NURS 665 Exam 2 Review Questions and Correct Answers

NURS 665 Exam 2 Review Questions and Correct Answers dissociative amnesia - Correct Answer a sudden loss of memory for important personal information that is too extensive to be due to normal forgetting. localized amnesia - Correct Answer Failure to recall events during a circumscribed period of time. selective amnesia - Correct Answer The inability to recall only certain incidents associated with a traumatic event for a specific period following the event. generalized amnesia - Correct Answer total inability to recall any aspect of one's life. continuous amnesia - Correct Answer failure to recall successive events as they occur systemized amnesia - Correct Answer failure to recall certain categories of information During a mental examination of dissociative amnesia, if pt answers yes to any of the questions, what 2 things should the provider do next? - Correct Answer -Ask the patient to describe the event. -Make sure to specify that the symptoms does not occur during an episode of intoxication. What are nonclassic presentation of dissociative amnesia? - Correct Answer Depression, mood swings, substance abuse, sleep disturbances, Anxiety, and panic attack. What are differential diagnosis of dissociative amnesia? - Correct Answer Ordinary forgetfulness, Dementia, delirium, substance related amnesia