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NUR 256/ NUR256 Exam 2 – Concepts of Mental Health Nursing Guide | Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION maturational crisis how the person progresses through each stage effects the next new coping strategies must be developed fror each stage examples: leaving home for the first time, marriage, birth of a child, retirement QUESTION Crisis Assessment Answer: 1. assess for lethality first. SI/HI 2. Assessment: What has helped them in the past? 3. Implementation: patient safety, anxiety reduction QUESTION lethality Answer: capability of causing death QUESTION primary (prevent crisis) Answer: promote mental health, identify potential problems, previous experience with stressful events QUESTION levels of anxiety: mild Answer: sharp focus more effective problem solving may have slight physical symptoms QUESTION levels of anxiety: moderate Answer: sees hears and grasps less info selective inattention thinking hindered SNS: tension, increased HR/BP/RR, gi upset QUESTION levels of anxiety: severe Answer: focus narrowed doesn't notice the details of the environment sense of impending doom headache, nausea, insomnia, dizziness QUESTION levels of anxiety: panic most intense unable to process what is happening in the environment may loose touch with reality QUESTION defense mechanisms

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NURl 256/l NUR256l Examl 2l –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 maturationall crisis

Answer:
howl thel personl progressesl throughl eachl stagel effectsl thel next

newl copingl strategiesl mustl bel developedl fr\orl eachl stage

examples:l leavingl homel forl thel firstl time,l marriage,l birthl ofl al child,l retirement




Q:l Crisisl Assessment

Answer:
1.l assessl forl lethalityl first.l SI/HI

2.l Assessment:l Whatl hasl helpedl theml inl thel past?

3.l Implementation:l patientl safety,l anxietyl reduction




Q:l lethality

Answer:

,capabilityl ofl causingl death




Q:l primaryl (preventl crisis)

Answer:
promotel mentall health,l identifyl potentiall problems,l previousl experiencel withl stressfull
events




Q:l levelsl ofl anxiety:l mild

Answer:
sharpl focus

morel effectivel probleml solving

mayl havel slightl physicall symptoms




Q:l levelsl ofl anxiety:l moderate

Answer:
seesl hearsl andl graspsl lessl info

selectivel inattention

thinkingl hindered

SNS:l tension,l increasedl HR/BP/RR,l gil upset

, Q:l levelsl ofl anxiety:l severe

Answer:
focusl narrowedl

doesn'tl noticel thel detailsl ofl thel environment

sensel ofl impendingl doom

headache,l nausea,l insomnia,l dizziness




Q:l levelsl ofl anxiety:l panic

Answer:
mostl intense

unablel tol processl whatl isl happeningl inl thel environment

mayl loosel touchl withl reality




Q:l defensel mechanisms

Answer:
compensations,l projection,l denial,l regression




Q:l Compensationl :l Defensel Mechanism

Answer:

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