Mental Health Test Bank questions
and answers graded A+
C. Epidemiology - correct answer ✔✔ The quantitative study of the distribution of mental
disorders in human populations is called which of the following?
A. Mortality
B. Prevalence
C. Epidemiology
D. Clinical epidemiology
A. It is a medical psychiatric assessment system. - correct answer ✔✔ Which statement
best describes the DSM-5?
A.It is a medical psychiatric assessment system.
B.It is a compendium of treatment modalities.
C.It offers a complete list of nursing diagnoses.
D.It suggests common interventions for mental disorders.
A.Biological influences - correct answer ✔✔ Current information suggests that the most
disabling mental disorders are the result of which of the following?
A.Biological influences
,B.Psychological trauma
C.Learned ways of behaving
D.Faulty patterns of early nurturance
C."We have the specialized skills needed to care for people with mental illnesses." - correct
answer ✔✔ A nurse's identification badge includes the term, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse. A
patient with a history of paranoia asks,
"What does that title mean?" The nurse responds best by answering with which of the
following?
A."Don't be afraid; it means I'm here to help, not hurt, you."
B."Psychiatric mental health nurses care for people with mental illnesses."
C."We have the specialized skills needed to care for people with mental illnesses."
D."The nurses who work in mental health facilities have that title."
B.Culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder. - correct answer ✔✔
Which statement about diagnosis of a mental disorder is true?
A.The symptoms of each disorder are common among all cultures.
B.Culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder.
,C.All mental disorders listed in the DSM-5 are seen in all cultures.
D.Psychiatric diagnoses are listed separately from other physical disorders in a five-axes system.
D.Greater than the prevalence rate for generalized anxiety - correct answer ✔✔ The prevalence
rate over a 12-month period for major depressive disorder is which of the following?
A.Lower than the prevalence rate for panic disorder
B.Greater than the prevalence rate for social phobia
C.Equal to the prevalence rate for schizophrenia
D.Greater than the prevalence rate for generalized anxiety
B.Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following severe mental
illnesses are recognized across cultures?
A.Antisocial and borderline personality disorders
B.Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
C.Bulimia and anorexia nervosa
D.Amok and social phobia
, C.Custodial - correct answer ✔✔ Providing a large group of patients minimal care through
assistance with tasks such as bathing, eating, and toileting was historically referred to as what
form of care?
A.Structural
B.Moral treatment
C.Custodial
D.Asylum
B.Changes in treatment approaches meant greater needs for nursing care and assistance -
correct answer ✔✔ Asylum-based training programs began in the late 1800s in Canada. What
was the rationale for initiating psychiatric nursing training?
A.There were greater needs for custodial care
B.Changes in treatment approaches meant greater needs for nursing care and assistance
C.The early feminist movement advocated for career training for women and girls
D.The moral treatment era meant that early psychotherapy strategies were desired in asylum
settings
D.Fear is a response to a specific danger; anxiety is a response to an unknown danger. - correct
answer ✔✔ Which of the following is the major distinction between fear and anxiety?
and answers graded A+
C. Epidemiology - correct answer ✔✔ The quantitative study of the distribution of mental
disorders in human populations is called which of the following?
A. Mortality
B. Prevalence
C. Epidemiology
D. Clinical epidemiology
A. It is a medical psychiatric assessment system. - correct answer ✔✔ Which statement
best describes the DSM-5?
A.It is a medical psychiatric assessment system.
B.It is a compendium of treatment modalities.
C.It offers a complete list of nursing diagnoses.
D.It suggests common interventions for mental disorders.
A.Biological influences - correct answer ✔✔ Current information suggests that the most
disabling mental disorders are the result of which of the following?
A.Biological influences
,B.Psychological trauma
C.Learned ways of behaving
D.Faulty patterns of early nurturance
C."We have the specialized skills needed to care for people with mental illnesses." - correct
answer ✔✔ A nurse's identification badge includes the term, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse. A
patient with a history of paranoia asks,
"What does that title mean?" The nurse responds best by answering with which of the
following?
A."Don't be afraid; it means I'm here to help, not hurt, you."
B."Psychiatric mental health nurses care for people with mental illnesses."
C."We have the specialized skills needed to care for people with mental illnesses."
D."The nurses who work in mental health facilities have that title."
B.Culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder. - correct answer ✔✔
Which statement about diagnosis of a mental disorder is true?
A.The symptoms of each disorder are common among all cultures.
B.Culture may cause variations in symptoms for each clinical disorder.
,C.All mental disorders listed in the DSM-5 are seen in all cultures.
D.Psychiatric diagnoses are listed separately from other physical disorders in a five-axes system.
D.Greater than the prevalence rate for generalized anxiety - correct answer ✔✔ The prevalence
rate over a 12-month period for major depressive disorder is which of the following?
A.Lower than the prevalence rate for panic disorder
B.Greater than the prevalence rate for social phobia
C.Equal to the prevalence rate for schizophrenia
D.Greater than the prevalence rate for generalized anxiety
B.Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following severe mental
illnesses are recognized across cultures?
A.Antisocial and borderline personality disorders
B.Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
C.Bulimia and anorexia nervosa
D.Amok and social phobia
, C.Custodial - correct answer ✔✔ Providing a large group of patients minimal care through
assistance with tasks such as bathing, eating, and toileting was historically referred to as what
form of care?
A.Structural
B.Moral treatment
C.Custodial
D.Asylum
B.Changes in treatment approaches meant greater needs for nursing care and assistance -
correct answer ✔✔ Asylum-based training programs began in the late 1800s in Canada. What
was the rationale for initiating psychiatric nursing training?
A.There were greater needs for custodial care
B.Changes in treatment approaches meant greater needs for nursing care and assistance
C.The early feminist movement advocated for career training for women and girls
D.The moral treatment era meant that early psychotherapy strategies were desired in asylum
settings
D.Fear is a response to a specific danger; anxiety is a response to an unknown danger. - correct
answer ✔✔ Which of the following is the major distinction between fear and anxiety?
