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 b family b customs
B) Common b language
C) Common b stressors
, D) Gender
E) Adaptive b resources
4. What bwould ba bculturally bcompetent bnurse bknow bthat
b some bcultural b andethnic bgroups bfeel bthat b mental billness
b is bcaused
by?
A) Demon b possession
B) Pretense
C) The bstars
D) Hypnosis
5. A bstaff beducator b is bdiscussing bstress b and b its bimpact b on ba bdisease
process, bwhether bit bis bphysical bor bmental. bWhat bwould bbe
b the bbest bstatement baboutstress bthat bthe beducator bcould
b give?
A) Stress bcan b be bprostress b or bdistress.
B) Stress bcan bnever benhance bthe
b feeling bof
well-being.
C) Stress bcan bbe b either b physically bor
emotionally b exhausting, b but b not
b both.
D) Distress b is b actually b harmful bto bones
health.
6. A bpatient bcomes bto bthe bclinic bto bsee bthe bMental bHealth bNurse
b Practitioner. bThe bpatient bstates, bI bseem bto bbe bmiserable band
b upset ball bthe btime. bMy bmarriage bis bcrumbling bbecause bmy bwife
b refuses b to bunderstand bhow bI bfeel. bWhat bdoes bthe bnurse
b practitioner
understand b about bthe b factors b contributingto bthe bpatients b stress?
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 b family b customs
B) Common b language
C) Common b stressors
, D) Gender
E) Adaptive b resources
4. What bwould ba bculturally bcompetent bnurse bknow bthat
b some bcultural b andethnic bgroups bfeel bthat b mental billness
b is bcaused
by?
A) Demon b possession
B) Pretense
C) The bstars
D) Hypnosis
5. A bstaff beducator b is bdiscussing bstress b and b its bimpact b on ba bdisease
process, bwhether bit bis bphysical bor bmental. bWhat bwould bbe
b the bbest bstatement baboutstress bthat bthe beducator bcould
b give?
A) Stress bcan b be bprostress b or bdistress.
B) Stress bcan bnever benhance bthe
b feeling bof
well-being.
C) Stress bcan bbe b either b physically bor
emotionally b exhausting, b but b not
b both.
D) Distress b is b actually b harmful bto bones
health.
6. A bpatient bcomes bto bthe bclinic bto bsee bthe bMental bHealth bNurse
b Practitioner. bThe bpatient bstates, bI bseem bto bbe bmiserable band
b upset ball bthe btime. bMy bmarriage bis bcrumbling bbecause bmy bwife
b refuses b to bunderstand bhow bI bfeel. bWhat bdoes bthe bnurse
b practitioner
understand b about bthe b factors b contributingto bthe bpatients b stress?
