POLYTECHNICS MAURITIUS LTD

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN NURSING

1ST YEAR RESIT EXAMINATION – May 2019

MODULE 3: PSYCHOSOCIAL DIMENSIONS IN NURSING

SECTION 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. A family with husband, wife and children is called……

A. Joint family
B. Nuclear family
C. Extended family
D. None of these

2. ----------- is a population made up of several groups of people living in a certain area

A. Society
B. Community
C. Group
D. Family

3. Which of the following is a characteristic of a person with a positive attitude?

A. Thinking only for the self

B. Making excuses very often
C. Resistance to change
D. Accepting the responsibility for a mistake

4. Which branch of psychology looks at the structure and function of the brain in relation to
behaviours and psychological processes?
A. Cognitive psychology
B. Health psychology
C. Neuropsychology
D. Developmental psychology

5. A group of social positions, connected by social relations, performing a social role, e.g.
universities, government, families is called
A. Society
B. Government
C. Status
D. Social institution
6. Individual who is outgoing, ambitious, rigidly organised, anxious and proactive are classified as
being a….
A. Type A personality
B. Type B personality
C. Type C personality
D. Type D personality

7. Process by which person forsakes his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different
culture is a pattern of intergroup relations called
A. Amalgamation
B. Segregation
C. Assimilation
D. Pluralism

8. The scientific study of systemic psychological changes that a person experiences over a life span,
referred to as human development is called
A. Organisational psychology
B. Sociology
C. Neuropsychology
D. Developmental psychology

9. What effect is retirement likely to have on health?

A. It is likely to affect men but not women.
B. Little or no effect
C. The health of men declines rapidly after retirement.
D. The health of women is more likely to be affected by retirement.

10. A person who gets angry at his boss, but can’t express his anger to his boss for fear of being fired.
He instead comes home and kicks the dog or starts an argument with his wife. The man is
redirecting his anger from his boss to his dog or wife. This form of defense mechanism is
called…….
A. Displacement
B. Projection
C. Repression
D. Compensation

11. The first one year of life is called ---------------

A. Pre-school age
B. Infancy
C. School aged.
D. Adolescent
12. Which of the followings is a function of a social institution?
A. Socialisation of new members
B. Reproduction and distribution of goods and services
C. Replacement of society’s members
D. All of the above

13. Beliefs, thoughts, feelings and attitudes that someone holds about a group is referred to as
A. Prejudice
B. Race
C. Ethnicity
D. Discrimination

14. People are sorted or layered into different social categories. This is referred to as
A. Inequality
B. Caste system
C. Capitalism
D. Social stratification

15. Learning that occurs by forming associations between naturally occurring stimuli and a previously
neutral stimulus is called
A. Operant conditioning
B. Classical conditioning
C. Social learning
D. Reinforcement

16. Unequal distribution of resources, reward and positions in a society is called

A. Discrimination
B. Social inequality
C. Alienation
D. Poverty

17. Which type of personality shows the least affected with stress relaxed and is easy going.
A. Type A
B. Type B
C. Type C
D. Type D

18. In which stage of the personality development does an individual develop the learning of basic
trust and mistrust?
A. Infancy
B. Toddlerhood
C. Pre-School age
 D. School age

19. The lowest priority of needs in Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs is

A. Safety and security needs
B. Love and belonging needs
C. Physiological needs
D. Self-actualisation needs

20. Which age group has the greatest potential to demonstrate regression when they are sick?
A. Adolescent
B. Young adult
C. Toddler
D. Infant
 POLYTECHNICS MAURITIUS LTD

NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN NURSING

1ST YEAR RESIT EXAMINATION – May 2019

MODULE 3: PSYCHOSOCIAL DIMENSIONS IN NURSING

SECTION 2: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Question 1.

a. Discuss the common factors used by different societies for social stratification. (5 marks)
b. Discuss the functions of education as a major social institution. (5 marks)

Question 2.

a. Define “memory”. (2 marks)

b. Discuss the 3 different types of memory. (6 marks)
c. Explain what do you understand by the term “Decay Theory.” (2 marks)

Question 3:

a. Describe Tuckman’s 5 Stages Model of Group Development. (5 marks)

b. Discuss five reasons why people join groups. (5 marks)