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