Mental health problems are manifested in many ways. Untoward incidents or even anticipated life events can diminish physical, cognitive, affective, and social functioning. Given adequate support and adaptation 1. Most people never recover from crises and become mentally ill. 2. Nurses can prevent losses and mental illness. 3. Grief can be ignored. 4. Most people […]
The humanitarian reform was influenced in America by 1. Philippe Pinel 2. Benjamin Rush 3. Dorothea Dix 4. Clifford Beers ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2 The humanitarian reform was influenced in America by Benjamin Rush.
The first psychiatric hospital in the United States was built in 1773 in 1. Boston, Massachusetts 2. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3. Williamsburg, Virginia 4. Hartford, Connecticut ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 3 The first psychiatric hospital in the United States was built in Williamsburg, Virginia.
An early consumer who advocated the improvement of mental health services was 1. Clifford Beers 2. Benjamin Rush 3. Philippe Pinel 4. Dorothea Dix ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 1 Benjamin Rush and Philippe Pinel influenced the Humanitarian Reform, and Dorothea Dix advocated changes in practice.
Many clients with mental disorders were institutionalized because 1. There was a continued fear of people with mental disorders. 2. The success rate was higher with hospital treatment. 3. Stabilizing clients with psychotropic medication was easier when the client was hospitalized. 4. It provided a less stressful environment for clients to recuperate. ESSAYBID ANSWER […]
Cultural beliefs and economics influence the amount and types of mental health services and treatment available in countries. Two universal truths exist. One of these is 1. Services for people with mental disorders are inadequate. 2. The effects of mental health are universal. 3. Mental health does not affect families in some countries. 4. The […]
A myriad of accessible and coordinated services are needed to maintain people in the community with chronic mental illness. Despite inadequate sources, advances have been made in the treatment of mental illness. These advances have been influenced by 1. The movement of clients out of mental institutions to the community 2. A better understanding of […]
The role of the community health nurses is varied and includes all levels of nursing education. The undergraduate level–prepared nurse 1. Prescribes medications and has hospital admission privileges 2. Works as a case managers for large groups of persons with mental illness 3. Works only in acute psychiatric hospital settings 4. Provides basic primary, secondary, […]
Mental illnesses are complex biopsychosocial disorders. Traumatic experiences can change brain biochemistry. This information supports the notion that 1. An abnormal brain vasculature can be detected with angiography. 2. Antipsychotic drugs can be used for all types of mental illness. 3. Both experience and psychosocial factors have effects on etiology and on treatment of mental […]
Which of the following is a risk factor for a second teen pregnancy? 1. Remaining in school 2. Reporting an unplanned first pregnancy 3. Being from a small family 4. Having a disadvantaged background ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 4 Having a disadvantaged background is a risk factor for a second teen pregnancy.
