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

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

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

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?

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

After a mass transit disaster many injured patients are expected at the emergency room.The nurse prepares to plan interventions for which likely mental health assessment findings?

Which statement made by an individual diagnosed with PTSD best indicates that treatment was effective?

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?

Which principle best applies to care of a patient diagnosed with conversion disorder?

What is the most important assessment question to ask a patient suspected of having a dissociative disorder?

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

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 obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) experiences improvement after beginning treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).This phenomenon supports the theory that OCD is associated with what neurotransmitter issue?

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

A patient diagnosed with panic attacks frequently awakens from sleep and is diaphoretic and hyperventilating.What instruction should the nurse provide the patient to help manage this situation in the future?

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?

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

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

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?