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Complete Test bank, All Chapters are included.
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, Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry Edition 12 Test Bank
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Chapter 1. Examination and Diagnosis of the Psychiatric Patient
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Multiple Choice pm
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional f
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eelings of sadness because of the recent death of a beloved pet. The client’s appetite
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, sleep patterns, and daily routine have not changed. How should the nurse int
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erpret the client’s behaviors?
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The client’s behaviors demonstrate mental
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illness in the form of depression.
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The client’s behaviors are extensive, which
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indicates the presence of mental illness.
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The client’s behaviors are not congruent with
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cultural norms. pm
The client’s behaviors demonstrate no functi
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4. onal impairment, indicating no mental
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illness.
2. At what point should the nurse determine that a client is at ris
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k for developing a mental illness?
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When thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are
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not reflective of the DSM-5 criteria. pm pm pm pm pm
When maladaptive responses to stress are coup pm pm pm pm pm pm
2. led with interference in daily pm pm pm pm
functioning.
When a client communicates significant
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distress.
When a client uses defense mechanisms as
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ego protection. pm
3. A nurse is assessing a set of 15-year- pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
old identical twins who respond very differently to stress. One twin becomes anxi
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ous and irritable, and the other withdraws and cries. How should the nurse explai
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n these different stress responses to the parents?
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Reactions to stress are relative rather than abs pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
1. olute; individual responses to stress pm pm pm pm
vary.
It is abnormal for identical twins to react
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differently to similar stressors. pm pm pm
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temperament and respond similarly to stress. pm pm pm pm pm
Environmental influences to stress weigh
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more heavily than genetic influences.
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4. Which client should the nurse anticipate to be mos
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t receptive to psychiatric treatment?
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1. A Jewish, female social worker. pm pm pm pm
2. A Baptist, homeless male. pm pm pm
3. A Catholic, black male. pm pm pm
4. A Protestant, Swedish business executive. pm pm pm pm
5. A psychiatric nurse intern states, “This client’s use of defens
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e mechanisms should be eliminated.” Which is a correct evaluation of this nurse’s
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statement?
Defense mechanisms can be appropriate respo pm pm pm pm pm
1. nses to stress and need not be pm pm pm pm pm pm
eliminated.
Defense mechanisms are a maladaptive atte pm pm pm pm pm
2. mpt of the ego to manage anxiety and pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
should always be eliminated. pm pm pm
Defense mechanisms, used by individuals wi pm pm pm pm pm
3. th weak ego integrity, should be pm pm pm pm p m
discouraged and not eliminated. pm pm pm
Defense mechanisms cause disintegration of
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4. the ego and should be fostered and
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encouraged.
6. During an intake assessment, a nurse asks both physiological
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and psychosocial questions. The client angrily responds, “I’m here for my heart, n
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ot my head problems.” Which is the nurse’s best response?
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“It is just a routine part of our assessment. All pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm p
1. clients are asked these same m pm pm pm p m
questions.”
“Why are you concerned about these types o
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f
questions?”
“Psychological factors, like excessive stress, h pm pm pm pm pm
3. ave been found to affect medical pm pm pm pm pm
conditions.”
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, “We can skip these questions, if you like. It
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4. misn’t imperative that we complete this
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section.”
7. An employee uses the defense mechanism of displacement w
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hen the boss openly disagrees with suggestions. What behavior would be expected
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from this employee?
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1. The employee assertively confronts the boss. pm pm pm pm pm
The employee leaves the staff meeting to
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work out in the gym. pm pm pm pm
3. The employee criticizes a coworker. pm pm pm pm
4. The employee takes the boss out to lunch. pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
8. A fourth- pm
grade boy teases and makes jokes about a cute girl in his class. This behavior sh
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ould be identified by a nurse as indicative of which defense mechanism?
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1. Displacement
2. Projection
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4. Sublimation
9. Which nursing statement about the concept of neurosis is most accurate?
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An individual experiencing neurosis is unaw pm pm pm pm pm
1. are that he or she is experiencing pm pm pm pm pm pm
distress.
An individual experiencing neurosis feels
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helpless to change his or her situation. pm pm pm pm pm pm
An individual experiencing neurosis is awar pm pm pm pm pm
3. e of the psychological causes of his or pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
her behavior. pm
An individual experiencing neurosis has a
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loss of contact with reality. pm pm pm pm
10. Which nursing statement regarding the concept of psychosis is most
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accurate?
Individuals experiencing psychoses are aware
1.
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that their behaviors are maladaptive.
