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C. - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...2. An outcome for S is that she
will demonstrate mentally healthy behavior. Which
behavior indicates the outcome is being met?
a. She is aggressive in meeting her needs without
considering the rights of others.
b. She behaves without considering the consequences of
her actions.
c. She sees herself as approaching her ideals, and as
capable of meeting demands.
d. She passively allows others to assume responsibility
for major areas of her life.
b - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...3. Strength of the multiaxial DSM-
IV is that
it:
a. includes nursing as well as medical diagnoses
b. assessments of several aspects of functioning are
made
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c. it employs the framework of a specific theory
d. plans for treatment and evaluation are included
d - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...4. The nurse must assess the
mental health or mental illness of several new clients at
the mental health clinic. Some of the traits of mental
health include:
a. Accurate appraisal of reality
b. Ability to work and be productive
c. Ability to control one's own behavior
d. All of the above
b - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...5. B tells the nurse, "I'm a real
freak. I'm a psychiatric patient, in and out of hospitals all
the time. None of my friends or relatives is crazy like
this." What reply would help B understand the prevalence
of mental illness?
a. "Comparing yourself with others has no real
advantages."
b. "Mental illness affects 80% of the adult population in
any given year."
c. "Nearly 50% of all people age 15 to 55 have had a
psychiatric disorder at some time in their lives."
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d. Unfortunately, there are no answers to your question.
d - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...6. The nurse who interviews K
notes she is profoundly depressed with thought of
wanting to die. Took an unknown amount of pills
yesterday. She has refused to do activities of daily living
such as bathing. She also has not eaten for the past 5
days, according to her husband. The nurse will code her
global assessment of functioning as
a. 100
b. 50
c. 25
d. 10
b - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...7. Maslow offers a theory of human
motivation that assumes patients have:
a. Developmental tasks and psychosocial crisis
b. a hierarchy of needs
c. the process of schemata, assimilation and
accommodation
d. all of the above
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a - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...8. Which statement allows the
nurse to suspect that the developmental task of infancy,
according to Erickson, was not successfully completed?
a. "I'm afraid to allow anyone to really get to know me."
b "I'm absolutely right, so don't bother saying more."
c "I'm so ashamed because I didn't do it correctly in the
first place."
d "Andy and I are very close friends."
d - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...9. T, a 39-year-old businesswoman
and single parent of three, is experiencing many feelings
of inadequacy in her job and family situation since her 16-
year-old daughter ran away several weeks ago. T seeks
the help of a therapist specializing in cognitive therapy.
The nurse psychotherapist using cognitive therapy will
treat T by
a. focusing on unconscious mental processes
b. negatively reinforcing an undesirable behavior
c. discussing ego states
d. helping her identify and change faulty thinking
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Rationales/ Evolve Hesi Mental Health Prep
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C. - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...2. An outcome for S is that she
will demonstrate mentally healthy behavior. Which
behavior indicates the outcome is being met?
a. She is aggressive in meeting her needs without
considering the rights of others.
b. She behaves without considering the consequences of
her actions.
c. She sees herself as approaching her ideals, and as
capable of meeting demands.
d. She passively allows others to assume responsibility
for major areas of her life.
b - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...3. Strength of the multiaxial DSM-
IV is that
it:
a. includes nursing as well as medical diagnoses
b. assessments of several aspects of functioning are
made
,2|Page
c. it employs the framework of a specific theory
d. plans for treatment and evaluation are included
d - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...4. The nurse must assess the
mental health or mental illness of several new clients at
the mental health clinic. Some of the traits of mental
health include:
a. Accurate appraisal of reality
b. Ability to work and be productive
c. Ability to control one's own behavior
d. All of the above
b - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...5. B tells the nurse, "I'm a real
freak. I'm a psychiatric patient, in and out of hospitals all
the time. None of my friends or relatives is crazy like
this." What reply would help B understand the prevalence
of mental illness?
a. "Comparing yourself with others has no real
advantages."
b. "Mental illness affects 80% of the adult population in
any given year."
c. "Nearly 50% of all people age 15 to 55 have had a
psychiatric disorder at some time in their lives."
,3|Page
d. Unfortunately, there are no answers to your question.
d - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...6. The nurse who interviews K
notes she is profoundly depressed with thought of
wanting to die. Took an unknown amount of pills
yesterday. She has refused to do activities of daily living
such as bathing. She also has not eaten for the past 5
days, according to her husband. The nurse will code her
global assessment of functioning as
a. 100
b. 50
c. 25
d. 10
b - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...7. Maslow offers a theory of human
motivation that assumes patients have:
a. Developmental tasks and psychosocial crisis
b. a hierarchy of needs
c. the process of schemata, assimilation and
accommodation
d. all of the above
, 4|Page
a - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...8. Which statement allows the
nurse to suspect that the developmental task of infancy,
according to Erickson, was not successfully completed?
a. "I'm afraid to allow anyone to really get to know me."
b "I'm absolutely right, so don't bother saying more."
c "I'm so ashamed because I didn't do it correctly in the
first place."
d "Andy and I are very close friends."
d - ...✔✔ANSWER✔✔...9. T, a 39-year-old businesswoman
and single parent of three, is experiencing many feelings
of inadequacy in her job and family situation since her 16-
year-old daughter ran away several weeks ago. T seeks
the help of a therapist specializing in cognitive therapy.
The nurse psychotherapist using cognitive therapy will
treat T by
a. focusing on unconscious mental processes
b. negatively reinforcing an undesirable behavior
c. discussing ego states
d. helping her identify and change faulty thinking
