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Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Illness
1. When studying mental health and mental illness, the student nurse
learns that 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
cultural identity? (Select all that apply.)
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A) Common family customs
B) Common language
C) Common stressors
D) Gender
E) Adaptive resources
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
and ethnic 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.
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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 contributing to 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
Introductory Mental Health Nursing 4th Edition
Womble Kincheloe Test Bank
Womble Kincheloe Test Bank
Introductory Mental Health Nursing 4th EditionWomble Kincheloe Test Bank
Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Illness
1. When studying mental health and mental illness, the student nurse
learns that 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
cultural identity? (Select all that apply.)
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A) Common family customs
B) Common language
C) Common stressors
D) Gender
E) Adaptive resources
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
and ethnic 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.
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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 contributing to 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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