NUR 350- ANXIETY NCLEX QUESTIONS,
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES VERIFIED AND
ACCURATE
The |first |stage |of |the |general |adaptation |syndrome |can |be |characterized |as
A. eustress.
B. adaptive.
C. maladaptive.
D. psychological.
Answer |b
Rationale
The |initial |adaptive |response |of |the |general |adaptation |syndrome |prepares |the |individual |to |fight |or
|flee |in |the |face |of |acute |stress.
A |nurse |teaches |a |client |a |technique |for |examining |negative |thoughts |and |restating |them |in |positive
|ways. |This |technique |is |called
A. guided |imagery.
B. cognitive |reframing.
C. wishful |thinking.
D. confrontational |assertion.
Answer |C
|
Rationale
Cognitive |reframing |calls |for |changing |the |viewpoint |of |a |situation |and |replacing |it |with |another
|viewpoint |that |fits |the |facts |but |is |less |negative.
What |tool |might |be |useful |in |assessing |the |amount |of |stress |a |client |has |experienced |in |the |past |year?
A. NANDA |Handbook
B. DSM |5
C. Quick |Mental |Status |Assessment
D. Life-Changing |Event |Questionnaire
Answer |D
|
Rationale
, This |questionnaire |calls |for |the |client |to |review |events |of |the |past |year |and |score |each. |This |is |the
|only |tool |listed |that |assesses |stress.
Meditation |is |successful |in |promoting |stress |reduction |because |it
A. prevents |endorphin |release.
B. changes |the |client's |energy |field.
C. quiets |the |sympathetic |nervous |system.
D. activates |the |parasympathetic |nervous |system
Answer |C
|
Rationale
Sympathetic |nervous |system |stimulation |prepares |the |body |for |fight |or |flight |in |response |to |stress.
|Meditation |reduces |this |state |of |alert.
What |would |a |client |experience |during |a |progressive |relaxation |session?
A. Instruction |in |sequential |tensing |and |relaxing |of |various |muscle |groups |until |the |entire |body |is
|relaxed
B. Being |attached |to |a |machine |that |monitors |a |physical |parameter |and |receiving |audible
|feedback |about |the |state |of |that |parameter
C. Having |a |nurse |enter |the |client's |energy |field |to |rebalance |it |and |bring |harmony
D. Being |led |into |a |positive |imaginary |sensory |experience
Answer |A
|
Rationale
Instruction |on |sequential |tensing |and |relaxing |muscles |provides |a |description |of |Benson's |method |of
|progressive |relaxation. |Being |attached |to |a |machine |that |uses |sound |describes |biofeedback.
Rebalancing |an |energy |field |describes |therapeutic |touch. |Positive |imaging |describes |a |component |of
|guided |imagery.
The |individual |initially |thinks, |"I'll |never |get |through |this |huge |assignment," |but |then |amends |the
|thought |to |"I |can |get |through |the |assignment |by |breaking |it |into |small |portions |and |doing |them |one
|by |one." |This |thought |process |is |an |example |of
A. rationalization.
B. wishful |thinking.
C. simple |assertion.
D. cognitive |reframing.
Answer |D
|
Rationale
Cognitive |reframing |involves |changing |the |way |one |looks |at |a |problem, |moving |from |a |negative
|view |to |a |more |positive |view.
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES VERIFIED AND
ACCURATE
The |first |stage |of |the |general |adaptation |syndrome |can |be |characterized |as
A. eustress.
B. adaptive.
C. maladaptive.
D. psychological.
Answer |b
Rationale
The |initial |adaptive |response |of |the |general |adaptation |syndrome |prepares |the |individual |to |fight |or
|flee |in |the |face |of |acute |stress.
A |nurse |teaches |a |client |a |technique |for |examining |negative |thoughts |and |restating |them |in |positive
|ways. |This |technique |is |called
A. guided |imagery.
B. cognitive |reframing.
C. wishful |thinking.
D. confrontational |assertion.
Answer |C
|
Rationale
Cognitive |reframing |calls |for |changing |the |viewpoint |of |a |situation |and |replacing |it |with |another
|viewpoint |that |fits |the |facts |but |is |less |negative.
What |tool |might |be |useful |in |assessing |the |amount |of |stress |a |client |has |experienced |in |the |past |year?
A. NANDA |Handbook
B. DSM |5
C. Quick |Mental |Status |Assessment
D. Life-Changing |Event |Questionnaire
Answer |D
|
Rationale
, This |questionnaire |calls |for |the |client |to |review |events |of |the |past |year |and |score |each. |This |is |the
|only |tool |listed |that |assesses |stress.
Meditation |is |successful |in |promoting |stress |reduction |because |it
A. prevents |endorphin |release.
B. changes |the |client's |energy |field.
C. quiets |the |sympathetic |nervous |system.
D. activates |the |parasympathetic |nervous |system
Answer |C
|
Rationale
Sympathetic |nervous |system |stimulation |prepares |the |body |for |fight |or |flight |in |response |to |stress.
|Meditation |reduces |this |state |of |alert.
What |would |a |client |experience |during |a |progressive |relaxation |session?
A. Instruction |in |sequential |tensing |and |relaxing |of |various |muscle |groups |until |the |entire |body |is
|relaxed
B. Being |attached |to |a |machine |that |monitors |a |physical |parameter |and |receiving |audible
|feedback |about |the |state |of |that |parameter
C. Having |a |nurse |enter |the |client's |energy |field |to |rebalance |it |and |bring |harmony
D. Being |led |into |a |positive |imaginary |sensory |experience
Answer |A
|
Rationale
Instruction |on |sequential |tensing |and |relaxing |muscles |provides |a |description |of |Benson's |method |of
|progressive |relaxation. |Being |attached |to |a |machine |that |uses |sound |describes |biofeedback.
Rebalancing |an |energy |field |describes |therapeutic |touch. |Positive |imaging |describes |a |component |of
|guided |imagery.
The |individual |initially |thinks, |"I'll |never |get |through |this |huge |assignment," |but |then |amends |the
|thought |to |"I |can |get |through |the |assignment |by |breaking |it |into |small |portions |and |doing |them |one
|by |one." |This |thought |process |is |an |example |of
A. rationalization.
B. wishful |thinking.
C. simple |assertion.
D. cognitive |reframing.
Answer |D
|
Rationale
Cognitive |reframing |involves |changing |the |way |one |looks |at |a |problem, |moving |from |a |negative
|view |to |a |more |positive |view.
