,Shuo: Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Test Bank
(Answers are at the end of each Chapter)
Chapter 1: Concepts of Personality Development
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. A jilted college student is admitted to a hospital following a suicide attempt and
states, “No one will ever love a loser like me.” According to Erikson’s theory
of personality development, a nurse should recognize that this patient has a
deficit in which developmental stage?
1. Trust versus mistrust
2. Initiative versus guilt
3. Intimacy versus isolation
4. Ego integrity versus despair
2. A nurse observes a 3-year-old client willingly sharing candy with a sibling.
According to Peplau, which psychological stage of development should the
nurse determine that this child has completed?
1. Learning to count on others
2. Learning to delay satisfaction
3. Identifying oneself
4. Developing skills in participation
3. A 9-month-old child screams every time his mother leaves and will not
tolerate anyone else changing his diaper. The nurse should determine that,
according to Mahler’s developmental theory, this child’s development was
arrested at which phase?
1. The autistic phase
2. The symbiotic phase
3. The separation-individuation phase
4. The rapprochement phase
4. According to Peplau, a nurse who provides an abandoned child with
parental guidance and praise following small accomplishments is serving
which therapeutic role?
1. Technical expert
2. Resource person
3. Surrogate
4. Leader
5. When assessing clients, a psychiatric nurse should understand that
psychoanalytic theory is based on which underlying concept?
1. A possible genetic basis for the client’s problems
2. The structure and dynamics of the personality
3. Behavioral responses to stressors
4. Maladaptive cognitions
, 6. Which @iounderlying @ioconcept @ioshould @ioa @ionurse @ioassociate @iowith
@iointerpersonal @iotheory @iowhen @ioassessing @ioa @ i o client?
1. The @ioeffects @ioof @iosocial @ioprocesses @ioon @iopersonality @iodevelopment
2. The@ioeffects @ioof @iounconscious @ioprocesses @ioand @iopersonality @iostructures
3. The @ioeffects @ioon @iothoughts @ioand @ioperceptual @ioprocesses
4. The @ioeffects @ioof @iochemical @ioand @iogenetic @ioinfluences
7. A@iophysically @iohealthy, @io35-year-old, @iosingle @ioclient @iolives @iowith @iohis
parents, @iowho @ioprovide @iototal @iofinancial @ i o support. @ioAccording @ioto
@io
@ioErikson’s @iotheory, @iowhich @iodevelopmental @iotask @ioshould @ioa @ionurse
@ioassist @iothe @ioclient @ioto @ i o accomplish?
1. Establishing @iothe @ioability@ioto @iocontrol @ioemotional @ioreactions
2. Establishing @ioa @iostrong @iosense @ioof @ioethics @ioand @iocharacter @iostructure
3. Establishing @ioand @iomaintaining @ioself-esteem
4. Establishing @ioa @iocareer, @iopersonal @iorelationships, @ioand @iosocietal @ioconnections
8. A @io1-month-old @ioinfant @iois @ioleft @ioalone @iofor @ioextended @ioperiods,
@iohas @iolittle @iophysical @iostimulation, @ioand @iois @iomalnourished. @ioBased
@ioon @iothis @ioinfant’s @iosituation, @ioin @iowhich @iophase @ioof @iodevelopment,
@ioaccording @ioto @ioMahler’s @iotheory, @ioshould @ioa @ionurse @ioexpect @ioto
@iosee @ioa @iopotential @iodeficit?
1. The @iosymbiotic @iophase
2. The@ioautistic @iophase
3. The @ioconsolidation @iophase
4. The @iorapprochement @iophase
9. A @io6-year-old @ioboy @iouses @iohis @iofather’s @ioflashlight @ioto @ioexplore @iohis @io3-year-
old @iosister’s @iogenitalia. @ioAccording @ioto @ i o Freud, @ioin @iowhich @iostage @ioof
@iopsychosocial @iodevelopment @ioshould @ioa @ionurse @ioidentify @iothis @iobehavior
@ioas @ionormal?
1. Oral
2. Anal
3. Phallic
4. Latency
10. A@iomarried, @io26-year-old @ioclient @ioworks @ioas @ioa @ioschoolteacher. @ioShe @ioand
@ioher @iohusband @iohave @iojust @iohad @iotheir @iofirst @ i o child. @ioA @ionurse
@ioshould @iorecognize @iothat @iothis @ioclient @iois @iosuccessfully @ioaccomplishing
@iowhich @iostage @ioof @io Erikson’s @iodevelopmental @iotheory?
1. Industry @ioversus @ioinferiority
2. Identity @ioversus @iorole @ioconfusion
3. Intimacy @ioversus @ioisolation
4. Generativity @ioversus @iostagnation
11. A @io10-year-old @iochild @iowins @iothe @ioscience @iofair @iocompetition @ioand
@iois @iochosen @ioas @ioa @iocheerleader @iofor @iothe @ i o basketball @ioteam.
@ioA @ionurse @ioshould @iorecognize @iothat @iothis @iochild @iois @ioin @iothe
@ioprocess @ioof @iosuccessfully @ i o accomplishing @iowhich @iostage @ioof
@ioErikson’s @iodevelopmental @iotheory?
1. Industry @ioversus @ioinferiority
2. Identity @ioversus @iorole @ioconfusion
, 3. Intimacy @ioversus @ioisolation
4. Generativity @ioversus @iostagnation
12. A @ioclient @iohas @ioflashbacks @ioof @iosexual @ioabuse @ioby @ioher @iouncle. @ioShe @iodid
not @iohave @iothese @iomemories @iountil @iorecently,
@io @ i o when @ioshe @iobecame
sexually @ioactive @iowith @ioher
@io
(Answers are at the end of each Chapter)
Chapter 1: Concepts of Personality Development
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. A jilted college student is admitted to a hospital following a suicide attempt and
states, “No one will ever love a loser like me.” According to Erikson’s theory
of personality development, a nurse should recognize that this patient has a
deficit in which developmental stage?
