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When anxiety is a maladaptive response in an individual, it has the characteristic of -
Answers✔Ineffective attempts to cope. Doint otehr activities to avoid delaing with stress
When a client has a mild level of anxiety, his or her emotional response is - Answers✔Feelings
of relative comfort and safety. Relaxed, calm appearance and voice. Performance is automatic,
habitual behaviors occur
A female college student is seeking help from the counseling for test anxiety. She reports that
during an exam, she freezes & says It feels like the time I have to take the exam is racing by, and
I can't answer any of the questions.This is what level - Answers✔Severe
A male client with an anxiety disorder sometimes experiences panic attacks following high
levels of anxiety. The nurse would expect his physiological responses to include: -
Answers✔Become pale, B/P decreases-hypotension, muscle coordination poor. Pain, hearing
sensations minimal
A learned response to an anticipated event, such as when the person who does not like to fly
experiences nausea and sweaty palms before boarding the airplane, is best described as: -
Answers✔Signal anxiety
A client tells the nurse that exercising in the gym helps him keep his stress level reduced. Which
type of coping mechanism best describes this situation? - Answers✔Physical
A nurse who talks to teens about the dangers of tanning beds in causing skin cancer but loves to
tan herself and does so before she goes on vacation is using which defense mechanism? -
Answers✔Subsitution
The nurse is aware that several theories have been proposed to explain anxiety. Which theory
explains anxiety as a result of interactions with others? - Answers✔Interpersonal model
A married couple who has separated and is planning to divorce seeks counseling for their 9-year-
old daughter. The daughter has been experiencing symptoms of severe anxiety during
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insignificant situations and refuses to discuss the divorce with her parents - Answers✔Avoidance
behavior, situational anxiety
Adolescents who ineffectively cope with anxiety often express their anxiety through: -
Answers✔Expressing themselves inappropriately (running away, theft, angry/defiant, agressive,
manipulative, drugs, high-risk behaviors)
What is the term for physical expression of anxiety by an individual in ways such as nausea or
headaches? - Answers✔Somatize
Which term best describes an individual's feelings of anxiety that are broad, long-lasting, and
excessive? - Answers✔Generalized anxiety disorder
A female client tells the nurse that she is terrified to go to the grocery store. The nurse is aware
that this client most likely has: - Answers✔Agoraphobia
A client has constant thoughts about locking his front door every time he leaves his house. This
client is experiencing a/an: - Answers✔OCD
Which is a typical symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder? - Answers✔Flashbacks
The treatment team and a male client in whom obsessive-compulsive disorder associated with
hand washing has been diagnosed decide on a treatment plan for the disorder. The nurse
implement the plan by having the pt gradually extend the time b/w hand washes -
Answers✔Systematic desentization (step by step)
A female client is taking a benzodiazepine for her anxiety disorder. She complains of anorexia
and nausea since she started taking the medication a few days ago. What is the nurse's best
response? - Answers✔This is a GI side effect
A male client has had agoraphobia for several years. In the past 2 years, he has not left his home
and only speaks to people on the phone occasionally. Which nursing diagnosis has the highest
priority in this situation? - Answers✔Social isolation
Of individuals who suffer from panic attacks, __________% are women. - Answers✔70
Symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder can occur in children as young as: - Answers✔3
years
Which statements best describe an anxiety disorder? - Answers✔Anxiety is expressed in
effective or maladaptive ways and one's coping mechanisms do not successfully relieve the
distress
Which symptoms may be seen in a person who is having a panic attack? Select all that apply. -
Answers✔Palpitations, sweating, trembling/, feeling shortness of breath,feeling of choking, chest
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MHTC Exam Practice Questions With
Verified Answers
When anxiety is a maladaptive response in an individual, it has the characteristic of -
Answers✔Ineffective attempts to cope. Doint otehr activities to avoid delaing with stress
When a client has a mild level of anxiety, his or her emotional response is - Answers✔Feelings
of relative comfort and safety. Relaxed, calm appearance and voice. Performance is automatic,
habitual behaviors occur
A female college student is seeking help from the counseling for test anxiety. She reports that
during an exam, she freezes & says It feels like the time I have to take the exam is racing by, and
I can't answer any of the questions.This is what level - Answers✔Severe
A male client with an anxiety disorder sometimes experiences panic attacks following high
levels of anxiety. The nurse would expect his physiological responses to include: -
Answers✔Become pale, B/P decreases-hypotension, muscle coordination poor. Pain, hearing
sensations minimal
A learned response to an anticipated event, such as when the person who does not like to fly
experiences nausea and sweaty palms before boarding the airplane, is best described as: -
Answers✔Signal anxiety
A client tells the nurse that exercising in the gym helps him keep his stress level reduced. Which
type of coping mechanism best describes this situation? - Answers✔Physical
A nurse who talks to teens about the dangers of tanning beds in causing skin cancer but loves to
tan herself and does so before she goes on vacation is using which defense mechanism? -
Answers✔Subsitution
The nurse is aware that several theories have been proposed to explain anxiety. Which theory
explains anxiety as a result of interactions with others? - Answers✔Interpersonal model
A married couple who has separated and is planning to divorce seeks counseling for their 9-year-
old daughter. The daughter has been experiencing symptoms of severe anxiety during
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insignificant situations and refuses to discuss the divorce with her parents - Answers✔Avoidance
behavior, situational anxiety
Adolescents who ineffectively cope with anxiety often express their anxiety through: -
Answers✔Expressing themselves inappropriately (running away, theft, angry/defiant, agressive,
manipulative, drugs, high-risk behaviors)
What is the term for physical expression of anxiety by an individual in ways such as nausea or
headaches? - Answers✔Somatize
Which term best describes an individual's feelings of anxiety that are broad, long-lasting, and
excessive? - Answers✔Generalized anxiety disorder
A female client tells the nurse that she is terrified to go to the grocery store. The nurse is aware
that this client most likely has: - Answers✔Agoraphobia
A client has constant thoughts about locking his front door every time he leaves his house. This
client is experiencing a/an: - Answers✔OCD
Which is a typical symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder? - Answers✔Flashbacks
The treatment team and a male client in whom obsessive-compulsive disorder associated with
hand washing has been diagnosed decide on a treatment plan for the disorder. The nurse
implement the plan by having the pt gradually extend the time b/w hand washes -
Answers✔Systematic desentization (step by step)
A female client is taking a benzodiazepine for her anxiety disorder. She complains of anorexia
and nausea since she started taking the medication a few days ago. What is the nurse's best
response? - Answers✔This is a GI side effect
A male client has had agoraphobia for several years. In the past 2 years, he has not left his home
and only speaks to people on the phone occasionally. Which nursing diagnosis has the highest
priority in this situation? - Answers✔Social isolation
Of individuals who suffer from panic attacks, __________% are women. - Answers✔70
Symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder can occur in children as young as: - Answers✔3
years
Which statements best describe an anxiety disorder? - Answers✔Anxiety is expressed in
effective or maladaptive ways and one's coping mechanisms do not successfully relieve the
distress
Which symptoms may be seen in a person who is having a panic attack? Select all that apply. -
Answers✔Palpitations, sweating, trembling/, feeling shortness of breath,feeling of choking, chest
