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

A nurse is educating a patient about the difference between mental health and mental illness.Which statement indicates teaching was effective?

Which psychoneurotic responses to severe anxiety are identified in the DSM-5?

Most cultures label behavior as mental illness based on which of the following criteria?

Which of the following believed mental illness was curable?

Which of the following is determined by the degree to which thoughts,feelings,and behaviors interfere with an individual's functioning?

A mental health technician asks the nurse,"How do psychiatrists determine which diagnosis to give a patient?" Which is the nurse's best response?

Which disorder does the nurse recognize as a disorder in the DSM-5?

The nurse is caring for a client admitted to the palliative care unit.The client's spouse has been at the client's bedside since the client was admitted.One week ago,the spouse began to visit 2 or 3 hours a day.The nurse understands the spouse is experiencing which of the following?

Which demonstrates use of the ego defense mechanism of regression?

A new psychiatric nurse states,"This client's use of defense mechanisms should be eliminated." Which is a correct evaluation of the nurse's statement?

A supervisor openly disagrees with an employee's suggestions during a staff meeting.The employee's behavior represents the defense mechanism of displacement when he does which of the following actions?

During an intake assessment,the nurse asks a client physiological and psychosocial questions.The client angrily responds,"I'm here for my heart problems,not for my head." Which is the nurse's best response?

A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional feelings of sadness because of the recent death of a beloved pet.The client's appetite,sleep patterns,and daily routine have not changed.The nurse determines the client's behaviors:

The nurse is interviewing a client with a history of excessive drinking and multiple arrests for impaired driving.The client states,"I work hard to provide for my family.I don't see why I can't drink to relax." The nurse recognizes the client is using which defense mechanism?