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4.aThisaisacorrect.aFeelingsaofasadnessaareaexpectedaandanormalafollowingathealossaofaaap
et.aThisaclientadoesanotademonstrateachangesainadailyafunctionabutadoesademonstrateaco
mmonasymptomsaofagrief.a-
a1.aAanurseaisaassessingaaaclientawhoaisaexperiencingaoccasionalafeelingsaofasadnessabec
auseaofathearecentadeathaofaaabelovedapet.aTheaclient'saappetite,asleepapatterns,aandadaily
aroutineahaveanotachanged.aTheanurseadeterminesatheaclient'sabehaviors:a
1.aDemonstrateatypicalavariationsainadailyamood,anotamentalaillnessa
2.aAreaclinicallyasignificantaandaindicateaseriousamentalaillnessa
3.aAreaincongruentawithaculturalanormsaandaindicateamentalaillnessa4.aShowacommonasym
ptomsaofagriefaandadoanotaindicateamentalaillness
2.aThisaisacorrect.aTheaclientaisaunableatoaconcentrate,aandajobaperformanceahasabeenane
gativelyaimpacted.aThisademonstratesaaapossibleamentaladisordera-
a2.aWhichaindicatesaaaclientaisalikelyademonstratingaaamentaladisorder?
1.aTheaclientaexpressesamildaanxietyaandaisaeatingamoreathanausualabeforeaanaexaminatio
n.a
2.aTheaclientadisplaysaanainabilityatoaconcentrate,aincludingareducedajobaperformance.a
3.aTheaclientadescribesaengagingainafidgetingabehavioraconsistentlyaoveraaafewadays.a
4.aTheaclientastatesaanaincreaseainasmokingaoveraaafewadaysafroma0.5atoa1apackaperaday.
1.aThisaisacorrect.aResponsesatoastressaareavariableaamongaindividualsaandamayabeainflue
ncedabyaperception,apastaexperiences,aenvironmentalafactors,aandageneticafactorsa-
a3.aAamentalahealthanurseaisaspeakingawithaparentsawhoaareaconcernedaaboutatheirateena
geachildren'saresponsesatoastress.aOneachildabecomesaanxiousaandairritableaandatheaothe
rawithdrawsaandacries.aWhichaisatheanurse'sabestaresponse?a
1.a"Individualaresponsesatoastressaareaaffectedabyamanyafactorsaandacanavary."a
2.a"Childrenafromatheasameafamilyashouldanotareactasoadifferentlyatoastress."a
3.a"Childrenashouldahaveasimilaradispositionsaandaresponsesatoastress."a
4.a"Environmentalafactorsainfluenceastressaresponsesamoreathanageneticafactors."
2.aThisaisacorrect.aTheaclientaisausingarationalization,aaacommonadefenseamechanism.aTh
eaclientaisaattemptingatoamakeaexcusesaandacreatealogicalareasonsatoajustifyaunacceptabl
eafeelingsaorabehaviors.a-
a4.aTheanurseaisainterviewingaaaclientawithaaahistoryaofaexcessiveadrinkingaandamultipleaarr
, estsaforaimpairedadriving.aTheaclientastates,a"Iaworkahardatoaprovideaforamyafamily.aIadon'tas
eeawhyaIacan'tadrinkatoarelax."aWhichadefenseamechanismaisatheaclientademonstrating?a
1.aProjectiona
2.aRationalizationa
3.aRegressiona
4.aSublimation
2.aThisaisacorrect.aTheaNationalaMentalaHealthaActaofa1946ahelpedaprovideafundingaforaed
ucatingamentalahealthaprofessionalsawhoacouldaprovideacareatoatheamentallyaill.a-
a5.aWhichabestadescribesatheaimpactathatatheaNationalaMentalaHealthaActaofa1946ahadaona
careaforatheamentallyaillainatheaUnitedaStates?a
1.aPeopleawereanoalongeraperceivedaasademonizedawhenadisplayingamentalaillness.a
2.aMentalahealthaprofessionalsawereaprovidedafundingatoaincreaseatheiraeducation.a
3.aAasystemaofahospitalsaforatheamentallyaillawasadevelopedainacommunities.a
4.aTheafirstahospitalaforajustatheamentallyaillawasaopenedaandastaffedabyaprofessionals.
