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Chapter 1. Examination and Diagnosis of the Psychiatric Patient
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Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional fee v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v



lings of sadness because of the recent death of a beloved pet. The client’s appetite, sle
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ep patterns, and daily routine have not changed. How should the nurse inter
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pret the client’s behaviors?
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The client’s behaviors demonstrate mental illne
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ss in the form of depression.
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The client’s behaviors are extensive, which indi
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cates the presence of mental illness.
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The client’s behaviors are not congruent with c
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The client’s behaviors demonstrate no functio n
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4. al impairment, indicating no mental
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When thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are
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When maladaptive responses to stress are coupl v# v# v# v# v# v# v#



2. ed with interference in daily v# v# v# v#



functioning.
When a client communicates significant
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distress.
When a client uses defense mechanisms as
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ego protection. v#




3. A nurse is assessing a set of 15-year- v# v# v# v# v# v# v#



old identical twins who respond very differently to stress. One twin becomes anxiou
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s and irritable, and the other withdraws and cries. How should the nurse explain the
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se different stress responses to the parents?
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Reactions to stress are relative rather than absol v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v#



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vary.
It is abnormal for identical twins to react differe
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, Identical twins should share the same temperam
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ent and respond similarly to stress.
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Environmental influences to stress weigh mo
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re heavily than genetic influences.
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4. Which client should the nurse anticipate to be most
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# receptive to psychiatric treatment?
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5. A psychiatric nurse intern states, “This client’s use of defense
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mechanisms should be eliminated.” Which is a correct evaluation of this nurse’s state
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ment?
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eliminated.
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should always be eliminated. v# v# v#




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discouraged and not eliminated. v# v # v#




Defense mechanisms cause disintegration of t
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4. he ego and should be fostered and
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6. During an intake assessment, a nurse asks both physiological
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and psychosocial questions. The client angrily responds, “I’m here for my heart, no
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t my head problems.” Which is the nurse’s best response?
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“It is just a routine part of our assessment. All c v# v# v# bn v# v# v# v# v# v# v#



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questions.”
“Why are you concerned about these types of q
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uestions?”
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, “We can skip these questions, if you like. It i
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4. sn’t imperative that we complete this
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section.”


7. An employee uses the defense mechanism of displacement wh
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# en the boss openly disagrees with suggestions. What behavior would be expected fro
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The employee leaves the staff meeting to wor
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k out in the gym. v# v# v# v#



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grade boy teases and makes jokes about a cute girl in his class. This behavior shoul
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d be identified by a nurse as indicative of which defense mechanism?
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1. Displacement
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4. Sublimation


9. Which nursing statement about the concept of neurosis is most accurate?
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distress.
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10. Which nursing statement regarding the concept of psychosis is most
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accurate?
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hat their behaviors are maladaptive.
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Individuals experiencing psychoses experien
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ce little distress.
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