatric unit. Andrea is sitting with her arms
crossed over her chest and her left leg rapidly moving up and down, and she has an angry
expression on her face. When you approach her, she states harshly, "I'm fine! Everything's
great." Which of the following is true regarding verbal and nonverbal communication?
A. Verbal communication is always more accurate than nonverbal communication.
B. Verbal communication is more straightforward, whereas nonverbal communication does not
portray what a person is thinking.
