,Introductory Mental Health Nursing 5th EditionWomble
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Kincheloe Test Bank
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Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Illness
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1. When studying mental health and mental illness, the student nurse learns
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that which of the following is evidence of our mental health?
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A) Our ability to function well with others
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B) Our ability to defend what we believe
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C) Our ability to perform demanding tasks
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on the job f f
D) Our ability to defend those weaker than
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2. A mental health nurse is teaching a class in anger management. She teachesthe
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patients that recognizing what triggers their anger response allows them to do
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which of the following?
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A) Manipulate the situation to get what you f f f f f f
want
B) Stand up for ones beliefs against the
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cultural beliefs of a community f f f f
C) Gives them the opportunity to gain
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control of their anger f f f
D) Control the things that trigger their f f f f f
anger
3. Which of the following are factors that could be part of a persons cultural
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identity? (Select all that apply.)
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A) Common family customs f f
B) Common language f
C) Common stressors f
D) Gender
E) Adaptive resources f
,A) Common family customs f f
B) Common language f
C) Common stressors f
D) Gender
E) Adaptive resources f
4. What would a culturally competent nurse know that some cultural and
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ethnic groups feel that mental illness is caused by?
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A) Demon possession f
B) Pretense
C) The stars f
D) Hypnosis
5. A staff educator is discussing stress and its impact on a disease process,
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whether it is physical or mental. What would be the best statement about
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stress that the educator could give?
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A) Stress can be prostress or distress.
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B) Stress can never enhance the feeling of
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well-being.
C) Stress can be either physically or
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emotionally exhausting, but not both. f f f f
D) Distress is actually harmful to ones f f f f f
health.
6. A patient comes to the clinic to see the Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
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The patient states, I seem to be miserable and upset all the time. My
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marriage is crumbling because my wife refuses to understand how I feel.
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What does the nurse practitioner understand about the factors
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contributingto the patients stress?
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A) Internal situations often make us f f f f
miserable and upset f f
B) External situations often make us f f f f
miserable and upset f f
C) We choose to make ourselves miserable
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and upset f
D) We choose to live with chronic stress
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, B) External situations often make us f f f f
miserable and upset f f
C) We choose to make ourselves miserable
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and upset f
D) We choose to live with chronic stress
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7. As a mental health nurse, you know that when a person feels insulted,
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mental images of resentment and animosity may be formed. These
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imagesgenerate what?
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A) The need to fight back f f f f
B) The need to change their behavior
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C) The need to project blame onto the other
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person
D) The need to manipulate the situation
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8. Mental health nurses know that stress management is an important part of
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patient care. What is one way a mental health nurse could help the patient
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cope with stress?
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A) Teach mentalization f
B) Teach hypnosis f
C) Teach imagination f
D) Teach visualization f
9. To help patients deal with their stress, nurses must also learn to cope with
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their own. Which of the following is an adaptive coping strategy that mightbe
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used by the nurse?
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A) Reframing
B) Mediation
C) Asset training f
D) Mental blocking f
10. An 18-year-old college student is very anxious about auditioning for the
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schools famous chorale. Which of the following ways of dealing with this
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anxiety would the nurse recognize as being maladaptive?
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A) Arranging for voice lessons f f f
B) Practicing the songs used in the audition f f f f f f
C) Going to a concert f f f
D) Singing with a group of friends f f f f f
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