PSYCHIATRIC–MENTAL HEALTH NURSING FINAL EXAM REVIEW
| ALL KEY TOPICS COVERED | VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |
RATIONALES INCLUDED | A+ RATED | EXAM-READY
WHICH CLIENT STATEMENT DEMONSTRATES THE MENTAL HEALTH CONCEPT OF RESILIENCE?
A. "MY KIDS' HAPPINESS IS WORTH ANY SACRIFICE I HAVE TO MAKE."
B. "MY MOTHER MADE DECISIONS ABOUT MY HUSBAND'S FUNERAL WHEN I JUST COULDN'T
DO THAT."
C. "LOSING MY JOB WAS HARD BUT MY SKILLS WILL HELP ME GET ANOTHER ONE."
D. "IN SPITE OF ALL THE TREATMENT, I KNOW I'LL NEVER BE REALLY HEALTHY."
CORRECT ANS>>C. "LOSING MY JOB WAS HARD BUT MY SKILLS WILL HELP ME GET ANOTHER
ONE."
RESILIENCE IS A CHARACTERISTIC THAT HELPS INDIVIDUALS COPE WITH LOSS AND TRAUMA
THAT MAY OCCUR IN LIFE. DEPENDENCE IS DESCRIBED AS RELYING ON OTHERS FOR DECISION
MAKING AND CARE. PESSIMISM IS A LIFE PHILOSOPHY THAT THINGS ARE MORE LIKELY TO GO
WRONG THAN RIGHT. ALTRUISM IS DESCRIBED AS PUTTING OTHERS BEFORE YOURSELF.
THE NURSE BEING AWARE THAT CERTAIN MENTAL ILLNESSES HAVE A PREVALENCE AMONG A
SPECIFIC GENDER, WILL SUSPECT WHICH STATEMENT WAS MADE BY A FEMALE CLIENT? (SELECT
ALL THAT APPLY.)
A. "I'M SO ANXIOUS, ABOUT EVERYTHING."
B. "THERE IS NO WAY I COULD MAKE A PRESENTATION TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE."
C. "I FREEZE IN PANIC WHEN I SEE A SPIDER."
D. "I'VE BEEN DEPRESSED MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE."
, E. "I'VE BEEN ARRESTED 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 15 YEARS."
CORRECT ANS>>D. "I'VE BEEN DEPRESSED MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE."
E. "I'VE BEEN ARRESTED 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 15 YEARS."
ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER, CHARACTERIZED BY REPEATED ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR, IS
MORE COMMONLY DIAGNOSED IN MEN WHILE MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER,
CHARACTERIZED BY CHRONIC FEELINGS OF SADNESS NEGATIVELY IMPACTS LIFE, IS MORE
COMMON AMONG WOMEN.
A NURSE IS PROVIDING CARE TO A 28-YEAR-OLD CLIENT DIAGNOSED WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER
WHO WAS ADMITTED IN A MANIC STATE. ACCORDING TO MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
THEORY, THE NURSE SHOULD IDENTIFY WHICH CLIENT SYMPTOM AS HAVING PRIORITY?
A. RAPID, PRESSURED SPEECH
B. GRANDIOSE THOUGHTS
C. LACK OF SLEEP
D. HYPERACTIVE BEHAVIOR
CORRECT ANS>>C. LACK OF SLEEP
BASED ON MASLOW'S THEORY, PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, WATER, AIR, SLEEP, ETC.,
ARE THE PRIORITY AND MUST BE TAKEN CARE OF FIRST. THE OTHER OPTIONS ARE SYMPTOMS
OF MANIA BUT NOT AS CRITICAL AS LACK OF SLEEP.
