MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY NURS 661 EXAM 3 | COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED EXPERT SOLUTIONS |2026 LATEST
UPDATED
Who is at highest risk of suicide? - (answer)White, elderly men
Schizophrenia
Single, never married, divorced, recently widowed
Previous attempts
Adolescents with depression, bullied, or family hx of suicide
Who is most likely to succeed at committing suicide? - (answer)Older while males
What are some protective factors for suicide? - (answer)Having children
Religion
Stronger alliances with medical providers and therapists
What is lethality? - (answer)the probability that a person will successfully complete suicide
What is intent? - (answer)Effective expectations for desire of active death
,What is a suicide attempt? - (answer)Includes all willful, self-inflicted life-threatening attempts
that have not led to death
What is suicidal ideation? - (answer)thinking about suicide, usually with some serious emotional
and intellectual or cognitive overtones
Where in the brain do we theorize violence and aggression originate? - (answer)Prefrontal cortex
How to assess for homicidal ideation? - (answer)Do you have homicidal ideation? Who do you
want to kill? How do you plan to do this? Do you have access to the means necessary? Do you
intend to commit the act?
What legal follow up is needed for homicidal ideation? - (answer)Duty to warn
Based on state laws
Obsession - (answer)1. Recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are experienced,
at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and unwanted, and that in most individuals
cause marked anxiety or distress
,2. The individual attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, urges, or images, or to neutralize
them with some other thought or action (i.e. by performing a compulsion)
Compulsion - (answer)1. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that the individual feels driven to
perform in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly
2. The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing anxiety or distress, or
preventing some dreaded event or situation, however, these behaviors or mental acts are not
connected in a realistic way with what they are designed to neutralize or prevent, or are clearly
excessive
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - (answer)A. Presence of obsessions, compulsions, or
both
B. The obsessions or compulsions are time-consuming (e.g. take more than one hour per day) or
cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important
areas of functioning
C. The obsessive-compulsive symptoms are not attributable to the physiological effects of a
substance or another medical condition
D. The disturbance is not better explained by the symptoms of another mental disorder
PANDAS - (answer)Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with
Streptococcal infections
, OCD common co-morbid conditions - (answer)MDD (Major depressive disorder)
Skin Picking
Hair Pulling
Most Common Compulsions - (answer)Checking
Ordering
Arranging
Washing/cleaning
Hand-washing
Flipping lights
Counting
Differentiation between OCD and eating disorders - (answer)Those with eating disorders will be
counting calories, focused on weight loss or maintaining a specific weight
Treatment for OCD - (answer)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Pharmacological Treatment for OCD - (answer)First line treatment-SSRI (Luvox, fluoxetine)
QUESTIONS WITH 100% RATED EXPERT SOLUTIONS |2026 LATEST
UPDATED
Who is at highest risk of suicide? - (answer)White, elderly men
Schizophrenia
Single, never married, divorced, recently widowed
Previous attempts
Adolescents with depression, bullied, or family hx of suicide
Who is most likely to succeed at committing suicide? - (answer)Older while males
What are some protective factors for suicide? - (answer)Having children
Religion
Stronger alliances with medical providers and therapists
What is lethality? - (answer)the probability that a person will successfully complete suicide
What is intent? - (answer)Effective expectations for desire of active death
,What is a suicide attempt? - (answer)Includes all willful, self-inflicted life-threatening attempts
that have not led to death
What is suicidal ideation? - (answer)thinking about suicide, usually with some serious emotional
and intellectual or cognitive overtones
Where in the brain do we theorize violence and aggression originate? - (answer)Prefrontal cortex
How to assess for homicidal ideation? - (answer)Do you have homicidal ideation? Who do you
want to kill? How do you plan to do this? Do you have access to the means necessary? Do you
intend to commit the act?
What legal follow up is needed for homicidal ideation? - (answer)Duty to warn
Based on state laws
Obsession - (answer)1. Recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are experienced,
at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and unwanted, and that in most individuals
cause marked anxiety or distress
,2. The individual attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, urges, or images, or to neutralize
them with some other thought or action (i.e. by performing a compulsion)
Compulsion - (answer)1. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that the individual feels driven to
perform in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly
2. The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing anxiety or distress, or
preventing some dreaded event or situation, however, these behaviors or mental acts are not
connected in a realistic way with what they are designed to neutralize or prevent, or are clearly
excessive
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - (answer)A. Presence of obsessions, compulsions, or
both
B. The obsessions or compulsions are time-consuming (e.g. take more than one hour per day) or
cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important
areas of functioning
C. The obsessive-compulsive symptoms are not attributable to the physiological effects of a
substance or another medical condition
D. The disturbance is not better explained by the symptoms of another mental disorder
PANDAS - (answer)Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with
Streptococcal infections
, OCD common co-morbid conditions - (answer)MDD (Major depressive disorder)
Skin Picking
Hair Pulling
Most Common Compulsions - (answer)Checking
Ordering
Arranging
Washing/cleaning
Hand-washing
Flipping lights
Counting
Differentiation between OCD and eating disorders - (answer)Those with eating disorders will be
counting calories, focused on weight loss or maintaining a specific weight
Treatment for OCD - (answer)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Pharmacological Treatment for OCD - (answer)First line treatment-SSRI (Luvox, fluoxetine)
