Test jGenerator jQuestions, jChapter j1, jMental jHealth jand jMental
jDisorders
Multiple jChoice
1. As jpart jof ja jclass jactivity, jnursing jstudents jare jengaged jin ja jsmall jgroup jdiscussion jabout
jthe jepidemiology jof jmental jillness. jWhich jstatement jbest jexplains jthe jimportance jof
jepidemiology jin junderstanding jthe jimpact jof jmental jdisorders? jEpidemiology:
A) Helps jpromote junderstanding jof jthe jpatterns jof joccurrence jassociated jwith jmental jdisorders.
B) Helps jexplain jresearch jfindings jabout jthe jneurophysiology jthat jcauses jmental jdisorders.
C) Provides ja jthorough jtheoretical jexplanation jof jwhy jspecific jmental jdisorders joccur.
D) Predicts jwhen ja jspecific jpsychiatric jclient jwill jrecover jfrom ja jspecific jmental jdisorder.
Ans: A
Chapter: 1
Client jNeeds: jSafe, jEffective
jCognitive jLevel: Apply
Integrated jProcess: Teaching/Learning jObjective: 4
Page jNumber: j2
Feedback: Epidemiology jis jthe jstudy jof jpatterns jof jdisease jdistribution jand jdeterminants jof
jhealth jwithin jpopulations. jIt jcontributes jto jthe joverall junderstanding jof jthe jmental jhealth jstatus jof
jpopulation jgroups, jor jaggregates, jand jit jexamines jthe jassociations jamong jpossible jfactors.
jEpidemiology jdoes jnot jexplain jresearch jfindings jabout jneurophysiology, jprovide jtheoretical
jexplanations jfor jwhy jspecific jdisorders joccur, jor jpredict jrecovery.
2. A jnurse jis jworking jin ja jcommunity jmental jhealth jcenter jthat jprovides jcare jto ja jlarge
jpopulation jof jpeople jof jAsian jdescent. jWhen jdeveloping jprograms jfor jthis jcommunity, jwhich jof jthe
jfollowing jwould jbe jmost jimportant jfor jthe jnurse jto jaddress?
A) Public jstigma
B) Self-stigma
C) Label javoidance
D) Negative jlife jevents
Ans: C
Chapter: 1
Client jNeeds: j Psychosocial jIntegrity jCognitive jLevel: Understand
jIntegrated jProcess: Nursing jProcess jObjective: 5
Page jNumber: j4
Feedback: Although jpublic jstigma jand jself-stigma jmay jbe jareas jneeding jto jbe jaddressed, jin jthis
jcultural jgroup, jlabel javoidance jwould jbe jmost jimportant. jLabel javoidance jor javoiding jtreatment/care
jso jas jnot jto jbe jlabeled jmentally jill jis ja jtype jof jstigma jthat jinfluences jwhy jso jfew jpeople jwith jmental
jhealth jproblems jactually jreceive jassistance. jAsian jcultures jcommonly jhave jnegative jviews jof jmental
jillness jthat jinfluence jthe jwillingness jof jmembers jto jseek jtreatment; jthey jpossibly jignore jthe jsymptoms
jor jrefuse jto jseek jtreatment jbecause jof jthis jstigma. jNegative jlife jevents jaffect janyone, jnot jjust jthose jof
jthe jAsian jculture.
3. A jnursing jstudent jis jassigned jto jcare jfor ja jclient jdiagnosed jwith jschizophrenia. jWhen jtalking
jabout jthis jclient jin ja jclinical jpost-conference, jthe jstudent jwould juse jwhich jterminology jwhen jreferring
jto jthe jclient?
