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NUR 256/ NUR256 Exam 3 – Concepts of Mental Health Nursing Guide | Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION dissociative disorders results in disturbances of memory, consciousness, self-identity, and perception positive: unwanted additions such as flashbacks negative: memory problems or inability to feel or control parts of the body QUESTION dissociative amnesia Answer: inability to recall personal information of a stressful or traumatic situation QUESTION somatic symptom disorders Answer: physical presentations of illness that are manifestations of a psychological illness QUESTION Somatic Symptom Disorder Assessment Answer: complete physical assessment to rule out medical causes gather detailed health history, providers, current and past treatment assess for nature, location, onset, characteristics, and duration of the symptoms identify and secondary gain that the patient is experiencing from symptoms QUESTION delirium Answer: acute mental status changes always due to underlying cause often reversible important to identify cause early and treat medical emergency- immediate attention to prevent irreversible and serious damage QUESTION delirium risk factors Answer: cognitive impairments, infections, older age, fracture, polypharmacy, ICU QUESTION Delirium assessment Answer: assess vital signs, level of consciousness, and neurological signs QUESTION Delirium vs Dementia Answer: Delirium happens quickly Dementia is progressive and irreversible QUESTION alzheimers disease chronic, progressive neurodegenerative condition that causes marked cognitive dysfunction nerves tangle and plaques form QUESTION Alzheimer's age of onset

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NURl 256/l NUR256l Examl 3l –l Conceptsl
ofl Mentall Healthl Nursingl Guidel |l Galenl
(Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l dissociativel disordersl

Answer:
resultsl inl disturbancesl ofl memory,l consciousness,l self-identity,l andl perception

positive:l unwantedl additionsl suchl asl flashbacks

negative:l memoryl problemsl orl inabilityl tol feell orl controll partsl ofl thel body




Q:l dissociativel amnesial

Answer:
inabilityl tol recalll personall informationl ofl al stressfull orl traumaticl situation




Q:l somaticl symptoml disordersl

Answer:
physicall presentationsl ofl illnessl thatl arel manifestationsl ofl al psychologicall illness

,Q:l Somaticl Symptoml Disorderl Assessmentl

Answer:
completel physicall assessmentl tol rulel outl medicall causesl

gatherl detailedl healthl history,l providers,l currentl andl pastl treatmentl

assessl forl nature,l location,l onset,l characteristics,l andl durationl ofl thel symptoms

identifyl andl secondaryl gainl thatl thel patientl isl experiencingl froml symptoms




Q:l deliriuml

Answer:
acutel mentall statusl changesl alwaysl duel tol underlyingl cause

oftenl reversible

importantl tol identifyl causel earlyl andl treat

medicall emergency-l immediatel attentionl tol preventl irreversiblel andl seriousl damage




Q:l deliriuml riskl factorsl

Answer:
cognitivel impairments,l infections,l olderl age,l fracture,l polypharmacy,l ICU




Q:l Deliriuml assessmentl

, Answer:
assessl vitall signs,l levell ofl consciousness,l andl neurologicall signs




Q:l Deliriuml vsl Demential

Answer:
Deliriuml happensl quickly
Demential isl progressivel andl irreversible




Q:l alzheimersl diseasel

Answer:
chronic,l progressivel neurodegenerativel conditionl thatl causesl markedl cognitivel dysfunction

nervesl tanglel andl plaquesl form




Q:l Alzheimer'sl agel ofl onsetl

Answer:
45-65




Q:l typicall agel relatedl changesl ofl alzheimersl

Answer:
sometimesl forgettingl namesl orl appointments,l butl rememberingl theml later

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