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Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice 6th Edition
Chapter 18 : Stress and Mental Health Questions
Question 1 of 5
A group of nursing students is reviewing information about emotional responses to stress and the themes associated with them. The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify which emotion as associated with being moved by another?s suffering and wanting to help?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Compassion is the emotion associated with being moved by another?s suffering and desiring to help. Relief involves stress reduction, hope anticipates positive outcomes, and love is a broader emotional bond, not specific to suffering.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse has completed an assessment of a patient who is experiencing significant stress. The assessment revealed intense anger and acting out behaviors along with statements of negative emotions. Which nursing diagnosis would be most appropriate?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Intense anger, acting out, and negative emotions indicate ineffective coping, as the patient struggles to manage stress adaptively. Disturbed thought processes, low self-esteem, and hopelessness may be present but are less directly tied to the described behaviors.
Question 3 of 5
A nurse is conducting an assessment of a patient?s social network. Which of the following would the nurse assess? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,B,C,D,E
Rationale: Assessing a social network includes size (
A), benefits (
B), support providers (
C), interconnectedness (
D), and potential service needs (E), as these provide a comprehensive view of the network?s structure and function.
Question 4 of 5
After teaching a group of students about appraisal and the stress response, the instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students identify which of the following as part of the primary appraisal?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Primary appraisal involves evaluating the relevance (
A), consistency with values (
B), and personal commitment (
C) to a stressor. Outcome explanation (
D) is part of secondary appraisal, assessing coping options, indicating a need for further teaching.
Question 5 of 5
While leading a student class presentation about general adaptation syndrome and its stages, which of the following would the student describe as the final stage?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: In Selye?s general adaptation syndrome, the final stage is exhaustion, where resources are depleted if stress persists. Perception of a threat, coping mechanisms, and physiologic response occur earlier in the alarm and resistance stages.