NURS 356 Exam 1: Electrolytes & IV Fluid Therapy
Questions With Complete Solutions
1. ASD (Acute Stress Disorder) - ANSWER Symptoms must
be present for 9 or more criteria from five categories
(intrusion, negative mood, dissociation, avoidance,
arousal).
2. EMDR - ANSWER A multi-phase therapy used for trauma,
which focuses on past memories, present triggers, and
future skills, using rapid eye movements during
desensitization.
3. OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) - ANSWER
Recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images
(obsessions) leading to repetitive behaviors or mental acts
(compulsions) performed to reduce distress.
4. Trichotillomania - ANSWER Hair-pulling disorder.
5. Hoarding - ANSWER Difficulty parting with possessions.
,6. Habit-Reversal Therapy (HRT) - ANSWER Includes
awareness training, competing response training
(substituting incompatible behavior like balling up hands),
and social support for Trichotillomania.
7. Panic Anxiety - ANSWER Sudden, overwhelming feeling
of terror or impending doom. At least four of the following
symptoms are present: Palpitations, pounding heart, or
accelerated heart rate; Sweating; Trembling or shaking;
Sensations of shortness of breath or smothering; Fear of
losing control or 'going crazy'; Fear of dying.
8. Long-Term Goal for PTSD - ANSWER Patient will
integrate the traumatic experience into his or her persona,
renew significant relationships, and establish meaningful
goals for the future.
9. SSRIs - ANSWER Considered first-line pharmacological
agents for PTSD.
10. Long-Term Goal for OCD - ANSWER Patient
demonstrates the ability to cope effectively without
resorting to obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
,11. Short-Term Goal for Trichotillomania - ANSWER
Patient successfully substitutes a more adaptive behavior
when urges to pull hair occur.
12. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - ANSWER
Primary treatment modality for Hoarding.
13. N-acetylcysteine - ANSWER An amino acid that may
be beneficial for Trichotillomania.
14. Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD) - ANSWER
Multiple unexplained physical complaints (often vague,
exaggerated) with excessive time/energy spent worrying.
15. Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD) - ANSWER
Preoccupation with fear of having a serious disease, even
with minimal somatic symptoms.
16. Conversion Disorder - ANSWER Loss or alteration in
voluntary motor or sensory function without organic
pathology (e.g., pseudoseizures, aphonia).
, 17. La belle indifference - ANSWER Lack of emotional
concern exhibited by the patient in Conversion Disorder.
18. Long-Term Goal (SSD/IAD) - ANSWER Patient
demonstrates the ability to cope with stress by means other
than preoccupation with physical symptoms/fear.
19. Long-Term Goal (Conversion) - ANSWER Patient
will demonstrate recovery of lost or altered function.
20. Denial of feelings - ANSWER Nontherapeutic
behavior that should be acknowledged.
21. Withdrawal of positive reinforcement - ANSWER
Discourages maladaptive behaviors.
22. Secondary gain - ANSWER Reinforces the sick role
(e.g., attention, avoidance of stress).
23. Reattribution treatment (Stages 1-4) - ANSWER Links
physical manifestations to psychological factors while
maintaining self-esteem.
Questions With Complete Solutions
1. ASD (Acute Stress Disorder) - ANSWER Symptoms must
be present for 9 or more criteria from five categories
(intrusion, negative mood, dissociation, avoidance,
arousal).
2. EMDR - ANSWER A multi-phase therapy used for trauma,
which focuses on past memories, present triggers, and
future skills, using rapid eye movements during
desensitization.
3. OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) - ANSWER
Recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images
(obsessions) leading to repetitive behaviors or mental acts
(compulsions) performed to reduce distress.
4. Trichotillomania - ANSWER Hair-pulling disorder.
5. Hoarding - ANSWER Difficulty parting with possessions.
,6. Habit-Reversal Therapy (HRT) - ANSWER Includes
awareness training, competing response training
(substituting incompatible behavior like balling up hands),
and social support for Trichotillomania.
7. Panic Anxiety - ANSWER Sudden, overwhelming feeling
of terror or impending doom. At least four of the following
symptoms are present: Palpitations, pounding heart, or
accelerated heart rate; Sweating; Trembling or shaking;
Sensations of shortness of breath or smothering; Fear of
losing control or 'going crazy'; Fear of dying.
8. Long-Term Goal for PTSD - ANSWER Patient will
integrate the traumatic experience into his or her persona,
renew significant relationships, and establish meaningful
goals for the future.
9. SSRIs - ANSWER Considered first-line pharmacological
agents for PTSD.
10. Long-Term Goal for OCD - ANSWER Patient
demonstrates the ability to cope effectively without
resorting to obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
,11. Short-Term Goal for Trichotillomania - ANSWER
Patient successfully substitutes a more adaptive behavior
when urges to pull hair occur.
12. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) - ANSWER
Primary treatment modality for Hoarding.
13. N-acetylcysteine - ANSWER An amino acid that may
be beneficial for Trichotillomania.
14. Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD) - ANSWER
Multiple unexplained physical complaints (often vague,
exaggerated) with excessive time/energy spent worrying.
15. Illness Anxiety Disorder (IAD) - ANSWER
Preoccupation with fear of having a serious disease, even
with minimal somatic symptoms.
16. Conversion Disorder - ANSWER Loss or alteration in
voluntary motor or sensory function without organic
pathology (e.g., pseudoseizures, aphonia).
, 17. La belle indifference - ANSWER Lack of emotional
concern exhibited by the patient in Conversion Disorder.
18. Long-Term Goal (SSD/IAD) - ANSWER Patient
demonstrates the ability to cope with stress by means other
than preoccupation with physical symptoms/fear.
19. Long-Term Goal (Conversion) - ANSWER Patient
will demonstrate recovery of lost or altered function.
20. Denial of feelings - ANSWER Nontherapeutic
behavior that should be acknowledged.
21. Withdrawal of positive reinforcement - ANSWER
Discourages maladaptive behaviors.
22. Secondary gain - ANSWER Reinforces the sick role
(e.g., attention, avoidance of stress).
23. Reattribution treatment (Stages 1-4) - ANSWER Links
physical manifestations to psychological factors while
maintaining self-esteem.
