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Test Bank for Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice
Chapter 7 : Psychosocial Theoretic Basis of Psychiatric Nursing Questions
Question 1 of 5
A psychiatric-mental health nurse is working on an inpatient unit that uses a privilege system. The nurse understands that this intervention integrates which group of theories?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A privilege system, where behaviors are reinforced with rewards, aligns with behavioral theories, particularly operant conditioning (e.g., Skinner?s work). Developmental theories focus on growth stages, humanistic theories emphasize personal growth, and cognitive theories address thought processes.
Question 2 of 5
A group of nursing students are reviewing the various theories that form the basis for psychiatric-mental health nursing. The students demonstrate understanding of these theories when they identify which theorist as addressing female development? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: B,D
Rationale: Carol Gilligan and Jean Baker Miller addressed female development. Gilligan focused on women?s moral development, emphasizing care-based ethics, while Miller?s relational-cultural theory highlighted women?s relational growth. Maslow focused on human needs, Bandura on social learning, and Thorndike on behaviorism.
Question 3 of 5
When describing the major concepts of Jean Watson?s theory to a group of nursing students, which of the following would the nurse expect to include? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: C,E
Rationale: Jean Watson?s caring theory emphasizes carative factors (therapeutic caring processes) and the caritas field (a caring environment fostering spiritual connection). Freedom, paradox, rhythmicity, and mystery are not core concepts in Watson?s theory, though they may relate to other nursing theories.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is applying King?s model to a nurse-patient interaction by identifying the outcome as which of the following?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Imogene King?s goal attainment theory focuses on transactions, which are purposeful interactions between nurse and patient to achieve mutually set goals. Adaptation is Roy?s model, transpersonal caring is Watson?s, and self-system is part of Orem?s theory.
Question 5 of 5
The nurse is assessing a young adult and determines that the individual has achieved successful resolution of the previous stage of growth and development, evidenced by demonstrating which of the following?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: In Erikson?s psychosocial development theory, young adults (intimacy vs. isolation stage) build on the adolescent stage (identity vs. role confusion). Successful resolution of the adolescent stage results in devotion and fidelity, reflecting a strong sense of identity. Drive and hope, direction and purpose, and production and care relate to other stages.