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Test Bank for Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry, 11th Edition by Sadock, 9781609139711, Covering Chapters 1-37 | Includes Rationales

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Test Bank for Kaplan and Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry: Behavioral Sciences/Clinical Psychiatry, 11th Edition by Sadock, 9781609139711, Covering Chapters 1-37 | Includes Rationales

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,Chapter 1: Neural Sciences /f /f /f




Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. A patient with depression mentions to the nurse, My mother says depression is a
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chemical disorder. What does she mean? The nurses response is based on the theory
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that depression primarily involves which of the following neurotransmitters?
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1. Cortisol and GABA /f /f


2. COMT and glutamate /f /f


3. Monamine and glycine /f /f


4. Serotonin and norepinephrine /f /f




2. A patient has experienced a stroke (cerebral vascular accident) that has
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resulted in damage to the Broca area. Which evaluation does the nurse
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conduct to reinforce this diagnosis?
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1. Observing the patient pick up a spoon /f /f /f /f /f /f


2. Asking the patient to recite the alphabet /f /f /f /f /f /f



3. Monitoring the patients blood pressure /f /f /f /f


4. Comparing the patients grip strength in both hands /f /f /f /f /f /f /f




3. The patient diagnosed with schizophrenia asks why psychotropic medications are
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/ falways prescribed by the doctor. The nurses answer will be based on information that
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the therapeutic action of psychotropic drugs is the result of their effect on:
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1. The temporal lobe; especially Wernickes area
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2. Dendrites and their ability to transmit electrical impulses /f /f /f /f /f /f /f


3. The regulation of neurotransmitters especially dopamine
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4. The peripheral nervous system sensitivity to the psychotropic medications
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4. A student nurse mutters that it seems entirely unnecessary to have to struggle with
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understanding the anatomy and physiology of the neurologic system. The mentor
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would base a response on the understanding that it is:
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1. Necessary but generally for psychiatric nurses who focus primarily
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on behavioral interventions
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,1. A complex undertaking that advance practice psychiatric nurses frequently use
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in their practice
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1. Important primarily for the nursing assessment of patients with /f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f


brain traumacaused cognitive symptoms
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1. Necessary for planning psychiatric care for all patients especially those /f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f


experiencing psychiatric disorders
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5. A patient asks the nurse, My wife has breast cancer. Could it be caused by her
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/ chronic depression? Which response is supported by research data? 1.
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Too much stress has been proven to cause all kinds of cancer.
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2. There have been no research studies done on stress and disease yet.
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3. Stress does cause the release of factors that suppress the immune system.
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4. There appears to be little connection between stress and diseases of the body
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6. A patient who has a parietal lobe injury is being evaluated for
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psychiatric rehabilitation needs.
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Of the aspects of functioning listed, which will the nurse identify as a focus of
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nursing intervention?
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1. Expression of emotion /f /f


2. Detecting auditory stimuli /f /f


3. Receiving visual images /f /f


4. Processing associations /f




7. At admission, the nurse learns that some time ago the patient had an infarct in
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the right cerebral cortex. During assessment, the nurse would expect to find that
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the patient:
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1. Demonstrates major deficiencies in speech /f /f /f /f


2. Is unable to effectively hold a spoon in the left hand
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3. Has difficulty explaining how to go about using the telephone
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8. A patient with chronic schizophrenia had a stroke involving the hippocampus. The
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patient will be discharged on low doses of haloperidol. The nurse will need to
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individualize the patients medication teaching by:
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1. Including the patients caregiver in the education /f /f /f /f /f /f



2. Being careful to stress the importance of taking the medication as prescribed 3.
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Providing the education at a time when the patient is /f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f


emotionally calm and relaxed /f /f /f /f


1. Encouraging the patient to crush or dissolve the medication to /f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f


help with swallowing
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, 9. The physician tells the nurse, The medication Im prescribing for the patient
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enhances the gaminobutyric acid (GABA) system. Which patient behavior will provide
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evidence that the medication therapy is successful?
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1. The patient is actively involved in playing cards with other patients.
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2. The patient reports that, I dont feel as anxious as I did a couple of days ago.
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3. The patient reports that both auditory and visual hallucinations have decreased.
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4. The patient says that, I am much happier than before I came to the hospital.
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10. The patients family asks whether a diagnosis of Parkinsons disease creates
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/ fan increased risk for any mental health issues. What question would the nurse
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/fask to assess for such a comorbid condition?
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1. Has your father exhibited any signs of depression?
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2. Does your father seem to experience mood swings? /f /f /f /f /f /f /f


3. Have you noticed your father talking about seeing things you cant see?
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4. Is your dad preoccupied with behaviors that he needs to repeat over and over?
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11. Which explanation for the prescription of donepezil (Aricept) would the nurse provide
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/ffor a patient in the early stage of Alzheimers disease?
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1. It will increase the metabolism of excess GABA.
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2. Excess dopamine will be prevented from attaching to receptor sites.
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3. Serotonin deficiency will be managed through a prolonged reuptake period. /f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f


4. The acetylcholine deficiency will be managed by inhibiting cholinesterase.
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12. There remains a stigma attached to psychiatric illnesses. The psychiatric nurse
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makes the greatest impact on this sociological problem when:
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1. Providing educational programming for patients and the public /f /f /f /f /f /f /f



2. Arranging for adequate and appropriate social support for the patient /f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f


3. Assisting the patient to achieve the maximum level of independent functioning 4.
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Regularly praising the patient for seeking and complying with /f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f


appropriate treatment
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13. The wife of a patient with paranoid schizophrenia tells the nurse, Ive learned that my
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/ husband has several close relatives with the same disorder. Does this problem run in
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families? The response based on recent discoveries in the field of genetics
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would be:
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1. Your children should be monitored closely for the disorder.
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2. Research tends to support a familiar tendency to schizophrenia. /f /f /f /f /f /f /f /f



3. There is no concrete evidence; it is just as likely a coincidence.
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4. Only bipolar disorder has been identified to have a genetic component.
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14. A patient whose symptoms of mild depression have been managed with
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antidepressants is concerned about the affect of accepting a promotion that will require
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working the night shift. What will be the basis of the response the nurse gives to
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address the patients concern?
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