1.aThisaisacorrect.aDefenseamechanismsaserveatheapurposeaofareducingaanxietyaduringati
mesaofastress.aAaclientawithanoadefenseamechanismsamayahaveaaaloweratoleranceaforastre
ss,apredisposingahimaoraheratoaanxietyadisorders.aDefenseamechanismsashouldabeaconfro
ntedawhenatheyaimpedeatheaclientafromadevelopingahealthyacopingaskills.a-
a6.aAanewapsychiatric-
mentalahealthanurseastates,a"Thisaclient'sauseaofadefenseamechanismsashouldabeaeliminat
ed."aWhichaisatheacorrectaevaluationaofatheanurse'sastatement?a
1.aDefenseamechanismsaareaself-
protectivearesponsesatoastressaandadoanotaneedatoabeaeliminated.a
2.aDefenseamechanismsaareamaladaptiveaattemptsaofatheaegoatoamanageaanxietyaandash
ouldabeaeliminated.a
3.aDefenseamechanismsaareausedabyaindividualsawithaweakaegoaintegrityaandashouldanota
beaeliminated.a
4.aDefenseamechanismsacauseadisintegrationaofatheaegoaandashouldabeafosteredaandaenc
ouraged.
3.aThisaisacorrect.aTheanurseashouldanotaskipaeitheraphysiologicalaorapsychosocialaquestio
ns,aasathisawouldaleadatoaanainaccurateaassessment.aTheanurseashouldaalwaysaattemptato
aeducateatheaclientaonatheanegativeaeffectsaofaexcessiveastressaonamedicalaconditions.a-
a7.aDuringaanaintakeaassessment,atheanurseaasksaaaclientaphysiologicalaandapsychosocial
aquestions.aTheaclientaangrilyaresponds,a"I'mahereaforamyaheartaproblems,anotaforamyahea
d."aWhichaisatheanurse'sabestaresponse?a
1.a"Weaaskaallaclientsatheseaquestions."a
2.a"Whyaareayouaconcernedaaboutatheseaquestions?"a
3.a"Psychologicalastressacanaaffectamedicalaconditions."a
4.a"Weacanaskipatheseaquestionsaifayouaprefer."
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Concepts of Care
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4.aThisaisacorrect.aFeelingsaofasadnessaareaexpectedaandanormalafollowingathealossaofaaap
et.aThisaclientadoesanotademonstrateachangesainadailyafunctionabutadoesademonstrateaco
mmonasymptomsaofagrief.a-
a1.aAanurseaisaassessingaaaclientawhoaisaexperiencingaoccasionalafeelingsaofasadnessabec
auseaofathearecentadeathaofaaabelovedapet.aTheaclient'saappetite,asleepapatterns,aandadaily
aroutineahaveanotachanged.aTheanurseadeterminesatheaclient'sabehaviors:a
1.aDemonstrateatypicalavariationsainadailyamood,anotamentalaillnessa
2.aAreaclinicallyasignificantaandaindicateaseriousamentalaillnessa
3.aAreaincongruentawithaculturalanormsaandaindicateamentalaillnessa4.aShowacommonasym
ptomsaofagriefaandadoanotaindicateamentalaillness
2.aThisaisacorrect.aTheaclientaisaunableatoaconcentrate,aandajobaperformanceahasabeenane
gativelyaimpacted.aThisademonstratesaaapossibleamentaladisordera-
a2.aWhichaindicatesaaaclientaisalikelyademonstratingaaamentaladisorder?
1.aTheaclientaexpressesamildaanxietyaandaisaeatingamoreathanausualabeforeaanaexaminatio
n.a
2.aTheaclientadisplaysaanainabilityatoaconcentrate,aincludingareducedajobaperformance.a
3.aTheaclientadescribesaengagingainafidgetingabehavioraconsistentlyaoveraaafewadays.a
4.aTheaclientastatesaanaincreaseainasmokingaoveraaafewadaysafroma0.5atoa1apackaperaday.
