Chapter 37. Military Families
Multiple Choice
1. Susan returned from active duty and is being treated for PTSD. She tells the nurse
that she was never in a combat zone during her deployment, and her commanding
officer told her that you cant have PTSD unless you were in active combat. Which of
these responses by the nurse is an accurate reflection about PTSD in military
personnel?
A. Women may experience other anxiety disorders but rarely experience PTSD as a
result of being in the military.
B. PTSD after serving in the military is almost always related to trauma associated with
active combat. C. Women in the military more often experience PTSD secondary to
sexual assault.
D. All of the above.
ANS: C
Women are at risk for PTSD as a result of experiences in the military, and it is more
often secondary to sexual assault rather than combat trauma. The other distractors
are incorrect assumptions.
KEY: Cognitive Level: Analysis | Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Client
Need: Psychosocial
Integrity
2. Paulas husband returned from active duty 1 month ago, and Paula is now seeing a
counselor for relational conflict in her marriage. She tells the counselor she thinks her
husband cant love anything as much as he loves the military and that he acts like he
, cant wait to be redeployed. Which of these common aspects about military culture
might be contributing to her husbands behavior?
A. Military mission is advanced as the highest priority. B. Marriage is discouraged in
the military.
C. Redeployment is considered the highest honor.
D. People who choose a military lifestyle often have asocial personality traits.
ANS: A
One aspect of military culture is advancing the idea that the military mission takes
precedence over other concerns, which could be perceived to include family and
marital relationships.
KEY: Cognitive Level: Application | Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Analysis |
Client Need:
Psychosocial Integrity
3. Joshua, a 15-year-old whose father has been suffering from PTSD since returning
from combat, is now seeing a counselor himself with reports of flashbacks that are
similar to his fathers symptoms. Which of the following interpretations of Joshuas
behavior is supported by evidence?
A. Military children often pretend to have symptoms of PTSD to get secondary gains. B.
This is a common symptom of substance abuse and drug-seeking behavior.
C. It is not uncommon for children of parents with PTSD to experience secondary
trauma. D. Joshuas experience is indicative of impending psychosis.
ANS: C
Children and caregivers of people with PTSD have been identified as at risk for similar
PTSD symptoms as a result of secondary trauma.
Multiple Choice
1. Susan returned from active duty and is being treated for PTSD. She tells the nurse
that she was never in a combat zone during her deployment, and her commanding
officer told her that you cant have PTSD unless you were in active combat. Which of
these responses by the nurse is an accurate reflection about PTSD in military
personnel?
A. Women may experience other anxiety disorders but rarely experience PTSD as a
result of being in the military.
B. PTSD after serving in the military is almost always related to trauma associated with
active combat. C. Women in the military more often experience PTSD secondary to
sexual assault.
D. All of the above.
ANS: C
Women are at risk for PTSD as a result of experiences in the military, and it is more
often secondary to sexual assault rather than combat trauma. The other distractors
are incorrect assumptions.
KEY: Cognitive Level: Analysis | Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Client
Need: Psychosocial
Integrity
2. Paulas husband returned from active duty 1 month ago, and Paula is now seeing a
counselor for relational conflict in her marriage. She tells the counselor she thinks her
husband cant love anything as much as he loves the military and that he acts like he
, cant wait to be redeployed. Which of these common aspects about military culture
might be contributing to her husbands behavior?
A. Military mission is advanced as the highest priority. B. Marriage is discouraged in
the military.
C. Redeployment is considered the highest honor.
D. People who choose a military lifestyle often have asocial personality traits.
ANS: A
One aspect of military culture is advancing the idea that the military mission takes
precedence over other concerns, which could be perceived to include family and
marital relationships.
KEY: Cognitive Level: Application | Integrated Processes: Nursing Process: Analysis |
Client Need:
Psychosocial Integrity
3. Joshua, a 15-year-old whose father has been suffering from PTSD since returning
from combat, is now seeing a counselor himself with reports of flashbacks that are
similar to his fathers symptoms. Which of the following interpretations of Joshuas
behavior is supported by evidence?
A. Military children often pretend to have symptoms of PTSD to get secondary gains. B.
This is a common symptom of substance abuse and drug-seeking behavior.
C. It is not uncommon for children of parents with PTSD to experience secondary
trauma. D. Joshuas experience is indicative of impending psychosis.
ANS: C
Children and caregivers of people with PTSD have been identified as at risk for similar
PTSD symptoms as a result of secondary trauma.
