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, Introductory Mental Health Nursing 5th Edition
Womble 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.)
A) Common family customs
B) Common language
C) Common stressors
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,D) Gender
E) Adaptive
resources
4. What #zwould #za #zculturally #zcompetent #znurse #zknow #zthat #zsome
#zcultural #zand #zethnic #zgroups #zfeel #zthat #zmental #zillness #zis #zcaused #zby?
A) Demon #z possession
B) Pretense
C) The #z stars
D) Hypnosis
5. A #zstaff #zeducator #zis #zdiscussing #zstress #zand #zits #zimpact #zon #za #zdisease
#zprocess, #zwhether #zit #zis #zphysical #zor #zmental. #zWhat #zwould #zbe #zthe #zbest
#zstatement #zabout #zstress #zthat #zthe #zeducator #zcould #zgive?
A) Stress #zcan #zbe #z prostress #zor #zdistress.
B) Stress #zcan #znever #zenhance #zthe #z feeling #zof
well-being.
C) Stress #zcan #zbe #zeither #z physically #zor
emotionally #zexhausting, # z but #z not #z both.
D) Distress #zis #zactually #zharmful #z to #zones
health.
6. A #zpatient #zcomes #zto #zthe #zclinic #zto #zsee #zthe #zMental #zHealth #zNurse
#zPractitioner. #zThe #zpatient #zstates, #zI #zseem #zto #zbe #zmiserable #zand #zupset
#zall #zthe #ztime. #zMy #zmarriage #zis #zcrumbling #zbecause #zmy #zwife #zrefuses #zto
#zunderstand #zhow #zI #zfeel. #zWhat #zdoes #zthe #znurse #zpractitioner #zunderstand
#zabout #zthe #zfactors #zcontributing #zto #zthe #zpatients #zstress?
A) Internal #zsituations #z often #zmake #zus
miserable #zand #z upset
B) External #zsituations #z often #zmake #zus
miserable #zand #z upset
C) We #zchoose #zto #zmake #z ourselves #z miserable
and #z upset
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, D) We #zchoose #z to #zlive #z with #zchronic #z stress
7. As #za #zmental #zhealth #znurse, #zyou #zknow #zthat #zwhen #za #zperson #zfeels
#zinsulted, #zmental #zimages #zof #zresentment #zand #zanimosity #zmay #zbe
#zformed. #zThese #zimages #zgenerate #zwhat?
A) The #zneed #zto #zfight #z back
B) The #z need #zto #zchange #z their #zbehavior
C) The #zneed #z to #zproject #zblame #z onto #z the
#z other
person
D) The #zneed #zto #zmanipulate #z the #zsituation
8. Mental #zhealth #znurses #zknow #zthat #zstress #zmanagement #zis #zan #zimportant
#zpart #zof #zpatient #zcare. #zWhat #zis #zone #zway #za #zmental #zhealth #znurse #zcould
#zhelp #zthe #zpatient #zcope #zwith #zstress?
A) Teach #zmentalization
B) Teach #zhypnosis
C) Teach #zimagination
D) Teach #zvisualization
9. To #zhelp #zpatients #zdeal #zwith #ztheir #zstress, #znurses #zmust #zalso #zlearn #zto
#zcope #zwith #ztheir #zown. #zWhich #zof #zthe #zfollowing #zis #zan #zadaptive #zcoping
#zstrategy #zthat #zmight #zbe #zused #zby #zthe #znurse?
A) Reframing
B) Mediation
C) Asset #ztraining
D) Mental #zblocking
10. An #z18-year-old #zcollege #zstudent #zis #zvery #zanxious #zabout #zauditioning
#zfor #zthe #zschools #zfamous #zchorale. #zWhich #zof #zthe #zfollowing #zways #zof
#zdealing #zwith #zthis #zanxiety #zwould #zthe #znurse #zrecognize #zas #zbeing
#zmaladaptive?