1.aThisaisacorrect.aResponsesatoastressaareavariableaamongaindividualsaandamayabeainflue
ncedabyaperception,apastaexperiences,aenvironmentalafactors,aandageneticafactorsa-
a3.aAamentalahealthanurseaisaspeakingawithaparentsawhoaareaconcernedaaboutatheirateena
geachildren'saresponsesatoastress.aOneachildabecomesaanxiousaandairritableaandatheaothe
rawithdrawsaandacries.aWhichaisatheanurse'sabestaresponse?a
1.a"Individualaresponsesatoastressaareaaffectedabyamanyafactorsaandacanavary."a
2.a"Childrenafromatheasameafamilyashouldanotareactasoadifferentlyatoastress."a
3.a"Childrenashouldahaveasimilaradispositionsaandaresponsesatoastress."a
4.a"Environmentalafactorsainfluenceastressaresponsesamoreathanageneticafactors."
2.aThisaisacorrect.aTheaclientaisausingarationalization,aaacommonadefenseamechanism.aTh
eaclientaisaattemptingatoamakeaexcusesaandacreatealogicalareasonsatoajustifyaunacceptabl
eafeelingsaorabehaviors.a-
a4.aTheanurseaisainterviewingaaaclientawithaaahistoryaofaexcessiveadrinkingaandamultipleaarr
, estsaforaimpairedadriving.aTheaclientastates,a"Iaworkahardatoaprovideaforamyafamily.aIadon'tas
eeawhyaIacan'tadrinkatoarelax."aWhichadefenseamechanismaisatheaclientademonstrating?a
1.aProjectiona
2.aRationalizationa
3.aRegressiona
4.aSublimation
2.aThisaisacorrect.aTheaNationalaMentalaHealthaActaofa1946ahelpedaprovideafundingaforaed
ucatingamentalahealthaprofessionalsawhoacouldaprovideacareatoatheamentallyaill.a-
a5.aWhichabestadescribesatheaimpactathatatheaNationalaMentalaHealthaActaofa1946ahadaona
careaforatheamentallyaillainatheaUnitedaStates?a
1.aPeopleawereanoalongeraperceivedaasademonizedawhenadisplayingamentalaillness.a
2.aMentalahealthaprofessionalsawereaprovidedafundingatoaincreaseatheiraeducation.a
3.aAasystemaofahospitalsaforatheamentallyaillawasadevelopedainacommunities.a
4.aTheafirstahospitalaforajustatheamentallyaillawasaopenedaandastaffedabyaprofessionals.
1.aThisaisacorrect.aDefenseamechanismsaserveatheapurposeaofareducingaanxietyaduringati
mesaofastress.aAaclientawithanoadefenseamechanismsamayahaveaaaloweratoleranceaforastre
ss,apredisposingahimaoraheratoaanxietyadisorders.aDefenseamechanismsashouldabeaconfro
ntedawhenatheyaimpedeatheaclientafromadevelopingahealthyacopingaskills.a-
a6.aAanewapsychiatric-
mentalahealthanurseastates,a"Thisaclient'sauseaofadefenseamechanismsashouldabeaeliminat
ed."aWhichaisatheacorrectaevaluationaofatheanurse'sastatement?a
1.aDefenseamechanismsaareaself-
protectivearesponsesatoastressaandadoanotaneedatoabeaeliminated.a
2.aDefenseamechanismsaareamaladaptiveaattemptsaofatheaegoatoamanageaanxietyaandash
ouldabeaeliminated.a
3.aDefenseamechanismsaareausedabyaindividualsawithaweakaegoaintegrityaandashouldanota
beaeliminated.a
4.aDefenseamechanismsacauseadisintegrationaofatheaegoaandashouldabeafosteredaandaenc
ouraged.
3.aThisaisacorrect.aTheanurseashouldanotaskipaeitheraphysiologicalaorapsychosocialaquestio
ns,aasathisawouldaleadatoaanainaccurateaassessment.aTheanurseashouldaalwaysaattemptato
aeducateatheaclientaonatheanegativeaeffectsaofaexcessiveastressaonamedicalaconditions.a-
a7.aDuringaanaintakeaassessment,atheanurseaasksaaaclientaphysiologicalaandapsychosocial
aquestions.aTheaclientaangrilyaresponds,a"I'mahereaforamyaheartaproblems,anotaforamyahea
d."aWhichaisatheanurse'sabestaresponse?a
1.a"Weaaskaallaclientsatheseaquestions."a
2.a"Whyaareayouaconcernedaaboutatheseaquestions?"a
3.a"Psychologicalastressacanaaffectamedicalaconditions."a
4.a"Weacanaskipatheseaquestionsaifayouaprefer."
