Foundations of Mental Health Care, 6th Edition

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Chapter 01: The History of Mental Health Care Morrison-Valfre: Foundations of Mental Health Care, 6th Edition 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 ANS: 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. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4 OBJ: 2 TOP: Early Years of Mental Health KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity 2. During the mid-1500s, behaviors associated with mental illness were more accurately recorded by professionals. This practice led to for different abnormal behaviors. a. Classifications b. Diagnosing c. Treatment d. Education ANS: 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. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 5 OBJ: 3 TOP: Mental Illness During the Renaissance KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client 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 ANS: C U S N T O 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. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 5 OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Eighteenth Century KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client 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 ANS: D Dorothea 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 of psychoanalysis, John Cade discovered lithium carbonate for the treatment of bipolar disorder, and Florence Nightingale trained nurses in England in the 1800s. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 6 OBJ: 4 TOP: Mental Illness in the Nineteenth Century KEY: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity 5. As a direct result of CliffordNBeeRrs’ IworGk anBd.bCookM, A Mind That Found Itself, the Committee for Mental 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 ANS: D Clifford Beers’ b [Show More]

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