Exam 3 NUR 256 Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What are some education points to review with your patient who has PTSD - CORRECT
ANSWER Dissociative reactions may occur
Recurrent distressing dreams
Physiological changes reminding of event
Involuntary memories
Children who have PTSD may do what - CORRECT ANSWER Draw pictures of
themselves in a negative way as a response to trauma and this is a nonverbal way to express
difficult emotions
What is somatization disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER It's the expression of
psychological or emotional factors as physical symptoms
What is an example of somatization disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER Stress can cause
some people to develop headaches, chest pain, back pain, nausea or fatigue.
If you have a patient experiencing somatization disorder what are some key points to remind
them and yourself about? - CORRECT ANSWER Their suffering is authentic
Always ask if they have been seen for symptoms in the past if being seen for recurring problems
Always assess symptoms to rule out medical issues
What is dissociative amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER Inability to recall personal info
related to traumatic and or stressful event
Example of dissociative amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER Patient may forget the months or
years of being abused as a child or the days spent in intense combat
, What is dissociative identity disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER Presence of 2 or more
personality states that can take control of behavior like a host and alters.
What are some nursing considerations for dissociative identity disorder? - CORRECT
ANSWER They are a high suicide risk and the alter is aware of the host
What is dissociative fugue? - CORRECT ANSWER Sudden and unplanned travel away
from home and inability to recall identity and information about past this can occur by a
traumatic event
Example of dissociative fugue - CORRECT ANSWER A parent in distress may leave
home and end up in a different town not knowing how they got there
What is conversion disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER A mental condition in which a
person has blindness, paralysis, or other nervous system (neurologic) symptoms that cannot be
explained by medical evaluation
Example of conversion disorder - CORRECT ANSWER Women received a call from
husbands who asks for a divorce now all of the sudden she cannot hear.
What is la belle indifference in conversion disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER The lack of
emotional concern about the neurological symptom being experienced
What is factitious disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER A mental health condition where a
person intentionally produces, exaggerates, or feigns physical or psychological symptoms for
now obvious reason.
What is the goal of a person who has factitious disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER To
assume the role of a patient and seek attention known as Munchausen Syndrome
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What are some education points to review with your patient who has PTSD - CORRECT
ANSWER Dissociative reactions may occur
Recurrent distressing dreams
Physiological changes reminding of event
Involuntary memories
Children who have PTSD may do what - CORRECT ANSWER Draw pictures of
themselves in a negative way as a response to trauma and this is a nonverbal way to express
difficult emotions
What is somatization disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER It's the expression of
psychological or emotional factors as physical symptoms
What is an example of somatization disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER Stress can cause
some people to develop headaches, chest pain, back pain, nausea or fatigue.
If you have a patient experiencing somatization disorder what are some key points to remind
them and yourself about? - CORRECT ANSWER Their suffering is authentic
Always ask if they have been seen for symptoms in the past if being seen for recurring problems
Always assess symptoms to rule out medical issues
What is dissociative amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER Inability to recall personal info
related to traumatic and or stressful event
Example of dissociative amnesia - CORRECT ANSWER Patient may forget the months or
years of being abused as a child or the days spent in intense combat
, What is dissociative identity disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER Presence of 2 or more
personality states that can take control of behavior like a host and alters.
What are some nursing considerations for dissociative identity disorder? - CORRECT
ANSWER They are a high suicide risk and the alter is aware of the host
What is dissociative fugue? - CORRECT ANSWER Sudden and unplanned travel away
from home and inability to recall identity and information about past this can occur by a
traumatic event
Example of dissociative fugue - CORRECT ANSWER A parent in distress may leave
home and end up in a different town not knowing how they got there
What is conversion disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER A mental condition in which a
person has blindness, paralysis, or other nervous system (neurologic) symptoms that cannot be
explained by medical evaluation
Example of conversion disorder - CORRECT ANSWER Women received a call from
husbands who asks for a divorce now all of the sudden she cannot hear.
What is la belle indifference in conversion disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER The lack of
emotional concern about the neurological symptom being experienced
What is factitious disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER A mental health condition where a
person intentionally produces, exaggerates, or feigns physical or psychological symptoms for
now obvious reason.
What is the goal of a person who has factitious disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER To
assume the role of a patient and seek attention known as Munchausen Syndrome
