Chapter 36: Mental Health Issues

Chapter 36: Mental Health Issues

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. Who led reform efforts to correct types of inhumane practices in the care of criminals, those with mental disorders, and victims of the Civil War?

a.	Dorothea Dix
b.	Philippe Pinel
c.	Benjamin Rush
d.	Clifford Beers

 

 

ANS:   A

Dorothea Dix led reform efforts to correct types of inhumane practices in the care of criminals, those with mental disorders, and victims of the Civil War. Philippe Pinel and Benjamin Rush led a reform movement that led to hospital expansion, medical treatment, and the community mental health movements. Clifford Beers urged mental health reform and influenced the founding of the National Committee for Mental Hygiene.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Remembering          REF:    p. 786

TOP:    Nursing process: Evaluation

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

 

2. The first major piece of legislation to influence mental health services in the United States was the:

a.	National Mental Health Act.
b.	Mental Health Study Act.
c.	Social Security Act.
d.	Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act.

 

 

ANS:   C

The Social Security Act was the first major piece of legislation to influence mental health services in the United States. This act was created in response to economic and social problems of the era and shifted the responsibility of care for ill people from the state to the federal government. The National Mental Health Act included the objectives of development of education and research programs for community mental health treatment approaches. The Mental Health Study Act promoted the study of national mental health needs. The Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act promoted the development of advocacy programs for mentally ill persons.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Understanding         REF:    p. 787

TOP:    Nursing process: Evaluation

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

 

3. Many clients with mental disorders were institutionalized because:

a.	there was a continued fear of people with mental disorders.
b.	the success rate was higher with hospital treatment.
c.	it was easier to stabilize clients with psychotropic medications.
d.	it provided a less stressful environment for clients to recuperate.

 

 

ANS:   A

Many clients with mental disorders were institutionalized because of a continued fear of people with mental disorders. These clients were essentially separated from the community and isolated from their families. This institutionalization combined with minimal information about cause, cure, and care, resulted in overcrowded conditions and exploitation of clients.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Understanding         REF:    p. 786

TOP:    Nursing process: Evaluation

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care

 

4. An individual viewed physical and mental illness as interrelated, resulting from physical conditions. Which of the following best describes the era in which this individual lived?

a.	Ancient times
b.	Middle Ages
c.	Colonial
d.	Greco-Roman

 

 

ANS:   D

An individual viewed physical and mental illness as interrelated, resulting from physical conditions during the Greco-Roman era. During the ancient times, Middle Ages, and colonial times, mental illness was viewed as resulting from supernatural forces.

 

DIF:    Cognitive level: Applying                  REF:    p. 786

TOP:    Nursing process: Evaluation

MSC:   NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care