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What are the stages of anxiety? - CORRECT ANSWERS Mild - Seldom a problem,
motivation is increased and learning is enhanced.
Cope: eating, drinking, sleeping, exercise, smoking, crying, laughing, praying
Moderate - Less comprehension of environmental stimuli. Attention span decrease.
Restlessness and muscular tension may be present.
Compensation, denial, displacement, individualization, isolation, projection, repression
Severe- Concentration centers on one thing only, limited attention span. All actions are to
relieve anxiety.
Tension, headaches, angina, obesity, bulimia, arthritis, UC, ulcers, asthma, muscle spasms,
sexual dysfunctoin, cancer
Panic- Individual is unable to focus on even one detail. Misperception of environment, loss of
contact with reality. Extreme withdrawal. Communication is ineffective.
Neurosis: Psychiatric disturbances where you do not lose touch with you. There is awareness.
Responses to anxiety: - CORRECT ANSWERS Anxiety Disorders. (e.g., phobias, panic
disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and separation anxiety disorder).
Somatic Symptom Disorders. (e.g., somatic symptom disorder, illness anxiety disorder,
conversion disorder, and factitious disorder).
Dissociative Disorders. (e.g., dissociative amnesia, dissociative identity disorder, and
depersonalization-derealization disorder).
,NUR384 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
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IT 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST GRADED TO SCORE A+ FOR
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What is mental health? - CORRECT ANSWERS Mental health is culturally defined.
Mental health is the successful adaptation to stresses from the internal or external
environment evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are age appropriate and
congruent with local and cultural norms.
What is mental illness? - CORRECT ANSWERS Maladaptive responses to stressors from
the internal or external environment, as evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that
are not congruent with local and cultural norms.
Compensation - CORRECT ANSWERS Covering up a real or perceived weakness by
emphasizing a trait one considers more desirable
ex: A physically disabled boy is unable to participate in football, so he compensates by
becoming a great scholar.
Rationalization - CORRECT ANSWERS Attempting to make excuses or formulate logical
reasons to justify unacceptable feelings or behaviors
Ex: A patient tells the rehab nurse, "I drink because it's the only way I can deal with my bad
marriage and my worse job."
Denial - CORRECT ANSWERS Refusing to acknowledge the existence of a real situation
or the feelings associated with it
Ex: A woman drinks alcohol every day and cannot stop, failing to acknowledge that she has a
problem.
, NUR384 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
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IT 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST GRADED TO SCORE A+ FOR
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Reaction Formation - CORRECT ANSWERS Preventing unacceptable or undesirable
thoughts or behaviors from being expressed by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types of
behaviors
Ex: A student hates nursing and only attended nursing school to please her parents. During
career day, she speaks to prospective students about the excellence of nursing as a career.
Displacement - CORRECT ANSWERS The transfer of feelings from one target to
another that is considered less threatening or that is neutral
Ex: A patient is angry with his physician, does not express it, but becomes verbally abusive with
the nurse.
Regression - CORRECT ANSWERS Retreating in response to stress to an earlier level of
development and the comfort measures associated with that level of functioning
Ex: When a 2-year-old is hospitalized for tonsillitis, he will drink only from a bottle, even though
his mother states he has been drinking from a cup for 6 months.
Identification - CORRECT ANSWERS An attempt to increase self-worth by acquiring
certain attributes and characteristics of an individual one admires
Ex: A teenager who required lengthy rehabilitation after an accident decides to become a
physical therapist as a result of his experiences.
Repression - CORRECT ANSWERS Involuntarily blocking unpleasant feelings and
experiences from one's awareness
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What are the stages of anxiety? - CORRECT ANSWERS Mild - Seldom a problem,
motivation is increased and learning is enhanced.
Cope: eating, drinking, sleeping, exercise, smoking, crying, laughing, praying
Moderate - Less comprehension of environmental stimuli. Attention span decrease.
Restlessness and muscular tension may be present.
Compensation, denial, displacement, individualization, isolation, projection, repression
Severe- Concentration centers on one thing only, limited attention span. All actions are to
relieve anxiety.
Tension, headaches, angina, obesity, bulimia, arthritis, UC, ulcers, asthma, muscle spasms,
sexual dysfunctoin, cancer
Panic- Individual is unable to focus on even one detail. Misperception of environment, loss of
contact with reality. Extreme withdrawal. Communication is ineffective.
Neurosis: Psychiatric disturbances where you do not lose touch with you. There is awareness.
Responses to anxiety: - CORRECT ANSWERS Anxiety Disorders. (e.g., phobias, panic
disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and separation anxiety disorder).
Somatic Symptom Disorders. (e.g., somatic symptom disorder, illness anxiety disorder,
conversion disorder, and factitious disorder).
Dissociative Disorders. (e.g., dissociative amnesia, dissociative identity disorder, and
depersonalization-derealization disorder).
,NUR384 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
2024/2025 A COMPLETE EXAM SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS GET
IT 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST GRADED TO SCORE A+ FOR
SUCCESS
What is mental health? - CORRECT ANSWERS Mental health is culturally defined.
Mental health is the successful adaptation to stresses from the internal or external
environment evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that are age appropriate and
congruent with local and cultural norms.
What is mental illness? - CORRECT ANSWERS Maladaptive responses to stressors from
the internal or external environment, as evidenced by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that
are not congruent with local and cultural norms.
Compensation - CORRECT ANSWERS Covering up a real or perceived weakness by
emphasizing a trait one considers more desirable
ex: A physically disabled boy is unable to participate in football, so he compensates by
becoming a great scholar.
Rationalization - CORRECT ANSWERS Attempting to make excuses or formulate logical
reasons to justify unacceptable feelings or behaviors
Ex: A patient tells the rehab nurse, "I drink because it's the only way I can deal with my bad
marriage and my worse job."
Denial - CORRECT ANSWERS Refusing to acknowledge the existence of a real situation
or the feelings associated with it
Ex: A woman drinks alcohol every day and cannot stop, failing to acknowledge that she has a
problem.
, NUR384 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED
2024/2025 A COMPLETE EXAM SOLUTION ALL ANSWERS GET
IT 100% CORRECT VERIFIED BEST GRADED TO SCORE A+ FOR
SUCCESS
Reaction Formation - CORRECT ANSWERS Preventing unacceptable or undesirable
thoughts or behaviors from being expressed by exaggerating opposite thoughts or types of
behaviors
Ex: A student hates nursing and only attended nursing school to please her parents. During
career day, she speaks to prospective students about the excellence of nursing as a career.
Displacement - CORRECT ANSWERS The transfer of feelings from one target to
another that is considered less threatening or that is neutral
Ex: A patient is angry with his physician, does not express it, but becomes verbally abusive with
the nurse.
Regression - CORRECT ANSWERS Retreating in response to stress to an earlier level of
development and the comfort measures associated with that level of functioning
Ex: When a 2-year-old is hospitalized for tonsillitis, he will drink only from a bottle, even though
his mother states he has been drinking from a cup for 6 months.
Identification - CORRECT ANSWERS An attempt to increase self-worth by acquiring
certain attributes and characteristics of an individual one admires
Ex: A teenager who required lengthy rehabilitation after an accident decides to become a
physical therapist as a result of his experiences.
Repression - CORRECT ANSWERS Involuntarily blocking unpleasant feelings and
experiences from one's awareness
