, INtroductory MeNtal Health NursiNg 4th 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
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 About Stress 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.
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
7. As A MeNtal Health Nurse, You KNow That WheN A PersoN Feels
INsulted, MeNtal Images Of ReseNtmeNt ANd ANimosity May Be
Formed. These Images GeNerate What?
A) The Need To Fight Back
B) The Need To ChaNge Their Behavior
C) The Need To Project Blame ONto The
Other
PersoN
D) The Need To MaNipulate The SituatioN
8. MeNtal Health NURSE KNow That Stress MaNagemeNt Is AN ImportaNt
Part Of PatieNt Care. What Is ONe Way A MeNtal Health Nurse Could
Help The PatieNt Cope With Stress?
A) Teach MeNtalizatioN
B) Teach HypNosis
C) Teach ImagiNatioN
D) Teach VisualizatioN
9. To Help PatieNts Deal With Their Stress, NURSE Must Also LearN To
Cope With Their OwN. Which Of The FollowiNg Is AN Adaptive CopiNg
Strategy That Might Be Used By The Nurse?
A) ReframiNg
B) MediatioN
C) Asset TraiNiNg
D) MeNtal BlockiNg
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
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 About Stress 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.
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
7. As A MeNtal Health Nurse, You KNow That WheN A PersoN Feels
INsulted, MeNtal Images Of ReseNtmeNt ANd ANimosity May Be
Formed. These Images GeNerate What?
A) The Need To Fight Back
B) The Need To ChaNge Their Behavior
C) The Need To Project Blame ONto The
Other
PersoN
D) The Need To MaNipulate The SituatioN
8. MeNtal Health NURSE KNow That Stress MaNagemeNt Is AN ImportaNt
Part Of PatieNt Care. What Is ONe Way A MeNtal Health Nurse Could
Help The PatieNt Cope With Stress?
A) Teach MeNtalizatioN
B) Teach HypNosis
C) Teach ImagiNatioN
D) Teach VisualizatioN
9. To Help PatieNts Deal With Their Stress, NURSE Must Also LearN To
Cope With Their OwN. Which Of The FollowiNg Is AN Adaptive CopiNg
Strategy That Might Be Used By The Nurse?
A) ReframiNg
B) MediatioN
C) Asset TraiNiNg
D) MeNtal BlockiNg
