Exam 23: Introduction to Psychopathology

A patient who has taken antipsychotic medication for a year presents with these signs and symptoms: jaundice, headache, pruritus, and abdominal discomfort. Which finding should be documented as objective data?

Which guidelines should be included by the nurse who will provide staff development training to unlicensed assistive personnel about psychotherapeutic management? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse reads this information in a patient's record: history of agranulocytosis from antipsychotic medication; victim of childhood sexual abuse; weight loss of 27 lb in 3 months; parent diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Which item would be classified as a psychodynamic factor associated with the patient's mental illness?

Which assessment finding should be documented as subjective information?

What is the purpose of the DSM-V?

How do prevalence rates for substance abuse disorders in the United States currently present?

A patient's areas of strength are documented in which part of the plan of care?

Long- and short-term goals are documented in which part of the plan of care?

A patient with low self-esteem and feelings of failure would benefit most from which activity?

A nurse reads this information in a patient's record: suffered anoxia at birth; foster home placement at age 3; taunted by peers during childhood; low self-esteem since adolescence. Which item would be classified as a biologic factor associated with the patient's mental illness?

What is the most prevalent psychopathologic condition diagnosed in the United States?

Which principle is applicable to nursing care of patients with all types of psychopathology?

Which adjective best describes a therapeutic psychiatric nurse?

Which assessment finding should be documented as objective information?

How does a multiaxial diagnostic and classification tool contribute to successful treatment of persons with mental illness?

What general psychotherapeutic management guideline should nurses apply when caring for all patients?

Which argument effectively supports the importance of funding services for persons with mental illness in the United States?