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Ace your NR326 mental health nursing exam 2 with this comprehensive study guide featuring verified answers and clinical rationales. This complete resource covers grief and loss, suicide assessment, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorders, OCD, somatic symptom disorders, psychopharmacology, cognitive therapy, and therapeutic communication. Essential for nursing students preparing for mental health nursing and NCLEX-RN success.

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NR326 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS; GET IT 100% ACCURATE


. A client's husband died 1 year ago. She has recently
started dating a gentleman from her grief support group.
This behavior is indicative of which of the grief tasks
described by Worden?
a)Task I: Accepting the reality of the loss
b)Task II: Processing the pain of grief
c)Task III: Adjusting to a world without lost entity
d)Task IV: Finding an enduring connection with the lost
entity in the midst of embarking on a new life -
correct answer- d)Task IV: Finding an enduring
connection with the lost entity in the midst of embarking
on a new life


2.A client states, "I just failed my college English course.
I've never failed a class before so when my parents find
out they are going to disown me. They'll hate me and
never forgive me for this." The nurse recognizes this
client's statement as which type of automatic thought?
a)Arbitrary influence

,b)Minimization
c)Catastrophic thinking
d)Personalization - correct answer-
c)Catastrophic thinking


3.A nurse is using covert sensitization to help a client
control compulsive overeating. Which nursing
intervention reflects this behavior therapy?
a)Asking the client to visualize and imagine smelling a
rotting potato
b)Encouraging the client to practice relaxation exercises
when tempted to eat
c)Introducing the client to a peer who has overcome
obesity
d)Providing small rewards for periodic weight loss -
correct answer- a)Asking the client to visualize
and imagine smelling a rotting potato


3.A nurse is using decatastrophizing techniques to help a
client modify automatic thoughts and schemas. Which
nursing statement could be used in this process?

, a)"First you must decide if this negative thought is valid."
b)"Let's really look at that thought pattern. What evidence
made you come to that conclusion?"
c)"When you start to have a negative thought, start
visualizing a pleasant experience."
d)"Let's explore some other possibilities related to this
thinking." - correct answer- a)"First you must
decide if this negative thought is valid."


A client diagnosed with alcoholism has recently been
prescribed disulfiram (Antabuse). The nurse recognizes
this as which type of behavior therapy?
a)Overt sensitization
b)Flooding
c)Reciprocal inhibition
d)Systematic desensitization - correct answer-
a)Overt sensitization


A client diagnosed with severe depression states, "When I
wasn't invited to my niece's wedding, it was obvious that
the in-laws did not think I was good enough to be

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