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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) Ourabilitytofunction 1 l wellwithothers
B) Ourabilitytodefendwhatwebelieve
C) Ourabilitytoperformdemandingtasks
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D) Ourabilitytodefendthoseweakerthan
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2. Amental healthnurseisteachinga classin anger management. Sheteachesthe
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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 1l 1l 1l 1l 1l 1l
want
B) Standupforonesbeliefsagainstthe
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C) Givesthemtheopportunitytogain
controlof theiranger 1l 1l
D) Controlthethingsthattrigger their 1l
anger
3. Which of thefollowingarefactorsthatcouldbepartofa personscultural
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A) Common family customs 1l 1l
B) Common language 1l
C) Common stressors 1l
D) Gender
E) Adaptive resources 1l
,A) Common family customs 1l 1 l
B) Common language 1l
C) Common stressors 1l
D) Gender
E) Adaptive resources 1l
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 1l
B) Pretense
C) Thestars
D) Hypnosis
5. Astaffeducatorisdiscussingstressanditsimpactonadiseaseprocess, 1 l 1 l
1 whetheritisphysical or mental. What would be thebeststatementabout
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stress that the educator could give?
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A) Stresscanbeprostress or distress. 1l 1l
B) Stresscanneverenhancethefeeling of 1l
well-being.
C) Stresscan be either physicallyor 1l 1l 1l
emotionallyexhausting, butnotboth. 1l
D) Distressisactuallyharmfultoones
health.
6. Apatientcomestotheclinictoseethe Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. 1l 1l 1l 1l
1 The patient states, I seem to be miserable and upset all the time.
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My marriageiscrumblingbecausemywiferefusestounderstandhow
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Ifeel. What does the nurse practitioner understand about the
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factors contributingto the patients stress?
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A) Internal situations often make us
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miserable and upset 1l 1l
B) External situations often make us 1l 1l 1l 1l
miserable and upset 1l 1l
C) We choose to make ourselves miserable
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andupset
D) Wechoosetolivewithchronicstress
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miserableandupset
C) We choose to make ourselves miserable
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andupset
D) Wechoosetolivewithchronicstress
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) Theneedtofight back 1l
B) Theneedtochangetheirbehavior
C) Theneedtoproject blameontothe other 1l 1l
person
D) Theneedto manipulatethesituation 1l
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 1l
B) Teachhypnosis
C) Teachimagination
D) Teachvisualization
9. Tohelppatientsdealwiththeir stress, nurses mustalsolearntocopewith 1 l 1l 1 l
1 theirown. Which of
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thefollowingisanadaptivecopingstrategythatmightbe used by the
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nurse?
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A) Reframing
B) Mediation
C) Assettraining
D) Mental blocking 1l
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
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this anxiety would the nurse recognize as being maladaptive?
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A) Arranging for voice lessons 1l 1l 1l
B) Practicingthesongsusedintheaudition
C) Goingtoaconcert
D) Singingwithagroupoffriends
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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) Ourabilitytofunction 1 l wellwithothers
B) Ourabilitytodefendwhatwebelieve
C) Ourabilitytoperformdemandingtasks
on the job
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D) Ourabilitytodefendthoseweakerthan
we are 1l
2. Amental healthnurseisteachinga classin anger management. Sheteachesthe
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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 1l 1l 1l 1l 1l 1l
want
B) Standupforonesbeliefsagainstthe
cultural beliefs of a community 1l 1l 1l 1l
C) Givesthemtheopportunitytogain
controlof theiranger 1l 1l
D) Controlthethingsthattrigger their 1l
anger
3. Which of thefollowingarefactorsthatcouldbepartofa personscultural
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1identity? (Select all that apply.)
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A) Common family customs 1l 1l
B) Common language 1l
C) Common stressors 1l
D) Gender
E) Adaptive resources 1l
,A) Common family customs 1l 1 l
B) Common language 1l
C) Common stressors 1l
D) Gender
E) Adaptive resources 1l
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 1l
B) Pretense
C) Thestars
D) Hypnosis
5. Astaffeducatorisdiscussingstressanditsimpactonadiseaseprocess, 1 l 1 l
1 whetheritisphysical or mental. What would be thebeststatementabout
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stress that the educator could give?
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A) Stresscanbeprostress or distress. 1l 1l
B) Stresscanneverenhancethefeeling of 1l
well-being.
C) Stresscan be either physicallyor 1l 1l 1l
emotionallyexhausting, butnotboth. 1l
D) Distressisactuallyharmfultoones
health.
6. Apatientcomestotheclinictoseethe Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. 1l 1l 1l 1l
1 The patient states, I seem to be miserable and upset all the time.
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My marriageiscrumblingbecausemywiferefusestounderstandhow
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Ifeel. What does the nurse practitioner understand about the
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factors contributingto the patients stress?
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A) Internal situations often make us
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miserable and upset 1l 1l
B) External situations often make us 1l 1l 1l 1l
miserable and upset 1l 1l
C) We choose to make ourselves miserable
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andupset
D) Wechoosetolivewithchronicstress
, B) External situations often make us 1l 1l 1l 1l
miserableandupset
C) We choose to make ourselves miserable
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andupset
D) Wechoosetolivewithchronicstress
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) Theneedtofight back 1l
B) Theneedtochangetheirbehavior
C) Theneedtoproject blameontothe other 1l 1l
person
D) Theneedto manipulatethesituation 1l
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 1l
B) Teachhypnosis
C) Teachimagination
D) Teachvisualization
9. Tohelppatientsdealwiththeir stress, nurses mustalsolearntocopewith 1 l 1l 1 l
1 theirown. Which of
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thefollowingisanadaptivecopingstrategythatmightbe used by the
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nurse?
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A) Reframing
B) Mediation
C) Assettraining
D) Mental blocking 1l
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
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this anxiety would the nurse recognize as being maladaptive?
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A) Arranging for voice lessons 1l 1l 1l
B) Practicingthesongsusedintheaudition
C) Goingtoaconcert
D) Singingwithagroupoffriends
