NR326 EXAM 2 MENTAL HEALTH EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
LATEST UPDATE
What type of anxiety brings a sudden feeling of feeling of doom?
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic emotional anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Panic emotional anxiety
Someone who has panic attacks over and over can be diagosed with
A. Panic disorder
B. OCD
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety --CORRECT ANSWER--A. Panic disorder
A mother is concerned about her ability to perform in her new role. She is quite
anxious and refuses to leave the postpartum unit. To offer effective client care, a
nurse should recognize which information about this type of crisis?
A. This type of crisis is precipitated by unexpected external stressors.
B. This type of crisis is precipitated by preexisting psychopathology.
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,C. This type of crisis is precipitated by an acute response to an external
situational stressor.
D. This type of crisis is precipitated by normal life-cycle transitions that
overwhelm the client. --CORRECT ANSWER--D. This type of crisis is
precipitated by normal life-cycle transitions that overwhelm the client.
A wife brings her husband to an emergency department after an attempt to hang
himself. He is a full-time student and works 8 hours at night to support his
family. He states, "I can't function any longer under all this stress." Which type
of crisis is the client experiencing?
A. Maturational/developmental crisis
B. Psychiatric emergency crisis
C. Anticipated life transition crisis
D. Traumatic stress crisis --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Psychiatric emergency
crisis
A client comes to a psychiatric clinic, experiencing sudden extreme fatigue and
decreased sleep and appetite. The client works 12 hours a day and rates anxiety
as 8/10 on a numeric scale. What correctly written long-term outcome is
realistic in addressing this client's crisis?
A. The client will change his or her type A personality traits to more adaptive
ones by week 1.
B. The client will list five positive self-attributes.
C. The client will examine how childhood events led to an overachieving
orientation.
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,D. The client will return to previous adaptive levels of functioning by week 6 --
CORRECT ANSWER--D. The client will return to previous adaptive levels of
functioning by week 6
Anxiety that can positively motivate an individual and assist in performance
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety --CORRECT ANSWER--A. Mild anxiety
Anxiety is heightened and as a result the perceptual field is narrowed.
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Moderate anxiety
This is anxiety that results in the inability to attend to the surroundings
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety --CORRECT ANSWER--D. Severe anxiety
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, The level of anxiety has now reached a level of terror where the concern is to
escape
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Panic anxiety
What type of anxiety assists the individuals in focusing on the current situation?
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety --CORRECT ANSWER--A. Mild anxiety
An individual may have difficulty attending to the surroundings and difficulty
following instructions or commands
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Moderate anxiety
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QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
LATEST UPDATE
What type of anxiety brings a sudden feeling of feeling of doom?
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic emotional anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Panic emotional anxiety
Someone who has panic attacks over and over can be diagosed with
A. Panic disorder
B. OCD
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety --CORRECT ANSWER--A. Panic disorder
A mother is concerned about her ability to perform in her new role. She is quite
anxious and refuses to leave the postpartum unit. To offer effective client care, a
nurse should recognize which information about this type of crisis?
A. This type of crisis is precipitated by unexpected external stressors.
B. This type of crisis is precipitated by preexisting psychopathology.
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,C. This type of crisis is precipitated by an acute response to an external
situational stressor.
D. This type of crisis is precipitated by normal life-cycle transitions that
overwhelm the client. --CORRECT ANSWER--D. This type of crisis is
precipitated by normal life-cycle transitions that overwhelm the client.
A wife brings her husband to an emergency department after an attempt to hang
himself. He is a full-time student and works 8 hours at night to support his
family. He states, "I can't function any longer under all this stress." Which type
of crisis is the client experiencing?
A. Maturational/developmental crisis
B. Psychiatric emergency crisis
C. Anticipated life transition crisis
D. Traumatic stress crisis --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Psychiatric emergency
crisis
A client comes to a psychiatric clinic, experiencing sudden extreme fatigue and
decreased sleep and appetite. The client works 12 hours a day and rates anxiety
as 8/10 on a numeric scale. What correctly written long-term outcome is
realistic in addressing this client's crisis?
A. The client will change his or her type A personality traits to more adaptive
ones by week 1.
B. The client will list five positive self-attributes.
C. The client will examine how childhood events led to an overachieving
orientation.
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,D. The client will return to previous adaptive levels of functioning by week 6 --
CORRECT ANSWER--D. The client will return to previous adaptive levels of
functioning by week 6
Anxiety that can positively motivate an individual and assist in performance
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety --CORRECT ANSWER--A. Mild anxiety
Anxiety is heightened and as a result the perceptual field is narrowed.
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Moderate anxiety
This is anxiety that results in the inability to attend to the surroundings
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety --CORRECT ANSWER--D. Severe anxiety
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, The level of anxiety has now reached a level of terror where the concern is to
escape
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety --CORRECT ANSWER--B. Panic anxiety
What type of anxiety assists the individuals in focusing on the current situation?
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety --CORRECT ANSWER--A. Mild anxiety
An individual may have difficulty attending to the surroundings and difficulty
following instructions or commands
A. Mild anxiety
B. Panic anxiety
C. Moderate anxiety
D. Severe anxiety --CORRECT ANSWER--C. Moderate anxiety
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