ATI LPN
Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice 6th Edition
Chapter 2 : Menta Health and Mental Disorders Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nursing student is reviewing journal articles about major depression. One of the articles describes the number of persons newly diagnosed with the disorder during the past year. The student interprets this as which of the following?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Incidence refers to the number of new cases of a disorder (e.g., major depression) diagnosed within a specific time period, such as the past year.
Question 2 of 5
While working in a community mental health treatment center, the nurse overhears one of the receptionists saying that one of the patients is really psycho. Later in the day, the nurse talks with the receptionist about the comment. This action by the nurse demonstrates an attempt to address which issue?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The receptionist?s use of 'psycho' reflects public stigma, a negative stereotype about mental illness. The nurse?s action aims to address this stigma by promoting respectful language and attitudes.
Question 3 of 5
After teaching a group of students about mental health and mental illness, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the group identifies which of the following as reflecting mental disorders?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Mental disorders are characterized by alterations in mood, thinking, or behavior that cause distress or impair functioning, as defined in the DSM-IV-TR.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is preparing a presentation about mental disorders and plans to include how mental disorders are different from medical disorders. Which statement would be most appropriate for the nurse to include?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Mental disorders are characterized by a cluster of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that cause distress or impairment, unlike medical disorders, which often have clear biological markers or laboratory tests.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following would a nurse identify as being categorized as Axis I in the DSM-IV-TR?
Correct Answer: B,C
Rationale: Axis I in the DSM-IV-TR includes clinical disorders such as posttraumatic stress disorder and anorexia nervosa. Paranoid personality disorder and mental retardation are Axis II, unemployment is Axis IV, and coronary artery disease is Axis III.