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MENTAL HEALTH NURSING FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is the term for excessive fear or worry related to behavioral
responses? Ans: Anxiety
Is anxiety related to future or past threat? Ans: Future
What are the levels of anxiety? Ans: 1. Mild
2. Moderate
3. High
4. Panic/severe
Which level of anxiety: Alert, aware, attention, perception, and
information processing are functional and can be used, enhanced
concentration and cognitive processes. Ans: 1
Which level of anxiety: The environment is perceived and used as a
resource for information. Ans: 1
Which level of anxiety: Behavior is organized and purposefully directed.
Ans: 1
Which level of anxiety: Ability to observe, focus attention, and learn is
operative. Ans: 1
Which level of anxiety: Selective inattention, ability to perceive
environment and concentrate is reduced, distracted, and reasoning,
abstract thinking, and problem solving decrease. Ans: 2
Which level of anxiety: Resources for resolving anxiety may not be
recognized and behavior less organized and focused. Ans: 2
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Which level of anxiety: Ability to observe, focus attention, and adapt is
reduced. Ans: 2
Which level of anxiety: Signs and intensity of symptoms are increased
and perception is substantially reduced. Ans: 3
Which level of anxiety: Ability to perceive environment over-focused on
details related to internal stimuli such as physical discomfort and
affective distress and environment is either minimally attended to or used
to seek relief from physical discomfort. Ans: 3
Which level of anxiety: Reasoning, abstract thinking, and problem solving
are impaired. Ans: 3
Which level of anxiety: Behavior lacks focus and organization. Ans: 3
Which level of anxiety: Ability to observe, focus attention, learn, and
adapt is severely impaired. Ans: 3
Which level of anxiety: Ability to perceive the environment is massively
impaired by escalation of anxiety and environment is either ignored or
becomes bombardment of meaningless stimuli. Ans: 4
Which level of anxiety: Attention is characterized by overfocus on a single
sometimes tangible detail and cognitive processes are disorganized and
fragmente. Ans: 4
Which level of anxiety: Ability to problem solve is massively impaired and
cannot be used to reduce anxiety and the ability to observe, focus
attention, and adapt is massively impaired. Ans: 4
What is the most common type of anxiety disorder that calls into level 4?
Ans: Specific phobias
Which anxiety disorder is classified by excessive worry and fear occurring
more days than not for at least 6 months? Ans: Generalized anxiety
disorder
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Restlessness, being easily fatigued, irritability, muscle tension, and sleep
disturbances are the symptoms of which anxiety disorder? Ans:
Generalized anxiety disorder
What is the specific nursing education for generalized anxiety disorder?
Ans: Teach the signs of escalating anxiety
What type of therapy is used for generalized anxiety disorder? Ans: CBT
and talk therapy
True or false: Rule out the underlying conditions before diagnosing
generalized anxiety disorder. Ans: True
True or false: Significant stress or impairment with generalized anxiety
disorder. Ans: True
Which anxiety disorder is classified by sudden discrete period of intense
fear or discomfort accompanied by significant physical and cognitive
symptoms? Ans: Panic disorder
Palpations, chest discomfort, rapid pulse, N/V, sweating, paresthesias,
trembling, shaking, SOB, disorganized thinking, depersonalization,
feelings of impending doom, loss of control, and desperation are
symptoms of which anxiety disorder? Ans: Panic disorder
Panic disorder peaks at ____ minutes and can last up to _____ minutes.
Ans: 10
30
True or false: Panic attacks recurrent or unexpected. Ans: True
Which anxiety disorder is classified by frequent seeking and abstaining
medical treatment? Ans: Somatization disorder
Multiple clinically significant physical complaints that involve multiple
organ systems, but have normal clinical findings with which anxiety
disorder? Ans: Somatization disorder
What is the first line of treatment for anxiety? Ans: SSRIs/SNRIs
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What is the term for excessive fear or worry related to behavioral
responses? Ans: Anxiety
Is anxiety related to future or past threat? Ans: Future
What are the levels of anxiety? Ans: 1. Mild
2. Moderate
3. High
4. Panic/severe
Which level of anxiety: Alert, aware, attention, perception, and
information processing are functional and can be used, enhanced
concentration and cognitive processes. Ans: 1
Which level of anxiety: The environment is perceived and used as a
resource for information. Ans: 1
Which level of anxiety: Behavior is organized and purposefully directed.
Ans: 1
Which level of anxiety: Ability to observe, focus attention, and learn is
operative. Ans: 1
Which level of anxiety: Selective inattention, ability to perceive
environment and concentrate is reduced, distracted, and reasoning,
abstract thinking, and problem solving decrease. Ans: 2
Which level of anxiety: Resources for resolving anxiety may not be
recognized and behavior less organized and focused. Ans: 2
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Which level of anxiety: Ability to observe, focus attention, and adapt is
reduced. Ans: 2
Which level of anxiety: Signs and intensity of symptoms are increased
and perception is substantially reduced. Ans: 3
Which level of anxiety: Ability to perceive environment over-focused on
details related to internal stimuli such as physical discomfort and
affective distress and environment is either minimally attended to or used
to seek relief from physical discomfort. Ans: 3
Which level of anxiety: Reasoning, abstract thinking, and problem solving
are impaired. Ans: 3
Which level of anxiety: Behavior lacks focus and organization. Ans: 3
Which level of anxiety: Ability to observe, focus attention, learn, and
adapt is severely impaired. Ans: 3
Which level of anxiety: Ability to perceive the environment is massively
impaired by escalation of anxiety and environment is either ignored or
becomes bombardment of meaningless stimuli. Ans: 4
Which level of anxiety: Attention is characterized by overfocus on a single
sometimes tangible detail and cognitive processes are disorganized and
fragmente. Ans: 4
Which level of anxiety: Ability to problem solve is massively impaired and
cannot be used to reduce anxiety and the ability to observe, focus
attention, and adapt is massively impaired. Ans: 4
What is the most common type of anxiety disorder that calls into level 4?
Ans: Specific phobias
Which anxiety disorder is classified by excessive worry and fear occurring
more days than not for at least 6 months? Ans: Generalized anxiety
disorder
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Restlessness, being easily fatigued, irritability, muscle tension, and sleep
disturbances are the symptoms of which anxiety disorder? Ans:
Generalized anxiety disorder
What is the specific nursing education for generalized anxiety disorder?
Ans: Teach the signs of escalating anxiety
What type of therapy is used for generalized anxiety disorder? Ans: CBT
and talk therapy
True or false: Rule out the underlying conditions before diagnosing
generalized anxiety disorder. Ans: True
True or false: Significant stress or impairment with generalized anxiety
disorder. Ans: True
Which anxiety disorder is classified by sudden discrete period of intense
fear or discomfort accompanied by significant physical and cognitive
symptoms? Ans: Panic disorder
Palpations, chest discomfort, rapid pulse, N/V, sweating, paresthesias,
trembling, shaking, SOB, disorganized thinking, depersonalization,
feelings of impending doom, loss of control, and desperation are
symptoms of which anxiety disorder? Ans: Panic disorder
Panic disorder peaks at ____ minutes and can last up to _____ minutes.
Ans: 10
30
True or false: Panic attacks recurrent or unexpected. Ans: True
Which anxiety disorder is classified by frequent seeking and abstaining
medical treatment? Ans: Somatization disorder
Multiple clinically significant physical complaints that involve multiple
organ systems, but have normal clinical findings with which anxiety
disorder? Ans: Somatization disorder
What is the first line of treatment for anxiety? Ans: SSRIs/SNRIs
