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Exam 1: NU 160 / NU160 (Latest Version 2025 / 2026) Mental Health Concepts | Questions & Answers | 100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen Question: how do psychotherapeutic drugs work? Answer: act on the body's nervous system by altering the delicate chemical balances withing that system mos...

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Exam 1: NU 160 / NU160 (Latest
Version ) Mental Health
Concepts | Questions & Answers |
100 % Correct | Grade A - Galen


Question:
how do psychotherapeutic drugs work?
Answer:
act on the body's nervous system by altering the delicate chemical balances
withing that system


most interrupt the neurotransmitter within the brain by suppressing major
nerve pathways that connect the deeper brain to the frontal lobe and limbic
system




Question:
antianxiety medications
Answer:
reduce the psychic tension of stress


includes; azapirones, benzodiazepines, beta-blockers, tricyclics

,Question:
antidepressant medications
Answer:
prescription drugs that are used to reduce the symptoms associated with
major depressive disorder, bipolar, panic disorders, OCD, neuropathic pain




Question:
The Mental Health Systems Act of 1980 was one of the most progressive
mental health bills in the history of the United States, but its enactment was
interrupted by the
Answer:
Election of a new president




Question:
In the United States, which factors determine whether a client requires
inpatient rather than outpatient care? (Select all that apply.
Answer:
Severity of the illness
Level of dysfunction
Suitability of the setting for treating the problem
Level of client cooperation
Ability to pay

,Question:
During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused clients to
fall into a coma that could last as long as 50 hours
Answer:
insulin therapy




Question:
The home mental health nurse visits a female client to assess her ability to
care for herself at home after discharge from an inpatient setting. Which
component of the case management system does this demonstrate?
Answer:
Psychosocial rehabilitation




Question:
A client frequently wanders around the unit, and the staff frequently needs to
reorient the client to the environment and remind her not to walk into the
rooms of other clients on the unit. Due to short staffing, the decision is made
to use a restraint device to prevent this from occurring. This action may
constitute:
Answer:
false imprisonment

, Question:
The nurse encounters a client crying in her room. Upon talking to the client,
it is discovered that she is upset because a new nursing assistant made her go
out for a walk with the group even though the client informed her that she
waits for her daughter to go for her walk. This is a potential violation of which
ethical principle?
Answer:
autonomy




Question:
A client seen in the mental health clinic feels her depression is the result of
being "punished" due to becoming pregnant as an adolescent and giving the
infant up for adoption against her family's wishes. This view of her depression
is considered
Answer:
personalistic




Question:
The nurse who feels the most beneficial part of the client's inpatient stay is
the establishment of an interpersonal relationship with the nurse is an
example of which nursing theorist?
Answer:
Paplau

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