Chapter 5: Sociocultural Influences on Mental Health

Chapter 5: Sociocultural Influences on Mental Health

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   Which of the following is appropriate with a patient who is homeless?

A.	Treat patients according to their ability to pay.
B.	The homeless patient is only treated in the emergency room—they should not be admitted unless life threatening condition; never admit them to the unit.
C.	Treat the homeless patient as you would treat any patient.
D.	Some parts of the Patient Bill of Rights do not apply to the homeless.

 

 

____     2.   A student recently moved from the Middle East and is attending a new school in the United States, where he is excluded from conversations pertaining to the Christmas holidays. The students assume that the new student doesn’t understand anything about the holiday. The students are most likely doing what to this new student?

A.	Being hateful
B.	Showing prejudice
C.	Believing stereotypes
D.	Being rude

 

 

____     3.   According to Diana Baumrind, there are three types of parenting. When the parent sets up the rules and others have no voice, this is known as:

A.	Permissive parent.
B.	Authoritarian parent.
C.	Authoritative parent.
D.	Administrative parent.

 

 

____     4.   According to Diana Baumrind, there are three types of parenting. When the parent provides a minimum amount of structure and the child does not learn any boundaries, this type of parenting is known as:

A.	Permissive parent.
B.	Authoritarian parent.
C.	Authoritative parent.
D.	Administrative parent.

 

Chapter 5: Sociocultural Influences on Mental Health

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. ANS:  C

Homelessness is not considered a mental illness but can be a stressor to the patient. This patient must be treated the same as any other patient.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter 5: Sociocultural Influences on Mental Health; Homelessness; page 82

KEY:  Integrated Processes: Caring | Content Area: Cultural Diversity | Cognitive Level: Application

 

2. ANS:  C

Stereotype is a fixed belief about a group of people. These students may have believed that someone from the Middle East is not Christian and has no interest in Christmas holiday.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter 5: Sociocultural Influences on Mental Health; Culture; page 77

KEY:  Integrated Processes: Caring | Content Area: Cultural Diversity | Cognitive Level: Application

 

3. ANS:  B

The authoritarian parent makes all of the decisions; the children do not have a voice in this family.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter 5: Sociocultural Influences on Mental Health; Poor Parenting; page 83

KEY:  Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Growth and Development | Cognitive Level: Comprehension

 

4. ANS:  A

This type of parenting has very little structure and few guidelines.

 

PTS:   1                    REF:   Chapter 5: Sociocultural Influences on Mental Health; Poor Parenting; page 84

KEY:  Integrated Processes: Teaching/Learning | Content Area: Growth and Development | Cognitive Level: Comprehension