NURS 246 SCHOOLCRAFT COLLEGE UNIT 1 2026/2027 | NURS 246
UNIT 1 QUESTIONS, STUDY GUIDE & COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
Having a parent diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar is known as what type of risk factor -
Correct answer ✔✔ Familial risk factors
Health care providers adjusting their practice to meet their patients cultural beliefs,
preferences, practices and needs - Correct answer ✔✔ Cultural competence
Identifies appropriate nursing interventions - Correct answer ✔✔ Nursing diagnosis
Impairs the ability to adapt to the environment and environmental changes - Correct answer
✔✔ Mental Illness
Identifies medical treatment - Correct answer ✔✔ DSM-FIVE
Genetics, age, sex, brain chemistry, brain function and physical health are known as? - Correct
answer ✔✔ Biological factors
The ability to cope with normal life stressors, work productively and contribute to the
community - Correct answer ✔✔ Mental health
Taking unacceptable thoughts and urges and transforming them to acceptable behaviors -
Correct answer ✔✔ Sublimation
The unconscious feeling that the patient has towards the health care worker is known as
countertransference.
True or False - Correct answer ✔✔ False- known as transference
, Teaching mental health patient how to meet their needs in a socially acceptable way without
acting out - Correct answer ✔✔ Assertive communication
Rewarding a child for cleaning their room is an example of which behavioral therapy - Correct
answer ✔✔ Operate conditioning
What are examples of self-actualization? - Correct answer ✔✔ 1. Caring for other and having a
sense of democracy
2. Enjoying some alone time
Ego is the problem solver and reality tester?
True vs False - Correct answer ✔✔ True
This form of therapy helps to change unhealthy thinking patterns, feelings and behaviors -
Correct answer ✔✔ Cognitive behavioral therapy
Examines beliefs, values and practices of own culture - Correct answer ✔✔ Cultural awareness
Giving the patient alternatives, but letting the patient make the decision is an example of which
ethical principle - Correct answer ✔✔ Autonomy
Distributing care equally describes which ethical principle? - Correct answer ✔✔ Justice
Exception to breaching patient confidentiality is known as? - Correct answer ✔✔ Duty to warn
This barrier can delay or prevent a patient from seeking treatment - Correct answer ✔✔ Stigma
UNIT 1 QUESTIONS, STUDY GUIDE & COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
Having a parent diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar is known as what type of risk factor -
Correct answer ✔✔ Familial risk factors
Health care providers adjusting their practice to meet their patients cultural beliefs,
preferences, practices and needs - Correct answer ✔✔ Cultural competence
Identifies appropriate nursing interventions - Correct answer ✔✔ Nursing diagnosis
Impairs the ability to adapt to the environment and environmental changes - Correct answer
✔✔ Mental Illness
Identifies medical treatment - Correct answer ✔✔ DSM-FIVE
Genetics, age, sex, brain chemistry, brain function and physical health are known as? - Correct
answer ✔✔ Biological factors
The ability to cope with normal life stressors, work productively and contribute to the
community - Correct answer ✔✔ Mental health
Taking unacceptable thoughts and urges and transforming them to acceptable behaviors -
Correct answer ✔✔ Sublimation
The unconscious feeling that the patient has towards the health care worker is known as
countertransference.
True or False - Correct answer ✔✔ False- known as transference
, Teaching mental health patient how to meet their needs in a socially acceptable way without
acting out - Correct answer ✔✔ Assertive communication
Rewarding a child for cleaning their room is an example of which behavioral therapy - Correct
answer ✔✔ Operate conditioning
What are examples of self-actualization? - Correct answer ✔✔ 1. Caring for other and having a
sense of democracy
2. Enjoying some alone time
Ego is the problem solver and reality tester?
True vs False - Correct answer ✔✔ True
This form of therapy helps to change unhealthy thinking patterns, feelings and behaviors -
Correct answer ✔✔ Cognitive behavioral therapy
Examines beliefs, values and practices of own culture - Correct answer ✔✔ Cultural awareness
Giving the patient alternatives, but letting the patient make the decision is an example of which
ethical principle - Correct answer ✔✔ Autonomy
Distributing care equally describes which ethical principle? - Correct answer ✔✔ Justice
Exception to breaching patient confidentiality is known as? - Correct answer ✔✔ Duty to warn
This barrier can delay or prevent a patient from seeking treatment - Correct answer ✔✔ Stigma