1. Trust versus mistrust
2. Initiative versus guilt
3. Intimacy versus isolation
4. Ego integrity versus despair
2. A nurse observes a 3-year-old client willingly sharing candy with a sibling.
According to Peplau, which psychological stage of development should the
nurse determine that this child has completed?
1. Learning to count on others
2. Learning to delay satisfaction
3. Identifying oneself
4. Developing skills in participation
3. A 9-month-old child screams every time his mother leaves and will not
tolerate anyone else changing his diaper. The nurse should determine that,
according to Mahler’s developmental theory, this child’s development was
arrested at which phase?
1. The autistic phase
2. The symbiotic phase
3. The separation-individuation phase
4. The rapprochement phase
4. According to Peplau, a nurse who provides an abandoned child with
parental guidance and praise following small accomplishments is serving
which therapeutic role?
1. Technical expert
2. Resource person
3. Surrogate
4. Leader
5. When assessing clients, a psychiatric nurse should understand that
psychoanalytic theory is based on which underlying concept?
1. A possible genetic basis for the client’s problems
2. The structure and dynamics of the personality
3. Behavioral responses to stressors
4. Maladaptive cognitions
, 6. Which @iounderlying @ioconcept @ioshould @ioa @ionurse @ioassociate @iowith
@iointerpersonal @iotheory @iowhen @ioassessing @ioa @ i o client?
1. The @ioeffects @ioof @iosocial @ioprocesses @ioon @iopersonality @iodevelopment
2. The@ioeffects @ioof @iounconscious @ioprocesses @ioand @iopersonality @iostructures
3. The @ioeffects @ioon @iothoughts @ioand @ioperceptual @ioprocesses
4. The @ioeffects @ioof @iochemical @ioand @iogenetic @ioinfluences
7. A@iophysically @iohealthy, @io35-year-old, @iosingle @ioclient @iolives @iowith @iohis
parents, @iowho @ioprovide @iototal @iofinancial @ i o support. @ioAccording @ioto
@io
@ioErikson’s @iotheory, @iowhich @iodevelopmental @iotask @ioshould @ioa @ionurse
@ioassist @iothe @ioclient @ioto @ i o accomplish?
1. Establishing @iothe @ioability@ioto @iocontrol @ioemotional @ioreactions
2. Establishing @ioa @iostrong @iosense @ioof @ioethics @ioand @iocharacter @iostructure
3. Establishing @ioand @iomaintaining @ioself-esteem
4. Establishing @ioa @iocareer, @iopersonal @iorelationships, @ioand @iosocietal @ioconnections
8. A @io1-month-old @ioinfant @iois @ioleft @ioalone @iofor @ioextended @ioperiods,
@iohas @iolittle @iophysical @iostimulation, @ioand @iois @iomalnourished. @ioBased
@ioon @iothis @ioinfant’s @iosituation, @ioin @iowhich @iophase @ioof @iodevelopment,
@ioaccording @ioto @ioMahler’s @iotheory, @ioshould @ioa @ionurse @ioexpect @ioto
@iosee @ioa @iopotential @iodeficit?
1. The @iosymbiotic @iophase
2. The@ioautistic @iophase
3. The @ioconsolidation @iophase
4. The @iorapprochement @iophase
9. A @io6-year-old @ioboy @iouses @iohis @iofather’s @ioflashlight @ioto @ioexplore @iohis @io3-year-
old @iosister’s @iogenitalia. @ioAccording @ioto @ i o Freud, @ioin @iowhich @iostage @ioof
@iopsychosocial @iodevelopment @ioshould @ioa @ionurse @ioidentify @iothis @iobehavior
@ioas @ionormal?
1. Oral
2. Anal
3. Phallic
4. Latency
10. A@iomarried, @io26-year-old @ioclient @ioworks @ioas @ioa @ioschoolteacher. @ioShe @ioand
@ioher @iohusband @iohave @iojust @iohad @iotheir @iofirst @ i o child. @ioA @ionurse
@ioshould @iorecognize @iothat @iothis @ioclient @iois @iosuccessfully @ioaccomplishing
@iowhich @iostage @ioof @io Erikson’s @iodevelopmental @iotheory?
1. Industry @ioversus @ioinferiority
2. Identity @ioversus @iorole @ioconfusion
3. Intimacy @ioversus @ioisolation
4. Generativity @ioversus @iostagnation
11. A @io10-year-old @iochild @iowins @iothe @ioscience @iofair @iocompetition @ioand
@iois @iochosen @ioas @ioa @iocheerleader @iofor @iothe @ i o basketball @ioteam.
@ioA @ionurse @ioshould @iorecognize @iothat @iothis @iochild @iois @ioin @iothe
@ioprocess @ioof @iosuccessfully @ i o accomplishing @iowhich @iostage @ioof
@ioErikson’s @iodevelopmental @iotheory?
1. Industry @ioversus @ioinferiority
2. Identity @ioversus @iorole @ioconfusion
, 3. Intimacy @ioversus @ioisolation
4. Generativity @ioversus @iostagnation
12. A @ioclient @iohas @ioflashbacks @ioof @iosexual @ioabuse @ioby @ioher @iouncle. @ioShe @iodid
not @iohave @iothese @iomemories @iountil @iorecently,
@io @ i o when @ioshe @iobecame
sexually @ioactive @iowith @ioher
@io
