Introduction to Surgical Assisting Pre-Test Questions
Course Introduction
Introduction to Surgical Assisting provides students with foundational knowledge and practical skills essential for supporting surgeons during operative procedures. The course covers the roles and responsibilities of the surgical assistant, principles of aseptic technique, patient safety, instrumentation, and basic surgical procedures. Emphasis is placed on teamwork, communication in the operating room, ethical considerations, and the application of sterile techniques to prevent infections. Through a combination of theoretical instruction and hands-on practice, students develop competencies necessary to function effectively as part of the surgical team and ensure positive patient outcomes.
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Differentiating Surgical Instruments 2nd Edition by Colleen J Rutherford
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Chapter 1: History, Theory, and Research Strategies
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Q1) A major limitation of systematic observation is that it __________.
A) provides little information on how participants actually behave
B) tells investigators little about the reasoning behind responses and behaviors
C) underestimates the capacities of individuals who have difficulty putting their thoughts into words
D) ignores participants with poor memories, who may have trouble recalling exactly what happened
Answer: B
Q2) Theorists who emphasize plasticity believe that __________.
A) change in response to influential experiences is possible
B) heredity, rather than the environment, influences behavior
C) individuals who are high in anxiety as children will remain so at later ages
D) early experiences establish a lifelong pattern of behavior
Answer: A
Q3) Which research method is an outgrowth of psychoanalytic theory?
A) naturalistic observation
B) structured observation
C) ethnography
D) the clinical method
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Genetic and Environmental Foundations
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Q1) Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)looks like a __________.
A) long cylinder
B) small sphere
C) twisted ladder
D) bundle of rods
Answer: C
Q2) Amelia and Andrew praise and stimulate their children,and they mutually support each other's parenting behaviors.Amelia and Andrew engage in effective __________.
A) induction
B) permissive parenting
C) coparenting
D) niche-picking
Answer: C
Q3) Which statement about human chromosomes is true?
A) They come in 46 matching pairs.
B) They store and transmit genetic information.
C) In females, each chromosome is inherited from the mother.
D) Each member of a pair is a different length, size, and genetic function.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby
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Q1) To avoid exposure to toxoplasmosis,Kaye should ask other family members to
A) stop smoking
B) pick up after the dog.
C) change the litter box
D) feed the fish
Answer: C
Q2) In healthy,physically fit women,regular moderate to vigorous exercise during pregnancy is related to __________.
A) lower birth weight and higher risk of premature birth
B) suppressed development of the immune system
C) serious damage to the central nervous system
D) improved fetal cardiovascular functioning
Answer: D
Q3) The force of blood flowing through the __________ keeps it firm.
A) amnion
B) umbilical cord
C) yolk sac
D) embryonic disk
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy and
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Q1) Following habituation,when a new stimulus causes responsiveness to return to a high level,the increase is called __________.
A) imitation
B) recovery
C) reinforcement
D) repetition
Q2) When baby Jon's dad talks to him,Jon focuses on his dad's voice and face.Jon is detecting __________.
A) amodal sensory properties
B) kinetic depth cues
C) contrast sensitivity
D) differentiation properties
Q3) __________ depth cues arise because our two eyes have slightly different views of the visual field.
A) Binocular
B) Dimensional
C) Pictorial
D) Patterned
Q4) Explain intermodal perception and its importance to perceptual development.
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Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and
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Q1) Describe the social-interactionist view of language development.
Q2) In Piaget's theory,each time the back-and-forth movement between equilibrium and disequilibrium occurs,__________.
A) children temporarily regress to a previous stage
B) less effective schemes are produced
C) children adapt more than they organize
D) more effective schemes are produced
Q3) Hector believes that words are for talking about people's feelings and needs.His vocabulary consists of many social formulas and pronouns.Hector uses __________.
A) infant-directed speech
B) telegraphic speech
C) a referential style
D) an expressive style
Q4) In the short-term memory store,__________.
A) information is stored briefly so we can actively "work on" it to reach our goals
B) sights and sounds are represented directly and stored briefly
C) incoming information is coordinated with information already in the system
D) information is permanently stored
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Chapter 6: Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and
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Q1) Mounting evidence indicates that __________ determines whether attachment security is linked to later development.
A) continuity of caregiving
B) authoritarian parenting styles
C) the length of the parents' marriage
D) the amount of time the child spends with the mother
Q2) Professor Hardwick is interested in the strong affectionate tie children have with special people in their lives that leads them to be comforted by their nearness in times of stress.Professor Hardwick studies __________.
A) attachment
B) goodness of fit
C) temperament
D) sociocultural theory
Q3) Which of the following is a basic emotion?
A) guilt
B) disgust
C) shame
D) pride
Q4) Describe separation anxiety.When does it occur?
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Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) The most complex self-help skill of early childhood is __________.
A) self-dressing
B) shoe tying
C) self-feeding
D) tooth brushing
Q2) Three-year-old J.T.understands that 3 is more than 2,and 2 is more than 1.J.T.has a grasp of __________.
