Test Bank for Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 10th Edition (LWW, 2025) by Sheila L. Videbeck, Isbn no; 9781975239152, all 24 Chapters Covered

Test Bank For Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 9th Edition
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1. The nurse is assessing the factors contributing to the well-
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being of a newly admitted client. Which of the following
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would the nurse identify as having a positive impact onthe
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individual's mental health?
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A) Not needing others for companionship xt xt xt xt


B) The ability to effectively manage stress xt xt xt xt xt


C) A family history of mental illness xt xt xt xt xt


D) Striving for total self- xt xt xt


reliance Ans: B xt x t


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Individual factors influencing mental health include biologi xt xt xt xt xt xt


c makeup, autonomy, independence, self-
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esteem, capacity for growth, vitality, ability to find meanin
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g in life, emotional resilience or hardiness, sense of belongi
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ng, reality orientation, and coping or stress management ab
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ilities. Interpersonal factors such as intimacy and a balance
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of separateness and connectedness are both needed
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for good mental health, and therefore ahealthy person would need others for companio
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nship. A family history of mental illnesscould relate to the biologic makeup of an indiv
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idual, which may have a negative impacton an individual's mental health, as well as a n
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egative impact on an individual's interpersonal and socialñcultural factors of health. Tot
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al self- xt


reliance is not possible, and a positive social/cultural factor is access to adequate resou
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rces.


2. Which of the following statements about mental illness are true? Select all that apply.
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A) Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both. xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt


B) Mental illness is only due to social/cultural factors. xt xt xt xt xt xt xt


C) Social/cultural factors that relate to mental illness include excessive dependency xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt


on or withdrawal from relationships. xt xt xt xt


D) Individuals suffering from mental illness are usually able to cope effectively with xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt


daily life. xt


E) Individuals suffering from mental illness may experience dissatisfaction with xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt


relationships and self. xt xt


Ans: A, D, E xt xt xt


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Mental illness can cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both. Mental illn
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ess may be related to individual, interpersonal, or social/cultural factors. Excessive dep
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endency on or withdrawal from relationships are interpersonal factors that relate to me
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ntal illness. Individuals suffering from mental illness can feel overwhelmed with daily
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life. Individuals suffering from mental illness may experience dissatisfaction with relati
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onships and self. xt xt

,3. Which of the following are true regarding mental health and mental illness?
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A) Behavior that may be viewed as acceptable in one culture is always unacceptable xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt


in other cultures. xt xt


B) It is easy to determine if a person is mentally healthy or mentally 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) Persons who engage in fantasies are mentally ill. xt xt xt xt xt xt xt xt


Ans: C x t


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What one society may view as acceptable and appropriate behavior, another society may
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see that as maladaptive, and inappropriate. Mental health and mental illness are difficult
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to define precisely. In most cases, mental health is a state of emotional, psychological, a
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nd social wellness evidenced by satisfying interpersonal relationships, effective behavio
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r and coping, positive self-
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concept, and emotional stability. Persons who engage in fantasies may be mentally healt
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hy, but the inability to distinguish reality from fantasy is an individual factor that may c
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ontribute to mental illness. xt xt xt




4. A client grieving the recent loss of her husband asks if she is becoming mentally ill
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because she is so sad. The nurse's best response would be,
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A) ìYou may have a temporary mental illness because you are experiencing so much
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pain.î
B) ìYou are not mentally ill. This is an expected reaction to the loss you have
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experienced.î
C) ìWere you generally dissatisfied with your relationship before your husband's
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death?î
D) ìTry not to worry about that right now. You never know what the future brings.î
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Ans: B x t


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Mental illness includes general dissatisfaction with self, ineffective relationships, ineffe
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ctive coping, and lack of personal growth. Additionally the behavior must not be cultura
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lly expected. Acute grief reactions are expected and therefore not considered mental illn
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ess. False reassurance or overanalysis does not accurately address the client's concerns.
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,5. The nurse consults the DSM for which of the following purposes?
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A) To devise a plan of care for a newly admitted client
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B) To predict the client's prognosis of treatment outcomes
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C) To document the appropriate diagnostic code in the client's medical record
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D) To serve as a guide for client assessment
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Ans: D xt


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The DSM provides standard nomenclature, presents defining characteristics, and identi
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fies underlying causes of mental disorders. It does not provide care plans or prognostic
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outcomes of treatment. Diagnosis of mental illness is not within the generalist RN's sc
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ope of practice, so documenting the code in the medical record would be inappropriate.
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6. Which would be a reason for a student nurse to use the DSM?
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A) Identifying the medical diagnosis xt xt xt


B) Treat clients xt


C) Evaluate treatments xt


D) Understand the reason for the admission and the nature of psychiatric illnesses.
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Ans: D xt


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Although student nurses do not use the DSM to diagnose clients, they will find it a help
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ful resource to understand the reason for the admission and to begin building knowledge
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about the nature of psychiatric illnesses. Identifying the medical diagnosis, treating, and
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evaluating treatments are not a part of the nursing process.
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7. The legislation enacted in 1963 was largely responsible for which of the following shifts
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in care for the mentally ill?
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A) The widespread use of community-based services xt xt xt xt xt


B) The advancement in pharmacotherapies xt xt xt


C) Increased access to hospitalization xt xt xt


D) Improved rights for clients in long- xt xt xt xt xt


term institutional care Ans: A
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The Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963 accomplished the rel
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ease of individuals from long-
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term stays in state institutions, the decrease in admissions to hospitals, and the develop
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ment of community-based services as an alternative to hospital care.
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, 8. Which one of the following is a result of federal legislation?
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A) Making it easier to commit people for mental health treatment against their will.
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B) Making it more difficult to commit people for mental health treatment against
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their will. xt


C) State mental institutions being the primary source of care for mentally ill persons.
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D) Improved care for mentally ill persons. xt xt xt xt xt xt


Ans: B x t


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Commitment laws changed in the early 1970s, making it more difficult to commit peo
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ple for mental health treatment against their will. Deinstitutionalization accomplished t
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he release of individuals from long-
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term stays in state institutions. Deinstitutionalization also had negative effects in that s
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ome mentally ill persons are subjected to the revolving door effect, which may limit car
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e for mentally ill persons.
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9. The goal of the 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act was to
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A) ensure patients' rights for the mentally ill. xt xt xt xt xt xt


B) deinstitutionalize state hospitals. xt xt


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D) treat people with mental illness in a humane fashion.
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Ans: B x t


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The 1963 Community Mental Health Centers Act intimated the movement toward treat
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ing those with mental illness in a less restrictive environment. This legislation resulted
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in the shift of clients with mental illness from large state institutions to care based in th
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e community. Answer choices A, C, and D were not purposes of the 1963 Community
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Mental Health Centers Act. xt xt xt




10. The creation of asylums during the 1800s was meant to
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A) improve treatment of mental disorders. xt xt xt xt


B) provide food and shelter for the mentally ill. xt xt xt xt xt xt xt


C) punish people with mental illness who were believed to be possessed.
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D) remove dangerous people with mental illness from the community.
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The asylum was meant to be a safe haven with food, shelter, and humane treatment for th
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e mentally ill. Asylums were not used to improve treatment of mental disorders or to pun
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ish mentally ill people who were believed to be possessed. The asylum was not created t
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o remove the dangerously mentally ill from the community.
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