NSG 3180 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
D. They can reframe the clients sense of self. - answer- which of the following
represents the role of the nurse in helping a client reframe a potentially
incapacitating sense of self into one with more hope and broader options when faced
with a health-related difficulty?
A. they can take a passive approach
B. they can negate potential possibilities
C. they can focus on personal weaknesses
D. they can reframe the clients sense of self
A. Integrity vs. Despair - answer- An older adult client is admitted to the hospital with
terminal cancer. The client expresses acceptance of impending death and states, "I
am very satisfied with the life I had." the nurse recognizes the client is in Erikson's
stage of psychosocial development, known as which of the following?
A. Integrity vs. Despair
B. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
C. Intimacy vs. Isolation
D. Identity vs. Identity Diffusion
B. body image.
This situation refers to an individual's perception of the body. - answer- The nurse is
caring for an adolescent client who has had an amputation of his right leg. The client
states, "I am really worried my girlfriend might not want to be with me anymore. I
dont look the same." Which of the following concepts is represented in this situation?
A. Role performance
B. Body Image
C. Self-esteem
D. Personal identity
D. Personal identity is constructed through cognitive processes of perception
perception is a function of the mind, not the senses. Perception is an interpersonal
process. Negative images are retained longer than positive ones. - answer- Which of
the following statements about perception is true?
A. Perception is a function of the senses
B. Perception is an interpersonal process
C. Positive images are retained longer than negative ones
D. Personal identity is constructed through cognitive processes of perception.
C. self-fulfilling prophecy
negative concepts of possible selves can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. - answer-
Identify the type of perceptual alteration represented in the following example: Jim, a
12 year-old, states, "I am different from others in y physical education class because
I am the class dunce."
A. Distorted reality
B. Selective attention
, C. Self-fulfilling prophecy
D. Cognitive distortion
A. can you tell me more about this?
Frequent perceptual checks and active listening are helpful interventions. - answer-
"I am an obese, compulsive person." The nurse demonstrates how to conduct a
perceptual check when stating which of the following?
A. can you tell me more about this?
B. Is it difficult for you to be this way?
C. I wouldnt worry about being very neat
D. it is ok to be this way; you are not hurting anyone.
C. what is known by self but not by others.
Although cognitive awareness of the self-concept is never fully complete, the Johari
Window provides a disclosure/feedback model to help people learn more about their
self-concept. The model consists of four areas.
open self (arena): what is known to self and others
Blind self: what is known by others, but not by self
Hidden self (facade): what is known by self, but not by others
Unknown self: what is unknown to self and also unknown to others - answer- When
learning about the Johari Window, the student nurse recognizes that the model
consists of four areas and that the hidden self can best be described as
A. what is known to self and others
B. what is known by others but not by self.
C. what is known by self but not by others.
D. what is unknown to self and also unknown to others.
B. negative self-talk. - answer- when giving a class presentation on self-concept, a
student nurse notices that a classmate has fallen asleep. the student nurse
immediately decides that the presentation must be boring and that she will fail this
assignment and subsequently obtain a poor grade in the course. This is an example
of
A. selective attention
B. negative self-talk
C. self-fulfilling prophecy
D. Negative feedback
C. it is the emotional value a person places on his or her self-concept.
self-esteem is defined as the emotional value a person places on his or her self-
concept. it identifies the degree to which people approve of themselves. - answer-
which of the following statements is true about self-esteem?
A. it is an objective emotional process
B. achievements lead to high self-esteem
C. it is the emotional value a person places on his or her self-concept.
D. it is a concept that becomes fixed.
A. Understand the dimensions of self-concept. - answer- When directing the
behavior of clients, it is important for the nurse to
A. Understand the dimensions of self-concept
B. Become personally involved with each client
ANSWERS
D. They can reframe the clients sense of self. - answer- which of the following
represents the role of the nurse in helping a client reframe a potentially
incapacitating sense of self into one with more hope and broader options when faced
with a health-related difficulty?
A. they can take a passive approach
B. they can negate potential possibilities
C. they can focus on personal weaknesses
D. they can reframe the clients sense of self
A. Integrity vs. Despair - answer- An older adult client is admitted to the hospital with
terminal cancer. The client expresses acceptance of impending death and states, "I
am very satisfied with the life I had." the nurse recognizes the client is in Erikson's
stage of psychosocial development, known as which of the following?
A. Integrity vs. Despair
B. Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
C. Intimacy vs. Isolation
D. Identity vs. Identity Diffusion
B. body image.
This situation refers to an individual's perception of the body. - answer- The nurse is
caring for an adolescent client who has had an amputation of his right leg. The client
states, "I am really worried my girlfriend might not want to be with me anymore. I
dont look the same." Which of the following concepts is represented in this situation?
A. Role performance
B. Body Image
C. Self-esteem
D. Personal identity
D. Personal identity is constructed through cognitive processes of perception
perception is a function of the mind, not the senses. Perception is an interpersonal
process. Negative images are retained longer than positive ones. - answer- Which of
the following statements about perception is true?
A. Perception is a function of the senses
B. Perception is an interpersonal process
C. Positive images are retained longer than negative ones
D. Personal identity is constructed through cognitive processes of perception.
C. self-fulfilling prophecy
negative concepts of possible selves can become a self-fulfilling prophecy. - answer-
Identify the type of perceptual alteration represented in the following example: Jim, a
12 year-old, states, "I am different from others in y physical education class because
I am the class dunce."
A. Distorted reality
B. Selective attention
, C. Self-fulfilling prophecy
D. Cognitive distortion
A. can you tell me more about this?
Frequent perceptual checks and active listening are helpful interventions. - answer-
"I am an obese, compulsive person." The nurse demonstrates how to conduct a
perceptual check when stating which of the following?
A. can you tell me more about this?
B. Is it difficult for you to be this way?
C. I wouldnt worry about being very neat
D. it is ok to be this way; you are not hurting anyone.
C. what is known by self but not by others.
Although cognitive awareness of the self-concept is never fully complete, the Johari
Window provides a disclosure/feedback model to help people learn more about their
self-concept. The model consists of four areas.
open self (arena): what is known to self and others
Blind self: what is known by others, but not by self
Hidden self (facade): what is known by self, but not by others
Unknown self: what is unknown to self and also unknown to others - answer- When
learning about the Johari Window, the student nurse recognizes that the model
consists of four areas and that the hidden self can best be described as
A. what is known to self and others
B. what is known by others but not by self.
C. what is known by self but not by others.
D. what is unknown to self and also unknown to others.
B. negative self-talk. - answer- when giving a class presentation on self-concept, a
student nurse notices that a classmate has fallen asleep. the student nurse
immediately decides that the presentation must be boring and that she will fail this
assignment and subsequently obtain a poor grade in the course. This is an example
of
A. selective attention
B. negative self-talk
C. self-fulfilling prophecy
D. Negative feedback
C. it is the emotional value a person places on his or her self-concept.
self-esteem is defined as the emotional value a person places on his or her self-
concept. it identifies the degree to which people approve of themselves. - answer-
which of the following statements is true about self-esteem?
A. it is an objective emotional process
B. achievements lead to high self-esteem
C. it is the emotional value a person places on his or her self-concept.
D. it is a concept that becomes fixed.
A. Understand the dimensions of self-concept. - answer- When directing the
behavior of clients, it is important for the nurse to
A. Understand the dimensions of self-concept
B. Become personally involved with each client
