Deck 50: Mental Healthcare in the Australian Context

Question 1

As part of the process of assisting in the recovery of a person with a mental illness, what does the term modelling mean?

A)Interacting with people the person knew before hospitalisation
B)Observing and incorporating the behaviour of others
C)Being able to talk with others
D)Having people assist in maintaining clear distinctions

Answer 1

Observing and incorporating the behaviour of others

Question 2

What is a common symptom of psychotic illness?

A)Heavy alcohol consumption
B)Delusions
C)An angry, irritated mood
D)Lack of motivation or energy

Answer 2

Delusions

Question 3

Approximately what percentage of persons in Australia presenting with alcohol and other drug problems also have additional mental health problems?

A)5%
B)20%
C)50%
D)75%

Answer 3

20%

Question 4

When do the majority of mental illnesses begin?

A)During early childhood
B)In old age
C)Between the ages of 15 to 25 years
D)From about 40 years of age

Question 5

Which are symptoms of depression? Select all that apply.

A)Sleeping more than usual
B)Faster thinking than usual
C)Grandiose delusions
D)Reduced motivation
E) Indifference

Question 6

What are somatic delusions?

A)Beliefs that something odd is happening to a person's body
B)Beliefs that a person is being watched or followed
C)Delusions of grandeur
D)Auditory hallucinations

Question 7

What is a symptom of mania?

A)Sleeping more than usual
B)Spending too much money
C)Eating more or less than usual
D)Feelings of helplessness

Question 8

What is cognitive behavioural therapy?

A)Emphasising a person's strengths
B)Application of magnetic field to stimulate relevant parts of the brain
C)Electroconvulsive therapy
D)Working with the person to see the links between their moods and their thinking

Question 9

What is bipolar affective disorder?

A)Alternating between undereating and overeating
B)Recurrent episodes of extreme mood swings
C)Experiences of hallucinations, delusions and thought disorders
D)Alternating between obsessive compulsive disorder and anxiety disorder

Question 10

Which person might be considered a candidate for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)? A person: Select all that apply.

A)exhibiting narcolepsy.
B)experiencing severe unresponsive depression.
C)with a life-threatening mania.
D)displaying obsessive compulsive disorder.

Question 11

Which factors that influence mental health are considered external factors? Select all that apply.

A)Resilience
B)Competence
C)Poverty
D)Birth position
E) Crime

Question 12

What is the term for a distortion of sensory perception?

A)Hallucination
B)Illusion
C)Delusion
D)Psychosis

Question 13

What does Australian legislation encompass within the concept of the meaning of mental illness? People may be deemed mentally ill if they:

A)have developmental disability of the mind.
B)engage in antisocial behaviour.
C)experience serious disturbances of mood.
D)take excessive alcohol or any other drug.

Question 14

What does the concept of Recovery mean in the context of mental health nursing? The person: 7)_______

A)is fully rehabilitated.
B)establishes a new and valued sense of identity, role and purpose.
C)is no longer a threat to others.
D)is cured of mental illness.

Question 15

Which of the following is correct about mental illness? People with mental illness:

A)cannot form and maintain meaningful interpersonal relationships.
B)are seldom dangerous.
C)cannot establish close relationships with family and friends.
D)are incapable of maintaining purposeful employment.

Question 16

What is forensic mental health nursing? Working with persons:

A)being cared for in the community setting.
B)as the initial person of contact with mental health services.
C)who have had contact with the criminal justice system.
D)in a high-dependency inpatient unit.

Question 17

What is/are the most prevalent mental health disorders experienced by Australians?

A)Psychosis
B)Depression and anxiety
C)Bipolar affective disorder
D)Hallucinations

Question 18

What is schizophrenia?

A)Intermittent episodes of extreme mood swing
B)A strong belief in something that cannot be true, with few if any hallucinations
C)A chronic severe depression
D)Episodes of hallucinations, delusions and thought disorder

Question 19

Who is most likely to be violent in Australian society? People:

A)who abuse alcohol or prescription drugs.
B)with a mental illness.
C)diagnosed with schizophrenia.
D)experiencing hallucinations.

Question 20

What is the model of care for mental healthcare nursing in Australasia?

A)Rehabilitation
B)Cure
C)Recovery
D)Protection