mental health pre lecture quizzes
The ___________________ population is the group most at risk for being unable to escape the spiral of poverty.
homeless
A ______________ states what treatment should be omitted or refused in the event that a person is unable to make those decisions.
living will
Suicide rates are higher in urban areas when compared to rural areas. True or False
False
The federal law requiring hospitals to inform patients about their right to be a central part of any health care decision made about them is called the Americans with Disabilities Act. True or False
False
The recovery process focuses on illness. True or False
False
There is evidence that the majority of persons discharged from state hospitals benefited from CMHC services. True or False
False
Initially, barbiturates were tried for treating mental diseases in the 1930s. True or False
True
Meditation, guided imagery, and prayer are examples of spiritual interventions. True or False
True
Nurses in acute care settings are likely to care for persons in mental health crises because medical problems are treated before any mental health issues. True or False
True
Peplau conceptualized nursing practice as independent of physicians. True or False
True
The African American population are disproportionately diagnosed as having schizophrenia when compared to other groups. True or False
True
The amount of disability or impairment in functioning is an important consideration when assessing a person with a mental disorder. True or False
True
When a person with a mental illness shares the public's negative view of mental illness, self-stigma occurs. True or False
True
Involuntary commitment is rarely used to force someone into the hospital for treatment. True or False
False
__________cultures have a tradition of denying or disguising the existence of mental illnesses.
Asian
Mental disorders are health conditions characterized by alterations in thinking, mood, or __________.
Behavior
_________________ is the degree to which a patient can understand and appreciate the information given during the consent process.
Competence
__________ practice is the use of current best evidence in making decisions.
Evidence based
Acculturation is the removal of cultural influences from a person's life. True or False
False
An advanced directive or living will must be signed by an attorney. True or False
False
Cultural syndromes meet the criteria for some of the DSM-5 disorders. True or False
False
Deinstitutionalization was considered a success. True or False
False
__________ is the forced confinement of individuals for long periods of time in large facilities.
Institutionalization
_________ is one of the reasons, that so few people with mental health problems actually receive help.
Label avoidance
A mental health professional has the "duty to warn" when a client in his or her care has threatened to injure someone. True or False
True
Cultural identity is a set of cultural beliefs with which one looks for standards of behavior. True or False
True
Epidemiology is important in understanding the distribution of mental illness and determinants of health within a given population. True or False
True
Informed consent is mandated by state law. True or False
True
Cultural _________________ is developed through cultural awareness, acquisition of cultural knowledge, development of cultural skills, and engagement of numerous cultural encounters.
competence
Linguistic _________________ is the capacity to communicate effectively and convey information that is easily understood by a diverse audience.
competence
Discussing a patient's problems with one of his or her relatives without the patient's consent is a breach of ________________.
confidentiality
Being empowered or having the free will to make moral judgments is self-________________.
determinism
Linda Richards was the first trained __________ in the United States.
nurse
Intensive __________ is a therapy that focuses on repairing the trauma of the original psychological injury.
psychoanalysis
__________ occurs after individuals are publicly "marked" as being mentally ill.
public stigma
__________ is the single most important goal for individuals with mental disorders.
recovery
The right to refuse treatment is related to the larger concept of the right to be treated in the least ____________________ environment.
restrictive
A mental illness or mental disorder is a __________, a set of symptoms that cluster together that may have multiple causes and may represent several different disease states that have not yet been defined.
syndrome
Freud developed a personality theory based on __________ motivations for behaviors, or drives.
unconscious
Access to mental health treatment is particularly limited for people living in rural areas because most mental health services are located in ____________areas.
urban
