Examl 3:l NUR253l /l NURl 253l (NEWl
2025/l 2026l Update)l Conceptsl ofl Mentall
Healthl Nursingl Guide|l Questionsl &l
Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
QUESTION
Dissociativel disorders
Answer:
disordersl inl whichl consciousl awarenessl becomesl separatedl (dissociated)l froml previousl
memories,l thoughts,l andl feelings
unconsciousl defensel mechanisml thatl protectsl thel individuall froml overwhelmingl anxiety
QUESTION
Typesl ofl Dissociativel Disorders
Answer:
depersonalization/derealizationl disorder
dissociativel amnesia
dissociativel identityl disorder
QUESTION
Depersonalization
Answer:
Focusl isl onl self
feelingl ofl beingl anl observerl ofl one'sl ownl body
QUESTION
,Derealization
Answer:
Focusl isl onl thel outsidel world
thel sensel thatl one'sl surroundingsl arel unreall orl detached
mayl feell likel theyl arel inl al dream,l detached
NOTl HALLUCINATING
QUESTION
dissociativel amnesia
Answer:
inabilityl tol recalll importantl personall informationl -l mostl oftenl relatedl tol al stressfull
experiencel
Mightl bel thel entirel eventl orl selectivel information
QUESTION
Dissociativel fugue
Answer:
Sudden,l unexpectedl travell awayl froml homel orl thel workplace,l accompaniedl byl inabilityl
tol recalll one'sl identityl adl informationl aboutl somel orl alll theirl past
Mayl assumel al wholel newl identity
Afterl al fewl weeksl orl months,l theyl mayl rememberl theirl formerl identitiesl andl thenl mayl
becomel amnesicl tol thel identitiesl theyl had
QUESTION
dissociativel identityl disorder
Answer:
Al personl exhibitsl twol orl morel distinctl andl alternatingl personalities.
QUESTION
alternatel personalityl (alter)
,Answer:
Hasl itsl ownl patternl ofl perceiving,l relatingl to,l andl thinkingl aboutl thel selfl andl thel
environment.
QUESTION
Host
Answer:
oftenl notl awarel ofl thel altersl andl perplexedl byl lostl time
mayl eventuallyl becomel aware
QUESTION
Switchingl orl Transitioning
Answer:
Occursl duringl timesl ofl stress
QUESTION
Thel mostl primitivel defensel mechanism
Answer:
dissociation
QUESTION
Treatmentl forl dissociativel disorders
Answer:
1.l Establishl safety,l stabilization,l andl symptoml reduction
2.l Confrontl andl workl throughl traumal (therapy)
3.l Identityl integrationl andl rehabilitation
QUESTION
Typesl ofl Somaticl Symptoml Disorders
, Answer:
somaticl symptoml disorder
illnessl anxietyl disorder
conversionl disorder
factitiousl disorder
QUESTION
somaticl symptoml disorder
Answer:
psychologicall disorderl inl whichl thel symptomsl takel al somaticl (bodily)l forml withoutl
apparentl physicall causel andl causel excessivel concernl andl fear
symptomsl affectl multiplel bodyl systems
PTl mayl becomel frustratedl
Symptomsl arel involuntary
QUESTION
Illnessl anxietyl disorder
Answer:
Extremel worryl andl fearl aboutl thel possibilityl ofl havingl al disease
somel seekl care,l andl somel avoidl care
Mildl orl absentl sympotoms
(hypochondrias)
Ifl symptomsl arel present-l involuntary
QUESTION
Conversionl disorder
Answer:
Neurologicall symptomsl (ex.l blindness)l withoutl al neurologicall diagnosisl (cause)
Emotionall stressl isl transferredl tol physicall symptoms-l manyl PTl showl al lackl ofl
emotionall concernl (lal bellel indifference)
mustl rulel outl physicall cause
Symptomsl arel involuntary
2025/l 2026l Update)l Conceptsl ofl Mentall
Healthl Nursingl Guide|l Questionsl &l
Answers|l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen
QUESTION
Dissociativel disorders
Answer:
disordersl inl whichl consciousl awarenessl becomesl separatedl (dissociated)l froml previousl
memories,l thoughts,l andl feelings
unconsciousl defensel mechanisml thatl protectsl thel individuall froml overwhelmingl anxiety
QUESTION
Typesl ofl Dissociativel Disorders
Answer:
depersonalization/derealizationl disorder
dissociativel amnesia
dissociativel identityl disorder
QUESTION
Depersonalization
Answer:
Focusl isl onl self
feelingl ofl beingl anl observerl ofl one'sl ownl body
QUESTION
,Derealization
Answer:
Focusl isl onl thel outsidel world
thel sensel thatl one'sl surroundingsl arel unreall orl detached
mayl feell likel theyl arel inl al dream,l detached
NOTl HALLUCINATING
QUESTION
dissociativel amnesia
Answer:
inabilityl tol recalll importantl personall informationl -l mostl oftenl relatedl tol al stressfull
experiencel
Mightl bel thel entirel eventl orl selectivel information
QUESTION
Dissociativel fugue
Answer:
Sudden,l unexpectedl travell awayl froml homel orl thel workplace,l accompaniedl byl inabilityl
tol recalll one'sl identityl adl informationl aboutl somel orl alll theirl past
Mayl assumel al wholel newl identity
Afterl al fewl weeksl orl months,l theyl mayl rememberl theirl formerl identitiesl andl thenl mayl
becomel amnesicl tol thel identitiesl theyl had
QUESTION
dissociativel identityl disorder
Answer:
Al personl exhibitsl twol orl morel distinctl andl alternatingl personalities.
QUESTION
alternatel personalityl (alter)
,Answer:
Hasl itsl ownl patternl ofl perceiving,l relatingl to,l andl thinkingl aboutl thel selfl andl thel
environment.
QUESTION
Host
Answer:
oftenl notl awarel ofl thel altersl andl perplexedl byl lostl time
mayl eventuallyl becomel aware
QUESTION
Switchingl orl Transitioning
Answer:
Occursl duringl timesl ofl stress
QUESTION
Thel mostl primitivel defensel mechanism
Answer:
dissociation
QUESTION
Treatmentl forl dissociativel disorders
Answer:
1.l Establishl safety,l stabilization,l andl symptoml reduction
2.l Confrontl andl workl throughl traumal (therapy)
3.l Identityl integrationl andl rehabilitation
QUESTION
Typesl ofl Somaticl Symptoml Disorders
, Answer:
somaticl symptoml disorder
illnessl anxietyl disorder
conversionl disorder
factitiousl disorder
QUESTION
somaticl symptoml disorder
Answer:
psychologicall disorderl inl whichl thel symptomsl takel al somaticl (bodily)l forml withoutl
apparentl physicall causel andl causel excessivel concernl andl fear
symptomsl affectl multiplel bodyl systems
PTl mayl becomel frustratedl
Symptomsl arel involuntary
QUESTION
Illnessl anxietyl disorder
Answer:
Extremel worryl andl fearl aboutl thel possibilityl ofl havingl al disease
somel seekl care,l andl somel avoidl care
Mildl orl absentl sympotoms
(hypochondrias)
Ifl symptomsl arel present-l involuntary
QUESTION
Conversionl disorder
Answer:
Neurologicall symptomsl (ex.l blindness)l withoutl al neurologicall diagnosisl (cause)
Emotionall stressl isl transferredl tol physicall symptoms-l manyl PTl showl al lackl ofl
emotionall concernl (lal bellel indifference)
mustl rulel outl physicall cause
Symptomsl arel involuntary
