Foundations of Mental Health Care 6th Edition Test Bank Morrison & Valfre Comprehensive Verified Questions and Detailed Answers for Nursing Students Updated 2026–2027 Complete Study and Exam Preparation Resource Covering Psychiatric Nursing Concepts and C

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Foundations of Mental Health Care


Michelle Morrison-Valfre
6th Edition

,Table of Contents

Chapter 01 The History of Mental Health Care 2
Chapter 02 Current Mental Health Care Systems 11
Chapter 03 Ethical and Legal Issues 20
Chapter 04 Sociocultural Issues 30
Chapter 05 Theories and Therapies 39
Chapter 06 Complementary and Alternative Therapies 48
Chapter 07 Psychotherapeutic Drug Therapy 57
Chapter 08 Principles and Skills of Mental Health Care 66
Chapter 09 Mental Health Assessment Skills 76
Chapter 10 Therapeutic Communication 85
Chapter 11 The Therapeutic Relationship 95
Chapter 12 The Therapeutic Environment 105
Chapter 13 Problems of Childhood 115
Chapter 14 Problems of Adolescence 124
Chapter 15 Problems of Adulthood 133
Chapter 16 Problems of Late Adulthood 142
Chapter 17 Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Dementia 150
Chapter 18 Managing Anxiety 159
Chapter 19 Illness and Hospitalization 168
Chapter 20 Loss and Grief 177
Chapter 21 Depression and Other Mood Disorders 186
Chapter 22 Physical Problems, Psychological Sources 194
Chapter 23 Eating and Sleeping Disorders 202
Chapter 24 Dissociative Disorders 210
Chapter 25 Anger and Aggression 220
Chapter 26 Outward-Focused Emotions Violence 229
Chapter 27 Inward-Focused Emotions Suicide 238
Chapter 28 Substance-Related Disorders 246
Chapter 29 Sexual Disorders 254
Chapter 30 Personality Disorders 263
Chapter 31 Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses 272
Chapter 32 Chronic Mental Health Disorders 280
Chapter 33 Challenges for the Future 288

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Chapter 01: The History of Mental Health Care
Morrison-Valfre: Foundations of Mental Health Care, 6th Edition


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational soul controlled the
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irrational soul could be compared with the belief of the more recent psychological theorist:
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a. Freud
b. Pinel
c. Fisher
d. Rush

ANS: A
Sigmund Freud believed that mental illness was, in part, caused by forces both within and
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outside the personality. Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of mentally ill individuals as
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human beings in need of medical assistance. Alice Fisher was a Florence Nightingale nurse
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who cared for the mentally ill, and Dr. Benjamin Rush was the author of the book Diseases of
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the Mind.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4
OBJ: 2 TOP: Early Years of Mental Health
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

2. During the mid-1500s, behaviors associated with mental illness were more accurately
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recorded by professionals. This practice led to
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behaviors.
a. Classifications
b. Diagnosing
c. Treatment
d. Education
ANS: A
Classification of abnormal behaviors did not begin until this time, after the practice of more
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accurate recording of behaviors was begun. Diagnoses, treatment guidelines, and any
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education regarding mental health disorders were not available during this period.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 5
OBJ: 3 TOP: Mental Illness During the Renaissance
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

3. During the latter part of the eighteenth century, psychiatry became a separate branch of
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medicine, and inhumane treatment was greatly diminished by the French hospital director:
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a. Dix
b. Beers
c. Pinel
d. Carter

ANS: C




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Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of the mentally ill, as well as proper treatment. Dorothea
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Dix crusaded for construction of mental health hospitals. Clifford Beers wrote the book A
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Mind That Found Itself. President Jimmy Carter established the President’s Commission on
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Mental Health in 1978. L L L




PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 5
OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Eighteenth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

4. In 1841,
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States, Canada, and Scotland and is credited with bringing about public awareness and reform
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for the care of the mentally ill.
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a. Sigmund Freud L


b. John Cade L


c. Florence Nightingale L


d. Dorothea Dix L




ANS: D
Dorothea Dix spent 20 years surveying facilities that housed mentally ill individuals and is
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credited with major changes in the care of the mentally ill. Sigmund Freud introduced the
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concept of psychoanalysis, John Cade discovered lithium carbonate for the treatment of
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bipolar disorder, and Florence Nightingale trained nurses in England in the 1800s.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 6
OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Nineteenth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

5. As a direct result of Clifford Beers’ work and book, A Mind That Found Itself, the Committee
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for Mental Hygiene was formed in 1909 with a focus on prevention of mental illness and:
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a. Early detection of symptoms of mental illness
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b. Education of caregivers L L


c. Current treatment options L L


d. Removing the stigma attached to mental illness L L L L L L




ANS: D
Clifford Beers’ book reflected on his attempt at suicide followed by the deplorable care he
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received for the next 3 years in mental hospitals. Beers’ work and book raised the
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consciousness of people throughout the country regarding prevention and removal of the
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stigma of having a mental illness. Early detection of symptoms, education of caregivers, and
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current treatment options regarding mental illness were not the focus of his book, nor were
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they a priority for the Committee for Mental Hygiene.
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 6
OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Twentieth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity

6. During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused clients to fall into a coma
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that could last as long as 50 hours?
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a. Electroconvulsive therapy L


b. Insulin therapy L


c. zaHumoral therapy L




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