PSYCHIATRIC-MENTALHEALTHNURSING7TH EDITION
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Videbeck, Sheila L& Cathy J. Miller
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TEST BANK FOR PSYCHIATRIC n n n
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING 7TH
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EDITION BY VIDEBECK
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1. The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-being of a newly admitted
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client. Which of the following would the nurse identify as having a positive impact on
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the individual's mental health?
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A) Not needingothersforcompanionship n n n
B) Theability toeffectivelymanage stress n n n n
C) Afamily historyof mental illness n n n n
D) Strivingfortotalself-reliance n n
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Individual factors influencing mental health include biologic makeup, autonomy,
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independence, self-esteem,capacity forgrowth, vitality,ability to findmeaning inlife,
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emotionalresilienceor hardiness,senseofbelonging, reality orientation, andcopingor stress
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management abilities. Interpersonal factors such as intimacy and a balance of
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separatenessandconnectednessarebothneededforgoodmentalhealth,and thereforea
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healthy personwould need others forcompanionship. A family history of mental illness
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couldrelateto thebiologicmakeupofanindividual, whichmayhaveanegative impactonan
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individual'smentalhealth, aswellasanegativeimpactonanindividual's interpersonal and
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socialñcultural factors of health. Total self-reliance is not possible, and a positive
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social/cultural factor is access to adequate resources.
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2. Whichofthefollowing statementsaboutmentalillnessaretrue?Selectallthatapply.
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A) Mentalillnesscancausesignificantdistress, impaired functioning, or both.
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B) Mentalillnessisonly duetosocial/cultural factors. n n n n n n
C) Social/culturalfactors that relate to mental illnessincludeexcessivedependency on n n n n n n n n n n
or withdrawal from relationships.
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D) Individualssufferingfrommentalillnessareusuallyableto copeeffectivelywith n n n n n n n n n n
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E) Individualssuffering from mentalillness may experiencedissatisfaction with n n n n n n
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relationships and self. n n
Ans:A, D, E n n n
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Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both. Mental illness
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may be related to individual, interpersonal, or social/cultural factors. Excessive dependency
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onorwithdrawal from relationships are interpersonal factors that relate to mental illness.
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Individuals suffering from mental illness can feel overwhelmed with dailylife.
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Individualssufferingfrommentalillnessmayexperiencedissatisfactionwith relationships
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and self.
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3. Whichofthefollowing aretrueregardingmentalhealthandmentalillness?
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A) Behavior that may be viewed as acceptable in one culture is always n n n n n n n n n n n
unacceptable in other cultures.
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B) It iseasy todetermineifapersonis mentallyhealthyormentally ill.
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C) In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and social
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wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior
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and coping, positive self-concept, and emotional stability.
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D) Personswhoengageinfantasiesarementally n n n n n
ill. Ans: C
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Whatonesociety may view as acceptableand appropriatebehavior,anothersociety may see
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that as maladaptive, and inappropriate. Mental health and mental illness are difficult to
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define precisely. In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, and
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social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavior
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and coping, positive self-concept,and emotionalstability.Persons who engage in
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fantasiesmay bementallyhealthy,butthe inabilityto distinguishreality from fantasyis an
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individual factor that may contribute to mental illness.
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4. Aclientgrieving therecentlossofherhusband asksifsheisbecoming mentally ill
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because she is sosad. The nurse's best response would be,
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A) ìYou may haveatemporarymentalillness becauseyouare experiencing so much
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pain.î n
B) ìYouarenotmentallyill.This isanexpected reaction to the loss youhave n n n n n n n n n n n n n
experienced.î n
C) ìWereyougenerallydissatisfiedwithyour relationship before your husband's n n n n n n n n n
death?î n
D) ìTrynottoworry aboutthatrightnow.Youneverknowwhatthe futurebrings.î Ans: n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
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Mental illness includes general dissatisfaction with self, ineffective relationships,
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ineffectivecoping, and lack ofpersonalgrowth. Additionally thebehaviormust not be
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culturally expected. Acute grief reactions are expected and therefore not considered
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mentalillness.Falsereassuranceoroveranalysisdoes notaccuratelyaddresstheclient's
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concerns.
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