NUR 256 Mental Health Exam 2 (Updated
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• General adaptation syndrome stages -✓✓alarm, resistance, exhaustion
• Maturational crisis -✓✓Refer to eriksons 8 stages of development; how
the person progresses through each stage, effects the next; new coping
strategies
• Situational crisis -✓✓Unanticipated external events i.e. death, divorce,
sudden death, tired from job
• Adventitious crisis -✓✓Not part of everyday life, caused by nature or
human-made
• Levels of anxiety -✓✓Mild, moderate, severe, panic
• Mild anxiety symptoms -✓✓Sharp focus, more effective problem
solving, may have slight physical symptoms
• Moderate anxiety symptoms -✓✓Sees, hears, and grasps less info;
selective inattention, ability to think clearly hindered; problem solving
can take place; tension, increased HR, BP, respiration, GI upset
• Severe anxiety symptoms -✓✓Focused narrowed, doesn't not notice
the details of the environment; learning and problem solving not
possible; HA, nausea, insomnia; hyperventilation may occur
, • Panic anxiety symptoms -✓✓Most intense; unable to process what is
happening in the environment; may lose touch with reality; physical
behavior may become erratic or impulsive
• Defense mechanisms -✓✓
• Obsession OCD -✓✓Intrusive and recurrent thoughts
• Compulsion OCD -✓✓Ritualistic behavior/s that reduces anxiety
related to the obsession
• Priority for panic levels of anxiety -✓✓Safety for the pt and those
around teamwork
• Benzos -✓✓Quick onset (good for panic attacks); not recommended
for elderly; risk for dependence; paradoxal reactions
• Buspar -✓✓No dependency risk; not recommended for those with
impaired renal or hepatic function
• SSRIs -✓✓Paroxetine, fluoxetine, sertaline, etc
• Phases of group development -✓✓Planning, orientation, working,
termination
• Group leader communication techniques -✓✓Active listening, asking
questions, clarification, reflection, support
• Autocratic leaders -✓✓Control, interaction not encouraged, leading a
community meeting with fixed time limit
• Democratic leaders -✓✓Extensive group interaction, empowerment of
members, psychotherapy groups
2026) | Complete Study Guide with Solved
Questions and Verified Answers | 100%
Accurate | Grade A+
• General adaptation syndrome stages -✓✓alarm, resistance, exhaustion
• Maturational crisis -✓✓Refer to eriksons 8 stages of development; how
the person progresses through each stage, effects the next; new coping
strategies
• Situational crisis -✓✓Unanticipated external events i.e. death, divorce,
sudden death, tired from job
• Adventitious crisis -✓✓Not part of everyday life, caused by nature or
human-made
• Levels of anxiety -✓✓Mild, moderate, severe, panic
• Mild anxiety symptoms -✓✓Sharp focus, more effective problem
solving, may have slight physical symptoms
• Moderate anxiety symptoms -✓✓Sees, hears, and grasps less info;
selective inattention, ability to think clearly hindered; problem solving
can take place; tension, increased HR, BP, respiration, GI upset
• Severe anxiety symptoms -✓✓Focused narrowed, doesn't not notice
the details of the environment; learning and problem solving not
possible; HA, nausea, insomnia; hyperventilation may occur
, • Panic anxiety symptoms -✓✓Most intense; unable to process what is
happening in the environment; may lose touch with reality; physical
behavior may become erratic or impulsive
• Defense mechanisms -✓✓
• Obsession OCD -✓✓Intrusive and recurrent thoughts
• Compulsion OCD -✓✓Ritualistic behavior/s that reduces anxiety
related to the obsession
• Priority for panic levels of anxiety -✓✓Safety for the pt and those
around teamwork
• Benzos -✓✓Quick onset (good for panic attacks); not recommended
for elderly; risk for dependence; paradoxal reactions
• Buspar -✓✓No dependency risk; not recommended for those with
impaired renal or hepatic function
• SSRIs -✓✓Paroxetine, fluoxetine, sertaline, etc
• Phases of group development -✓✓Planning, orientation, working,
termination
• Group leader communication techniques -✓✓Active listening, asking
questions, clarification, reflection, support
• Autocratic leaders -✓✓Control, interaction not encouraged, leading a
community meeting with fixed time limit
• Democratic leaders -✓✓Extensive group interaction, empowerment of
members, psychotherapy groups
