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NSG 350 Mental Health WEEK 1 Exam |100
Questions with 100% Correct Answers |
Verified | Latest Update 2026/2027 A+
GRADE ASSURED PERFECT,
1. Which statement can a nurse use to best describe the Stuart Stress Adaptation Model to
someone who is unfamiliar with it?
a. "The model recognizes the limitations of the nursing process and organizes treatment along
critical pathways."
b. "The model bases psychiatric nursing practice on principles derived from nursing science and
establishes generic goals for each discrete stage of psychiatric treatment."
c. "The model integrates biopsychosociocultural, environmental, and legal-ethical aspects of
psychiatric nursing care into a unified framework for practice throughout the care continuum."
d. "The model is based primarily on the medical model and organizes psychiatric nursing
practice according to discrete treatment stages, selected treatment settings, and legal mandates." -
correct answer-ANS: C
c. "The model integrates biopsychosociocultural, environmental, and legal-ethical aspects of
psychiatric nursing care into a unified framework for practice throughout the care continuum."
2. A nurse states, "I don't understand why the Stuart Stress Adaptation Model uses both the
health/illness and adaptation/maladaptation continua." The best reply is:
a. "The more information that's contained within the model, the more realistically it represents life."
b. "The model recognizes that nature is ordered as a social hierarchy from simple to complex. The
health/illness continuum is a simple concept; the adaptation/maladaptation continuum is more
complex."
c. "To integrate the theory of four stages of psychiatric treatment, Stuart had to have a
health/illness frame of reference. The adaptation/maladaptation continuum was necessary to
complement the holistic framework."
d. "The health/illness continuum reflects a medical world view, whereas the
adaptation/maladaptation continuum is derived from nursing's world view. The two reflect the
complementary nature of the nursing and medical models of practice." - correct answer-ANS: D
d. "The health/illness continuum reflects a medical world view, whereas the
adaptation/maladaptation continuum is derived from nursing's world view. The two reflect the
complementary nature of the nursing and medical models of practice."
3. A patient in the emergency room of a local community hospital is crying uncontrollably and
repeating over and over, "He will hurt me if I don't get away from him. You have to help me,
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please." Which of the following interventions reflects attention to care in the manner advocated
by the assumptions stated in the Stuart Stress Adaptation Model?
a. Getting a health care provider to prescribe a sedative for the patient
b. Asking the patient to provide more details about "what he will do"
c. Beginning the nursing process by conducting a nursing assessment
d. Putting the patient in a quiet room to minimize environmental stimuli - correct answer-ANS: C
c. Beginning the nursing process by conducting a nursing assessment
4. An adolescent who belongs to a neighborhood gang has been caught both lying and stealing by
a parent. After psychiatric testing determines that the adolescent is able to adequately test reality
and has no symptoms of a major psychiatric disorder, the most likely finding will be that the
child's behavior demonstrates:
a. healthy deviant.
b. healthy conformist.
c. unhealthy deviant.
d. unhealthy conformist. - correct answer-ANS: A
a. healthy deviant.
5. Which criterion of mental health is a nurse assessing when exploring a patient's sense of
selfdetermination, balance between dependence and independence, and acceptance of the
consequences of behavior?
a. Autonomy
b. Integration
c. Reality perception
d. Environmental mastery - correct answer-ANS: A
a. Autonomy
6. A patient states, "Sometimes I hear voices when no one else is in the room telling me that
people are plotting to hurt me." This patient is experiencing impairment of which criterion of
mental health?
a. Autonomy
b. Integration
c. Reality perception
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d. Environmental mastery - correct answer-ANS: C
c. Reality perception
7. A nurse documents that a patient is appropriately emotionally responsive, in control, and
expresses a unified philosophy of life. This implies that the patient has met the mental health
criterion of:
a. autonomy.
b. integration.
c. reality perception.
d. environmental mastery. - correct answer-ANS: B
b. integration.
8. A patient mentions, "No one else I know is mentally ill." What reply would help the patient
understand the extent of mental illness?
a. "You are not unique; many people experience mental illness."
b. "Let's concern ourselves with you and getting you well again."
c. "Being among people who understand your problem and want to help is what is important."
d. "You are truly not alone; almost 50% of adults experience some kind of mental illness. - correct
answer-ANS: D
d. "You are truly not alone; almost 50% of adults experience some kind of mental illness.
