Exam 33: Concepts of Mental Health

The nurse is assessing a young woman who is a teacher, happily married, raising two children, taking care of her disabled mother, and going to school to get a master's degree. How should the behavior of the young woman be classified?

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

Why is it important for the nurse to be observant of patient behavior?

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

The nurse is sensitive to the fact that patients lose control over their lives when admitted to the hospital. In what does this loss of control frequently result?

A family is informed that the brain damage to their daughter is irreversible. The father is later overheard making vacation plans and discussing what the family will do when his daughter leaves the hospital. The nurse recognizes the father is in which crisis stage?

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

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?

A perceived threat to self causes what emotion?

A variety of factors influence the level of anxiety experienced by the patient faced by a stressful situation. Which would the nurse outline? (Select all that apply.)

What definition should the nurse use to clarify the concept of "mental health"?

When the patient is told that his insurance will no longer pay for his physical therapy, the nurse is aware that this obstruction to his goal may result in which concept?

When assisting the older adult who is despondent about the need to leave his home, what technique should the nurse use?

When was psychiatric training for nurses initially offered?

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 is the mental health nurse referring to when using the term behavior?

What action consistently done by a patient should indicate to a nurse that the patient has a poor self-concept?

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

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?

What action by a student before taking a test should indicate to a nursing instructor that the student is demonstrating signs of moderate anxiety?