01
True or false
1 point
A short-term stress response can sometimes help a person meet a challenge.
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04 Psychosocial Integrity, Stress, and Coping Online Quiz Questions
Use this free practice quiz with 20 questions to review 04 Psychosocial Integrity, Stress, and Coping, test your knowledge, and prepare for your next test or exam.
20 questions
02
Written response
1 point
In Erikson's framework, what psychosocial conflict is associated with adolescence?
03
Fill in the blank
1 point
In this material, refers to the individual's response to loss, while refers to its outward, culturally shaped expression.
04
Choose one
1 point
Which action is an example of problem-focused coping?
- A
A client feels anxious about a difficult situation that cannot be changed right now and chooses to talk with a trusted person.
- B
A client facing a manageable expense makes a budget to address it.
- C
A client repeatedly avoids necessary conversations about a stressful problem.
- D
A client uses alcohol to avoid thinking about an ongoing stressor.
05
True or false
1 point
Worry and muscle tension are specific to stress, so their presence alone establishes stress as the cause.
- A
True
- B
False
06
Written response
1 point
What term describes the capacity to resist, adapt to, recover from, or grow through challenges?
07
Fill in the blank
1 point
Directing attention to the present is a coping skill called .
08
Choose one
1 point
A client is in acute distress and is struggling to carry out usual activities. Which nursing response best reflects crisis priorities?
- A
Wait to assess the person until their usual coping strategies have been tried for several days.
- B
Focus on explaining the cause of the crisis before asking about immediate needs.
- C
Assess safety and urgent needs, communicate calmly, and arrange appropriate immediate support.
- D
Avoid involving any support person, even if the client consents and would benefit.
09
Choose all
1 point
Which factors can contribute to a person's resilience? Select all that apply.
- A
Supportive relationships
- B
The expectation that a resilient person should manage hardship alone
- C
Accessible resources and health care
- D
Cultural practices
- E
Personal skills
10
Choose all
1 point
A client reports poor sleep and difficulty concentrating during a stressful period. Which assessment actions are appropriate? Select all that apply.
- A
Explore when symptoms began, their severity and context, and how they affect functioning.
- B
Assume that sleep changes or difficulty concentrating prove stress is the only cause.
- C
Consider possible medical or psychiatric causes of the signs.
- D
Ask who can provide practical or emotional support.
- E
Limit assessment to symptoms and omit their effect on daily life.
11
Choose one
1 point
A client is grieving and begins to talk about mixed feelings related to a loss. Which response is most therapeutic?
- A
“You should try to focus on the positive instead of talking about the loss.”
- B
“Would you like to tell me what this loss has been like for you?”
- C
“Most people are over a loss by this point.”
- D
“There is no reason to feel angry or relieved.”
12
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1 point
A nurse is considering Erikson's theory while planning care. Which approach uses the theory appropriately?
- A
Use the theory as a flexible framework for questions, while letting the client's priorities and circumstances guide care.
- B
Assign the client a developmental conflict solely from their age and use it as a diagnosis.
- C
Assume that people of the same age respond identically to a life event.
- D
Use the theory to determine which care goals the client should value.
13
Choose one
1 point
An older adult has a new disability. Which question best applies a person-centered developmental perspective?
- A
Assume that a new disability will make the client feel despair because of their age.
- B
Set independence as the only goal without asking what matters to the client.
- C
Ask how the disability affects the client's independence and what concerns or priorities they want to address.
- D
Avoid discussing the change because developmental concerns are fixed by age.
14
Open ended
1 point
A client awaiting test results says they feel overwhelmed by the uncertainty. Describe how you would respond using both emotional support and practical problem-solving.
15
True or false
1 point
True or false: Erikson’s developmental stages provide a rigid timetable that every person follows at the same ages.
- A
True
- B
False
16
Written response
1 point
What term describes an event, ongoing condition, or perceived threat that can prompt a stress response?
17
Choose one
1 point
In Erikson’s framework, which developmental focus is associated with young adulthood?
- A
Developing independence and self-control
- B
Developing close, reciprocal relationships
- C
Contributing to others and the next generation
- D
Reflecting on life with a sense of meaning or regret
18
Written response
1 point
What term describes the outward and culturally shaped expression of a person's response to loss?
19
Choose one
1 point
A person is worried about being able to pay monthly bills. Which action is an example of problem-focused coping?
- A
Using mindfulness to manage difficult feelings
- B
Briefly distracting oneself from an unchangeable situation
- C
Making a budget to address a manageable financial difficulty
- D
Withdrawing from others to avoid discussing a stressful situation
20
Choose one
1 point
Which statement best describes resilience?
- A
The capacity to adapt to, recover from, or grow through challenges
- B
The ability to avoid feeling distress during hardship
- C
A requirement to manage difficult situations without help
- D
A fixed personality trait that cannot be strengthened