9. On the basis of predictions from the Global Burden of Disease Study, mental health
professionals should be most concerned with increasing primary prevention efforts for: a.
alcohol abuse.
b. schizophrenia.
c. bipolar disorder.
d. major depressive disorder. - correct answer-ANS: D
d. major depressive disorder.
10. The spouse of a patient with major depressive disorder tells a nurse, "I feel hopeless about my
spouse's condition. It's not like a physical illness that he can recover from." Which response will
best reassure the spouse?
a. "That's not true. People with mental illness get well more than 90% of the time."
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b. "While your concerns about your spouse's recovery are understandable, great strides have been
made with the use of new antidepressants."
c. "It's not right to try to make comparisons between the effectiveness of treatment of mental and
physical illnesses. It's like comparing apples and oranges."
d. "New studies show that treatment of depression is effective 65% to 80% of the time, whereas
treatments for heart disease and cancer are often only 40% effective." - correct answer-ANS: D
d. "New studies show that treatment of depression is effective 65% to 80% of the time, whereas
treatments for heart disease and cancer are often only 40% effective."
11. The greatest barrier to treatment for the mentally ill can be minimized by:
a. possessing adequate insurance coverage.
b. implementing effective treatment modalities.
c. employing sufficient numbers of mental health practitioners.
d. formulating appropriate, accurate assessment tools for diagnosis. - correct answer-ANS: A
a. possessing adequate insurance coverage.
12. Which predisposing factors most influence mental illness?
a. Risk factors that influence a person's vulnerabilities and the type and amount of resources used to
handle stress
b. Biological factors, such as genetic background, general health, nutritional status, and exposure to
toxins
c. Psychological factors, such as intelligence, morale, self-concept, motivation, and past experiences
d. Sociocultural characteristics, such as education, income, occupation, culture, religion, and
relatedness - correct answer-ANS: A
a. Risk factors that influence a person's vulnerabilities and the type and amount of resources used to
handle stress
13. Precipitating stressors are stimuli that:
a. society views as being deviant or troublesome.
b. the family views as disruptive or burdensome.
c. the patient views as challenging, threatening, or demanding.
d. the nurse views as noxious, overwhelming, or culturally unacceptable. - correct answer-ANS: C
c. the patient views as challenging, threatening, or demanding.
29 May 2026
NSG 350 Mental Health WEEK 1 Exam |100
Questions with 100% Correct Answers |
Verified | Latest Update 2026/2027 A+
GRADE ASSURED PERFECT,
1. Which statement can a nurse use to best describe the Stuart Stress Adaptation Model to
someone who is unfamiliar with it?
a. "The model recognizes the limitations of the nursing process and organizes treatment along
critical pathways."
b. "The model bases psychiatric nursing practice on principles derived from nursing science and
establishes generic goals for each discrete stage of psychiatric treatment."
c. "The model integrates biopsychosociocultural, environmental, and legal-ethical aspects of
psychiatric nursing care into a unified framework for practice throughout the care continuum."
d. "The model is based primarily on the medical model and organizes psychiatric nursing
practice according to discrete treatment stages, selected treatment settings, and legal mandates." -
correct answer-ANS: C
c. "The model integrates biopsychosociocultural, environmental, and legal-ethical aspects of
psychiatric nursing care into a unified framework for practice throughout the care continuum."
2. A nurse states, "I don't understand why the Stuart Stress Adaptation Model uses both the
health/illness and adaptation/maladaptation continua." The best reply is:
a. "The more information that's contained within the model, the more realistically it represents life."
b. "The model recognizes that nature is ordered as a social hierarchy from simple to complex. The
health/illness continuum is a simple concept; the adaptation/maladaptation continuum is more
complex."
c. "To integrate the theory of four stages of psychiatric treatment, Stuart had to have a
health/illness frame of reference. The adaptation/maladaptation continuum was necessary to
complement the holistic framework."
d. "The health/illness continuum reflects a medical world view, whereas the
adaptation/maladaptation continuum is derived from nursing's world view. The two reflect the
complementary nature of the nursing and medical models of practice." - correct answer-ANS: D
d. "The health/illness continuum reflects a medical world view, whereas the
adaptation/maladaptation continuum is derived from nursing's world view. The two reflect the
complementary nature of the nursing and medical models of practice."
