Chapter 36: Introduction to the psychological context of nursing

1. Psychologists study the individual, two person relationships and ______ groups.

Answer: small

2. The unconscious mind is a key part of the ______ approach.

Answer: psychoanalytical

3. Ivan Pavlov is most associated with ______ conditioning.

Answer: classical

4. The humanistic approach includes Carl Rogers and his theory of ______.

Answer: self

5. Aaron Beck developed a treatment for depression called ______.

Answer: cognitive behaviour therapy

6. The key stages of the stages of change are (i) pre-contemplation, (ii) ______,

(iii) preparation, (iv) action, (v) ______.

Answer: (ii) contemplation, (v) maintenance

7. The first stage of the four-stage theory of Jean Piaget is the ______ where the child learns to identify himself as separate from the world around him.

Answer: sensori motor

8. Neurological explanations for behaviour are included in the ______ approach in psychology.

Answer: biological

9. According to Taylor (2011), health psychology provides an understanding of psychological influences on how people stay healthy, why they become ill, and how they respond ______.

Answer: when they do get ill

10. The information that the nurse says first is more likely to be remembered and this is called the ______ effect.

Answer: primacy

11. Information at the end of a consultation is also remembered and this is called the ______ effect.

Answer: recency

12. Having an ______ locus of control means that  the person tries to control  the things that may happen in their life.

Answer: internal

13. Relying on luck and chance means that a person has an ______ locus of control.

Answer: external

14. Attitudes are comprised of behaviour emotions and ______.

Answer: thinking