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Mental Hygiene and Mental Illness

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What is the focus of milieu therapy in psychiatric-mental health clinical nursing practice?

Providing structure and maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment (correct)

Prescribing psychotropic medications

Assessing the patient's response to medication

Coordinating the nursing care plan

Which factor contributes to treatment non-adherence in individuals with self-harm and self-destructive behaviors?

Access to quality healthcare facilities

Strong family support

Low health literacy rates (correct)

High socioeconomic status

What does the basic level of psychiatric-mental health clinical nursing practice involve?

Provides individualized anticipatory guidance to prevent mental illness

Coordinates implementation of the nursing care plan and documents coordination care (correct)

Prescribes psychotropic medications with appropriate use of diagnostic tests

Applies integrative therapies to patients

What is a potential alteration in self-concept related to in psychiatric-mental health clinical nursing practice?

Developmental conflicts or injury (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the usual time frame for many psychotropic drugs to achieve their full effect?

3-4 weeks (C) Signup and view all the answers

Why are older adults often prescribed lower dosages of medications?

To account for the longer time needed for the drug to achieve its full therapeutic effect in the elderly (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which receptors are primarily targeted by antipsychotic drugs to block the neurotransmitter dopamine?

D1 and D2 (A) Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes atypical antipsychotics from typical antipsychotics?

Higher affinity for serotonin (5HT) receptors (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of mental hygiene?

Promoting mental health and preventing mental illness (B) Signup and view all the answers

How are mental disorders defined?

They cause significant distress, impaired functioning, or both (B) Signup and view all the answers

During the Renaissance, how were people with mental illness distinguished?

They were viewed as criminals (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'revolving door syndrome' refer to in mental health?

The tendency of clients to relapse after showing improvement (A) Signup and view all the answers