Down syndrome is a behavior.
- A. congenital
- B. Brain damage
- C. chromosomal
- D. genetic
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Down syndrome is a chromosomal condition caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21.
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Who formulated the ABC principle of emotional disturbance which emphasizes cognitive control of emotional states:
- A. Albert Einstein
- B. Joa Watson
- C. Albert Ellis
- D. A.L. Erikson
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Albert Ellis' ABC model (Activating event, Belief, Consequence) controls emotions via cognition.
Children as young as ---- years of age are aware of gender stereotypes
- A. 6
- B. 4
- C. 3
- D. 5
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: By age 3, children recognize gender stereotypes via socialization.
An adult diagnosed with schizophrenia lives with elderly parents. The patient was recently hospitalized with acute psychosis. One parent is very anxious, and the other is ill because of the stress. Which nursing diagnosis is most applicable to this scenario?
- A. Ineffective family coping related to parental role conflict
- B. Caregiver role strain related to the stress of chronic illness
- C. Impaired parenting related to patients repeated hospitalizations
- D. Interrupted family processes related to relapse of acute psychosis
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Caregiver role strain refers to a caregivers felt or exhibited difficulty in performing a family caregiver role. In this case, one parent exhibits stress-related illness and the other exhibits increased anxiety. The other nursing diagnoses are not substantiated by the information given and are incorrectly formatted [one nursing diagnosis should not be the etiology for another].
What's one reaction you should expect when working with L1 families?
- A. An honest airing of problems
- B. Openness to working with you
- C. A problem-solving attitude
- D. Denial
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Denial is common due to shame, fear, or distrust of outsiders in Level 1 families.
he theorist who believes that human behavior is influenced by consequences is
- A. Sigmund Freud
- B. Carl Rogers
- C. B.F. Skinner
- D. Albert Bandura
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: B.F. Skinner's operant conditioning ties behavior to its consequences.
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