A CLIENT STATES, "I WILL ALWAYS BE ALONE BECAUSE NOBODY COULD EVER LOVE ME." THE
NURSE RECOGNIZES THAT THE CLIENT IS EXPRESSING WHAT COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL
CONCEPT?
| ALL KEY TOPICS COVERED | VERIFIED SOLUTIONS |
RATIONALES INCLUDED | A+ RATED | EXAM-READY
WHICH CLIENT STATEMENT DEMONSTRATES THE MENTAL HEALTH CONCEPT OF RESILIENCE?
A. "MY KIDS' HAPPINESS IS WORTH ANY SACRIFICE I HAVE TO MAKE."
B. "MY MOTHER MADE DECISIONS ABOUT MY HUSBAND'S FUNERAL WHEN I JUST COULDN'T
DO THAT."
C. "LOSING MY JOB WAS HARD BUT MY SKILLS WILL HELP ME GET ANOTHER ONE."
D. "IN SPITE OF ALL THE TREATMENT, I KNOW I'LL NEVER BE REALLY HEALTHY."
CORRECT ANS>>C. "LOSING MY JOB WAS HARD BUT MY SKILLS WILL HELP ME GET ANOTHER
ONE."
RESILIENCE IS A CHARACTERISTIC THAT HELPS INDIVIDUALS COPE WITH LOSS AND TRAUMA
THAT MAY OCCUR IN LIFE. DEPENDENCE IS DESCRIBED AS RELYING ON OTHERS FOR DECISION
MAKING AND CARE. PESSIMISM IS A LIFE PHILOSOPHY THAT THINGS ARE MORE LIKELY TO GO
WRONG THAN RIGHT. ALTRUISM IS DESCRIBED AS PUTTING OTHERS BEFORE YOURSELF.
THE NURSE BEING AWARE THAT CERTAIN MENTAL ILLNESSES HAVE A PREVALENCE AMONG A
SPECIFIC GENDER, WILL SUSPECT WHICH STATEMENT WAS MADE BY A FEMALE CLIENT? (SELECT
ALL THAT APPLY.)
A. "I'M SO ANXIOUS, ABOUT EVERYTHING."
B. "THERE IS NO WAY I COULD MAKE A PRESENTATION TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE."
C. "I FREEZE IN PANIC WHEN I SEE A SPIDER."
D. "I'VE BEEN DEPRESSED MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE."
, E. "I'VE BEEN ARRESTED 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 15 YEARS."
CORRECT ANS>>D. "I'VE BEEN DEPRESSED MOST OF MY ADULT LIFE."
E. "I'VE BEEN ARRESTED 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 15 YEARS."
ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER, CHARACTERIZED BY REPEATED ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR, IS
MORE COMMONLY DIAGNOSED IN MEN WHILE MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER,
CHARACTERIZED BY CHRONIC FEELINGS OF SADNESS NEGATIVELY IMPACTS LIFE, IS MORE
COMMON AMONG WOMEN.
A NURSE IS PROVIDING CARE TO A 28-YEAR-OLD CLIENT DIAGNOSED WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER
WHO WAS ADMITTED IN A MANIC STATE. ACCORDING TO MASLOW'S HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
THEORY, THE NURSE SHOULD IDENTIFY WHICH CLIENT SYMPTOM AS HAVING PRIORITY?
A. RAPID, PRESSURED SPEECH
B. GRANDIOSE THOUGHTS
C. LACK OF SLEEP
D. HYPERACTIVE BEHAVIOR
CORRECT ANS>>C. LACK OF SLEEP
BASED ON MASLOW'S THEORY, PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, WATER, AIR, SLEEP, ETC.,
ARE THE PRIORITY AND MUST BE TAKEN CARE OF FIRST. THE OTHER OPTIONS ARE SYMPTOMS
OF MANIA BUT NOT AS CRITICAL AS LACK OF SLEEP.
A CLIENT STATES, "I WILL ALWAYS BE ALONE BECAUSE NOBODY COULD EVER LOVE ME." THE
NURSE RECOGNIZES THAT THE CLIENT IS EXPRESSING WHAT COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL
CONCEPT?