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, Introductory Mental Health Nursing 5th Edition
Womble 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.)
A) Common family customs
B) Common language
C) Common stressors
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,D) Gender
E) Adaptive
resources
4. What #zwould #za #zculturally #zcompetent #znurse #zknow #zthat #zsome
#zcultural #zand #zethnic #zgroups #zfeel #zthat #zmental #zillness #zis #zcaused #zby?
A) Demon #z possession
B) Pretense
C) The #z stars
D) Hypnosis
5. A #zstaff #zeducator #zis #zdiscussing #zstress #zand #zits #zimpact #zon #za #zdisease
#zprocess, #zwhether #zit #zis #zphysical #zor #zmental. #zWhat #zwould #zbe #zthe #zbest
#zstatement #zabout #zstress #zthat #zthe #zeducator #zcould #zgive?
A) Stress #zcan #zbe #z prostress #zor #zdistress.
B) Stress #zcan #znever #zenhance #zthe #z feeling #zof
well-being.
C) Stress #zcan #zbe #zeither #z physically #zor
emotionally #zexhausting, # z but #z not #z both.
D) Distress #zis #zactually #zharmful #z to #zones
health.
6. A #zpatient #zcomes #zto #zthe #zclinic #zto #zsee #zthe #zMental #zHealth #zNurse
#zPractitioner. #zThe #zpatient #zstates, #zI #zseem #zto #zbe #zmiserable #zand #zupset
#zall #zthe #ztime. #zMy #zmarriage #zis #zcrumbling #zbecause #zmy #zwife #zrefuses #zto
#zunderstand #zhow #zI #zfeel. #zWhat #zdoes #zthe #znurse #zpractitioner #zunderstand
#zabout #zthe #zfactors #zcontributing #zto #zthe #zpatients #zstress?
A) Internal #zsituations #z often #zmake #zus
miserable #zand #z upset
B) External #zsituations #z often #zmake #zus
miserable #zand #z upset
C) We #zchoose #zto #zmake #z ourselves #z miserable
and #z upset
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, D) We #zchoose #z to #zlive #z with #zchronic #z stress
7. As #za #zmental #zhealth #znurse, #zyou #zknow #zthat #zwhen #za #zperson #zfeels
#zinsulted, #zmental #zimages #zof #zresentment #zand #zanimosity #zmay #zbe
#zformed. #zThese #zimages #zgenerate #zwhat?
A) The #zneed #zto #zfight #z back
B) The #z need #zto #zchange #z their #zbehavior
C) The #zneed #z to #zproject #zblame #z onto #z the
#z other
person
D) The #zneed #zto #zmanipulate #z the #zsituation
8. Mental #zhealth #znurses #zknow #zthat #zstress #zmanagement #zis #zan #zimportant
#zpart #zof #zpatient #zcare. #zWhat #zis #zone #zway #za #zmental #zhealth #znurse #zcould
#zhelp #zthe #zpatient #zcope #zwith #zstress?
A) Teach #zmentalization
B) Teach #zhypnosis
C) Teach #zimagination
D) Teach #zvisualization
9. To #zhelp #zpatients #zdeal #zwith #ztheir #zstress, #znurses #zmust #zalso #zlearn #zto
#zcope #zwith #ztheir #zown. #zWhich #zof #zthe #zfollowing #zis #zan #zadaptive #zcoping
#zstrategy #zthat #zmight #zbe #zused #zby #zthe #znurse?
A) Reframing
B) Mediation
C) Asset #ztraining
D) Mental #zblocking
10. An #z18-year-old #zcollege #zstudent #zis #zvery #zanxious #zabout #zauditioning
#zfor #zthe #zschools #zfamous #zchorale. #zWhich #zof #zthe #zfollowing #zways #zof
#zdealing #zwith #zthis #zanxiety #zwould #zthe #znurse #zrecognize #zas #zbeing
#zmaladaptive?
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