Exam 27: Anxiety-Related, Obsessive-Compulsive, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, Somatic, and Dissociative Disorders

Which term describes the final stage in the normal process of anxiety?

What is the nurse's initial action when working with a patient with diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

Which assessment data supports a patient's diagnosis of dissociative fugue?

Which statement by a patient diagnosed with somatic symptom disorder indicates that goals for treatment are being achieved?

A patient diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) paces up and down the corridor counting every floor tile. How should the nurse address the patient's behavior?

A patient is hospitalized with somatic blindness. The patient is unconcerned about the blindness and says, "I'm sure things will turn out all right." Which term best describes this reaction?

If a patient's threshold set point for anxiety is lowered, the nurse can expect subsequent stressors to:

A patient's family member died in the 9/11 World Trade Center explosion. The patient says, "I can't go into tall buildings because I get sweaty, my heart races, and I can't breathe. I get terrifying feelings the building will explode." Which response demonstrates the nurse's understanding of this symptoms/signs?

A patient says, "I have the same continuous and intrusive thoughts that my house is contaminated with lethal bacteria. I spend hours cleaning the walls, floors, and furniture." These symptoms are most consistent with which diagnosis?

Which statement demonstrates a nurse's understanding of the first intervention when caring for a patient experiencing severe anxiety over an impending divorce?

What should the priority focus of milieu management be for a client diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder (DID)?

An anxious patient has distorted perceptions and ineffective reasoning. On an anxiety rating scale, the nurse would expect to record the patient's level of anxiety at what level?

A patient diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has frequent flashbacks and persistent hyperarousal symptoms. Which nursing interventions should be planned to effectively need the patient's needs? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is assigned to care for a patient diagnosed with moderate (+2) anxiety. Which assessment findings are most likely?

The nurse would expect which comment from a patient diagnosed with depersonalization disorder?

When working with a patient diagnosed with dissociative amnesia, the nurse should begin the care by implementing which intervention?

The effects of stress can be seen by measurement of clinical changes of the body. This statement is a tenet of which theorist?

A patient is demonstrating severe (+3) anxiety. Nursing interventions should center around which patient need?

A driver was trapped in a car for several hours after an earthquake caused a bridge to collapse. A year later this person still has nightmares and re-experiences feelings of fear associated with being trapped in the car. The assessment findings are consistent with symptoms of which mental health diagnosis?

The nurse is assigned to care for a patient with moderate anxiety (+2). Which intervention will best manage the patient's signs and symptoms?