NR 222 Week 5 Mental Wellness | Health and Wellness 2026
|Chamberlain College
1. A nurse is helping a patient identify their strengths and weaknesses. Which
component of self-concept is the nurse primarily addressing?
A. Role performance
B. Personal identity
C. Body image
D. Self-esteem
Answer: B
Rationale: Personal identity involves the internal sense of individuality, wholeness, and
consistency of a person over time and in different situations; it includes strengths and
weaknesses.
2. A patient recently diagnosed with a chronic illness states, ‘I don’t think I can
ever handle this.’ This reflects a struggle with which concept?
A. Self-actualization
B. Self-efficacy
C. Sympathy
D. Regression
Answer: B
Rationale: Self-efficacy refers to a person’s belief in their ability to succeed in specific
situations or accomplish a task, which is central to managing chronic illness.
,3. According to Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS), which stage is
characterized by the ‘fight-or-flight’ response?
A. Alarm reaction
B. Exhaustion stage
C. Resistance stage
D. Recovery stage
Answer: A
Rationale: The alarm reaction is the initial stage where the central nervous system is
aroused and body defenses are mobilized (fight-or-flight).
4. A patient who has been under prolonged stress begins to experience frequent
infections and high blood pressure. Which stage of GAS are they likely in?
A. Alarm
B. Exhaustion
C. Resistance
D. Appraisal
Answer: B
Rationale: The exhaustion stage occurs when the body can no longer resist the effects of
the stressor and has depleted the energy necessary to maintain adaptation, leading to
illness.
5. Which type of crisis is triggered by external events such as a job loss or a
motor vehicle accident?
A. Maturational crisis
B. Developmental crisis
C. Adventitious crisis
D. Situational crisis
Answer: D
, Rationale: Situational crises arise from external sources such as a job change, motor
vehicle crash, death, or severe illness.
6. A natural disaster like a hurricane that impacts a whole community is
classified as which type of crisis?
A. Developmental
B. Situational
C. Maturational
D. Adventitious
Answer: D
Rationale: Adventitious crises are major natural disasters, man-made disasters, or crimes
of violence.
7. When a patient evaluates a stressor for its personal meaning and determines
if it is a threat, they are performing:
A. Primary appraisal
B. Secondary appraisal
C. Coping mechanism
D. Ego defense
Answer: A
Rationale: Primary appraisal is the process of evaluating an event for its personal meaning
and significance to one’s health.
8. Secondary appraisal focuses on:
A. Identifying the stressor
B. The immediate physical response
C. Evaluating available coping strategies
D. Ignoring the problem
Answer: C
|Chamberlain College
1. A nurse is helping a patient identify their strengths and weaknesses. Which
component of self-concept is the nurse primarily addressing?
A. Role performance
B. Personal identity
C. Body image
D. Self-esteem
Answer: B
Rationale: Personal identity involves the internal sense of individuality, wholeness, and
consistency of a person over time and in different situations; it includes strengths and
weaknesses.
2. A patient recently diagnosed with a chronic illness states, ‘I don’t think I can
ever handle this.’ This reflects a struggle with which concept?
A. Self-actualization
B. Self-efficacy
C. Sympathy
D. Regression
Answer: B
Rationale: Self-efficacy refers to a person’s belief in their ability to succeed in specific
situations or accomplish a task, which is central to managing chronic illness.
,3. According to Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS), which stage is
characterized by the ‘fight-or-flight’ response?
A. Alarm reaction
B. Exhaustion stage
C. Resistance stage
D. Recovery stage
Answer: A
Rationale: The alarm reaction is the initial stage where the central nervous system is
aroused and body defenses are mobilized (fight-or-flight).
4. A patient who has been under prolonged stress begins to experience frequent
infections and high blood pressure. Which stage of GAS are they likely in?
A. Alarm
B. Exhaustion
C. Resistance
D. Appraisal
Answer: B
Rationale: The exhaustion stage occurs when the body can no longer resist the effects of
the stressor and has depleted the energy necessary to maintain adaptation, leading to
illness.
5. Which type of crisis is triggered by external events such as a job loss or a
motor vehicle accident?
A. Maturational crisis
B. Developmental crisis
C. Adventitious crisis
D. Situational crisis
Answer: D
, Rationale: Situational crises arise from external sources such as a job change, motor
vehicle crash, death, or severe illness.
6. A natural disaster like a hurricane that impacts a whole community is
classified as which type of crisis?
A. Developmental
B. Situational
C. Maturational
D. Adventitious
Answer: D
Rationale: Adventitious crises are major natural disasters, man-made disasters, or crimes
of violence.
7. When a patient evaluates a stressor for its personal meaning and determines
if it is a threat, they are performing:
A. Primary appraisal
B. Secondary appraisal
C. Coping mechanism
D. Ego defense
Answer: A
Rationale: Primary appraisal is the process of evaluating an event for its personal meaning
and significance to one’s health.
8. Secondary appraisal focuses on:
A. Identifying the stressor
B. The immediate physical response
C. Evaluating available coping strategies
D. Ignoring the problem
Answer: C
