Clinical Modalities in Advanced Psychiatric
Mental Health | Actual Questions with Verified
Answers to Pass the Exam | 100% Correct|
Grade A.
Question:
A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional feelings of
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sadness because of the recent death of a beloved pet. The client's
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appetite, sleep patterns, and daily routine have not changed. How should
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the nurse interpret the client's behaviors?
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1. The client's behaviors demonstrate mental illness in the form of
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depression.
2. The client's behaviors are extensive, which indicates the presence of
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3. The client's behaviors are not congruent with cultural norms.
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4. The client's behaviors demonstrate no functional impairment, indicating
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no mental illness.?
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Answer:
4. The client's behaviors demonstrate no functional impairment, indicating
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no mental illness.
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,Question:
At what point should the nurse determine that a client is at risk
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for developing a mental illness?
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1. When thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are not reflective of the DSM-5
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criteria.
2. When maladaptive responses to stress are coupled with interference in
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3. When a client communicates significant distress.
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4. When a client uses defense mechanisms as ego protection.?
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Answer:
2. When maladaptive responses to stress are coupled with interference in
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Question:
During an intake assessment, a nurse asks both physiological
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and psychosocial questions. The client angrily responds, "I'm here for my
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my head problems." Which is the nurse's best response?
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1. "It is just a routine part of our assessment. All clients are asked these
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2. "Why are you concerned about these types of questions?"
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3. "Psychological factors, like excessive stress, have been found to affect
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medical conditions." i,-
,4. "We can skip these questions, if you like. It isn't imperative that we
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complete this section."? i,- i,-
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3. "psychological factors, like excessive stress have been found to affect
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Question:
A fourth-grade boy teases and makes jokes about a cute girl
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in his class. This behavior should be identified by a nurse as indicative of
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which
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1. Displacement
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2. Projection
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3. Reaction formation
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4. Sublimation?
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3. Reaction formation
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attempt to prevent undesirable thoughts
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from being expressed by expressing
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opposite thoughts or behaviors.
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, Question:
When under stress, a client routinely uses alcohol to excess.
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Finding her drunk, her husband yells at the client about her chronic
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Which action alerts the nurse to the client's use of the defense mechanism
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of denial?
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1. The client hides liquor bottles in a closet.
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2. The client yells at her son for slouching in
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his chair.
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3. The client burns dinner on purpose.
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4. The client says to the spouse, "I don't
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drink too much!"? i,- i,-
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4. the client says to the spouse, "I don't drink too much!"
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Question:
A syndrome characterized by clinically significant disturbance in an
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individual's cognition, emotion, regulation, or behavior that reflects a
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dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or developmental process
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they are associated with significant distress, disability in social
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