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1. When studying mental health and mental illness, the student nurse learns that which o
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f the f ollowin g 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 on the job
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D) Our ability to defend those weaker than we are
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2. A mental health nurse is teaching a class in anger management. She teaches the
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patient s that recognizing what triggers their anger response allows them to do whic
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h of the follo wi ng?
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B) Stand up for ones beliefs against the cultural beliefs of a community
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C) Gives them the opportunity to gain control of their anger
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D) Control the things that trigger their anger
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3. Which of the following are factors that could be part of a persons cultural identit
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y? (Selec t all that apply.)
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A) Common family customs m v m v
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D) Gender
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4. What would a culturally competent nurse know that some cultural and ethnic groups fe
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el that me ntal illness is caused by?
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A) Demon possession m v
B) Pretense
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, D) Hypnosis
5. A staff educator is discussing stress and its impact on a disease process, whether
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it is physic al or mental. What would be the best statement about stres
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s that the educato r 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 well-being.
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C) Stress can be either physically or emotionally exhausting, but not both.
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D) Distress is actually harmful to ones health.
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6. A patient comes
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e patient sta tes, I
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crumbling because my m v m v m v wife refuses to unders tand how I feel. What does the nurse p
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ractitioner understand m v m v about the factor s contributing to the pati ents stress?
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A) Internal situations often make us miserable and upset
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B) External situations often make us miserable and upset
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C) We choose to make ourselves miserable and upset
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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, mental images
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of resent ment and animosity may be formed. These images generate what?
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A) The need to fight m v m v m v m v back
B) The need to change their behavior
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C) The need to project blame onto the other person
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D) The need to manipulate the situation
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8. Mental health nurses know that stress management is an important part of patient care.
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one way a mental health nurse could help the patient cope with stress?
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A) Teach mentalization m v
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