Deck 21: Mental Health

Question 1

What is true about mental illness in the prison population in Canada?

A) About 20% of inmates have a serious mental illness.
B) Inmates have better access to treatment.
C) In maximum security,the majority of inmates are addicted.
D) Over 70% of inmates have a mental disorder.

Answer 1

In maximum security,the majority of inmates are addicted.

Question 2

A nurse is utilizing a recovery model of rehabilitation.What is the nurse doing?

A) Actively collaborating with the consumer and family to develop interventions
B) Realizing the eradication of mental illness through teamwork
C) Providing the best services and supports at the best time,best place,and best level of intensity
D) Delivering a balanced combination of specific services.

Answer 2

Actively collaborating with the consumer and family to develop interventions

Question 3

Who is at greatest risk for suicide?

A) 18-year-old female
B) 16-year-old Aboriginal male
C) 82-year-old woman
D) 40-year-old male

Answer 3

16-year-old Aboriginal male

Question 4

Mr.Charbonneau is a client with a mental illness and diagnosed with cocaine addiction.What is the correct term for this combination?

A) Severe anxiety
B) Co-morbidity
C) Co-dependency
D) Co-occurring

Question 5

Mr.Bianco,51 years old,suffers from bipolar disorder and addictions.He has been homeless for 10 years.At what age did he likely experience his first symptoms?

A) 11
B) 25
C) 18
D) 8

Question 6

Ms.Chauvette has a mental illness.She critically considers the available treatments before choosing one.What term can be used to describe Ms.Chauvette?

A) Consumer
B) Advocate
C) Victim
D) Survivor

Question 7

What is an individual risk factor for developing a mental illness?

A) Birth injury
B) Emotional neglect
C) Incarceration
D) Bullying

Question 8

Jacques,17 years old,has a Compulsory Treatment Order (CTO)for his severe mental illness.What does this mean?

A) Jacques must come to the health unit every day to receive his medications.
B) Failure to take his medication will result in hospitalization.
C) If Jacques does not take his medication he will be incarcerated.
D) A nurse will administer his medications at his home.

Question 9

Which disease will be the second most common worldwide disability within 20 years according to the World Health Organization?

A) Anxiety
B) Dementia
C) Depression
D) Post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 10

A nurse is planning care for Mrs.Fraser,50 years old,diagnosed with schizophrenia.What is the first action the nurse should take?

A) Assess for a history of childhood sexual abuse,which leads to schizophrenia
B) Provide Mrs.Fraser with a list of community support groups
C) Examine barriers to Mrs.Fraser's meeting her needs
D) Develop a plan of care with Mrs.Fraser

Question 11

Serious mental illnesses affect what percentage of the Canadian population?

A) 14%
B) 18%
C) 7%
D) 3%

Question 12

A nurse is working in crisis management in a community mental health centre.What service would the nurse most likely be providing?

A) Comprehensive long-term intensive care
B) Risk reduction activities to prevent mental illnesses
C) A 24-hour mobile response team
D) Education services to promote mental health

Question 13

What is the standard used to diagnose mental illness in Canada?

A) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (4th edition)
B) Merck Manual
C) Population Health Promotion Model
D) Mosby's Mental Illness Compendium

Question 14

What child is at greatest risk for depression due to harassment?

A) 10-year-old girl in a two-parent family
B) 8-year-old boy
C) 9-year-old girl of Chinese immigrant parents
D) 7-year-old boy of Indo-Canadian parents

Question 15

In the 1960s,deinstitutionalization caused a shift in mental health care.To which institution did mental health care shift?

A) Provincial mental hospitals
B) Community hospitals
C) Long-term mental health institutions
D) Federally funded poor houses

Question 16

The Mental Health Commission of Canada facilitated a national campaign to focus on mental health issues.What is one of the five strategic initiatives they proposed?

A) Increase in mental health beds
B) Comprehensive prevention programs
C) System to share research and knowledge
D) Five-year anti-stigma campaign

Question 17

What term is defined by "the ability of all people to enjoy life and deal with its challenges?"

A) Health promotion
B) Disease prevention
C) Mental illness
D) Mental health

Question 18

What is an outcome of assertive community treatment?

A) Improved compliance
B) Reduced health care costs
C) Increased hospitalizations
D) High quality of life

Question 19

What term describes people who actively challenge the status quo treatments?

A) Recalcitrant
B) Survivor
C) Client
D) Consumer

Question 20

What is an assumption about recovery from mental illness?

A) Recovery means the person is symptom free.
B) Recovery is based on the cause of the mental illness.
C) The road to recovery is similar for most people.
D) Individuals must have people who believe in them.

Question 21

What is the key to reducing the severity of mental illness?

A) Public education
B) Advocacy for more mental health facilities
C) Better education of professionals
D) Early identification