Week 14 - mock exam

Question 1

The therapeutic triad includes:
A. genuineness, acceptance, empathy
B. helping, friendship, genuineness
C. sensitivity, physical closeness, helpfulness
D. acceptance, physical closeness, sensitivity

Answer 1

A. genuineness, acceptance, empathy

Question 2

According to Rogers, unconditional positive regard is also called:
A. acceptance B. empathy C. genuineness D. helpfulness

Answer 2

A. acceptance

Question 3

One way to help people to talk or engage in conversation is to:
A. provide lollies B. ask open-ended questions
C. look at the floor when someone starts to talk
D. close your eyes when you ask a question

Answer 3

B. ask open-ended questions

Question 4

The study of how close or far people place themselves from each other when interacting is called:
A. proxemics B. closeness C. micro-skills D. empathy

Answer 4

A. proxemics

Question 5

What sorts of things can influence the health professional’s ability to provide more effective care?
A. Inadequate communication. B. Focusing on symptoms rather than prevention.
C. Time limitations or not following up with the patient.
D. All of the above.

Answer 5

D. All of the above.

Question 6

A person’s motivation to engage in healthy behaviours depends on how severe they see their problem and how susceptible they perceives themselves to be. This is known as:
A. the health belief model. B. the transtheoretical model.
C. motivational health theory D. adherence

Answer 6

A. the health belief model.

Question 7

Shelton described some reasons why patients may not comply or adhere to medical advice. These included:
A. not being distressed by the illness or the treatment is too complex
B. not accepting the fact of being ill or being embarrassed about the treatment
C. having poor communication skills or gaining too much from being ill
D. all of the above.

Answer 7

D. all of the above.

Question 8

Healthcare provision based on medical diagnosis and treatment of disorders is called:
A. care-based model B. patient-based approach
C. the transtheoretical model D. the health belief model

Answer 8

A. care-based model

Question 9

Rational non-adherence is when a :
A. health professional adheres to patient rationales
B. patient follows a medical treatment regimen in a rational way
C. patient has a rational reason for not adhering to medical treatment or advice
D. none of the above

Answer 9

C. patient has a rational reason for not adhering to medical treatment or advice

Question 10

Among health professionals, the largest discipline is:
A. nutrition B. physiotherapy
C. occupational therapy D. nursing

Answer 10

D. nursing

Question 11

Advocacy can include:
A. a therapeutic health professional-patient relationship
B. the promotion and protection of a patient’s involvement in making decisions and providing informed consent
C. being a mediator between patients and relatives or friends, and healthcare providers.
D. all of the above

Answer 11

D. all of the above

Question 12

Berlo proposed what model of communication in 1960?
A. Interpersonal communication
B. the SMCR model: source, message, channel and receiver
C. Morse code D. Instant messenger

Answer 12

B. the SMCR model: source, message, channel and receiver

Question 13

Death of a family member or close friend, or losing everything in a bushfire or other natural disaster, are sometimes called:
A. major losses B. minor losses
C. life threatening D. grief

Answer 13

A. major losses

Question 14

Becoming unemployed and experiencing financial stress and family difficulties as a result of a chronic health condition are referred to as:
A. inconvenient B. secondary loss
C. chronic stress D. all of the above.

Answer 14

B. secondary loss

Question 15

The feeling or experience of loss or grief even when there was not actually a loss (such as when there as been a threat to safety, self-identity or health) is called . ?. . loss
A. threatened B. deprivation
C. neither a nor b D. both a and b

Answer 15

D. both a and b

Question 16

Weenolsen’s five levels of loss are:
A. primary, secondary, tertiary, imposed and external
B. internal, external, direct, indirect and chosen
C. primary, secondary, tertiary, anger, denial
D. primary, secondary, holistic, self-conceptual, metaphorical

Answer 16

D. primary, secondary, holistic, self-conceptual, metaphorical

Question 17

The grief that people experience when they incur a loss that is not or cannot be openly acknowledged, publicly mourned or socially supported is called:
A. holistic loss B. external loss
C. internal loss D. disenfranchised loss and grief

Answer 17

D. disenfranchised loss and grief

Question 18

The dual process model of grief includes:
A. loss orientation B. restoration-orientation
C. both a and b D. none of the above

Answer 18

C. both a and b

Question 19

Physical reactions of grief can include:
A. fatigue B. shortness of breath
C. oversensitivity to noise D. all of the above

Answer 19

D. all of the above

Question 20

Chronic pain affects approximately one in . . . . .?. . . . adults.
A. 100 B. 2 C. 5 D. 1,000

Answer 20

C. 5

Question 21

An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage, is:
A. biopsychosocial B. pain
C. analgesia D. none of the above

Answer 21

B. pain

Question 22

A kind of pain that is tender when touched or that restricts movement is called . . . ? . . . pain.
A. neuropathic B. phantom limb
C. nociceptive D. chronic

Answer 22

C. nociceptive

Question 23

An increase in the responsiveness of central neurons with continued transmission of noxious information from the periphery is known as:
A. central sensitisation B. neuropathy
C. responsive neurons D. all of the above

Answer 23

A. central sensitisation

Question 24

Research techniques that have been used to study neural representations of pain include:
A. immunohistochemical techniques
B. PET or fMRI
C. VBM or injection of dyes or markers into nerves or supra spinal structures
D. all of the above

Answer 24

D. all of the above

Question 25

Although health care providers may need to be aware of cultural issues influencing pain and pain management of their patients, health care providers also need to ensure that:
A. pain medication is locked in secure cabinets
B. they do not stereotype their patients
C. their office is painted appropriate colours
D. none of the above

Answer 25

B. they do not stereotype their patients

Question 26

Define term stress and state four (4) sources of stress

Answer 26

Stress is a physical, cognitive, emotional and behavioural reaction of an individual (or organism) to a stressful event (stressor) that threatens, challenges or exceeds the individual’s internal and external coping resources.

1. Relationship breakup 2. Physical trauma
2. Redundancy. 4. Illness.

Question 27

Briefly state four (4) types of social support which promote recovery

Answer 27

1. Emotional support: the provision of empathy and concern for the person which provides comfort, reassurance and a sense of being loved during difficult times.
2. Information support: giving advice and making suggestions to assist decision making or providing feedback on action taken to affirm decisions made, which facilitates self-efficacy.
3. Esteem support: when others express positive regard or encouragement for the person or validate the person’s views and feelings thus building feelings of self-worth and competence in the person.
4. Network support: being a member of a group of people who share similar values, interests or experiences that provides the person with a sense of belonging, or helps them to realise that they are not the only person who has experienced the stressor.

Question 28

Identify four (4) ways of improving client adherence with information given orally

Answer 28

1. When providing information include the patient in the planning of their care. This is a partnership.
2. Ensure a person’s cultural background and beliefs are taken into consideration.
3. Consider their level of education and current knowledge when giving information. Consider your language.
4. Follow up with patient and query their understanding.