Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Test Part 1

Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Test Part 1 All the questions in the quiz along with their answers are shown below. Your answers are bolded. The correct answers have a green background while the incorrect ones have a red background. 1. Your patient is very dependent and submissive. There are times that the patient is very clingy. This behavior reflects what type of personality disorder?  a. Antisocial personality  b. Dependent Personality  c. Manic behavior  d. Anxiety disorder Dependent personality is characterized by dependence, submission and being clingy. Antisocial personality is impulsive, aggressive and manipulative. 2. The appropriate therapeutic distance between you and a psychiatric patient is?  a. 12 inches  b. 35 inches  c. 12 feet  d. 4 feet Intimate zone: 0-18 inches. Parents with young children, people who mutually desire personal contact, or people whispering. Personal zone: 18-36 inches. Between family and friends talking. Social zone: 4-12 feet. Communication in social, work and business settings. Public zone: 12-25 inches. Speaker and an audience. Therapeutic distance: 3-6 feet. 3. Nurse Anna is instructing the new nurse to the psychiatric set-up. She also reminded her to use her therapeutic communication skills in dealing with clients. Which of the following techniques enlaces therapeutic communication?