Test Bank for Introductory Mental Health Nursing 5th Edition by Womble Kincheloe All Chapters 1-19 ||Complete A+ Guide

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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 wellwithothers l




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 l l l l l l


want

B) Standupforonesbeliefsagainstthe
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C) Givesthemtheopportunitytogain
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3. Which of thefollowingarefactorsthatcouldbepartofa personscultural
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D) Gender

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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 l




B) Pretense

C) Thestars

D) Hypnosis


5. Astaffeducatorisdiscussingstressanditsimpactonadiseaseprocess, l l


lwhetheritisphysical or mental. What would be thebeststatementabout
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stress that the educator could give?
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A) Stresscanbeprostress or distress. l l




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D) Distressisactuallyharmfultoones
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6. Apatientcomestotheclinictoseethe Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. l l l l


The patient states, I seem to be miserable and upset all the time. My
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marriageiscrumblingbecausemywiferefusestounderstandhow Ifeel.
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What does the nurse practitioner understand about the factors
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contributingto the patients stress?
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A) Internal situations often make us
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B) External situations often make us
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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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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 l




B) Teachhypnosis

C) Teachimagination

D) Teachvisualization


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theirown. Which of
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thefollowingisanadaptivecopingstrategythatmightbe used by the nurse?
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A) Reframing

B) Mediation

C) Assettraining

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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 this
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anxiety would the nurse recognize as being maladaptive?
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A) Arranging for voice lessons l l l




B) Practicingthesongsusedintheaudition

C) Goingtoaconcert

D) Singingwithagroupoffriends