NSG 121 COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
●● dysfunctional behavior
Answer: often a defense against anxiety. often decreases as anxiety
decreases
●● stages of the ANS fight or flight response
Answer: alarm, resistance, exhaustion
●● mental health disorders continuum
Answer: a spectrum from mold disorders to thought disorders
●● mood disorders
Answer: anxiety, bipolar, MDD
●● thought disorders
Answer: schizophrenia
●● schizoaffective disorder
,Answer: falls in the middle of the mental health disorders continuum
since it is a mood and thought disorder
●● ANS =
Answer: SNS + PNS
●● SNS
Answer: ramps up
●● PNS
Answer: returns us to homeostasis
●● exhaustion stage of ANS
Answer: occurs it we do not recover from he resistance stage
●● types of anxiety
Answer: normal, acute, pathological
●● pathological anxiety
Answer: occurs with an intensity that is out of proportion to the threat,
and persists after the threat is resolved, and then gets generalized to
nonthreatening situations. can happen in the absence of a stressor. is
diagnosable
,●● levels of anxiety
Answer: developed by H. Peplau: mild, moderate, severe, panic level
●● mild anxiety
Answer: occurs in everyday life
●● perceptual field in mild anxiety
Answer: may have heightened perceptual field. is alert and can see, hear,
and grasp what is happening in the environment. can identify issues that
are disturbing and are producing anxiety
●● perceptual field in moderate anxiety
Answer: has narrow perceptual field, grasps less of what is occurring.
can attend to more if pointed out by another (selected inattention)
●● perceptual field in severe anxiety
Answer: has greatly reduced perceptual field. focuses on details or one
specific detail. attention acettered. completely absorbed with self. may
not be able to attend to events in environment even when pointed out by
others. the environment is block out, it is as if these events are not
occurring
●● perceptual field in panic level anxiety
, Answer: unable to focus on the environment. experiences the utmost
state of terror and emotional paralysis, feels he/she "ceases to exist".
may have hallucinations or delusions that take the place of reality
●● ability to learn in mild anxiety
Answer: able to work effectively toward a goal and examine
alternatives. can alert the person that something is wrong and can
stimulation appropriate action
●● ability to learn in moderate anxiety
Answer: able to solve problems but not at optimal ability. benefits from
guidance of others. can alert the person that something is wrong and can
stimulation appropriate action
●● ability to learn in severe anxiety
Answer: unable to see connections between events or details. has
distorted perceptions. prevents problem solving and discovery of
effective solutions. unproductive relief behaviors are implemented, thus
perpetuating a vicious cycle
●● ability to learn in panic level anxiety
Answer: may be mute or have extreme psychomotor agitation leading to
exhaustion. shows disorganized or irrational reasoning. prevents
problem solving and discovery of effective solutions. unproductive relief
behaviors are implemented, thus perpetuating a vicious cycle
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
●● dysfunctional behavior
Answer: often a defense against anxiety. often decreases as anxiety
decreases
●● stages of the ANS fight or flight response
Answer: alarm, resistance, exhaustion
●● mental health disorders continuum
Answer: a spectrum from mold disorders to thought disorders
●● mood disorders
Answer: anxiety, bipolar, MDD
●● thought disorders
Answer: schizophrenia
●● schizoaffective disorder
,Answer: falls in the middle of the mental health disorders continuum
since it is a mood and thought disorder
●● ANS =
Answer: SNS + PNS
●● SNS
Answer: ramps up
●● PNS
Answer: returns us to homeostasis
●● exhaustion stage of ANS
Answer: occurs it we do not recover from he resistance stage
●● types of anxiety
Answer: normal, acute, pathological
●● pathological anxiety
Answer: occurs with an intensity that is out of proportion to the threat,
and persists after the threat is resolved, and then gets generalized to
nonthreatening situations. can happen in the absence of a stressor. is
diagnosable
,●● levels of anxiety
Answer: developed by H. Peplau: mild, moderate, severe, panic level
●● mild anxiety
Answer: occurs in everyday life
●● perceptual field in mild anxiety
Answer: may have heightened perceptual field. is alert and can see, hear,
and grasp what is happening in the environment. can identify issues that
are disturbing and are producing anxiety
●● perceptual field in moderate anxiety
Answer: has narrow perceptual field, grasps less of what is occurring.
can attend to more if pointed out by another (selected inattention)
●● perceptual field in severe anxiety
Answer: has greatly reduced perceptual field. focuses on details or one
specific detail. attention acettered. completely absorbed with self. may
not be able to attend to events in environment even when pointed out by
others. the environment is block out, it is as if these events are not
occurring
●● perceptual field in panic level anxiety
, Answer: unable to focus on the environment. experiences the utmost
state of terror and emotional paralysis, feels he/she "ceases to exist".
may have hallucinations or delusions that take the place of reality
●● ability to learn in mild anxiety
Answer: able to work effectively toward a goal and examine
alternatives. can alert the person that something is wrong and can
stimulation appropriate action
●● ability to learn in moderate anxiety
Answer: able to solve problems but not at optimal ability. benefits from
guidance of others. can alert the person that something is wrong and can
stimulation appropriate action
●● ability to learn in severe anxiety
Answer: unable to see connections between events or details. has
distorted perceptions. prevents problem solving and discovery of
effective solutions. unproductive relief behaviors are implemented, thus
perpetuating a vicious cycle
●● ability to learn in panic level anxiety
Answer: may be mute or have extreme psychomotor agitation leading to
exhaustion. shows disorganized or irrational reasoning. prevents
problem solving and discovery of effective solutions. unproductive relief
behaviors are implemented, thus perpetuating a vicious cycle
