NURS 1200 Test 1 Study Guide |600 questions with correct
answers
A 24-year-old is leaving the family to start a new job in a city 400 miles
away. Which statement made by the patient best demonstrates a healthy
sense of family support?
a. "I've always been independent. That's how I was raised."
b. "If I get in trouble financially, I know Mom and Dad will help me
out."
c. "I don't need anyone's help. Everyone has their own problems to deal
with."
d. "I'm going to miss everyone terribly, but I know they will support me
in this decision." Correct Answer.-d. "I'm going to miss everyone terribly,
but I know they will support me in this decision."
A nurse works with patients whose families are attending family
therapy. The nurse should recommend psychoeducational family therapy
for which family?
a. A family whose members have problems establishing and respecting
boundaries.
b. A family whose teenaged children are routinely making major family
decisions.
c. A family whose 18-year-old son has been diagnosed with
schizophrenia.
d. A family who communicates primary using dysfunctional techniques.
Correct Answer.-c. A family whose 18-year-old son has been diagnosed
with schizophrenia.
,A 10-year-old shares that he doesn't like spending weekends with his
father "now that dad's girlfriend moved in." The nurse will discuss the
issues with the child and parents based on an understanding of the
stresses present in which type of family structure?
a. Unmarried biological
b. Cohabitating
c. Blended
d. Other Correct Answer.-b. Cohabitating
Which statement is an example of a parent demonstrating the
dysfunctional communication technique of generalizing?
a. "I want to be a good mother, but my husband just isn't involved with
the kids."
b. "I keep the peace by seldom asking any of the family to help with
chores."
c. "My wife's priorities are the kids, her parents, and then her job."
d. "The kids never listen to me even when I threaten them." Correct
Answer.-d. "The kids never listen to me even when I threaten them."
Just before you escort the Juarez family in for a meeting, their 17-year-
old son confides to you that he is gay. He says he has not told any other
adult including his parents. What is your best response to him?
a. "Your parents have a right to know about this."
b. "How do you think your parents would react if you told them?"
,c. "That's your decision, but you need to be careful about risky sexual
behavior."
d. "Lots of famous people are gay. You don't need to worry." Correct
Answer.-b. "How do you think your parents would react if you told
them?"
When performing an intake assessment on a family, you wish to map the
family's structure and information that reflect both the family's history
and current functioning. This assessment tool is called a:
a. Mini-mental status exam
b. Beck depression inventory
c. Genogram
d. Histogram Correct Answer.-c. Genogram
While you are working with a family whose son was admitted due to a
psychotic break, you observe the mother say to her son, "What, no hug
for your Mom?" As the son embraces his mother, she stiffens, which
results in the young man backing away. She responds, "You only care
about yourself." What behavior is this mother engaging in?
a. Triangulation
b. Scapegoating
c. Double binding
d. Differentiation Correct Answer.-c. Double binding
Which of the following family members should you refer to individual
therapy rather than family therapy?
, a. A mother who has anxiety controlled by medication.
b. A father who is questioning his sexuality.
c. A son who is verbally abusive toward his parents.
d. A daughter who has been treated for alcohol use. Correct Answer.-b. A
father who is questioning his sexuality.
You are evaluating the family therapy experience. Which behavior
would indicate that further family therapy is needed?
a. Wife talks to husband through the children.
b. Son's grades have risen from a "D" average to a "C" average.
c. Daughter's headaches have subsided.
d. Mother has stopped using illicit substances. Correct Answer.-a. Wife
talks to husband through the children.
Emotional support is an important family dynamic because it allows
family members to:
a. Feel secure enough to explore aspects of their personality.
b. Feel isolated and fearful even though family members are near.
c. Grow without boundaries within the family unit.
d. Have bursts of anger without recourse or shame. Correct Answer.-a.
Feel secure enough to explore aspects of their personality.
