1.

Traits are defined as:

a. physical characteristics that distinguish us from other people
b. relatively enduring characteristics that influence our behaviour across
many situations
c. unconscious tendencies to act in different ways according to the situation
d. permanent personality tendencies that determine our behaviour in any
situation
2. According to Freud, the id is to the ________ principle as the ego is to the
________ principle.
a. aggressive, sexual
b. sexual, aggressive
c. pleasure, reality
d. reality, pleasure
3. Lana is friendly, always willing to help others and compassionate. We
would expect Lana to score highly on:
a. extraversion
b. agreeableness
c. neuroticism
d. openness to experience
4. A female client who’s at high risk for suicide needs close supervision. To best
ensure the client’s safety, Nurse Mary should:
a. Check the client frequently at irregular intervals throughout the night.
b. Assure the client that the nurse will hold in confidence anything the
client says.
c. Repeatedly discuss previous suicide attempts with the client.
d. Disregard decreased communication by the client because this is
common in suicidal clients.
5. According to Freud, children pass through 4 stages of psychosexual
development.
Which of the following shows the stages in the correct developmental order?
a. oral, anal, phallic, latency
b. latency, oral, anal, phallic
c. phallic, anal, oral, latency
d. oral, phallic, latency, anal
6. Nurse Matrona is assigned to care for a suicidal client. Initially, which is the
nurse’s highest care priority?
a. Assessing the client’s home environment and relationship outside the
hospital.
b. Exploring the nurse’s own feeling about suicide.
c. Discuss the future with the client.
d. Referring the client to a clergyperson to discuss the moral implications
of suicide.
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