A) ordinality
B) cardinality
C) chronological order
D) one-to-one correspondence
Q3) Over spring vacation,Prachi goes to Disney World with her family.When she returns to school,Prachi excitedly tells her teacher about the trip.Prachi's representation of this personally meaningful,one-time event is known as __________.
A) a script
B) metacognition
C) a false belief
D) an autobiographical memory
Q4) Describe the benefits of make-believe play.
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Chapter 8: Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Typical parents give their sons toys that emphasize __________.
A) cooperation
B) nurturance
C) competition
D) physical attractiveness
Q2) Four-year-old Mona's parents use inductive discipline.As a result,Mona is __________ likely to __________.
A) more; display prosocial behavior
B) more; ignore damage after misdeeds
C) less; refrain from wrongdoing
D) less; confess after misdeeds
Q3) To preschoolers,__________.
A) friendship is a relationship based on mutual trust
B) a friend is someone "who likes you"
C) friendship has a long-term enduring quality
D) a friend is someone who understands your thoughts and feelings
Q4) Discuss direct and indirect parental influences on early peer relations.
Q5) Describe some of the undesirable consequences of frequent punishment.
Q6) Discuss factors within the family that heighten the risk of child maltreatment.
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Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) During the elementary years,__________.
A) children develop language awareness
B) vocabulary building slows to about 5 new words each day
C) children learn fewer words per day than in early childhood
D) grammar and pragmatics are fully developed
Q2) Discuss the impact of culture and schooling on the development of concrete operational thought.
Q3) To help himself learn the words dog and hat,Roman generated a mental image of a dog wearing a hat.Which memory strategy did Roman use?
A) elaboration
B) organization
C) rehearsal
D) taxonomical grouping
Q4) Paul is concerned because his 6-year-old son,Bobby,prints using large letters and numbers.Bobby's writing is large because he __________.
A) cannot yet visually distinguish fine details
B) has not yet developed adequate depth perception
C) makes strokes with his entire arm rather than just the wrist and fingers
D) can only use his wrist and fingers to form the letters and numbers
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Chapter 10: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) Harrison is a popular-antisocial child.Which description contains the characteristics he is likely to display?
A) He performs well in school and communicates with peers in friendly and cooperative ways.
B) He is athletically skilled but is a poor student who causes trouble and defies adult authority.
C) He displays a wide range of negative social behaviors and is overwhelmed by social anxiety.
D) He engages in low rates of interaction but does not report feeling unhappy about his social life.
Q2) Divorce mediation __________.
A) increases involvement of both parents in child rearing
B) increases family conflict over child rearing
C) decreases children's feelings of well-being
D) decreases parents' feelings of well-being
Q3) Describe the long-term consequences of divorce on children.What factors help children make a more positive adjustment?
Q4) Define problem-centered coping and emotion-centered coping.How do school-age children use these strategies?
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Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Lane is considering dropping out of high school and finding a job.Lane should know that dropouts __________ than high school graduates.
A) have much higher employment rates
B) are less likely to be out of work from time to time
C) are more likely to have skills valued by employers
D) are more likely to remain in menial, low-paid jobs
Q2) Fourteen-year-old Phil experiences muscle growth and notices the growth of body and facial hair.Which hormone is responsible for this change?
A) estrogen
B) testosterone
C) adrenal androgens
D) thyroxine
Q3) Which at-risk high school student is most likely to be involved in extracurricular activities?
A) Hank, who attends a school with 500 students
B) Keisha, who attends a school with 1,000 students
C) Cory, who attends a school with 1,500 students
D) Bronwyn, who attends a school with 2,000 students
Q4) What is the role of heredity in sexual orientation?
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Chapter 12: Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Emelia accepts her family's religious beliefs without question.She has never reconsidered them.She is characterized by identity __________.
A) diffusion
B) foreclosure
C) moratorium
D) achievement
Q2) Which statement about adolescent depression is true?
A) Serious depression affects 15 to 20 percent of U.S. adolescents.
B) Boys are more likely than girls to report a depressed mood.
C) Many adults minimize the seriousness of adolescent depression.
D) Heredity plays little to no role in adolescent depression.
Q3) The longer antisocial young people spend in prison,the more likely they are to __________.
A) sustain a life of crime
B) end criminal offending by age 20
C) be rehabilitated by age 25
D) counter habitual offending
Q4) Describe how sibling interactions adapt to development at adolescence.
Q5) Discuss gender differences in friendship quality in adolescence.
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Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
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Q1) Age-related declines in hearing __________.
A) are more than twice as rapid for men as for women
B) begin at low frequencies and gradually extend higher
C) are slightly more rapid for women than for men
D) begin after age 50 for most men and women
Q2) __________ secrete antibodies into the bloodstream that multiply,capture foreign substances,and permit the blood system to destroy them.
A) T cells
B) B cells
C) Telomeres
D) Antigens
Q3) One hypothesized cause of age-related DNA and cellular abnormalities is the __________.
A) lengthening of telomeres
B) production of androgens
C) release of free radicals
D) increase of synapses
Q4) Briefly describe the psychological impact of attending college.
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Q5) Describe the theory of biological aging that emphasizes the programmed effects of specific genes.
