ATI LPN
Test Bank for Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice
Chapter 7 Questions
Question 1 of 5
The nurse is integrating Peplau?s model when providing care to a patient with a mental illness. Which of the following would the nurse identify as a key component?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hildegard Peplau?s interpersonal model identifies anxiety as a key component, as it drives patient behavior and influences the nurse-patient relationship. The model focuses on therapeutic interactions to address anxiety. Suffering is less specific, self-care aligns with Orem, and nonverbal behaviors are secondary.
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
A group of nursing students are reviewing information about Freud?s personality structure. The students demonstrate understanding of this information when they identify the ability to form mutually satisfying relationships as a function of which of the following?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Freud?s personality structure includes the id, ego, and superego. The ego mediates between the id?s impulses and the superego?s moral standards, enabling reality-based functions like forming mutually satisfying relationships. Defense mechanisms protect the ego, the unconscious is a repository of repressed thoughts, and the id drives instinctual desires, none of which directly facilitate relationships.
Question 4 of 5
A group of nursing students are reviewing information about psychodynamic theories. The students demonstrate a need for additional study when they identify which of the following as a humanistic theorist?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Carl Rogers is a humanistic theorist, emphasizing client-centered therapy and unconditional positive regard. Identifying him as a psychodynamic theorist indicates a misunderstanding, as psychodynamic theorists like Carl Jung focus on the unconscious. Maslow and Perls are also humanistic, reinforcing the need for study.
Question 5 of 5
An instructor is preparing a class discussion on the various theoretical models used in psychiatric-mental health nursing. When describing cognitive theories, which statement would the instructor include?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Cognitive theories focus on how internal thought processes influence behavior, emphasizing perception, memory, and problem-solving. Linking thought processes to behavior is the most accurate description. Option A is vague, option B is too broad, and option D aligns with developmental theories.