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1. When studying mental health and mental illness, the student nurse learns that which of the followi
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n g is evidence of our mental health?
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A) Our ability to function well with others
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B) Our ability to defend what we believe
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C) Our ability to perform demanding tasks on the job
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D) Our ability to defend those weaker than we are
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2. A mental health nurse is teaching a class in anger management. She teaches the patients that
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recognizing what triggers their anger response allows them to do which of the followi ng?
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C) Gives them the opportunity to gain control of their anger
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3. Which of the following are factors that could be part of a persons cultural identity? (Select all t
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C) Common stressors ib
D) Gender
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4. What would a culturally competent nurse know that some cultural and ethnic groups feel that me nt
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al illness is caused by?
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A) Demon possession ib
B) Pretense
C) The stars ib
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, D) Hypnosis
5. A staff educator is discussing stress and its impact on a disease process, whether it is physi
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c al or mental. What would be the best statement about stress that the educator could gi
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B) Stress can never enhance the feeling of well-being.
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C) Stress can be either physically or emotionally exhausting, but not both.
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D) Distress is actually harmful to ones health. ib ib ib ib ib ib
6. A patient comes to the clinic to see the Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. The patient states, I
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bsee m to be miserable and upset all the time. My marriage is crumbling because my wife refuses to un
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ders tand how I feel. What does the nurse practitioner understand about the factors contributing to
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the pati ents stress?
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A) Internal situations often make us miserable and upset
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C) We choose to make ourselves miserable and upset
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D) We choose to live with chronic stress
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7. As a mental health nurse, you know that when a person feels insulted, mental images of resentment a
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nd animosity may be formed. These images generate what?
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A) The need to fight back ib ib ib ib
B) The need to change their behavior
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C) The need to project blame onto the other person
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D) The need to manipulate the situation
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8. Mental health nurses know that stress management is an important part of patient care. What is o
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ne way a mental health nurse could help the patient cope with stress?
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A) Teach mentalization ib
B) Teach hypnosis ib
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, Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Illness ib i b ib i b ib i b
1. When studying mental health and mental illness, the student nurse learns that which of the followi
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n g is evidence of our mental health?
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A) Our ability to function well with others
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B) Our ability to defend what we believe
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C) Our ability to perform demanding tasks on the job
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D) Our ability to defend those weaker than we are
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2. A mental health nurse is teaching a class in anger management. She teaches the patients that
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recognizing what triggers their anger response allows them to do which of the followi ng?
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A) Manipulate the situation to get what you want ib ib ib ib ib ib ib
B) Stand up for ones beliefs against the cultural beliefs of a community
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C) Gives them the opportunity to gain control of their anger
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D) Control the things that trigger their anger ib ib ib 5% ib ib
3. Which of the following are factors that could be part of a persons cultural identity? (Select all t
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hat apply.) ib
A) Common family customs ib ib
B) Common language ib
C) Common stressors ib
D) Gender
E) Adaptive resources ib
4. What would a culturally competent nurse know that some cultural and ethnic groups feel that me nt
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al illness is caused by?
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A) Demon possession ib
B) Pretense
C) The stars ib
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, D) Hypnosis
5. A staff educator is discussing stress and its impact on a disease process, whether it is physi
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c al or mental. What would be the best statement about stress that the educator could gi
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ve?
A) Stress can be prostress or distress. ib ib ib ib ib
B) Stress can never enhance the feeling of well-being.
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C) Stress can be either physically or emotionally exhausting, but not both.
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D) Distress is actually harmful to ones health. ib ib ib ib ib ib
6. A patient comes to the clinic to see the Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. The patient states, I
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bsee m to be miserable and upset all the time. My marriage is crumbling because my wife refuses to un
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ders tand how I feel. What does the nurse practitioner understand about the factors contributing to
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the pati ents stress?
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A) Internal situations often make us miserable and upset
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B) External situations often make us miserable and upsetib ib ib ib ib ib ib
C) We choose to make ourselves miserable and upset
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D) We choose to live with chronic stress
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7. As a mental health nurse, you know that when a person feels insulted, mental images of resentment a
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nd animosity may be formed. These images generate what?
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A) The need to fight back ib ib ib ib
B) The need to change their behavior
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C) The need to project blame onto the other person
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D) The need to manipulate the situation
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8. Mental health nurses know that stress management is an important part of patient care. What is o
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ne way a mental health nurse could help the patient cope with stress?
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A) Teach mentalization ib
B) Teach hypnosis ib
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