Introductory Mental Health Nursing 4th Edition
Womble Kincheloe Test Bank
Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Illness
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1. When studying mental health and mental illness, the student nurse
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learnsthat which of the following is evidence of our mental health?
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A) Our ability to function well with others
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B) Our ability to defend what we believe
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C) Our ability to perform demanding tasks
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on the job
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D) Our ability to defend those weaker than
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we are .
2. A mental health nurse is teaching a class in anger management. She teaches the
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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 . . . . . .
want
B) Stand up for ones beliefs against the
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cultural beliefs of a community . . . .
C) Gives them the opportunity to gain
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control of their anger . . .
D) Control the things that trigger their . . . . .
anger
3. Which of the following are factors that could be part of a persons
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culturalidentity? (Select all that apply.)
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A) Common family customs . .
B) Common language .
C) Common stressors .
,D) Gender
E) Adaptive resources .
4. What would a culturally competent nurse know that some cultural
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andethnic groups feel that mental illness is caused by?
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A) Demon possession .
B) Pretense
C) The stars .
D) Hypnosis
5. A staff educator is discussing stress and its impact on a disease process,
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whether it is physical or mental. What would be the best statement
. . . . . . . . . . . .
aboutstress that the educator could give?
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A) Stress can be prostress or distress. . . . . .
B) Stress can never enhance the feeling of . . . . . .
well-being.
C) Stress can be either physically or . . . . .
emotionally exhausting, but not both. . . . .
D) Distress is actually harmful to ones . . . . .
health.
6. A patient comes to the clinic to see the Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. The
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patient states, I seem to be miserable and upset all the time. My marriage is
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crumbling because my wife refuses to understand how I feel. What does the
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
nurse practitioner understand about the factors contributingto the patients
. . . . . . . . . .
stress?
.
A) Internal situations often make us . . . .
miserable and upset . .
B) External situations often make us . . . .
miserable and upset . .
C) We choose to make ourselves miserable
. . . . .
and upset .
,D) We choose to live with chronic stress
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7. As a mental health nurse, you know that when a person feels insulted, mental
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images of resentment and animosity may be formed. These imagesgenerate
. . . . . . . . . . .
what?
.
A) The need to fight back . . . .
B) The need to change their behavior
. . . . .
C) The need to project blame onto the other
. . . . . . .
person
D) The need to manipulate the situation
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8. Mental health nurses know that stress management is an important part of
. . . . . . . . . . .
patient care. What is one way a mental health nurse could help the patient cope
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
with stress?
. .
A) Teach mentalization .
B) Teach hypnosis .
C) Teach imagination .
D) Teach visualization .
9. To help patients deal with their stress, nurses must also learn to cope with their
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
own. Which of the following is an adaptive coping strategy that mightbe used
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
by the nurse?
. . .
A) Reframing
B) Mediation
C) Asset training .
D) Mental blocking .
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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thisanxiety would the nurse recognize as being maladaptive?
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A) Arranging for voice lessons . . .
, B) Practicing the songs used in the audition . . . . . .
C) Going to a concert . . .
D) Singing with a group of friends . . . . .
11. Several steps occur in the crisis sequence. What is one of these steps?
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A) Organization recurs .
B) Violence
C) Autonomic response .
D) Peripheral nervous system response . . .
12. A 70-year-old man is admitted to the hospital in a severe state of malnutrition.
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The nurse learns that he lost his wife 3 months ago and is living alone in a rural
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area. His family lives at a great distance and rarely visits him. He is not eating
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
for several days at a time and is not paying his bills. He is now without
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
electricity and phone service at his home. When hisson asks the nurse what is
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
wrong with his father, what would be the nurses best response?
. . . . . . . . . . .
A) He is grieving for his wife.
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B) He has colon cancer and is dying.
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C) He has a malabsorption disorder.
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D) He feels alone and useless.
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13. A 28-year-old woman, whose husband and two children were killed in a
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hurricane 3 years ago, has dated several men in the past 18 months. She
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
hasnever allowed a serious relationship to develop, always finding a reason to
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
end the relationship after a couple of months. What is a reason that this woman
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
may not be able to form a serious, lasting relationship with a man?
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
A) Unresolved grieving from a loss when . . . . .
she was 15 years old . . . .
B) The patient has had multiple losses
. . . . .
C) Guilt with regard to circumstances at or . . . . . .
near the time of loss . . . .
Womble Kincheloe Test Bank
Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Illness
. . . . . .
1. When studying mental health and mental illness, the student nurse
. . . . . . . . .
learnsthat which of the following is evidence of our mental health?
. . . . . . . . . . . .
A) Our ability to function well with others
. . . . . .
B) Our ability to defend what we believe
. . . . . .
C) Our ability to perform demanding tasks
. . . . .
on the job
. .