3. A patient in the emergency room of a local community hospital is crying uncontrollably and
repeating over and over, "He will hurt me if I don't get away from him. You have to help me,
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please." Which of the following interventions reflects attention to care in the manner advocated
by the assumptions stated in the Stuart Stress Adaptation Model?
a. Getting a health care provider to prescribe a sedative for the patient
b. Asking the patient to provide more details about "what he will do"
c. Beginning the nursing process by conducting a nursing assessment
d. Putting the patient in a quiet room to minimize environmental stimuli - correct answer-ANS: C
c. Beginning the nursing process by conducting a nursing assessment
4. An adolescent who belongs to a neighborhood gang has been caught both lying and stealing by
a parent. After psychiatric testing determines that the adolescent is able to adequately test reality
and has no symptoms of a major psychiatric disorder, the most likely finding will be that the
child's behavior demonstrates:
a. healthy deviant.
b. healthy conformist.
c. unhealthy deviant.
d. unhealthy conformist. - correct answer-ANS: A
a. healthy deviant.
5. Which criterion of mental health is a nurse assessing when exploring a patient's sense of
selfdetermination, balance between dependence and independence, and acceptance of the
consequences of behavior?
a. Autonomy
b. Integration
c. Reality perception
d. Environmental mastery - correct answer-ANS: A
a. Autonomy
6. A patient states, "Sometimes I hear voices when no one else is in the room telling me that
people are plotting to hurt me." This patient is experiencing impairment of which criterion of
mental health?
a. Autonomy
b. Integration
c. Reality perception
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d. Environmental mastery - correct answer-ANS: C
c. Reality perception
7. A nurse documents that a patient is appropriately emotionally responsive, in control, and
expresses a unified philosophy of life. This implies that the patient has met the mental health
criterion of:
a. autonomy.
b. integration.
c. reality perception.
d. environmental mastery. - correct answer-ANS: B
b. integration.
8. A patient mentions, "No one else I know is mentally ill." What reply would help the patient
understand the extent of mental illness?
a. "You are not unique; many people experience mental illness."
b. "Let's concern ourselves with you and getting you well again."
c. "Being among people who understand your problem and want to help is what is important."
d. "You are truly not alone; almost 50% of adults experience some kind of mental illness. - correct
answer-ANS: D
d. "You are truly not alone; almost 50% of adults experience some kind of mental illness.
9. On the basis of predictions from the Global Burden of Disease Study, mental health
professionals should be most concerned with increasing primary prevention efforts for: a.
alcohol abuse.
b. schizophrenia.
c. bipolar disorder.
d. major depressive disorder. - correct answer-ANS: D
d. major depressive disorder.
10. The spouse of a patient with major depressive disorder tells a nurse, "I feel hopeless about my
spouse's condition. It's not like a physical illness that he can recover from." Which response will
best reassure the spouse?
a. "That's not true. People with mental illness get well more than 90% of the time."
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b. "While your concerns about your spouse's recovery are understandable, great strides have been
made with the use of new antidepressants."
c. "It's not right to try to make comparisons between the effectiveness of treatment of mental and
physical illnesses. It's like comparing apples and oranges."
d. "New studies show that treatment of depression is effective 65% to 80% of the time, whereas
treatments for heart disease and cancer are often only 40% effective." - correct answer-ANS: D
d. "New studies show that treatment of depression is effective 65% to 80% of the time, whereas
treatments for heart disease and cancer are often only 40% effective."
11. The greatest barrier to treatment for the mentally ill can be minimized by:
a. possessing adequate insurance coverage.
b. implementing effective treatment modalities.
c. employing sufficient numbers of mental health practitioners.
d. formulating appropriate, accurate assessment tools for diagnosis. - correct answer-ANS: A
a. possessing adequate insurance coverage.
12. Which predisposing factors most influence mental illness?
a. Risk factors that influence a person's vulnerabilities and the type and amount of resources used to
handle stress
b. Biological factors, such as genetic background, general health, nutritional status, and exposure to
toxins
c. Psychological factors, such as intelligence, morale, self-concept, motivation, and past experiences
d. Sociocultural characteristics, such as education, income, occupation, culture, religion, and
relatedness - correct answer-ANS: A
a. Risk factors that influence a person's vulnerabilities and the type and amount of resources used to
handle stress
13. Precipitating stressors are stimuli that:
a. society views as being deviant or troublesome.
b. the family views as disruptive or burdensome.
c. the patient views as challenging, threatening, or demanding.
d. the nurse views as noxious, overwhelming, or culturally unacceptable. - correct answer-ANS: C
c. the patient views as challenging, threatening, or demanding.