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Individuals experiencing psychoses
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experience little distress. pm pm
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Chapter 1. Examination and Diagnosis of the Psychiatric Patient
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Multiple Choice pm
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional f
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eelings of sadness because of the recent death of a beloved pet. The client’s appetite
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, sleep patterns, and daily routine have not changed. How should the nurse int
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erpret the client’s behaviors?
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The client’s behaviors demonstrate mental
1.
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illness in the form of depression.
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The client’s behaviors are extensive, which
2.
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indicates the presence of mental illness.
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The client’s behaviors are not congruent with
3.
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cultural norms. pm
The client’s behaviors demonstrate no functi
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4. onal impairment, indicating no mental
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illness.
2. At what point should the nurse determine that a client is at ris
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k for developing a mental illness?
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When thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are
1.
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not reflective of the DSM-5 criteria. pm pm pm pm pm
When maladaptive responses to stress are coup pm pm pm pm pm pm
2. led with interference in daily pm pm pm pm
functioning.
When a client communicates significant
3.
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distress.
When a client uses defense mechanisms as
4.
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ego protection. pm
3. A nurse is assessing a set of 15-year- pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
old identical twins who respond very differently to stress. One twin becomes anxi
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ous and irritable, and the other withdraws and cries. How should the nurse explai
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n these different stress responses to the parents?
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Reactions to stress are relative rather than abs pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
1. olute; individual responses to stress pm pm pm pm
vary.
It is abnormal for identical twins to react
2.
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differently to similar stressors. pm pm pm
PlusBay.Plus
, Identical twins should share the same
3.
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temperament and respond similarly to stress. pm pm pm pm pm
Environmental influences to stress weigh
4.
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more heavily than genetic influences.
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4. Which client should the nurse anticipate to be mos
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t receptive to psychiatric treatment?
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1. A Jewish, female social worker. pm pm pm pm
2. A Baptist, homeless male. pm pm pm
3. A Catholic, black male. pm pm pm
4. A Protestant, Swedish business executive. pm pm pm pm
5. A psychiatric nurse intern states, “This client’s use of defens
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e mechanisms should be eliminated.” Which is a correct evaluation of this nurse’s
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statement?
Defense mechanisms can be appropriate respo pm pm pm pm pm
1. nses to stress and need not be pm pm pm pm pm pm
eliminated.
Defense mechanisms are a maladaptive atte pm pm pm pm pm
2. mpt of the ego to manage anxiety and pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
should always be eliminated. pm pm pm
Defense mechanisms, used by individuals wi pm pm pm pm pm
3. th weak ego integrity, should be pm pm pm pm p m
discouraged and not eliminated. pm pm pm
Defense mechanisms cause disintegration of
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4. the ego and should be fostered and
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encouraged.
6. During an intake assessment, a nurse asks both physiological
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and psychosocial questions. The client angrily responds, “I’m here for my heart, n
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ot my head problems.” Which is the nurse’s best response?
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“It is just a routine part of our assessment. All pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm pm p
1. clients are asked these same m pm pm pm p m
questions.”
“Why are you concerned about these types o
2.
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f
questions?”
“Psychological factors, like excessive stress, h pm pm pm pm pm
3. ave been found to affect medical pm pm pm pm pm
conditions.”
PlusBay.Plus
, “We can skip these questions, if you like. It
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4. misn’t imperative that we complete this
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section.”
7. An employee uses the defense mechanism of displacement w
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hen the boss openly disagrees with suggestions. What behavior would be expected
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from this employee?
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1. The employee assertively confronts the boss. pm pm pm pm pm
The employee leaves the staff meeting to
2.
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work out in the gym. pm pm pm pm
3. The employee criticizes a coworker. pm pm pm pm
4. The employee takes the boss out to lunch. pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
8. A fourth- pm
grade boy teases and makes jokes about a cute girl in his class. This behavior sh
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ould be identified by a nurse as indicative of which defense mechanism?
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1. Displacement
2. Projection
3. Reaction formation pm
4. Sublimation
9. Which nursing statement about the concept of neurosis is most accurate?
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An individual experiencing neurosis is unaw pm pm pm pm pm
1. are that he or she is experiencing pm pm pm pm pm pm
distress.
An individual experiencing neurosis feels
2.
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helpless to change his or her situation. pm pm pm pm pm pm
An individual experiencing neurosis is awar pm pm pm pm pm
3. e of the psychological causes of his or pm pm pm pm pm pm pm
her behavior. pm
An individual experiencing neurosis has a
4.
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loss of contact with reality. pm pm pm pm
10. Which nursing statement regarding the concept of psychosis is most
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accurate?
Individuals experiencing psychoses are aware
1.
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that their behaviors are maladaptive.
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Individuals experiencing psychoses
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experience little distress. pm pm
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