NUR 3345 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Men experience anxiety disorders more often than women. - Answers - false
When patients are prescribed benzodiazepines, they must be educated to avoid -
Answers - alcohol
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders treated by health care
providers. - Answers - true
________________anxiety is described as being of realistic intensity and duration for
the situation and is followed by relief behaviors intended to reduce or prevent more
anxiety. - Answers - normal
_________ is a cognitive technique that can change the way a situation, event, or
person is viewed and reduce the impact of anxiety provoking thoughts. - Answers -
reframing
A negative feature to the use of buspirone in the treatment of generalized anxiety
disorder is the lag in therapeutic effect. - Answers - true
___________________, a fear of open spaces leading to avoidance behaviors, is often
seen in panic disorder - Answers - agoraphobia
Phobia is an irrational fear of an object, person, or situation that leads to a compelling
avoidance - Answers - true
Individuals with panic disorder should eliminate ___________ from their diets. -
Answers - caffeine
Adolescents with panic disorder may be at lower risk for suicidal thoughts. - Answers -
false
Hoarding disorder can begin in childhood and last a lifetime. - Answers - true
Persons with excoriation disorder only pick at their skin with their fingers. - Answers -
false
_________________ restructuring is a method of teaching the person to restructure
dysfunctional thought processes by defining and testing them. - Answers - cognitive
Patients with OCD generally describe their compulsions as pleasurable. - Answers -
false
, Antidepressants given to treat OCD are usually given in lower doses than those to treat
depression. - Answers - false
___________________ is chronic self-destructive hair pulling that results in noticeable
hair loss. - Answers - trichotillomania
All antidepressant medications interact with the monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs),
causing _______________________________. - Answers - hypertensive crisis
The most common obsession is the fear of contamination. - Answers - true
________________are unwanted intrusive and persistent thoughts, or impulses, that
cause anxiety and distress. - Answers - obsessions
_________ ________ contain statements that are positively oriented and pertain to the
person's specific obsessions and compulsions. - Answers - cue cards
The person with PTSD is primarily treated in the community rather than a medical
facility as an inpatient. - Answers - true
All persons diagnosed with PTSD develop chronic symptoms. - Answers - false
After a traumatic experience, the stress alert system goes to a permanent alert, as if
danger might return, and is referred to as ________________. - Answers -
hyperarousal
In PTSD, ___________ is defined as involuntary appearance of thoughts, memories, or
dreams of traumatic events that cause psychological and sometimes physiologic
distress. . - Answers - intrusion
___________________is the capacity to withstand stress and catastrophe. - Answers -
resillence
__________________ trauma is an emotional injury caused by an overwhelmingly
stressful event that threatens one's survival and sense of security. - Answers -
psychological
____________________, or splitting from self, is a form of coping with extreme anxiety.
- Answers - dissociation
Women are twice as likely as men to experience PTSD. - Answers - true
When an older adult experiences trauma, memories of a lifetime of previous traumas
and abuse influence the current experience. - Answers - true
Men experience anxiety disorders more often than women. - Answers - false
When patients are prescribed benzodiazepines, they must be educated to avoid -
Answers - alcohol
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders treated by health care
providers. - Answers - true
________________anxiety is described as being of realistic intensity and duration for
the situation and is followed by relief behaviors intended to reduce or prevent more
anxiety. - Answers - normal
_________ is a cognitive technique that can change the way a situation, event, or
person is viewed and reduce the impact of anxiety provoking thoughts. - Answers -
reframing
A negative feature to the use of buspirone in the treatment of generalized anxiety
disorder is the lag in therapeutic effect. - Answers - true
___________________, a fear of open spaces leading to avoidance behaviors, is often
seen in panic disorder - Answers - agoraphobia
Phobia is an irrational fear of an object, person, or situation that leads to a compelling
avoidance - Answers - true
Individuals with panic disorder should eliminate ___________ from their diets. -
Answers - caffeine
Adolescents with panic disorder may be at lower risk for suicidal thoughts. - Answers -
false
Hoarding disorder can begin in childhood and last a lifetime. - Answers - true
Persons with excoriation disorder only pick at their skin with their fingers. - Answers -
false
_________________ restructuring is a method of teaching the person to restructure
dysfunctional thought processes by defining and testing them. - Answers - cognitive
Patients with OCD generally describe their compulsions as pleasurable. - Answers -
false
, Antidepressants given to treat OCD are usually given in lower doses than those to treat
depression. - Answers - false
___________________ is chronic self-destructive hair pulling that results in noticeable
hair loss. - Answers - trichotillomania
All antidepressant medications interact with the monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs),
causing _______________________________. - Answers - hypertensive crisis
The most common obsession is the fear of contamination. - Answers - true
________________are unwanted intrusive and persistent thoughts, or impulses, that
cause anxiety and distress. - Answers - obsessions
_________ ________ contain statements that are positively oriented and pertain to the
person's specific obsessions and compulsions. - Answers - cue cards
The person with PTSD is primarily treated in the community rather than a medical
facility as an inpatient. - Answers - true
All persons diagnosed with PTSD develop chronic symptoms. - Answers - false
After a traumatic experience, the stress alert system goes to a permanent alert, as if
danger might return, and is referred to as ________________. - Answers -
hyperarousal
In PTSD, ___________ is defined as involuntary appearance of thoughts, memories, or
dreams of traumatic events that cause psychological and sometimes physiologic
distress. . - Answers - intrusion
___________________is the capacity to withstand stress and catastrophe. - Answers -
resillence
__________________ trauma is an emotional injury caused by an overwhelmingly
stressful event that threatens one's survival and sense of security. - Answers -
psychological
____________________, or splitting from self, is a form of coping with extreme anxiety.
- Answers - dissociation
Women are twice as likely as men to experience PTSD. - Answers - true
When an older adult experiences trauma, memories of a lifetime of previous traumas
and abuse influence the current experience. - Answers - true
