Kaplan & Sadock Synopsis
ofPsychiatry Updated 12th
Edition_testbank 2025 GRADED A+
Kaplan&Sadock'sSynopsisofPsychiatryEdition12TestBank
Chapter 1. Examination and Diagnosis of the Psychiatric
Patient Multiple Choice
Identifythechoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
1. Anurseisassessingaclientwhoisexperiencingoccasionalfeelings
ofsadnessbecauseoftherecentdeathofabelovedpet.Theclient’sappetite,sleeppatterns,and
dailyroutinehavenotchanged.Howshouldthenurseinterprettheclient’sbehaviors?
1. Theclient’sbehaviorsdemonstratement
alillnessintheformofdepression.
2. Theclient’sbehaviorsareextensive,whichi
ndicatesthepresenceofmentalillness.
3. Theclient’sbehaviorsarenotcongruentwith
culturalnorms.
4. Theclient’sbehaviorsdemonstratenofu
nctionalimpairment,indicatingnoment
alillness.
, 2. Atwhatpointshouldthenursedeterminethataclientisatriskfordevel
opingamentalillness?
1. Whenthoughts,feelings,andbehaviorsaren
otreflectiveoftheDSM-5criteria.
2. Whenmaladaptiveresponsestostressare
coupledwithinterferenceindailyfunctio
ning.
3. Whenaclientcommunicatessignificant
distress.
4. Whenaclientusesdefensemechanismsaseg
oprotection.
3. Anurseisassessingasetof15-year-
oldidenticaltwinswhorespondverydifferentlytostress.Onetwinbecomesanxiousandirri
table,andtheotherwithdrawsandcries.Howshouldthenurseexplainthesedifferentstressr
esponsestotheparents?
1. Reactionstostressarerelativeratherthan
absolute;individualresponsestostressv
ary.
2. Itisabnormalforidenticaltwinstoreactdi
fferentlytosimilarstressors.
, 3. Identicaltwinsshouldsharethesametem
peramentandrespondsimilarlytostress.
4. Environmentalinfluencestostressweig
hmoreheavilythangeneticinfluences.
1. Reactionstostressarerelativeratherthan
absolute;individualresponsestostressv
ary.
2. Itisabnormalforidenticaltwinstoreactdi
fferentlytosimilarstressors.
3. Identicaltwinsshouldsharethesametem
peramentandrespondsimilarlytostress.
4. Environmentalinfluencestostressweig
hmoreheavilythangeneticinfluences.
4. Whichclientshouldthenurseanticipatetobemostrecep
tivetopsychiatrictreatment?
1. AJewish,femalesocialworker.
2. ABaptist,homelessmale.
3. ACatholic,blackmale.
4. AProtestant,Swedishbusinessexecutive.
5. Apsychiatricnurseinternstates,“Thisclient’suseofdefensemech
anismsshouldbeeliminated.”Whichisacorrectevaluationofthisnurse’sstatement?
1. Defensemechanismscanbeappropriate
responsestostressandneednotbe
eliminated.
, 2. Defensemechanismsareamaladaptivea
ttemptoftheegotomanageanxietyandsh
ouldalwaysbeeliminated.
3. Defensemechanisms,usedbyindividual
swithweakegointegrity,shouldbe
discouragedandnoteliminated.
ofPsychiatry Updated 12th
Edition_testbank 2025 GRADED A+
Kaplan&Sadock'sSynopsisofPsychiatryEdition12TestBank
Chapter 1. Examination and Diagnosis of the Psychiatric
Patient Multiple Choice
Identifythechoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
1. Anurseisassessingaclientwhoisexperiencingoccasionalfeelings
ofsadnessbecauseoftherecentdeathofabelovedpet.Theclient’sappetite,sleeppatterns,and
dailyroutinehavenotchanged.Howshouldthenurseinterprettheclient’sbehaviors?
1. Theclient’sbehaviorsdemonstratement
alillnessintheformofdepression.
2. Theclient’sbehaviorsareextensive,whichi
ndicatesthepresenceofmentalillness.
3. Theclient’sbehaviorsarenotcongruentwith
culturalnorms.
4. Theclient’sbehaviorsdemonstratenofu
nctionalimpairment,indicatingnoment
alillness.
, 2. Atwhatpointshouldthenursedeterminethataclientisatriskfordevel
opingamentalillness?
1. Whenthoughts,feelings,andbehaviorsaren
otreflectiveoftheDSM-5criteria.
2. Whenmaladaptiveresponsestostressare
coupledwithinterferenceindailyfunctio
ning.
3. Whenaclientcommunicatessignificant
distress.
4. Whenaclientusesdefensemechanismsaseg
oprotection.
3. Anurseisassessingasetof15-year-
oldidenticaltwinswhorespondverydifferentlytostress.Onetwinbecomesanxiousandirri
table,andtheotherwithdrawsandcries.Howshouldthenurseexplainthesedifferentstressr
esponsestotheparents?
1. Reactionstostressarerelativeratherthan
absolute;individualresponsestostressv
ary.
2. Itisabnormalforidenticaltwinstoreactdi
fferentlytosimilarstressors.
, 3. Identicaltwinsshouldsharethesametem
peramentandrespondsimilarlytostress.
4. Environmentalinfluencestostressweig
hmoreheavilythangeneticinfluences.
1. Reactionstostressarerelativeratherthan
absolute;individualresponsestostressv
ary.
2. Itisabnormalforidenticaltwinstoreactdi
fferentlytosimilarstressors.
3. Identicaltwinsshouldsharethesametem
peramentandrespondsimilarlytostress.
4. Environmentalinfluencestostressweig
hmoreheavilythangeneticinfluences.
4. Whichclientshouldthenurseanticipatetobemostrecep
tivetopsychiatrictreatment?
1. AJewish,femalesocialworker.
2. ABaptist,homelessmale.
3. ACatholic,blackmale.
4. AProtestant,Swedishbusinessexecutive.
5. Apsychiatricnurseinternstates,“Thisclient’suseofdefensemech
anismsshouldbeeliminated.”Whichisacorrectevaluationofthisnurse’sstatement?
1. Defensemechanismscanbeappropriate
responsestostressandneednotbe
eliminated.
, 2. Defensemechanismsareamaladaptivea
ttemptoftheegotomanageanxietyandsh
ouldalwaysbeeliminated.
3. Defensemechanisms,usedbyindividual
swithweakegointegrity,shouldbe
discouragedandnoteliminated.
