NUR356 EXAM 2 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
What are somatic symptoms disorders? - ANS - characterized by PHYSICAL symptoms
client somatizations.. - ANS demonstrate an inability to cope
A loss of or change in body function that cannot be explained by any known medical disorder or
pathophysiological mechanism - ANS conversion disorder
ex. Ricky bobby
how would you know a client might be suffering from somatic symptom disorder? - ANS a
client might visit 8 different healthcare providers in the last 3 months for the same
sompatic/physical symptoms, but there is "no true cause"
a patient is consistently visiting the doctor's office for multiple symptoms that cannot be
explained medically and are trying to seek assistance or reassurance - ANS somatic symptom
disorder
this disorder will affect voluntary motor or sensory functioning - ANS conversion disorder
conscious, intentional feigning of physical and/or psychological symptoms. this individual is
pretending to be ill to receive care and support - ANS factitious disorder
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,what is illness anxiety disorder - ANS disproportionate and persistent thoughts about
seriousness of one's symptoms
Munchausen syndrome by proxy - ANS when a factitious disorder is imposed on another
person under the care of the perpetrator
** think of gypsy rose's situation
A client, experiencing lower extremity paralysis, is admitted to a medical unit. Extensive tests
confirm disability but rule out any underlying organic pathology. The nurse concludes that this
is most suggestive of which disorder?
A. conversion disorder
B. illness anxiety disorder
C. Malingering
D. Somatic symptom disorder - ANS conversion disorder
A client is experiencing pain that has no organic etiology. This pain allows the client to avoid
going to work at a job that he hates. What best describes what this client is experiencing?
a. Altered social interaction
b. Disturbed thought processes
c. Primary gain
d. Secondary gain - ANS primary gain
** primary gain describes the benefit to the client avoiding unpleasant activity due to
experiencing psychologically based pain. the client will do this to decrease their anxiety
what is dissociative amnesia - ANS the inability to recall important information that is **too
extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness**
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, this will usually happen after severe psychosocial stress
the individual has amnesia for his or her identity and total life history
a. localized amnesia
b. selective amnesia
c. generalized amnesia - ANS c. generalized amnesia
the individual is unable to recall all incidents associated with a stressful period
a. localized amnesia
b. selective amnesia
c. generalized amnesia - ANS a. localized amnesia
the individual can recall only certain incidents associated with a stressful event for a specific
period after the event
a. localized amnesia
b. selective amnesia
c. generalized amnesia - ANS b. selective amnesia
what is dissociative fugue - ANS sudden and unexpected travel, inability to remember his
past, confusion about personal identity. assume new identities altogether
dissociative identity disorder / multiple personality disorder - ANS characterized by the
existence of two or more personality states in a single individual
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AND CORRECT ANSWERS.
What are somatic symptoms disorders? - ANS - characterized by PHYSICAL symptoms
client somatizations.. - ANS demonstrate an inability to cope
A loss of or change in body function that cannot be explained by any known medical disorder or
pathophysiological mechanism - ANS conversion disorder
ex. Ricky bobby
how would you know a client might be suffering from somatic symptom disorder? - ANS a
client might visit 8 different healthcare providers in the last 3 months for the same
sompatic/physical symptoms, but there is "no true cause"
a patient is consistently visiting the doctor's office for multiple symptoms that cannot be
explained medically and are trying to seek assistance or reassurance - ANS somatic symptom
disorder
this disorder will affect voluntary motor or sensory functioning - ANS conversion disorder
conscious, intentional feigning of physical and/or psychological symptoms. this individual is
pretending to be ill to receive care and support - ANS factitious disorder
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,what is illness anxiety disorder - ANS disproportionate and persistent thoughts about
seriousness of one's symptoms
Munchausen syndrome by proxy - ANS when a factitious disorder is imposed on another
person under the care of the perpetrator
** think of gypsy rose's situation
A client, experiencing lower extremity paralysis, is admitted to a medical unit. Extensive tests
confirm disability but rule out any underlying organic pathology. The nurse concludes that this
is most suggestive of which disorder?
A. conversion disorder
B. illness anxiety disorder
C. Malingering
D. Somatic symptom disorder - ANS conversion disorder
A client is experiencing pain that has no organic etiology. This pain allows the client to avoid
going to work at a job that he hates. What best describes what this client is experiencing?
a. Altered social interaction
b. Disturbed thought processes
c. Primary gain
d. Secondary gain - ANS primary gain
** primary gain describes the benefit to the client avoiding unpleasant activity due to
experiencing psychologically based pain. the client will do this to decrease their anxiety
what is dissociative amnesia - ANS the inability to recall important information that is **too
extensive to be explained by ordinary forgetfulness**
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, this will usually happen after severe psychosocial stress
the individual has amnesia for his or her identity and total life history
a. localized amnesia
b. selective amnesia
c. generalized amnesia - ANS c. generalized amnesia
the individual is unable to recall all incidents associated with a stressful period
a. localized amnesia
b. selective amnesia
c. generalized amnesia - ANS a. localized amnesia
the individual can recall only certain incidents associated with a stressful event for a specific
period after the event
a. localized amnesia
b. selective amnesia
c. generalized amnesia - ANS b. selective amnesia
what is dissociative fugue - ANS sudden and unexpected travel, inability to remember his
past, confusion about personal identity. assume new identities altogether
dissociative identity disorder / multiple personality disorder - ANS characterized by the
existence of two or more personality states in a single individual
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