Exam 20: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

The client is newly diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID) stemming from severe childhood sexual abuse. Which nursing intervention takes priority?

The client is diagnosed with illness anxiety disorder (IAD). Which symptoms would the client most likely exhibit? (Select all that apply.)

The client is exhibiting symptoms of generalized amnesia. Which questions should the nurse ask to help confirm this diagnosis? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is working with a client diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder (SSD). Which distinguishing criterion is present in SSD but absent in illness anxiety disorder (IAD)?

Neurological tests have ruled out pathology in a client's sudden lower-extremity paralysis. Which action would the nurse take?

Which are examples of primary and secondary gains that a client diagnosed with SSD: predominately pain, may experience?

The nurse is assessing a client diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder (SSD). Which findings would the nurse expect to observe?

The DSM-5 diagnosis of functional neurological symptom disorder can also be identified as ___________________ disorder.

Which criteria according to the DSM-5 would need to be present for a client to be diagnosed with dissociative fugue?

The nurse is teaching about the etiology of illness anxiety disorder (IAD) from a psychodynamic perspective. Which statement by a staff member about clients diagnosed with this disorder indicates that learning has occurred?

The nurse discovers the client purposefully inserted a contaminated catheter into the urethra, leading to a urinary tract infection. The nurse recognizes this behavior as characteristic of which mental disorder?

Which finding would alert the nurse that a client is exhibiting selective amnesia?

The nursing instructor is teaching about the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for depersonalization-derealization disorder. Which student statement indicates a need for follow-up instruction?

The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID). What is the primary goal of therapy for this client?

The client is diagnosed with functional neurological symptom disorder. Which symptoms would the nurse most likely observe? (Select all that apply.)

The client diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID) switches personalities when confronted by the nurse about inappropriate actions. The nurse recognizes that this dissociation serves which function?

Which statement by the nurse indicates a correct understanding of psychopharmacology for somatic disorders?

Which outcome would the nurse add to the plan of care for an inpatient client diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder (SSD)?