NURSING THEORIES 2026 COMPLETE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
COMPREHENSIVE NURSING THEORY
STUDY GUIDE
A paradigm refers to
A. A model that explains the linkages of science, philosophy, and theory
accepted and applied by the discipline
B. Ideas and mental images that help to describe phenomena
C. Statements that describe concepts
D. Aspect of reality that can be consciously sensed or experienced
A - CORRECT ANSWER-A
According to Behavour System Model, "predisposition to act with reference
to the goal, in certain ways rather than the other ways" refers to
A. Drive
,B. Goal
C. Set
D. Scope of action - CORRECT ANSWER-C
the study of feedback and derived concepts such as communication and
control in living organisms, machines and organisations is termed as:
A. Cybernetics
B. Ontology
C. Epistemology
D. Philosophy - CORRECT ANSWER-A
General Systems Theory was first proposed by:
A. Ludwig von Bertalanffy
B. Kurt Lewin
C. Melanie Klein
,D. Margaret Mahler - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Who is a proponent of object relations theory?
A. Abraham Maslaw
B. Jean Piaget
C. Erik Erikson
D. Melanie Klein - CORRECT ANSWER-D
Which of the following concept is NOT related to Freud's psychoanalytic
theory?
A. Phallic stage
B. Pleasure principle
C. Oedipus complex
D. Symbiosis and Separatio - CORRECT ANSWER-D
Kohlberg's theory of moral development includes following stages, except:
, A. Obedience and Punishment Orientation
B. Individualism and Exchange
C. Good Interpersonal Relationships
D. Maintaining the Social Order
E. Primary circular reactions - CORRECT ANSWER-E
The term used to describe the understanding of beliefs, desires,
motivations, and emotions as mental states that are ascribed to one's self
and others: (Tasman 3rd, P 139; 2008)
A. Theory of mind
B. Attribution theory
C. Self-verification theory
D. Self-evaluation maintenance theory - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Which theory explains depression as a process of "turning aggression
inward?"
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
COMPREHENSIVE NURSING THEORY
STUDY GUIDE
A paradigm refers to
A. A model that explains the linkages of science, philosophy, and theory
accepted and applied by the discipline
B. Ideas and mental images that help to describe phenomena
C. Statements that describe concepts
D. Aspect of reality that can be consciously sensed or experienced
A - CORRECT ANSWER-A
According to Behavour System Model, "predisposition to act with reference
to the goal, in certain ways rather than the other ways" refers to
A. Drive
,B. Goal
C. Set
D. Scope of action - CORRECT ANSWER-C
the study of feedback and derived concepts such as communication and
control in living organisms, machines and organisations is termed as:
A. Cybernetics
B. Ontology
C. Epistemology
D. Philosophy - CORRECT ANSWER-A
General Systems Theory was first proposed by:
A. Ludwig von Bertalanffy
B. Kurt Lewin
C. Melanie Klein
,D. Margaret Mahler - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Who is a proponent of object relations theory?
A. Abraham Maslaw
B. Jean Piaget
C. Erik Erikson
D. Melanie Klein - CORRECT ANSWER-D
Which of the following concept is NOT related to Freud's psychoanalytic
theory?
A. Phallic stage
B. Pleasure principle
C. Oedipus complex
D. Symbiosis and Separatio - CORRECT ANSWER-D
Kohlberg's theory of moral development includes following stages, except:
, A. Obedience and Punishment Orientation
B. Individualism and Exchange
C. Good Interpersonal Relationships
D. Maintaining the Social Order
E. Primary circular reactions - CORRECT ANSWER-E
The term used to describe the understanding of beliefs, desires,
motivations, and emotions as mental states that are ascribed to one's self
and others: (Tasman 3rd, P 139; 2008)
A. Theory of mind
B. Attribution theory
C. Self-verification theory
D. Self-evaluation maintenance theory - CORRECT ANSWER-A
Which theory explains depression as a process of "turning aggression
inward?"
