Exam 2: Mental Health and Mental Illness: Historical and Theoretical Concepts

A mental health nurse is assessing a client.Which behaviors indicate the client is experiencing moderate anxiety? Select all that apply.

A mental health nurse is speaking with parents who are concerned about their 15-year-old identical twins' responses to stress.One twin becomes anxious and irritable,while the other withdraws and cries.Which is the nurse's best response?

A woman devastated by the divorce from her abusive husband has been receiving grief counseling.The nurse determines the client is in the acceptance stage of grief when the client states which of the following?

Which of the following were attributed to mental illness prior to the influence of Middle Eastern countries? Select all that apply.

A male high school student is attracted to a female teacher.The school nurse overhears the student say,"I know she wants me." The nurse recognizes the student is using which defense mechanism?

Which statement demonstrates the nurse understands an individual's experience of neurosis?

The nurse recognizes which statements regarding cultural aspects of mental illness are accurate? Select all that apply.

A fourth-grade boy teases a girl in his class and makes jokes about her.The school nurse identifies the boy is using which defense mechanism?

The mental health nurse is conducting an intake interview with a couple seeking marital counseling.The nurse recognizes the husband is using the ego defense mechanism of projection when he exhibits which of the following?

For which would the nurse be required to employ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to determine if immediate intervention due to an unfulfilled lower level is needed?

A client routinely uses an excessive amount of alcohol when under stress.When her husband arrived home one day and found her intoxicated,he began yelling at her about her chronic alcohol abuse.Which of the wife's actions does the nurse recognize as the defense mechanism of denial?

Which is the most significant consequence of excessive use of regression?

Which indicates to the nurse a client is at risk for developing a mental disorder?

The nurse recognizes which principle underlies effective patient teaching?

A nurse is performing a mental health assessment on an adult client.The nurse recognizes which action demonstrates the client has achieved the highest level of functioning according to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?

Teaching regarding the concepts of mental health and mental illness is effective when the student nurse states which of the following?

For which reasons is the DSM-5 useful in the practice of psychiatric nursing? Select all that apply.

Which of the following does the nurse recognize as an example of the defense mechanism of repression?

The nurse recognizes which statements regarding defense mechanisms are true? Select all that apply.

Which of the following are included in Jaboda's indicators of mental health? Select all that apply.