Deck 1: Mental Health and Mental Disorders

Question 1

A nursing instructor is describing the DSM-IV-TR to a group of nursing students. Which of the following would the instructor include as the primary purpose of this classification?

A) Provide a commonly understood diagnostic category for clinical practice.
B) Describe treatment modalities for psychiatric disorders and mental illnesses.
C) Identify various etiologies for mental disorders based on family histories.
D) Provide optimal outcomes for treatment for individuals with mental illnesses.

Answer 1

Provide a commonly understood diagnostic category for clinical practice.

Question 2

A nurse is providing care to a patient with a mental disorder classified by the DSM-IV-TR. The nurse understands that although the first three axes appear to contain all the diagnostic information about a patient, a truly accurate picture of the client is incomplete without considering other factors such as an estimate of current functioning and:

A) Life stressors
B) Cultural background
C) Marital status
D) Genetic history

Answer 2

Life stressors

Question 3

A patients global assessment functioning reveals that he has minimal symptoms with good functioning in allareas. Which score would the nurse correlate with these findings?

A) 94
B) 82
C) 75
D) 63

Answer 3

82

Question 4

A female patient was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia, and in the course of her treatment, it was determined that she was experiencing alcohol dependence because she began experiencing alcohol withdrawal while she was in the hospital. When the psychiatrist who was called in as a consultant documented the patients mental disorder, he identified her alcohol dependence on which axis?

A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV

Question 5

A group of students are reviewing the multiaxial diagnostic system of the DSM-IV-TR. The students demonstrate understanding of the axes when they identify that each axis represents which of the following?

A) An evidence-based research finding
B) An experimental design to guide care
C) A domain of information
D) A laboratory test finding

Question 6

Mrs. Green is a patient on a psychiatric unit. At the time of her admission, her dog was killed when a car accidentally ran over it; in addition to that, she just found out that her mother has been diagnosed with colon cancer. This information would be addressed in which DSM-IV axis?

A) Axis I
B) Axis II
C) Axis III
D) Axis IV

Question 7

Which of the following would a nurse identify as being categorized as Axis I in the DSM-IV-TR? Select all that apply.

A) Paranoid personality disorder
B) Posttraumatic stress disorder
C) Anorexia nervosa
D) Mental retardation
E) Unemployment
F) Coronary artery disease

Question 8

A psychiatricmental health nurse is providing care for a patient with a mental disorder. The patient is participating in the decision-making process. The nurse interprets this as which component of recovery?

A) Self-direction
B) Empowerment
C) Person-centered
D) Holistic

Question 9

The nurse is reviewing the medical record of a patient and notes the information below. Which of the following would be found on Axis III? Select all that apply.

A) Cocaine dependence
B) Bipolar I disorder
C) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder
D) Cellulitis
E) Homelessness
F) Arrest for cocaine possession with intent to sell

Question 10

A college-aged student and his friend arrive at the student health center. The friend reports that the patient has been having difficulties concentrating, remembering, and thinking. Hes had quite a few research papers due this past week. After ruling out other problems, the nurse determines that the patient is experiencing a culturebound syndrome. Which of the following would the nurse most likely suspect?

A) Ataque de nervios
B) Brain fog
C) Mal de ojo
D) Shenjing shuairo