Nurs 4800 Exam 1 Communication &
Assessment Questions With Complete
Solutions
active listening Correct Answers empathetic
listening in which the listener echoes, restates, and
clarifies
Affect Correct Answers *objective* observed
emotional tone
(Ex. Appropriate, Congruent/Incongruent with
Mood, Labile, Angry/Irritable, Constricted,
Expansive)
Amount of speech (MSE) Correct Answers
Spontaneous
Hesitant
Excessive
Mute
Appraisal of health/illness Correct Answers
Stressors
Strengths
Weaknesses
Resources
Attachment Elements Neurobio Correct Answers
Neuropeptides in hypothalamus (e.g. oxytocin)
Pleasure receptors
, Biological factors of self Correct Answers -
physical characteristics
- genetics
- illness/disability
Biopsychosocial Correct Answers a theory or
perspective that relies on the interaction of
biological, individual psychological, and social
variables
Blocks to communication Correct Answers • Non‐
verbal communication
• Giving advice
• Agreement
• Challenges
• Reassurance
• Disapproval
Circumstantiality Correct Answers delay in
reaching the point of a communication because of
unnecessary and tedious details
Clanging Correct Answers word choice based on
sound, not meaning, includes nonsense rhymes
and puns
Constricted affect Correct Answers Affect type
that represents mild reduction in the range and
intensity of emotional expression.
Assessment Questions With Complete
Solutions
active listening Correct Answers empathetic
listening in which the listener echoes, restates, and
clarifies
Affect Correct Answers *objective* observed
emotional tone
(Ex. Appropriate, Congruent/Incongruent with
Mood, Labile, Angry/Irritable, Constricted,
Expansive)
Amount of speech (MSE) Correct Answers
Spontaneous
Hesitant
Excessive
Mute
Appraisal of health/illness Correct Answers
Stressors
Strengths
Weaknesses
Resources
Attachment Elements Neurobio Correct Answers
Neuropeptides in hypothalamus (e.g. oxytocin)
Pleasure receptors
, Biological factors of self Correct Answers -
physical characteristics
- genetics
- illness/disability
Biopsychosocial Correct Answers a theory or
perspective that relies on the interaction of
biological, individual psychological, and social
variables
Blocks to communication Correct Answers • Non‐
verbal communication
• Giving advice
• Agreement
• Challenges
• Reassurance
• Disapproval
Circumstantiality Correct Answers delay in
reaching the point of a communication because of
unnecessary and tedious details
Clanging Correct Answers word choice based on
sound, not meaning, includes nonsense rhymes
and puns
Constricted affect Correct Answers Affect type
that represents mild reduction in the range and
intensity of emotional expression.
