NURS 172 EXAM 1 | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025-2026 LATEST UPDATE
Dysthymic disorder - sad or "down in the dumps"
- no evidence of psychotic symptoms
-essential feature is a chronically depressed mood for:
most of the day
more days than not
at least 2 years
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder - depressed mood
- anxiety
- mood swings
- decreased interest in activities
- symptoms begin during week prior to menses, start to improve within a few days after the
onset of meses, and become minimal or absent in the week post-menses
biochemical influences of depression deficiency of norepinephrine, serotonin, and
dopamine has been implicated
symptoms of childhood depression age 3 or younger: feeding problems, tantrums, lack of
playfulness and emotional
age 3-5: accident proneness, phobias, excessive self-reproach
age 6-8: physical complains, aggressive behaviors, clinging behaviors
,age 9-12: morbid thughts and excessive worrying
symptoms of adolescence depression anger, aggressiveness, running away, delinquency,
social withdraw, sexual acting out, substance abuse, restlessness, apathy
transient depression blues
some crying
some difficulty getting mind off of ones disappointment
feeling tired and listless
mild depression anger, anxiety
tearful, regression
preoccupied with loss
anorexia, insomia
moderate depression symptoms associated with dysthymic disorder
helpless, powerless
slowed physical movements, slumped posture limited verbalization
retarded thinking processes, difficulty with concentration
anorexia or overeating, sleep disturbance, headaches
severe depression feeling of total despair, worthlessness, flat affect
, psychomotor retardation, curled up position, absence of communication
prevalent delusional thoughts, with delusions of persecution and somatic delusions; confusion;
suicidal thoughts
a general slow-down of the entire body
criteria for measuring outcomes client has
-experienced no harm to self
- discusses the loss with staff and family members
- no longer idealizes or obsesses about the lost entity
sets realistic goals for self
attempts new activities without fear or failure
- ct able to identify aspects of self control
treatments for psych pt individual therapy
group therapy
family therapy
cognitive therapy
transcranial magnetic stimulation
light therapy
ECT
ECT mechanism of action: thought to increase levels of biogenic amines
Dysthymic disorder - sad or "down in the dumps"
- no evidence of psychotic symptoms
-essential feature is a chronically depressed mood for:
most of the day
more days than not
at least 2 years
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder - depressed mood
- anxiety
- mood swings
- decreased interest in activities
- symptoms begin during week prior to menses, start to improve within a few days after the
onset of meses, and become minimal or absent in the week post-menses
biochemical influences of depression deficiency of norepinephrine, serotonin, and
dopamine has been implicated
symptoms of childhood depression age 3 or younger: feeding problems, tantrums, lack of
playfulness and emotional
age 3-5: accident proneness, phobias, excessive self-reproach
age 6-8: physical complains, aggressive behaviors, clinging behaviors
,age 9-12: morbid thughts and excessive worrying
symptoms of adolescence depression anger, aggressiveness, running away, delinquency,
social withdraw, sexual acting out, substance abuse, restlessness, apathy
transient depression blues
some crying
some difficulty getting mind off of ones disappointment
feeling tired and listless
mild depression anger, anxiety
tearful, regression
preoccupied with loss
anorexia, insomia
moderate depression symptoms associated with dysthymic disorder
helpless, powerless
slowed physical movements, slumped posture limited verbalization
retarded thinking processes, difficulty with concentration
anorexia or overeating, sleep disturbance, headaches
severe depression feeling of total despair, worthlessness, flat affect
, psychomotor retardation, curled up position, absence of communication
prevalent delusional thoughts, with delusions of persecution and somatic delusions; confusion;
suicidal thoughts
a general slow-down of the entire body
criteria for measuring outcomes client has
-experienced no harm to self
- discusses the loss with staff and family members
- no longer idealizes or obsesses about the lost entity
sets realistic goals for self
attempts new activities without fear or failure
- ct able to identify aspects of self control
treatments for psych pt individual therapy
group therapy
family therapy
cognitive therapy
transcranial magnetic stimulation
light therapy
ECT
ECT mechanism of action: thought to increase levels of biogenic amines
