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Care 8th Edition by Morrison Valfre
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ANS: D
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Chapter 01: The History of Mental Care
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The belief of the ancient Greek philosopher Plato that the rational soul controlled
the irrational soul could be compared with the belief of the more recent
psychological theorist:
a. Freud
b. Pinel
c. Fisher
d. Rush
ANSWER: A
Sigmund Freud believed that mental illness was, in part, caused by forces both within
and outside the personality. Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of mentally ill
individuals as human beings in need of medical assistance. Alice Fisher was a
Florence Nightingale nurse who cared for the mentally ill, and Dr. Benjamin Rush was
the author of the book Diseases ofthe Mind.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4
OBJ: 2 TOP: Early Years of Mental Health
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
2. During the mid-1500s, behaviors associated with mental illness were more
accurately recorded by professionals. This practice led to for different
abnormalbehaviors.
a. Classifications
b. Diagnosing
c. Treatment
d. Education
ANSWER: A
Classification of abnormal behaviors did not begin until this time, after the practice
of moreaccurate recording of behaviors was begun. Diagnoses, treatment
guidelines, and any education regarding mental health disorders were not
available during this period.
ANS: D
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PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 5
OBJ: 3 TOP: Mental Illness During the Renaissance
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
3. During the latter part of the eighteenth century, psychiatry became a separate
branch of medicine, and inhumane treatment was greatly diminished by the
French hospital director:
a. Dix
b. Beers
c. Pinel
d. Carter
ANSWER: C
Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of the mentally ill, as well as proper treatment.
DorotheaDix crusaded for construction of mental health hospitals. Clifford Beers
wrote the book A Mind That Found Itself. President Jimmy Carter established the
President’s Commission on Mental Health in 1978.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 5
OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Eighteenth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
4. In 1841, surveyed asylums, jails, and almshouses throughout the
United States, Canada, and Scotland and is credited with bringing about public
awareness and reformfor the care of the mentally ill.
a. Sigmund Freud
b. John Cade
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Dorothea Dix
ANSWER: D
Dorothea Dix spent 20 years surveying facilities that housed mentally ill individuals
and iscredited with major changes in the care of the mentally ill. Sigmund Freud
introduced the concept of psychoanalysis, John Cade discovered lithium
carbonate for the treatment of bipolar disorder, and Florence Nightingale trained
nurses in England in the 1800s.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 6
OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Nineteenth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
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Committee for Mental Hygiene was formed in 1909 with a focus on prevention of
ANS: D
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mental illness and:
a.Early detection of symptoms of mental illness
b.Education of caregivers
c.Current treatment options
d.Removing the stigma attached to mental illness
ANSWER: D
Clifford Beers’ book reflected on his attempt at suicide followed by the deplorable
care he received for the next 3 years in mental hospitals. Beers’ work and book
raised the consciousness of people throughout the country regarding prevention
and removal of the stigma of having a mental illness. Early detection of symptoms,
education of caregivers, andcurrent treatment options regarding mental illness were
not the focus of his book, nor were they a priority for the Committee for Mental
Hygiene.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 6
OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Twentieth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
6. During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused clients to fall
into a comathat could last as long as 50 hours?
a. Electroconvulsive therapy
b. Insulin therapy
c. Humoral therapy
d. Amphetamine therapy
ANSWER: B
Insulin therapy was believed to successfully treat schizophrenia in the early
1900s. Amphetamines were used to treat depression, and electroconvulsive
therapy was used forsevere depression. Humoral therapy, which originated in
ancient Greece and Rome, was abelief that mental illness resulted from an
imbalance of the humors of air, fire, water, andearth.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 8
OBJ: 5 TOP: Influences of War on Mental Health
Therapies
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
7. In the 1930s, what mental health disorder was electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
most oftenused to treat?
a. Schizophrenia
b. Bipolar disorder
c. Severe depression
ANS: D
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