D) Our ability to defend those weaker than
. . . . . .
we are .
2. A mental health nurse is teaching a class in anger management. She teaches the
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
patients that recognizing what triggers their anger response allows them to do
. . . . . . . . . . . .
which of the following?
. . . .
A) Manipulate the situation to get what you . . . . . .
want
B) Stand up for ones beliefs against the
. . . . . .
cultural beliefs of a community . . . .
C) Gives them the opportunity to gain
. . . . .
control of their anger . . .
D) Control the things that trigger their . . . . .
anger
3. Which of the following are factors that could be part of a persons
. . . . . . . . . . . .
culturalidentity? (Select all that apply.)
. . . . . .
A) Common family customs . .
B) Common language .
C) Common stressors .
,D) Gender
E) Adaptive resources .
4. What would a culturally competent nurse know that some cultural
. . . . . . . . .
andethnic groups feel that mental illness is caused by?
. . . . . . . . . .
A) Demon possession .
B) Pretense
C) The stars .
D) Hypnosis
5. A staff educator is discussing stress and its impact on a disease process,
. . . . . . . . . . . .
whether it is physical or mental. What would be the best statement
. . . . . . . . . . . .
aboutstress that the educator could give?
. . . . . . .
A) Stress can be prostress or distress. . . . . .
B) Stress can never enhance the feeling of . . . . . .
well-being.
C) Stress can be either physically or . . . . .
emotionally exhausting, but not both. . . . .
D) Distress is actually harmful to ones . . . . .
health.
6. A patient comes to the clinic to see the Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. The
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
patient states, I seem to be miserable and upset all the time. My marriage is
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
crumbling because my wife refuses to understand how I feel. What does the
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
nurse practitioner understand about the factors contributingto the patients
. . . . . . . . . .
stress?
.
A) Internal situations often make us . . . .
miserable and upset . .
B) External situations often make us . . . .
miserable and upset . .
C) We choose to make ourselves miserable
. . . . .
and upset .
,D) We choose to live with chronic stress
. . . . . .
7. As a mental health nurse, you know that when a person feels insulted, mental
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
images of resentment and animosity may be formed. These imagesgenerate
. . . . . . . . . . .
what?
.
A) The need to fight back . . . .
B) The need to change their behavior
. . . . .
C) The need to project blame onto the other
. . . . . . .
person
D) The need to manipulate the situation
. . . . .
8. Mental health nurses know that stress management is an important part of
. . . . . . . . . . .
patient care. What is one way a mental health nurse could help the patient cope
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
with stress?
. .
A) Teach mentalization .
B) Teach hypnosis .
C) Teach imagination .
D) Teach visualization .
9. To help patients deal with their stress, nurses must also learn to cope with their
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
own. Which of the following is an adaptive coping strategy that mightbe used
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
by the nurse?
. . .
A) Reframing
B) Mediation
C) Asset training .
D) Mental blocking .
10. An 18-year-old college student is very anxious about auditioning for the
. . . . . . . . . .
schools famous chorale. Which of the following ways of dealing with
. . . . . . . . . . .
thisanxiety would the nurse recognize as being maladaptive?
. . . . . . . . .
A) Arranging for voice lessons . . .
, B) Practicing the songs used in the audition . . . . . .
C) Going to a concert . . .
D) Singing with a group of friends . . . . .
11. Several steps occur in the crisis sequence. What is one of these steps?
. . . . . . . . . . . .
A) Organization recurs .
B) Violence
C) Autonomic response .
D) Peripheral nervous system response . . .
12. A 70-year-old man is admitted to the hospital in a severe state of malnutrition.
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
The nurse learns that he lost his wife 3 months ago and is living alone in a rural
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
area. His family lives at a great distance and rarely visits him. He is not eating
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
for several days at a time and is not paying his bills. He is now without
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
electricity and phone service at his home. When hisson asks the nurse what is
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
wrong with his father, what would be the nurses best response?
. . . . . . . . . . .
A) He is grieving for his wife.
. . . . .
B) He has colon cancer and is dying.
. . . . . .
C) He has a malabsorption disorder.
. . . .
D) He feels alone and useless.
. . . .
13. A 28-year-old woman, whose husband and two children were killed in a
. . . . . . . . . . .
hurricane 3 years ago, has dated several men in the past 18 months. She
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
hasnever allowed a serious relationship to develop, always finding a reason to
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
end the relationship after a couple of months. What is a reason that this woman
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
may not be able to form a serious, lasting relationship with a man?
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
A) Unresolved grieving from a loss when . . . . .
she was 15 years old . . . .
B) The patient has had multiple losses
. . . . .
C) Guilt with regard to circumstances at or . . . . . .
near the time of loss . . . .
