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Test Bank For Foundations of Mental Health Care 8th Edition
Morrison Valfre | 9780323810296 | All Chapters with Answers
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The main goal for nurses and other health care providers in treating clients with eating disorders is: -
ANSWER: To establish behaviours that promote health for the individual.

List three nursing diagnoses for clients with eating disorders: - ANSWER: Insomnia, Obstructive sleep
apnea and Restless leg syndrome

The mental health disorder with a high mortality rate is: - ANSWER: Anorexia nervosa.

Anorexia nervosa is best described as a disorder that is potentially: - ANSWER: Life threateing

Which disorder is often difficult to detect and consequently often goes untreated? - ANSWER: Bulimia

Children should undergo further evaluation which their weight is _____% about their height. -
ANSWER: 20

Disorders related to abnormal functioning of the sleep-wake cycle or timing mechanisms of the body
are called: - ANSWER: Primary sleep disorder

The wife of a client who is being seen in the sleep clinic states that her husband snores terribly at
night and that she has to shake him to get him to stop. The client complains of a headache upon
wakening and often falls asleep during the day when he sits for long periods. This client is exhibiting
signs and symptoms characteristic of: - ANSWER: Sleep apnea

Identify the term that most closely describes the behaviours characterized: ____ Prefers sexual
relationships with persons of the opposite gender. - ANSWER: Heterosexual

Identify the term that most closely describes the behaviours characterized: _______ The practice of
seeking sexual excitement from wearing the clothing of the opposite gender. - ANSWER: Transvetism

Identify the term that most closely describes the behaviours characterized: An inconsistency between
the child's biological gender and his or her identity as a boy or girl. - ANSWER: Gender Identity
Disorder

Identify the term that most closely describes the behaviours characterized: A sexual behaviour that
departs from society's acceptable modes of seeking sexual gratification. - ANSWER: Parphilia

Identify the term that most closely describes the behaviours characterized: The process of
establishing an integrated or complete identity as a homosexual. - ANSWER: Coming out

List four types of homosexual relationships - ANSWER: Fetishism, Sexual masochism, Sexual sadism,
Pedophilia.

Identify three theories that attempt to explain why an individual prefers a certain mode of sexual
expression. - ANSWER: Biological, Psychoanalytical, Behavioral.

Sexual addictions are characterized by: - ANSWER: Obsessive need for self gratification.

To effectively care for clients with sexual problems, care providers must first examine their own
______ and ______. - ANSWER: Values, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors.

, The combination of physical, chemical, psychological, and functional characteristics that are
expressed by one's gender identity and sexual behaviors is called: - ANSWER: Sexuality

STD'S including HIV/AIDS, and pregnancy rates are highest for: - ANSWER: Adolescents

A group of sexual variations that departs from society's traditional and acceptable modes of seeking
sexual gratification is: - ANSWER: Paraphilias

Because it helps to maintain objectivity, the most effective approach for treating persons with sexual
problems is usually: - ANSWER: A team approach

The process of establishing an integrated or complete identity as a homosexual is known as: -
ANSWER: Coming out

Identify the term that best describe the behavior:
__________ Jerry smokes cigarettes, drives his motorcycle too fast, and likes to feel the thrill of being
chased by the police. - ANSWER: Indirect self-destructive behaviour

Identify the term that best describes the behaviour:
________ Heather repeatedly scratches herself until she bleeds because the pain "lets me know I'm
still alive" - ANSWER: Self Injury

Identify the term that best describes the behaviour:
______ Sam states that he will attempt suicide again, but he has not acted so far. - ANSWER: Suicide
threats

Identify the term that best describes the behaviour:
________ Mary overdosed with sleeping medications because she "is tired of fighting." - ANSWER:
Suicide attempts

Identify the term that best describes the behaviour:
________ Yesterday, John gave his cherished car to his best friend. Last night he died from a gunshot
wound to the head. - ANSWER: Completed suicide

True or False: _____ Suicidal thoughts or intentions can exist in clients with any medical or mental
health disorder. - ANSWER: True

True or False: Suicide rates are lower in people who use drugs or alcohol. - ANSWER: False

True or False:All suicidal persons are depressed. - ANSWER: False

True or False: People who talk about suicide will not attempt to do it. - ANSWER: False

True or False: It is harmful to discuss suicide with clients. - ANSWER: False

The person who is at greatest risk for committing suicide is a(n): - ANSWER: An elderly white man who
is the last survivor of four siblings

Because of the emotions attached to a suicidal act, the loss of a loved one through suicide compares
with the grief reaction of natural death in that it is ____________ stressful. - ANSWER: Much more

Thoughts or fantasies about suicide that are expressed but have no definite intent are called: -
ANSWER: Suicidal ideation

During the nursing history interview, the client tells the nurse that he would be better off dead. The
care provider's best response is: - ANSWER: To ask whether he has a plan to commit suicide.

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