Chapter 14: Emotional and Social Development in Early
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Q1) Research findings indicate that __________.
A) gay fathers are less responsive to their children's needs than heterosexual fathers
B) gay fathers are less consistent in setting limits than heterosexual fathers
C) lesbian and gay parents are as committed to and effective as heterosexual parents
D) children of lesbian mothers are more likely than peers to have mental health issues
Q2) Following a social clock of some kind seems to foster __________.
A) feelings of distress
B) occupational flexibility
C) generativity
D) social stability
Q3) Which individual is the most likely to establish early residential independence?
A) Peyton, who attends a local community college
B) Zahara, who works part-time and does not go to college
C) Makayla, whose parents are divorced and combative
D) Garland, whose parents just celebrated their 25th anniversary
Q4) List the personal attributes and social supports that foster resilience in emerging adulthood.
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Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
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Q1) Effective emotion-focused coping __________.
A) reduces emotional distress
B) is largely self-blaming
C) tends to be impulsive or escapist
D) helps people face problems more calmly
Q2) Glaucoma __________.
A) literally means "old eyes"
B) involves changes in the vitreous of the eye
C) typically progresses without noticeable symptoms
D) is caused by neural changes in the visual system
Q3) Malcolm is a 45-year-old man and Flora is a 45-year-old woman.Which statement is the most likely to be true?
A) Malcolm is less active than Flora.
B) Flora is experiencing a more rapid age-related decline in muscle mass than Malcolm.
C) Flora, but not Malcolm, is experiencing an increase in body fat and loss of lean body mass.
D) Malcolm, but not Flora, would benefit from weight-bearing exercise.
Q4) Discuss the changes that the skin undergoes during the aging process.
Q5) What is hardiness? How do hardy individuals cope with stress?
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Chapter 16: Emotional and Social Development in Middle
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Q1) By midlife,__________.
A) men have more close friends than women
B) men have more intimate friendships than women
C) friendships serve as current sources of pleasure and satisfaction
D) friendships provide entertainment, but rarely emotional support
Q2) Which statement is true about vocational life in middle adulthood?
A) Work is no longer an important aspect of identity or self-esteem in middle adulthood.
B) Middle-aged employees have higher rates of absenteeism than younger employees.
C) More so than in earlier or later years, people attempt to increase the personal meaning of their work lives.
D) Middle-aged employees have higher rates of job turnover and workplace accidents than younger employees.
Q3) Middle-aged employees more often __________.
A) complain about trivial issues
B) try to improve group performance
C) fall victim to workplace accidents
D) report low productivity numbers
Q4) What is the feminization of poverty and how does divorce contribute to it?
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Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late
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Q1) __________ with age.
A) The nose and ears broaden
B) Oil glands become more active
C) The ability to adapt to hot temperatures increases
D) The ability to adapt to cold temperatures increases
Q2) Which of the following is an example of secondary aging?
A) a decrease in the maximum heart rate
B) farsightedness from a stiffening lens
C) heart disease from smoking cigarettes
D) lack of menstruation after menopause
Q3) Which older male has the greatest risk of vascular dementia?
A) Lance, who is from the United States
B) Dedrick, who is from Germany
C) Valter, who is from Sweden
D) Shinobu, who is from Japan
Q4) Define and describe ADLs and IADLs.What percentage of U.S.older adults have limitations carrying out these activities?
Q5) What are primary and secondary aging? How do they differ?
Q6) Define and describe terminal decline.
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Chapter 18: Emotional and Social Development in Late
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Q1) David's wife,Esther,recently died.If David is like most recently widowed older adults,his greatest problem is most likely __________.
A) profound loneliness
B) financial instability
C) anxiousness
D) declining health
Q2) When they cannot avoid negative experiences,older adults are especially effective at __________.
A) problem-focused evaluation
B) fault finding and blaming others
C) emotion-centered coping
D) ruminating about past disappointments
Q3) Research suggests that as people grow older,__________.
A) ego differentiation increases and body transcendence decreases
B) both body transcendence and ego differentiation decrease
C) both body transcendence and ego transcendence increase
D) ego transcendence decreases and ego differentiation increases
Q4) Describe George Vaillant's findings regarding successful aging.
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Q5) Describe THE GREEN HOUSE® model.How is it different from traditional nursing home care?
Chapter 19: Death,dying,and Bereavement
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Q1) __________ is/are criminal in all U.S.states.
A) Living wills
B) Voluntary euthanasia
C) Health-care proxies
D) Medical aid-in-dying
Q2) Evidence shows that music therapy can __________.
A) increase insomnia
B) reduce pain
C) increase anxiety
D) reduce relaxation
Q3) Following Mr.Fernandez's automobile accident,the doctor informs his family that there has been an irreversible cessation of all activity in the brain and the brain stem.Mr.Fernandez has experienced __________.
A) the agonal phase of death
B) clinical death
C) brain death
D) mortality
Q4) What is bereavement overload? Who is at risk for it?
Q5) Define and describe the three phases of death.
Q6) What is medical aid-in-dying? Is it legal in the United States?
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