NURSING 69 Chapter 34: Care of the Patient with a Psychiatric Disorder

1. The nurse is discussing the differences between a patient with a neurosis and one with a psychosis. What is true of the patient experiencing a neurosis? Answer: The patient has insight that there is an emotional problem. 2. When the patient with a psychosis is thought to be a danger to self or others, by what method should the patient be admitted to the hospital? Answer: Probating 3. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders, V (DSM-V), is used by most hospitals and is the current tool used to examine mental health and illness. What approach does the DSM-V use to classify mental disorders? Answer: Multiaxial system 4. When all five axes of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders, V, are used, it provides what type of assessment approach to comprehensive care? Answer: Holistic 5. A young man with malaria spikes a temperature of 105° F and begins to hallucinate. How shou