NUR 504 QUIZ 4 REVIEW FILE 2026 TESTED
QUESTIONS
◉ 11. Which of the following is not a characteristic common to
specific phobias
a. significant attempts by the anxious individual to avoid the phobic
situation
b. strong and persistent anxiety related to a specific object or
situation
c. recognition by the person with the phobia that the anxiety is
excessive or unreasonable
d. decreased arousal of the autonomic nervous system. Answer: d.
decreased arousal of the autonomic nervous system
◉ 11. A relative of yours who suffers from panic disorder ask you
which treatment would have the longest lasting benefits. Since you
have just read about the double-blind NIMH research study
evaluating psychological treatments with and without medication,
you tell your relative to first try
a. Rest, improved nutrition, and medication
b. The drug clonazepam (klonopin)
c. Psychological treatment that includes CBT
,d. Any available treatment since patients in all treatment conditions
achieve the same long-lasting gains. Answer: c. Psychological
treatment that includes CBT
◉ 12. A college freshman was diagnosed with agoraphobia. Which
behavior would be most characteristic of this disorder
a. She refuses to eat in public places
b. She experiences panic anxiety when she encounters spiders
c. She refuses to fly in an airplane
d. She stays at home for fear of being in a place where she cannot
escape. Answer: d. She stays at home for fear of being in a place
where she cannot escape
◉ 13. Any time a young woman is aboard a bus or subway, stands in
line in a crowded supermarket or crosses a bridge, she develops a
rapid heartbeat, difficulty breathing sweating, nausea, and dizziness.
She soon stops leaving the house for fear of developing the
symptoms.
a. Agoraphobia
b. Delirium
c. Generalized anxiety
d. Panic. Answer: a. Agoraphobia
,◉ 14. Which of the following patients should be treated primarily
with an antianxiety medication
a. A patient who experiences panic attacks at night
b. A patient experiencing acute psychosis
c. A patient withdrawing from opioid intoxication
d. A patient with anorexia nervosa. Answer: a. A patient who
experiences panic attacks at night
◉ 15. Which of the following is a physiological symptom of anxiety
a. Irritability
b. Muscle tension
c. Apprehension about the future
d. Difficulty concentrating. Answer: b. Muscle tension
◉ 16. When people experience severe anxiety they often
a. Experience a break with reality
b. Usually are just able to turn off those feelings
c. Often know it is irrational but can't help it
d. Don't recognize the feelings are in fact anxiety. Answer: c. Often
know it is irrational but can't help it
◉ 17. In treating panic disorder all of the following types of
medications are used EXCEPT
, a. Benzodiazepines
b. SSRIs
c. SARIs
d. SNRIs. Answer: c. SARIs
◉ 18. A patient is concerned about taking Buspar to control anxiety
because he works with heavy equipment. The psychiatric NP
student should teach the patient
a. Buspar is more likely to produce sedation than benzodiazepines
b. Buspar is less likely to produce sedation than benzodiazepines
c. Buspar is not used to treat anxiety
d. Anxiety medications do not produce sedation or cognitive dulling.
Answer: b. Buspar is less likely to produce sedation than
benzodiazepines
◉ 19. According to the DSM 5 criteria, the symptoms of a panic
attack develop abruptly and reach a peak within minute(s).
a. 1
b. 60
c. 10
d. 30. Answer: c. 10
QUESTIONS
◉ 11. Which of the following is not a characteristic common to
specific phobias
a. significant attempts by the anxious individual to avoid the phobic
situation
b. strong and persistent anxiety related to a specific object or
situation
c. recognition by the person with the phobia that the anxiety is
excessive or unreasonable
d. decreased arousal of the autonomic nervous system. Answer: d.
decreased arousal of the autonomic nervous system
◉ 11. A relative of yours who suffers from panic disorder ask you
which treatment would have the longest lasting benefits. Since you
have just read about the double-blind NIMH research study
evaluating psychological treatments with and without medication,
you tell your relative to first try
a. Rest, improved nutrition, and medication
b. The drug clonazepam (klonopin)
c. Psychological treatment that includes CBT
,d. Any available treatment since patients in all treatment conditions
achieve the same long-lasting gains. Answer: c. Psychological
treatment that includes CBT
◉ 12. A college freshman was diagnosed with agoraphobia. Which
behavior would be most characteristic of this disorder
a. She refuses to eat in public places
b. She experiences panic anxiety when she encounters spiders
c. She refuses to fly in an airplane
d. She stays at home for fear of being in a place where she cannot
escape. Answer: d. She stays at home for fear of being in a place
where she cannot escape
◉ 13. Any time a young woman is aboard a bus or subway, stands in
line in a crowded supermarket or crosses a bridge, she develops a
rapid heartbeat, difficulty breathing sweating, nausea, and dizziness.
She soon stops leaving the house for fear of developing the
symptoms.
a. Agoraphobia
b. Delirium
c. Generalized anxiety
d. Panic. Answer: a. Agoraphobia
,◉ 14. Which of the following patients should be treated primarily
with an antianxiety medication
a. A patient who experiences panic attacks at night
b. A patient experiencing acute psychosis
c. A patient withdrawing from opioid intoxication
d. A patient with anorexia nervosa. Answer: a. A patient who
experiences panic attacks at night
◉ 15. Which of the following is a physiological symptom of anxiety
a. Irritability
b. Muscle tension
c. Apprehension about the future
d. Difficulty concentrating. Answer: b. Muscle tension
◉ 16. When people experience severe anxiety they often
a. Experience a break with reality
b. Usually are just able to turn off those feelings
c. Often know it is irrational but can't help it
d. Don't recognize the feelings are in fact anxiety. Answer: c. Often
know it is irrational but can't help it
◉ 17. In treating panic disorder all of the following types of
medications are used EXCEPT
, a. Benzodiazepines
b. SSRIs
c. SARIs
d. SNRIs. Answer: c. SARIs
◉ 18. A patient is concerned about taking Buspar to control anxiety
because he works with heavy equipment. The psychiatric NP
student should teach the patient
a. Buspar is more likely to produce sedation than benzodiazepines
b. Buspar is less likely to produce sedation than benzodiazepines
c. Buspar is not used to treat anxiety
d. Anxiety medications do not produce sedation or cognitive dulling.
Answer: b. Buspar is less likely to produce sedation than
benzodiazepines
◉ 19. According to the DSM 5 criteria, the symptoms of a panic
attack develop abruptly and reach a peak within minute(s).
a. 1
b. 60
c. 10
d. 30. Answer: c. 10
