Exam 34: Concepts of Mental Health

How many people in the United States will develop a mental disorder during their lifetime?

Using Freud's personality theory,what action by a patient indicates a strong ego?

How should the nurse document the behavior of a patient with mental illness?

After finding the patient with diabetes eating candy,the nurse reminds the patient that the candy will elevate blood sugar levels.The patient's response is: "It's only a little bit,and it won't do anything." Which defense mechanism is the patient using?

The nurse uses a diagram to show how the four parts of "self" fit together.What are the four parts? (Select all that apply. )

The patient admitted to the hospital may adjust to illness by assuming a role in which everyday responsibilities are avoided.What is this role called?

A 40-year-old patient cries and has a tantrum when the health care provider refuses to give her a prescription for diet pills.The nurse realizes that this is the use of which defense mechanism?

When was psychiatric training for nurses initially offered?

The patient complains to the nurse that the health care provider does not like him and wants him to fail at following the diet prescribed.The nurse recognizes that the patient is using which defense mechanism?

In the movie Gone With the Wind,Scarlett O'Hara says,"I'll think about that tomorrow.Tomorrow is another day." The nurse recognizes the defense mechanism of __________.

What coping mechanism demonstrated by a patient should indicate to the nurse that the patient is seeking ways to deal with and resolve stress?

Which theorist believed that personality development was based on task mastery?

Using the mental health continuum as a guide,the nurse observes behavior that usually places an individual on the illness end of the continuum.What is true of this behavior?

When developing a care plan for a mentally ill patient,what should the nurse assess first?

When the patient who overeats insists that weight gain is related to retained fluids,the nurse recognizes the patient is using which defense mechanism?

What does any event that requires change stimulate?

A perceived threat to self causes what emotion?

Which event in the mental health care movement occurred first?

What is a nursing intervention that helps to build trust,encourages the patient to have faith in the care being received,and meets psychosocial needs?

The majority of people function in a relatively healthy manner.What can diminish their functional capacity?