Family Correct Answer.-*Interrelationships between and among
individual family members & the forces at work within a family that
produce particular behaviors or symptoms
answers
A 24-year-old is leaving the family to start a new job in a city 400 miles
away. Which statement made by the patient best demonstrates a healthy
sense of family support?
a. "I've always been independent. That's how I was raised."
b. "If I get in trouble financially, I know Mom and Dad will help me
out."
c. "I don't need anyone's help. Everyone has their own problems to deal
with."
d. "I'm going to miss everyone terribly, but I know they will support me
in this decision." Correct Answer.-d. "I'm going to miss everyone terribly,
but I know they will support me in this decision."
A nurse works with patients whose families are attending family
therapy. The nurse should recommend psychoeducational family therapy
for which family?
a. A family whose members have problems establishing and respecting
boundaries.
b. A family whose teenaged children are routinely making major family
decisions.
c. A family whose 18-year-old son has been diagnosed with
schizophrenia.
d. A family who communicates primary using dysfunctional techniques.
Correct Answer.-c. A family whose 18-year-old son has been diagnosed
with schizophrenia.
,A 10-year-old shares that he doesn't like spending weekends with his
father "now that dad's girlfriend moved in." The nurse will discuss the
issues with the child and parents based on an understanding of the
stresses present in which type of family structure?
a. Unmarried biological
b. Cohabitating
c. Blended
d. Other Correct Answer.-b. Cohabitating
Which statement is an example of a parent demonstrating the
dysfunctional communication technique of generalizing?
a. "I want to be a good mother, but my husband just isn't involved with
the kids."
b. "I keep the peace by seldom asking any of the family to help with
chores."
c. "My wife's priorities are the kids, her parents, and then her job."
d. "The kids never listen to me even when I threaten them." Correct
Answer.-d. "The kids never listen to me even when I threaten them."
Just before you escort the Juarez family in for a meeting, their 17-year-
old son confides to you that he is gay. He says he has not told any other
adult including his parents. What is your best response to him?
a. "Your parents have a right to know about this."
b. "How do you think your parents would react if you told them?"
,c. "That's your decision, but you need to be careful about risky sexual
behavior."
d. "Lots of famous people are gay. You don't need to worry." Correct
Answer.-b. "How do you think your parents would react if you told
them?"
When performing an intake assessment on a family, you wish to map the
family's structure and information that reflect both the family's history
and current functioning. This assessment tool is called a:
a. Mini-mental status exam
b. Beck depression inventory
c. Genogram
d. Histogram Correct Answer.-c. Genogram
While you are working with a family whose son was admitted due to a
psychotic break, you observe the mother say to her son, "What, no hug
for your Mom?" As the son embraces his mother, she stiffens, which
results in the young man backing away. She responds, "You only care
about yourself." What behavior is this mother engaging in?
a. Triangulation
b. Scapegoating
c. Double binding
d. Differentiation Correct Answer.-c. Double binding
Which of the following family members should you refer to individual
therapy rather than family therapy?
, a. A mother who has anxiety controlled by medication.
b. A father who is questioning his sexuality.
c. A son who is verbally abusive toward his parents.
d. A daughter who has been treated for alcohol use. Correct Answer.-b. A
father who is questioning his sexuality.
You are evaluating the family therapy experience. Which behavior
would indicate that further family therapy is needed?
a. Wife talks to husband through the children.
b. Son's grades have risen from a "D" average to a "C" average.
c. Daughter's headaches have subsided.
d. Mother has stopped using illicit substances. Correct Answer.-a. Wife
talks to husband through the children.
Emotional support is an important family dynamic because it allows
family members to:
a. Feel secure enough to explore aspects of their personality.
b. Feel isolated and fearful even though family members are near.
c. Grow without boundaries within the family unit.
d. Have bursts of anger without recourse or shame. Correct Answer.-a.
Feel secure enough to explore aspects of their personality.
Family Correct Answer.-*Interrelationships between and among
individual family members & the forces at work within a family that
produce particular behaviors or symptoms
