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The psychological test measure emotional stability is
- A. Rorschach
- B. MMPI
- C. WAIS
- D. TAT
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The MMPI includes scales to assess emotional stability.
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The parent of an adolescent diagnosed with mental illness asks the nurse, Why do you want to do a family assessment? My teenager is the patient, not the rest of us. Select the nurses best response.
- A. Family dysfunction might have caused the mental illness.
- B. Family members provide more accurate information than the patient.
- C. Family assessment is part of the protocol for care of all patients with mental illness.
- D. Every family members perception of events is different and adds to the total picture.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The identified patient usually bears most of the family systems anxiety and may have come to the attention of parents, teachers, or law enforcement because of poor coping skills. The correct response helps the family understand that the opinions of each will be valued. It allows the nurse to assess individual coping and prepares the family for the experience of working together to set goals and solve problems. The other responses are either incorrect or evasive.
The eight stages of development with each one having contradictory developmental tasks was identified by
- A. Erik Erikson
- B. Sigmund Freud
- C. Jean Piaget
- D. Abraham Maslow
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Erik Erikson developed eight stages of development of the life span that related developmental tasks to a person's approximate age. Each stage has an expected task and a contradictory one if not achieved (e.g., identity vs role confusion).
At the exosystem level, we should consider:
- A. Social network linkages of school, health & church
- B. Access to work
- C. Access to affordable housing
- D. Availability of public transport for access to jobs, schools etc.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Public transport affects access to resources, a key exosystem factor for family functioning.
ld people have low tolerance to blaring music because
- A. The vibrations are too fast for them to hear properly
- B. One in four
- C. They need more sleep and loud music does not allow that
- D. All of these
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Age-related hearing changes and sleep needs reduce tolerance for loud music in the elderly.
A patient tells the nurse, My husband lost his job. Hes abusive only when he drinks too much. His family was like that when he was growing up. He always apologizes and regrets hurting me. What risk factor was most predictive for the husband to become abusive?
- A. History of family violence
- B. Loss of employment
- C. Abuse of alcohol
- D. Poverty
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: An abuse-prone individual is an individual who has experienced family violence and was often abused as a child. This phenomenon is part of the cycle of violence. The other options may be present but are not as predictive.