NUR 350 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

NUR 350 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS

Mental |Health |Continuum |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Conceptual |line

Can |vary |

Rates |from |0 |- |100 |(worst |- |best)



What |is |DSM5 |and |what |is |it |used |for? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Provides |criteria |for |
diagnosing |psychiatric |disorders

Publication |of |APA



Defense |mechanisms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unconscious |intrapsychic |processes |used |to |
ward |off |anxiety |by |preventing |conscious |awareness |of |threatening |feelings

-repression

-projection

-sublimation

-denial |

-regression



What |is |the |main |defense |mechanism |used |by |patients? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Denial



What |is |denial? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-escaping |unpleasant, |anxiety |causing |thoughts, |
feelings, |wishes, |or |needs |by |ignoring |their |existence

,What |is |conversion? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unconscious |transformation |of |anxiety |into |a |
physical |symptom |with |no |organic |cause



What |is |displacement? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-transference |of |emotions |associated |with |a |
particular |person, |object, |or |situation |to |another |nonthreatening |person, |object, |or |situation



what |is |dissociation? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-disruption |in |consciousness, |memory, |identity, |
or |perception |of |the |environment |that |results |in |compartmentalizing |uncomfortable |or |
unpleasant |aspects |of |one's |self



what |is |projection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unconscious |rejection |of |emotionally |unacceptable
|features |and |attributing |them |to |others




what |is |repression |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unacceptable |feelings |are |kept |out |of |awareness



what |is |splitting |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-inability |to |integrate |the |positive |and |negative |
qualities |of |oneself |or |others |into |a |cohesive |image



what |is |rationalization |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-justifying |illogical |or |unreasonable |ideas, |
actions, |or |feelings |by |developing |acceptable |explanations |that |satisfy |the |teller |and |listener



what |is |regression |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-reverting |to |an |earlier, |more |primitive |and |childlike
|pattern |of |behavior




what |is |reaction |formation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-unacceptable |feelings |or |behaviors |are |
controlled |and |kept |out |of |awareness |by |developing |the |opposite |feeling/behavior



what |is |suppression |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-conscious |denial |of |a |disturbing |situation |or |
feeling

, what |are |cognitive |distortions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-irrational |thoughts |a |person |has |that |
can |lead |to |false |assumptions |and |misinterpretations



levels |of |anxiety |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-mild

moderate

severe

panic



what |is |mild |anxiety |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-normal, |everyday |anxiety

regular |perceptual |field



what |is |moderate |anxiety |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-selective |inattention |and |some |diminished |
thinking

perceptual |field |narrows |some



what |is |severe |anxiety |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-debilitating

causes |a |person |to |focus |on |one |particular |detail |or |many |scattered |details

perception |is |greatly |reduced, |cannot |notice |things |around |them



what |is |panic |level |anxiety |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-markedly |disturbed |behavior, |unable |to |
process |what |is |going |on |around |them, |may |lose |touch |with |reality

hallucinations |can |occur

behavior |is |erratic |and |impulsive



as |anxiety |increases, |what |happens |to |perceptual |field? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-narrows/decreases