06 Jan Violent tendencies

NUR3636 Community Health Across the Lifespan

Module 10 quiz

Question 1 Which of the following approaches has research suggested is the most effective way to approach drug addiction?

Harm reduction

Criminal justice system

Punishment approach

Substance abuse education

Question 2Which of the following is an accurate concern about the use of marijuana?

Correct!

Marijuana may damage the respiratory tract.

Marijuana has painful withdrawal symptoms.

Marijuana can often reduce pain but physicians refuse to prescribe it.

Marijuana quickly leads to psychological and physiological dependence.

Question 3Which of the following addictive drugs is both legal and culturally acceptable throughout almost all of the United States?

Caffeine

Beer

Cigarettes (nicotine)

Mixed alcoholic beverages

Question 4A movie shows a woman and a man having a contest to see who can drink more shots of whiskey. Who is more likely to “win” the drinking contest when the other passes out and cannot continue?

The man will win.

The woman will win.

If they play fair, they’ll probably both vomit before passing out.

If their drinks are the same size, they’ll both pass out about the same time.

Question 5A school health nurse is asked by a parent group to explain risk factors for alcoholism. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

Alcoholism is determined partly by genetic factors.

Alcoholism is determined primarily by the family environment.

Persons who are alcoholics are usually women.

Persons born with fetal alcohol syndrome are alcoholics from birth.

Question 6A nurse is concerned about the possibility of suicide in a teenage boy. Which of the following characteristics has the boy most likely displayed?

Correct!

He is depressed and has a history of being sexually abused.

He has been accused of abusing an animal.

He is between the ages of 15 and 19.

He has threatened harm to his school peers.

Question 7Which of the following is the most likely reason for a man to rape a woman?

For power and control

Because the woman was asking for it

Provoked by the woman’s dress and behavior

Sexual pleasure and release

Question 8Which of the following is the top risk factor for intimate partner homicide?

The wife has previously called 911 because of husband’s beating her.

The woman’s young daughter also lives with them.

The husband has made threats against wife before.

There is a gun in the house.

Question 9Which of the following statements best explains the primary reason why violence is so high among young African-American men?

Unemployment is higher in this population.

Violent tendencies are transferred genetically along racial lines.

They are young and thus lack maturity.

Men tend to be more violent than women.

Question 10 Which of the following statements is the best explanation as to why some countries are more violent than others?

Violence is a learned behavior controlled or allowed by social norms.

Population differences are the main determinant—for example, having more males than females.

Geographical differences are the primary factor.

Civilized societies are less violent than primitive societies.