NR 326 MENTAL HEALTH WEEK 5 questions with
accurate answers
A client has just been diagnosed with an eating disorder and asks the
nurse what the cause is. Which is the nurse's most accurate response?
Ans✓✓✓ "You have a family history of eating disorders, so most likely
it is genetic."
A client is severely malnourished due to an eating disorder. What is a
priority intervention from the nurse? Ans✓✓✓ Administer intravenous
(IV) fluids
A client with a cluster A personality disorder is having severe delusions,
hallucinations, and irritability. The nurse anticipates which medication
will be prescribed to help manage symptoms? Ans✓✓✓ risperidone
intramuscular (IM)
acrophobia Ans✓✓✓ fear of high places
acute stress disorder (ACS) DURATION Ans✓✓✓ 3 days to four
weeks
acute stress disorder (ACS) ONSET Ans✓✓✓ less than 28 days after
the traumatic experience
,acute stress disorder (ACS) SYMPTOMS Ans✓✓✓ depersonalization;
derealization
acute stress disorder (ACS) Treatment Ans✓✓✓ short-term
psychotherapy; antidepressants
Acute Stress= Ans✓✓✓ Fight or Flight Response
Assertiveness Training Ans✓✓✓ based on the principle that we all have
a right to express our thoughts, feelings, and needs to others, if we do so
in a respectful way
At what age does agoraphobia commonly onset? Ans✓✓✓ Most
commonly in the 20s or 30s
average onset of panic attacks Ans✓✓✓ late 20s
Behavior Techniques Ans✓✓✓ efforts to change thinking patterns, such
as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques
behavioral cues of prolonged stress. Ans✓✓✓ Changes in eating and/or
sleeping patterns
Decline in performance or productivity
Increased use of alcohol, tobacco, caffeine and/or other drugs
, social withdrawal
Neglect of family responsibilities
Behavioral stress early signs Ans✓✓✓ compulsive eating
hyperactivity
poor productivity
behavioral stress secondary signs Ans✓✓✓ increased absenteeism
aggression and irritability
sudden tears
belonephobia Ans✓✓✓ fear of needles
Binge-eating disorder (BED Ans✓✓✓ one of the newest eating
disorders recognized in the DSM-5. It is characterized by recurring
episodes of eating large amounts of food but does not use any method to
purge the food from the body.
Biofeedback Ans✓✓✓ mind-body technique that involves using visual
or auditory feedback to gain control over involuntary bodily functions
such as blood flow, blood pressure, and heart rate
body mass index (BMI) results Ans✓✓✓ mild: BMI ≥ 17 kg/m2
moderate: BMI 16-16.99 kg/m2
accurate answers
A client has just been diagnosed with an eating disorder and asks the
nurse what the cause is. Which is the nurse's most accurate response?
Ans✓✓✓ "You have a family history of eating disorders, so most likely
it is genetic."
A client is severely malnourished due to an eating disorder. What is a
priority intervention from the nurse? Ans✓✓✓ Administer intravenous
(IV) fluids
A client with a cluster A personality disorder is having severe delusions,
hallucinations, and irritability. The nurse anticipates which medication
will be prescribed to help manage symptoms? Ans✓✓✓ risperidone
intramuscular (IM)
acrophobia Ans✓✓✓ fear of high places
acute stress disorder (ACS) DURATION Ans✓✓✓ 3 days to four
weeks
acute stress disorder (ACS) ONSET Ans✓✓✓ less than 28 days after
the traumatic experience
,acute stress disorder (ACS) SYMPTOMS Ans✓✓✓ depersonalization;
derealization
acute stress disorder (ACS) Treatment Ans✓✓✓ short-term
psychotherapy; antidepressants
Acute Stress= Ans✓✓✓ Fight or Flight Response
Assertiveness Training Ans✓✓✓ based on the principle that we all have
a right to express our thoughts, feelings, and needs to others, if we do so
in a respectful way
At what age does agoraphobia commonly onset? Ans✓✓✓ Most
commonly in the 20s or 30s
average onset of panic attacks Ans✓✓✓ late 20s
Behavior Techniques Ans✓✓✓ efforts to change thinking patterns, such
as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques
behavioral cues of prolonged stress. Ans✓✓✓ Changes in eating and/or
sleeping patterns
Decline in performance or productivity
Increased use of alcohol, tobacco, caffeine and/or other drugs
, social withdrawal
Neglect of family responsibilities
Behavioral stress early signs Ans✓✓✓ compulsive eating
hyperactivity
poor productivity
behavioral stress secondary signs Ans✓✓✓ increased absenteeism
aggression and irritability
sudden tears
belonephobia Ans✓✓✓ fear of needles
Binge-eating disorder (BED Ans✓✓✓ one of the newest eating
disorders recognized in the DSM-5. It is characterized by recurring
episodes of eating large amounts of food but does not use any method to
purge the food from the body.
Biofeedback Ans✓✓✓ mind-body technique that involves using visual
or auditory feedback to gain control over involuntary bodily functions
such as blood flow, blood pressure, and heart rate
body mass index (BMI) results Ans✓✓✓ mild: BMI ≥ 17 kg/m2
moderate: BMI 16-16.99 kg/m2
