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, Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry Edition 12 Test Bank
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Chapter 1. Examination and Diagnosis of the Psychiatric Patient
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Multiple Choice q x



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 f e
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elings of sadness because of the recent death of a beloved pet. The client’s app
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etit e, sleep patterns, and daily routine have not changed. How should the nu
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rse i nterpret the client’s behaviors?
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The client’s behaviors demonstrate mental ill
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ness in the form of depression.
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The client’s behaviors are extensive, which i
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ndicates the presence of mental illness.q x q x q x q x q x




The client’s behaviors are not congruent wi
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th cultural norms.
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The client’s behaviors demonstrate no functi on
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4. al impairment, indicating no mental
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illness.



2. At what point should the nurse determine that a client is at ri
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sk for developing a mental illness?
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When thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are
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not reflective of the DSM-5 criteria. q x q x q x q x q x




When maladaptive responses to stress are cou p qx qx qx qx qx qx qx



2. led with interference in daily qx qx qx qx



functioning.
When a client communicates significant
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distress.




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, When a client uses defense mechanisms as
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ego protection. q x




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



old identical twins who respond very differently to stress. One twin becomes anx io
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us and irritable, and the other withdraws and cries. How should the nurse expl
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a in these different stress responses to the parents?
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Reactions to stress are relative rather than abs o qx qx qx qx qx qx qx qx



1. lute; individual responses to stress qx qx qx qx



vary.
It is abnormal for identical twins to react d
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ifferently to similar stressors. q x q x q x




Identical twins should share the same temp
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erament and respond similarly to stress. q x q x q x q x q x




Environmental influences to stress weigh
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more heavily than genetic influences. q x q x q x q x




4. Which client should the nurse anticipate to be mo qx qx qx qx qx qx qx qx q x



st receptive to psychiatric treatment?
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1. A Jewish, female social worker. qx q x q x q x



2. A Baptist, homeless male. qx q x q x



3. A Catholic, black male. qx q x q x



4. A Protestant, Swedish business executive. qx q x q x q x




5. A psychiatric nurse intern states, “This client’s use of defens
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q x e mechanisms should be eliminated.” Which is a correct evaluation of this nurse’s
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x statement?
Defense mechanisms can be appropriate respo qx qx qx qx qx qx



1. nses to stress and need not be qx qx qx qx qx qx



eliminated.
Defense mechanisms are a maladaptive atte qx qx qx qx qx qx



2. mpt of the ego to manage anxiety and qx qx qx qx qx qx qx



should always be eliminated. q x q x q x




Defense mechanisms, used by individuals w qx qx qx qx qx qx



3. ith weak ego integrity, should be qx qx qx qx q x



discouraged and not eliminated. q x q x q x




Defense mechanisms cause disintegration of th
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4. e ego and should be fostered and
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encouraged.




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, 6. During an intake assessment, a nurse asks both physiologi qx qx qx qx qx qx qx qx



ca l and psychosocial questions. The client angrily responds, “I’m here for my heart,
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q not my head problems.” Which is the nurse’s best response?
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“It is just a routine part of our assessment. All qx qx qx qx qx qx qx qx qx 5



1. clients are asked these same q x qx qx qx q x



questions.”
“Why are you concerned about these types
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of q x qx



questions?”
“Psychological factors, like excessive stress, h qx qx qx qx qx qx



3. ave been found to affect medical qx qx qx qx qx



conditions.”
“We can skip these questions, if you like. It i qx qx qx qx qx qx qx qx 5q x



4. sn’t imperative that we complete this qx qx qx qx qx



section.”


7. An employee uses the defense mechanism of displacement wh qx qx qx qx qx qx qx qx



en the boss openly disagrees with suggestions. What behavior would be expecte
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d from this employee?
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1. The employee assertively confronts the bos q x q x q x q x q x



s.
The employee leaves the staff meeting t
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o work out in the gym. qx q x q x q x q x



3. The employee criticizes a coworker. q x q x q x q x



4. The employee takes the boss out to lunch. q x q x q x q x q x q x q x




8. A fourth- qx



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


9. Which nursing statement about the concept of neurosis is most
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An individual experiencing neurosis is unaw qx qx qx qx qx q



1. are that he or she is experiencing x q x q x q x q x q x q x



distress.
An individual experiencing neurosis feels he
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lpless to change his or her situation. q x q x q x q x q x q x




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