A) Committed jclient
B) Schizophrenic
C) Schizophrenic jclient
D) Person jwith jschizophrenia
, j
Ans: D jChapter: 1
Client jNeeds: j Psychosocial jIntegrity jCognitive jLevel: Apply
jObjective: 5
Page jNumber: j4
Feedback: Just jas ja jperson jwith jdiabetes jshould jnot jbe jreferred jto jas ja j<diabetic= jbut jrather jas ja
<person jwith jdiabetes,= ja jperson jwith ja jmental jdisorder jshould jnever jbe jreferred jto jas ja
j<schizophrenic= jor j<bipolar,= jbut jrather jas ja j<person jwith jschizophrenia= jor ja j<person jwith jbipolar
jdisorder.= jDoing jso jhelps jto jcounteract jthe jnegative jeffects jof jstigma.
4. A jnursing jstudent jis jreviewing jjournal jarticles jabout jmajor jdepression. jOne jof jthe jarticles
jdescribes jthe jnumber jof jpersons jnewly jdiagnosed jwith jthe jdisorder jduring jthe jpast jyear. jThe jstudent
jinterprets jthis jas jwhich jof jthe jfollowing?
A) Rate
B) Prevalence
C) Point jprevalence
D) Incidence
Ans: D jChapter: 1
Client jNeeds: j Psychosocial jIntegrity jCognitive jLevel: Apply
jIntegrated jProcess: Nursing jProcess jObjective: 4
Page jNumber: j3
Feedback: The jarticle jis jdescribing jincidence, jwhich jrefers jto ja jrate jthat jincludes jonly jnew jcases
jthat jhave joccurred jwithin ja jclearly jdefined jtime jperiod. jThe jmost jcommon jtime jperiod jevaluated jis
j1 jyear.
Rate jreflects jthe jproportion jof jcases jin jthe jpopulation jcompared jwith jthe jtotal jpopulation. jPrevalence
jrefers jto jthe jtotal jnumber jof jpeople jwith jthe jdisorder jwithin ja jgiven jpopulation jat ja jspecified jtime,
jregardless jof jhow jlong jago jthe jdisorder jstarted. jPoint jprevalence jrefers jto jthe jproportion jof jindividuals
jin jthe jpopulation jthat jhave ja jdisorder jat ja jspecific jpoint jin jtime.
5. While jworking jin ja jcommunity jmental jhealth jtreatment jcenter, jthe jnurse joverhears jone jof jthe
jreceptionists jsaying jthat jone jof jthe jclients jis j<really jpsycho.= jLater jin jthe jday, jthe jnurse jtalks jwith
jthe jreceptionist jabout jthe jcomment. jThis jaction jby jthe jnurse jdemonstrates jan jattempt jto jaddress
jwhich jissue?
A) Lack jof jknowledge
B) Public jstigma
C) Label javoidance
D) Self-stigma
Ans: B jChapter: 1
Client jNeeds: j Psychosocial jIntegrity jCognitive jLevel: Apply
jIntegrated jProcess: Nursing jProcess jObjective: 5
Page jNumber: j4
Feedback: The jreceptionist's jnegative jeffects jof jstigmatization, jmore jspecifically jpublic jstigma.
jSelf- jstigma jreflects ja jperson's jinternalization jof ja jnegative jstereotype; jthat jis, jthe jperson jwith jthe
jmental jillness jbegins jto jbelieve jthat jhe jor jshe jis jwhat jthe jpublic jthinks jhe jor jshe jis. jLabel javoidance
jrefers jto javoiding jtreatment jor jcare jso jas jnot jto jbe jlabeled jmentally jill. jLack jof jknowledge jis joften
jthe junderlying jtheme jassociated jwith jany jtype jof jstigma.
6. After jeducating ja jgroup jof jstudents jon jmental jhealth jand jmental jillness, jthe jinstructor
jdetermines jthat jthe jeducation jwas jsuccessful jwhen jthe jgroup jidentifies jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jas
jreflecting jmental jdisorders?
A) Capacity jto jinteract jwith jothers
B) Ability jto jdeal jwith jordinary jstress
C) Alteration jin jmood jor jthinking
D) Lack jof jimpaired jfunctioning
Ans: C
Chapter: 1
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