Test Bank - Introductory Mental Health
Nursing, 5th Edition (Kincheloe, 2026),
Chapter 1-19 | All Chapters
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Illness
Chapter 2 The Delivery of Mental Health Care
Chapter 3 Theories of Development
Chapter 4 Treatment of Mental Illness
Chapter 5 Establishing and Maintaining a Therapeutic
Relationship
Chapter 6 Dynamics of Anger, Violence, and Crises
Chapter 7 Communication in Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 8 The Nursing Process in Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 9 Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 10 Mood Disorders
Chapter 11 Psychotic Disorders
Chapter 12 Personality Disorders
Chapter 13 Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
Chapter 14 Dissociative Disorders
Chapter 15 Substance Use and Addiction
Chapter 16 Eating Disorders
Chapter 17 Mental Health Issues Related to Gender and Sexuality
Chapter 18 Disorders and Issues of Children and
Adolescents
Chapter 19 Disorders and Issues of the Older Adult
,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
Nursing, 5th Edition (Kincheloe, 2026),
Chapter 1-19 | All Chapters
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Illness
Chapter 2 The Delivery of Mental Health Care
Chapter 3 Theories of Development
Chapter 4 Treatment of Mental Illness
Chapter 5 Establishing and Maintaining a Therapeutic
Relationship
Chapter 6 Dynamics of Anger, Violence, and Crises
Chapter 7 Communication in Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 8 The Nursing Process in Mental Health Nursing
Chapter 9 Anxiety Disorders
Chapter 10 Mood Disorders
Chapter 11 Psychotic Disorders
Chapter 12 Personality Disorders
Chapter 13 Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
Chapter 14 Dissociative Disorders
Chapter 15 Substance Use and Addiction
Chapter 16 Eating Disorders
Chapter 17 Mental Health Issues Related to Gender and Sexuality
Chapter 18 Disorders and Issues of Children and
Adolescents
Chapter 19 Disorders and Issues of the Older Adult
,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
