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Choose the correct answer(s). In some questions, more than one answer is correct. Select all that apply. Coping strategies may or may not be effective in managing stress. Which of the following variables will increase the effectiveness of an individual's coping strategies?
- A. Age of 65 years or older
- B. Well-controlled chronic illness
- C. Supportive family and friends
- D. Viewing the stressor as an enemy
Correct Answer: B,C
Rationale: Well-controlled chronic illness and supportive family and friends enhance coping effectiveness by providing stability and emotional support.
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Choose the correct answer(s). In some questions, more than one answer is correct. Select all that apply. In Fitzpatrick's conceptualization of health, a person's health is viewed as
- A. a dynamic state that changes continuously through the lifetime.
- B. a static state influenced by financial status, environment, and health promotion activities.
- C. an emotional/physical state existing on a continuum of functional to dysfunctional.
- D. a changeable state influenced by self-care activities.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Fitzpatrick views health as a dynamic state that evolves throughout a person's lifetime.
Choose the correct answer(s). In some questions, more than one answer is correct. Select all that apply. To determine a person's health literacy, the nurse asks the person to
- A. read aloud an information page about an ice-cream label.
- B. answer six questions about a specific ice-cream label.
- C. answer random questions after reading a short article about healthy behaviors.
- D. determine whether a serving of ice cream is or is not a healthy food choice by reading the label on the carton.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Health literacy is assessed by evaluating a person's ability to understand and apply health information, such as answering specific questions about a label.
Choose the correct answer(s). In some questions, more than one answer is correct. Select all that apply. Your friend is planning her marriage and is acting as a buffer between her mother and her future mother-inlaw. She is excited about the wedding and honeymoon, and all the details are falling into place. She tells you she is so excited that her heart has been racing, which results in her feeling fearful and light-headed for a few minutes. Which of the following explanations best describes what your friend is experiencing?
- A. She is excited and probably somewhat tired out from all the planning.
- B. She may be drinking too much coffee.
- C. She is having panic attacks from too much stress.
- D. She is feeling normal effects for this stage in her life; in other words, a little light-headedness and fear are natural in this situation.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Her symptoms are likely due to excitement and fatigue from wedding planning, which can cause temporary physiological changes.
Choose the correct answer(s). In some questions, more than one answer is correct. Select all that apply. At any given time, most of us are neither completely healthy nor completely sick. We have the capacity to be healthier and the potential to become very sick. This concept is described as
- A. Healthy People 2020.
- B. the circle of life.
- C. the wellness-illness continuum.
- D. the health scale.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The wellness-illness continuum describes health as a dynamic state where individuals are neither completely healthy nor completely sick, with the potential to move toward greater health or illness.
Choose the correct answer(s). In some questions, more than one answer is correct. Select all that apply. Homeostasis refers to the
- A. static state of illness.
- B. balance in the internal environment.
- C. successful control of external environment.
- D. state of feeling well and happy.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Homeostasis is the body's ability to maintain a stable internal environment despite external changes.