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VN 304 Med Surg 2 Quiz 12: Psychological Response to Illness & Psych Disorders Exam
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Unitek UniversityVN 304 Med Surg 2 Quiz 12:
Psychological Response to Illness &
Psych Disorders Exam
Course Title and Number: VN 304 Med Surg 2 Quiz 12: Psychological
Response to Illness & Psych Disorders
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180 minutes
Instructions:
1. Read each question carefully.
2. Answer all questions.
3. Use the provided answer sheet to mark your responses.
4. Ensure all answers are final before submitting the exam.
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, VN 304 Med Surg 2 Quiz 12:
Psychological Response to Illness &
Psych Disorders
1. How should a nurse describe a patient who has a functional
interaction of the cognitive, affective, behavioral, and social
dimensions of his personality?
a. Effectively organized
b. Personally satisfied
c. Well rounded
d. Mentally healthy - Answer>> . Mentally healthy
Mental health depends on the functional integration of the four
dimensions of the personality.
2. A nurse assesses that a 42-year-old patient lives with her
parents and is dependent on them for decisions about her life.
Which mental health characteristic is this patient lacking?
a. Reality orientation
b. Autonomous behavior
c. Spontaneity
d. Ethical decision making - Answer>> B. Autonomous
behavior
Autonomy is a mark of mental health.
3. What is an example of a positive stressor?
a. Test anxiety
b. Loss of a job
c. Paying income tax
d. Single motherhood - Answer>> A Test anxiety
Test anxiety can be beneficial to promote study and sharpen
focus.
,4. Which action is an example of a person attempting to
maintain homeostasis as a newcomer in a community?
a. Joins a local church
b. Buys a new car
c. Stays in his or her apartment watching television
d. Spends hours writing e-mail messages to old friends -
Answer>> a. Joins a local church
The newcomer who attempts to balance the newcomer status
with belonging is an example of homeostasis.
5. Which behavior best exemplifies developmental activities in
a 13-year-old teenager?
a. Going out with a group of friends
b. Reading an exciting book
c. Volunteering for the local hospital
d. Choosing a career - Answer>> a. Going out with a group of
friends
Interacting in peer relationships is a major developmental task
of this age group.
6. In which stage is introspection a major characteristic?
a. Middle-aged adult
b. Middle childhood
c. Early adulthood
d. Older-age adult - Answer>> d. Older-age adult
Introspection is properly identified as an activity of older age.
7. A nurse hears a 5-year-old patient who just started
kindergarten use rude vocabulary. What is the best response to
this behavior?
a. Ignore it.
b. Speak to his teacher about it.
c. Praise him when he speaks properly.
, d. Talk about it at the parent-teachers association. - Answer>>
C Praise him when he speaks properly.
Learned behaviors can be unlearned with rewards for the
desired behavior.
8. Which patient is most likely to experience the greatest
cultural impact on his coping with a chronic debilitating illness?
a. A 26-year-old Latino man with a family
b. A 30-year-old divorced white man with no dependents
c. A 35-year-old Asian wife with a family
d. A 65-year-old widowed black church pastor with married
children - Answer>> A.A 26-year-old Latino man with a family
The Latino man will have to deal with the loss of his culturally
expected role as the head of the household.
9. A patient with low back pain confesses that he drinks heavily
each night to help him sleep and control pain. What does this
behavior exemplify?
a. Alternate pain control methods
b. Coping with a chronic condition
c. Using a social coping mechanism
d. Using a maladaptive coping method - Answer>> D.Using a
maladaptive coping method
This behavior is an example of maladaptive coping. Drinking is
not an appropriate means of coping with chronic pain.
10. What do a preschooler's experiences in kindergarten help
the child to adapt to?
a. Sexual identity
b. Interpersonal conflicts
c. Independent decision making
d. Self-direction - Answer>> B. Interpersonal conflicts
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