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 learnsthat 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 culturalidentity? (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 andethnic 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 aboutstress 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 contributingto the patients stress?
A) Internal situations often make us
4th Edition
Womble Kincheloe
Test Bank
Chapter 1 Mental Health and Mental Illness
1. When studying mental health and mental illness, the student
nurse learnsthat 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 culturalidentity? (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 andethnic 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 aboutstress 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 contributingto the patients stress?
A) Internal situations often make us
