NUR 318 Exam 1 questions with
complete solutions
proxemics - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅the way people perceive and use environmental, social, and
personal space during interactions
active listening - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅paying close attention to verbal and nonverbal
communication, patterns of thinking, feelings, and behavior
recovery - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅treatment model that acknowledges each individual is an expert on
their own life and that recovery involves working in partnership with individuals and their significant
others to provide support in a way that makes sense to them
recovery - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅treatment model that accepts that recovery outcomes are personal
and unique for each individual and go beyond an exclusive health focus to include an emphasis on social
inclusion and quality of life
psychoanalytic - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅treatment model proposed by Freud that emphasizes
unconscious process of psychodynamic factors for motivation and behavior
object relations - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅theory that individuals relate to others based on
expectations formed by early experiences
countertransference - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅When the nurse reacts to what the patient is saying or
doing and feels strong emotions toward or for the patient
defense mechanisms - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅When anxiety becomes too painful, these are used to
protect the ego and diminish the anxiety
displacement - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅defense mechanism in which pent-up feelings are discharged
on objects less dangerous than what initially aroused the emotion
, rationalization - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅justifying one's failures with socially acceptable reasons
instead of the real reasons
reaction formation - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅transferring anxiety producing thoughts into their
opposites in consciousness
developmental - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅treatment model that says every person passes through
eight interrelated stages over the life cycle; failure to complete a stage results in reduced ability to cope
psychologically
interpersonal - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅model that says people develop their personality within a
social context
common - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅law derived from judicial decisions
statutory - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅law created by federal and state legislatures
administrative - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅law developed by administrative agencies, such as the state
boards of nursing
M'Naughten - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅rule that established cognitive standard (whether or not a
person is criminally responsible at the time of the act, due to mental illness)
Wyatt v Stickney - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅case that established the right to adequate treatment
Rogers v Okin - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅case that determined the right to refuse treatment
Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅case that determined
mental health professionals have a duty to warn of threats of harm to others
negligence - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅failure to do or not do what a reasonable person would do under
the circumstances
complete solutions
proxemics - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅the way people perceive and use environmental, social, and
personal space during interactions
active listening - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅paying close attention to verbal and nonverbal
communication, patterns of thinking, feelings, and behavior
recovery - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅treatment model that acknowledges each individual is an expert on
their own life and that recovery involves working in partnership with individuals and their significant
others to provide support in a way that makes sense to them
recovery - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅treatment model that accepts that recovery outcomes are personal
and unique for each individual and go beyond an exclusive health focus to include an emphasis on social
inclusion and quality of life
psychoanalytic - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅treatment model proposed by Freud that emphasizes
unconscious process of psychodynamic factors for motivation and behavior
object relations - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅theory that individuals relate to others based on
expectations formed by early experiences
countertransference - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅When the nurse reacts to what the patient is saying or
doing and feels strong emotions toward or for the patient
defense mechanisms - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅When anxiety becomes too painful, these are used to
protect the ego and diminish the anxiety
displacement - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅defense mechanism in which pent-up feelings are discharged
on objects less dangerous than what initially aroused the emotion
, rationalization - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅justifying one's failures with socially acceptable reasons
instead of the real reasons
reaction formation - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅transferring anxiety producing thoughts into their
opposites in consciousness
developmental - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅treatment model that says every person passes through
eight interrelated stages over the life cycle; failure to complete a stage results in reduced ability to cope
psychologically
interpersonal - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅model that says people develop their personality within a
social context
common - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅law derived from judicial decisions
statutory - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅law created by federal and state legislatures
administrative - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅law developed by administrative agencies, such as the state
boards of nursing
M'Naughten - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅rule that established cognitive standard (whether or not a
person is criminally responsible at the time of the act, due to mental illness)
Wyatt v Stickney - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅case that established the right to adequate treatment
Rogers v Okin - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅case that determined the right to refuse treatment
Tarasoff v. Regents of the University of California - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅case that determined
mental health professionals have a duty to warn of threats of harm to others
negligence - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅failure to do or not do what a reasonable person would do under
the circumstances
