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Test Bank for Foundations of Mental Health Care 8th Edition
by Morrison-Valfre

, Chapter 01: The History of Mental Health 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


CORRECT 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 of the Mind.


POINTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4
OBJ: 2 TOP: Early Years of Mental Health
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Patient Needs: Psychosocial Integrity


2. During the mid-1500s, behaviors associated with mental illness were more accurately
recorded by professionals. This practice led to behaviors. for different abnormal
a. Classifications
b. Diagnosing c. Treatment d. Education


CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ A

, Classification of abnormal behaviors did not begin until this time, after the practice of more accurate
recording of behaviors was begun. Diagnoses, treatment guidelines, and any education regarding
mental health disorders were not available during this period.


POINTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 5
OBJ: 3 TOP: Mental Illness During the Renaissance
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Patient 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


CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔


C


Philippe Pinel advocated acceptance of the mentally ill, as well as proper treatment. Dorothea Dix
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.


POINTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 5
OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Eighteenth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Patient 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 reform for the
care of the mentally ill.
a. Sigmund Freud
b. John Cade
c. Florence Nightingale
d. Dorothea Dix


CORRECT ANSWER ✔✔✔ DDorothea Dix spent 20 years surveying facilities that housed mentally
ill individuals and is credited with major changes in the care of the mentally ill. Sigmund Freud
introduced the concept ofpsychoanalysis, John Cade discovered lithium carbonate for the treatment
of bipolar disorder, and Florence Nightingale trained nurses in England in the 1800s.

, POINTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 6
OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Nineteenth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Patient Needs: Psychosocial Integrity


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Hygiene was formed in 1909 with a focus on prevention of 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


CORRECT 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, and current treatment options regarding mental
illness were not the focus of his book, nor were they a priority for the Committee for Mental Hygiene.


POINTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 6
OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Twentieth Century
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Patient Needs: Psychosocial Integrity


6. During the 1930s, what common treatment for schizophrenia caused patients to fall into a coma
thatcould last as long as 50 hours?
a. Electroconvulsive therapy
b. Insulin therapy
c. Humoral therapy

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