MENTAL HEALTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The nurse is caring for a client with complex somatic symptom disorder. When
assessing this client, the nurse would be especially alert for symptoms of which
of the following?
a. Depression
b. avoidance personality disorder
c. delirium
d. bipolar disorder
A
A client has made multiple visits to the clinic. The nurse suspects that the client
may be experiencing complex somatic symptom disorder based on which of the
following?
A)
Expressions of concern about psychological problems
B)
Indications that parents were always in good health
C)
Reports of the same symptoms repeatedly
D)
Evidence of a need for social support from her friends
C
A client is being assessed for complex somatic symptom disorder. Which client
statement would the nurse interpret as most likely supporting this diagnosis?
A)
,Its like my foot is asleep all the time; I cant feel anything that touches my foot.
B)
Im losing weight no matter what or how much I eat.
C)
I am always in pain; there is nothing I can do to relieve it.
D)
It seems like I am always having diarrhea at the most inconvenient times.
C
A client diagnosed with complex somatic symptom disorder and depression is
prescribed medication therapy to treat both the pain and the symptoms of
depression. When teaching the client about the medication, which of the
following would the nurse emphasize?
A)
Need for signing a no-suicide contract
B)
Avoidance of foods that contain aged cheese
C)
Use of sunscreen when exposed to bright sunlight
D)
Limiting of the amount of water ingested
B
The nurse is preparing to interview a client diagnosed with complex somatic
symptom disorder. The nurse anticipates that the client will most likely exhibit
,which of the following?
A)
No facial expression during the interview
B)
Intermittent nodding and glancing at the clock on the wall
C)
Altered mental status
D)
Rapidly changing moods during the interview
D
The nurse is assisting in planning a series of group therapy sessions with several
female clients diagnosed with complex somatic symptom disorder. The nurse
plans to focus the sessions on which of the following as a priority?
A)
Causes of medical illnesses
B)
Positive self-talk
C)
Side effects of medications
D)
Assertiveness skills
D
, The nurse is caring for a client in the neighborhood clinic. The client tells the
nurse that ever since he was an adolescent, he has avoided social situations
because he has one ear that is obviously bigger than the other ear. The nurse
observes that one of the clients ears does not appear to be larger than the other
ear. The nurse suspects that the client may be experiencing which of the
following?
A)
Complex somatic symptom disorder
B)
Functional neurologic symptoms
C)
Factitious disorder
D)
Body dysmorphic disorder
D
A client is admitted to the mental health unit with a diagnosis of factitious
disorder. When reviewing the clients history, which of the following would the
nurse most likely find?
A)
Intentional self-injurious behavior
B)
Pain to achieve a self-serving goal
C)
Malingering to avoid work
The nurse is caring for a client with complex somatic symptom disorder. When
assessing this client, the nurse would be especially alert for symptoms of which
of the following?
a. Depression
b. avoidance personality disorder
c. delirium
d. bipolar disorder
A
A client has made multiple visits to the clinic. The nurse suspects that the client
may be experiencing complex somatic symptom disorder based on which of the
following?
A)
Expressions of concern about psychological problems
B)
Indications that parents were always in good health
C)
Reports of the same symptoms repeatedly
D)
Evidence of a need for social support from her friends
C
A client is being assessed for complex somatic symptom disorder. Which client
statement would the nurse interpret as most likely supporting this diagnosis?
A)
,Its like my foot is asleep all the time; I cant feel anything that touches my foot.
B)
Im losing weight no matter what or how much I eat.
C)
I am always in pain; there is nothing I can do to relieve it.
D)
It seems like I am always having diarrhea at the most inconvenient times.
C
A client diagnosed with complex somatic symptom disorder and depression is
prescribed medication therapy to treat both the pain and the symptoms of
depression. When teaching the client about the medication, which of the
following would the nurse emphasize?
A)
Need for signing a no-suicide contract
B)
Avoidance of foods that contain aged cheese
C)
Use of sunscreen when exposed to bright sunlight
D)
Limiting of the amount of water ingested
B
The nurse is preparing to interview a client diagnosed with complex somatic
symptom disorder. The nurse anticipates that the client will most likely exhibit
,which of the following?
A)
No facial expression during the interview
B)
Intermittent nodding and glancing at the clock on the wall
C)
Altered mental status
D)
Rapidly changing moods during the interview
D
The nurse is assisting in planning a series of group therapy sessions with several
female clients diagnosed with complex somatic symptom disorder. The nurse
plans to focus the sessions on which of the following as a priority?
A)
Causes of medical illnesses
B)
Positive self-talk
C)
Side effects of medications
D)
Assertiveness skills
D
, The nurse is caring for a client in the neighborhood clinic. The client tells the
nurse that ever since he was an adolescent, he has avoided social situations
because he has one ear that is obviously bigger than the other ear. The nurse
observes that one of the clients ears does not appear to be larger than the other
ear. The nurse suspects that the client may be experiencing which of the
following?
A)
Complex somatic symptom disorder
B)
Functional neurologic symptoms
C)
Factitious disorder
D)
Body dysmorphic disorder
D
A client is admitted to the mental health unit with a diagnosis of factitious
disorder. When reviewing the clients history, which of the following would the
nurse most likely find?
A)
Intentional self-injurious behavior
B)
Pain to achieve a self-serving goal
C)
Malingering to avoid work
