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Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice 6th Edition
Chapter 16 : Mental Health Promotion for Young and Middle-Aged Adults Questions
Question 1 of 5
A school nurse is teaching a class of adolescents about healthy behaviors. Which of the following activities include as a means for preventing anxiety and depression when they are middle-aged adults?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Engaging in physical activity and exercise is strongly linked to preventing anxiety and depression by improving mood and reducing stress. Restricting diet helps physical health, refraining from substances reduces risk but is less direct, and church activities may help socially but lack strong evidence for prevention.
Question 2 of 5
A psychiatric-mental health nurse is responsible for performing admission assessments of a population that primarily involves young and middle-aged adults. When performing these assessments, which area would be a priority?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Suicide risk is the priority in psychiatric assessments for young and middle-aged adults due to high rates of suicide in these groups and the need for immediate intervention. Coping skills, cognition, and self-esteem are important but secondary to life-threatening risks.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is developing a presentation for a local community group of young and middle-aged adults about common psychosocial problems. Which of the following would be least appropriate for the nurse need to integrate into the presentation?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The statement that categories apply primarily in the U.S. due to superior technologic advances is least appropriate, as psychosocial problems are universal and not tied to U.S.-specific technology. The age range, Western cultural context, and longer developmental periods are relevant.
Question 4 of 5
A 72-year-old woman is participating in a health fair that is being held at a local community center. Basic psychiatric screening will be provided by mental health professionals. Which of the following problems would this screening most likely reveal?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Cognitive impairment, such as dementia, is most likely in a 72-year-old due to age-related risks. Anxiety and mood disorders are possible, but cognitive issues are more prevalent in older adults. Psychosocial impairment is too broad and less specific.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is participating as a speaker in a public workshop on the topic of promoting mental health in young and middle-aged adults. The nurse tells the audience that age, unemployment, and lower education are risk factors associated with mental illness. A woman raises her hand and asks, 'Does that mean because I only have a 10th grade education and am unemployed that I will develop a mental illness?' Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The response 'No, not necessarily; it just means that there is an increased chance that you might' accurately clarifies that risk factors increase likelihood, not certainty, of mental illness. Other options are misleading, overly definitive, or dismissive of the woman?s concern.